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The entire soundtrack to this movie is excellent.
When I was a little kid in the 80's I fell asleep with the TV on. I woke up later and this scene was playing. I loved it, but literally thought I was dreaming and just went back to sleep. True story.
Xanadu is the best nightclub in the world.For all people and all types of music.
I saw this in the theater when I was 10. I have loved this movie my entire life. And I LOVE seeing someone else "getting it".
Fang, my ex-girlfriend's cat, had a weird obsession with Olivia Newton-John and this was his favorite movie.
Clever boy, he was.
This is one of my top guilty-pleasure movies! I think the soundtrack is fab. The third lead in this movie is Michael Beck (who does bear a striking resemblance to Andy Gibb) - who was the lead in the cult-classic film "The Warriors." Great reaction! 🙂❤
This was one of my favorite movies from my high school days. Had the vinyl for sooo many years❤️
Classic 80's film, Xanadu. It's got a bit of a cult following because mainstream tends to trash it. Olivia Newton-John shines in this film though. This particular sequence is the finale, though it missed off a couple of minutes. You'd have been even MORE baffled.
Olivia Newton-John passed away recently after a 20 (or could be 30) year battle with cancer. Her voice was beautiful.
Yes, sadly it was thirty years that she dealt with cancer, on and off. She was first diagnosed in 1992, and she beat it for 21 years, then it came back in 2013, and again in 2017, the last time Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer.
@@IBGECKO thanks for clarifying. As I typed '20' I was thinking '30'. She was an inspirational lady, and much missed.
The percussion piece in the first half is called “Drum Dreams,” by ELO with the rest being “Xanadu” sung by Olivia Newton-John written and played by ELO. when Olivia Newton-John passed, it was this scene I thought of with her so young and vibrant.
xanadu is from a poem 'kubla khan' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge written 1797
This is the very end of the movie and theres quite a bit more to this scene afterwards. You should definitely watch the whole movie, it's got a good message behind it
Your expressions were priceless with this one 🤣- so glad I could introduce you to this piece of my childhood!
The movie was written to celebrate the cultures that were present in LA at that time. A much more innocent, fun time.
A favorite movie of mine.
It’s a celebration of the sub cultures of the 1980s. Sub cultural style was huge in the 80s and was a celebration of individuality and of self expression.
Xanadú... es una preciosa película sobre los sueños pueden ser convertidos en realidad.
Hubo una época donde existía pistas de patinaje dentro de una disco.....
Oh my childhood anthem. Olivia R.I.P.
Xanadu is a roller disco that opens near the end of the movie.
You started with one of my favorite parts, Gene Kelly's leading everyone around the track to the song "Drum Dreams".
My little sister and I went to see this in the theater a total of six times, five of them to start singalongs.
The ENTIRE finale is the BEST!! I got the brain tingles just thinking about it. So, I'mna go watch it.
Poor Michael Beck during the "Fool" part!! 😂😂😂
@@FIDIOT-cringe I didn't want to sit through some stupid musical, but try telling a nine year old she can't because no one else has the time to take her to the theater.
Mum even threw in popcorn money so okay, fine, let's go.
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie.
You summed up the whole movie right away. "Organized chaos" LOL! The movie was not a big hit and the critics hated it, but since then it's become a beloved cult classic. And the whole sound track is AWESOME!
I was just thinking of this song
This is actually a movie that came out in 1980. The movie was a really fun one too watch back in the day because of Gene Kelly, Olivia Newton John and Andy Gibbs. Truly enjoyed watching your reaction to this song.
Andy Gibb was not in the movie, the lead actor is Michael Beck.
He looked similar to Andy Gibb, but as someone else pointed out, that is Michael Beck from "The Warriors"
Roller blades were not invented in 1980, the time of the movie. I remember going to the roller skating rink in high school. This was a fun musical movie. Glad you liked it. Cheers!
The harness is around the back of her neck not the throat. It is a circus stunt. Xanadu is a movie and this is the grand opening of a club. Olivia is one of the nine greek muses. Their purposes are to inspire artists. Olivia job is to inspire Sonny. They connect with rich Gene Kelly and the plot is to open the club Xanadu. Sonny of course falls in love with her. But she falls in him too. This muses are not suppose to do. Watch the movie to see what transpires.. By the her 8 sisters join in on the opening.
