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The Vals (1983)

Review by danlord65

The Vals

6/10

What happened?

Just saw this on Youtube 2017. I like the 1980's era of films, esp. similar movies like Valley Girl, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, The Wild Life. I had never heard of this title til today. I guess it didn't get a theater opening, went straight to cable. Um, I don't want to throw too much shade on it. It seems like this was someone's 1st time directing and writing a screenplay.Im sure it was a good learning process for them, but for the audience, yikes. There are 2 things that stand out that I wish they had done better. 1. The night exterior lighting.I can barely see the actors in many scenes, as if they only had one lamp to put on people.Why shoot night ? Wouldn't shooting day be better and less expensive? 2. The soundtrack needed help. What really made a lot of the 80's teen flicks stand out was the music by pop bands of the time. Again, I'm sure it was because of budget constraints.But at least that would've helped folks stay interested. The script & 1 -dimensional characters are too easy to take shots at , but it probably would've been helpful to get writing feedback from professional writers.

On the positive side, like other posters have said, it was cute & lighthearted at times.There was a good story here that needed to come out. The ladies were beautiful & charismatic.I hope everyone in it is successful today, and all went on to better projects after.
  • danlord65
  • Aug 5, 2017

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