Enjoyed this, and it’s been 20 years since I’ve used rollerblades and 30+ years since I’ve roller skated and I was pretty good at both of them, after my fair share of pain and falls
That’s not one of the Gibb brothers, it’s Michael Beck. He was also in “The Warriors”. It’s a good movie.
“Warriors, come out and play!”
Everybody stand....the hymn of the 80s is going to be played.
Olivia is the best 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Please try her song called Magic. Both John Lennon and Michael Jackson said it was one of their favorite songs.
The start of this scene is the begining of this secition of the movie. Do not knockit if you have not watched it to see the relivance of it in the movie!!
This movie was polarizing - people loved it or hated it. I’m in the loved it category. The music was SO good, especially the blending of ‘40s and ‘80 styles. The final result was this night club/roller rink. journey there was interesting, especially since Olivia played a muse (yes, one of the originals.j
You should try to find it to watch. I think you’d like it. Or at least look at the CZcams of Olivia’s dance scene with Gene Kelly.
Also, the aerialist at the end only has the strap around the back of her head/neck. She’s only held in place by leaning her head back and the centrifugal force. A standard trick, but impressive none the less.
A 1980 critical movie bomb with a big hit soundtrack, it became a cult classic and a Tony nominated Broadway musical smash with performances still made daily at local theaters around the world. I guess the movie’s makers had the last laugh.
50's an 80's come together
Best track is "Dancing" but the best vocal track is "Don't Walk Away"!
The best track was Magic.
This actually from the movie Xanadu. It was flop in the movies but on video it is a cult classic. ELO is the group Electric Light Orchestra a group from the 70's 80's.
Xanadu is the title to the movie, a song and a dance. This is from the movie not a video.
Olivia Newton-John was in the movie Grease with John Travolta. Both movies are worth watching. She started as a country singer the sang pop.
You're reaction is great! Olivia is a goddess! RIP!! You need to react to more Olivia songs, please! :)
You were onto something when you asked, "What is this cult?"
ONJ was playing a goddess, and this was her celebration.
Dance club
Ah Xanadu!!! Was it a hit, definitely not. Is it still amazing? Yes! Gene Kelly and Olivia Newton John just being iconic! Also recommend the bootleg of the 00s stage show!!
Song of elo
One of my all-time favorite movies, very underrated but it also came out around the time in Greece and the other John Travolta movie.. Saturday night fever? I honestly cannot remember the name, the Bee gees soundtrack, staying alive.. anyway, Xanadu is in a poem as well, I want to say 17th century? I think it's a something about Paradise. Can't remember what the poem is called.
The movie is kind of the same concept, I think they use the poem in the movie come to think about it.. but the concept behind the movie is creating sort of paradise between the younger generation and the older.. awesome soundtrack and of course it's Olivia Newton John, RIP
Kubla Khan
BY SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE
[Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment.]
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.
So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls and towers were girdled round;
And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding sunny spots of greenery.
But oh! that deep romantic chasm which slanted
Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover!
A savage place! as holy and enchanted
As e’er beneath a waning moon was haunted
By woman wailing for her demon-lover!
And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething,
As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing,
A mighty fountain momently was forced:
Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst
Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail,
Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher’s flail:
And mid these dancing rocks at once and ever
It flung up momently the sacred river.
Five miles meandering with a mazy motion
Through wood and dale the sacred river ran,
Then reached the caverns measureless to man,
And sank in tumult to a lifeless ocean;
And ’mid this tumult Kubla heard from far
Ancestral voices prophesying war!
The shadow of the dome of pleasure
Floated midway on the waves;
Where was heard the mingled measure
From the fountain and the caves.
It was a miracle of rare device,
A sunny pleasure-dome with caves of ice!
A damsel with a dulcimer
In a vision once I saw:
It was an Abyssinian maid
And on her dulcimer she played,
Singing of Mount Abora.
Could I revive within me
Her symphony and song,
To such a deep delight ’twould win me,
That with music loud and long,
I would build that dome in air,
That sunny dome! those caves of ice!
And all who heard should see them there,
And all should cry, Beware! Beware!
His flashing eyes, his floating hair!
Weave a circle round him thrice,
And close your eyes with holy dread
For he on honey-dew hath fed,
And drunk the milk of Paradise.
This is the Xanadu (40th Anniversary Tribute) 😃: czcams.com/video/whw4bVIS9Gs/video.htmlsi=zt9Ykj4d6W-tV-lM
Rather an 80's cult film with the entire movie switching from memories of Gene Kelly (1940) and one of the talented Gibb brothers (1980) and their dream of opening up an amazing night club. They are assisted by a "muse", Olivia Newton-John to make their dream come true. Some outstanding dance scenes, great tunes from the band, ELO ( Electric Light Orchestra), lots of glitz and a bittersweet moment or two. One scene is a cartoon story of love blooming.
I haven't seen this in years and now I have to find it. I may even take the grandkids roller skating to remember all my young years and the joy of it. Maybe they can create some wonderful memories too.
Amazing to see your reaction Qofy, coming at you from the blind side like that. 😃
Btw, this movie was one of the first dates I had with my children's father. Although we are not together now, we managed over time to find a respectful friendship toward one another.
Thank you Qofy and the person who suggested this video for a sweet memory from my younger days.
It's not Andy Gibb in this movie, that is Michael Beck, from The Warriors.
‘In Xanadu did Kubla Khan, a stately pleasure-dome decree…’
Xanadu the movie, an unfortunate, certainly Coke inspired kitchen sink film. (That I’ve seen dozens of times)
Xanadu the Prog rock song by Rush, a brilliant, certainly pot inspired, kitchen sink masterpiece. (That I’ve heard hundreds of times)
I insist that now that you’ve seen the first, you react to the second. 😂
Partyyy💃🕺💿
Dude, you need to watch the whole movie
It’s strange how this generation don’t know anything before 2024! I find that shocking because prior generations still knew the music of their parents and grandparents, even. Now they know nothing but their own time. It’s so narcissistic and shows how much culture - even pop culture - has been degraded. This guy’s reactions are cringe-worthy and embarrassing.
One of the weirdest videos ever. I don't really remember the movie, although I have seen it. Kudos to Gene Kelly for roller skating in his 70'? 80's? Way too much going on there. But Olivia Newton-John's voice was gorgeous, as always. She is missed.
Gene was 68 years old, and could still roller skate like a champ!
@@IBGECKOGene was amazing and I love how they included a senior icon in this film. They wouldn’t do that these days in this Gen Z generation of social media whores and narcissists.
This was not a “video” it was a motion picture. And it wasn’t weird at all. It was genius and has transcended time and was a masterpiece of pop pastiche, montage and various musical genres. The whole artistic concept is joyful and just transformational. If you can’t get that from a viewing then you’re just thick.
This is an oldie but I am surprised if Gene Kelly really did this - definitely ONJ.
Was during the end of the Disco Era. The guy Olivia was making eyes at was Andy Gibb, younger brother of the BeeGees. The backup vocals and music was provided by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Was a wild and fun muscial movie that didn't get a lot of respect. Loved your reaction to the skaters. This is a tough one to get your head around without seeing the whole story. Thanks for the memory.
Not Andy Gibb but Michael Beck😊
Where’s the marching band🤔☺️❤️‼️
I think you've been hoodwinked once again! Didn't this happen in another video you reacted to? Where the first part was clueless, then the singing started? RIP Olivia,we miss you. You suffered way to long. 💜
It is not X anadu. It is Xanadu.
my fave ONJ song! ♥ The movie is a white hot mess, tho!
What the movie then you Will understand
This is from the movie. The actual single version is better, especially the end of the song!
A stupid movie but, well worth the watch.
Isn't that great?? Yeah, watch the movie. Olivia Newton-John's second film.
One of the worst movies ever made...an embarrassment that it was Gene Kelly's last appearance on the silver screen...a movie and dancing icon reduced to this trashy crass movie. I do love this song though...written by the lead singer for ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) who had some major hits in the 1970's - including Telephone Line. The script & acting were just 2nd rate at best. Word got out real quick about how bad it was and by week 4 it was out of theaters. High production costs not sure if it made $$$ for its producers. It basically killed Olivia's career for more than a decade. When I saw it, some people were leaving after the 1st 30 minutes.
Not quite true about ONJ. She returned a year later with “Physical,” one of the biggest hits of her career, followed by other top 20 singles.
This is ELO with ONG singing the lead vocal!
Another clueless millennial. You missed SO MUCH of the club performance. And calling it a strip club wasn't much better. The version you watched calling it a hybrid was some more ignorance being perpetrated. The 40's parts aren't even included here.