More American Graffiti

If you like the first then you MUST watch "More American Graffiti" Where were You in 62?? I was probably just being potty trained since I already walked and talked, haha. Really this is a great movie but be sure to watch part 1 first. ENJOY

Excellent movie.

Unfairly maligned as a cynical cash grab upon its initial release. However, this film is finally getting the respect it deserves. A must for fans of the original - and anyone else who loves a great movies! Great snapshot of the late 60s. With the exception of Richard Dreyfus, the entire (primary roles) cast returns - Paul LeMat (again) proves that he is one of the most underated actor from the 70s/80s. Why he hasn't been cast in a major role since the 90s is beyond comprehension.... Harrison Ford's (rare) comic turn as a motorcycle cop is deadpan halarious! The rest of the cast pitch perfect: all the characters completely believable and logical - Charles Martin Smith, Cindy Williams, Ron Howard, Mackenzie Phillips and all the rest are exactly as you might have imagined when the credits rolled at the end of the first film. And again, Paul LeMat is amazing. His performance here is on par with Aloha, Bobby and Rose, Melvin and Howard, Citizens Band and of course, the first American Graffiti. Excellent cinematography by Caleb Deshanel (The Right Stuff, Being There) is amongst his finest - and he makes the best use of split screen photography this side of Brian DePalma. Worth a look.

The general take on these movies is that "American Graffiti" is one of the best teen movies ever made and that "More American Graffiti" is a significantly inferior follow-up with a much less entertaining tone to it. And this is true - if laughs are what you're looking for. You'll find lots of them in the first one and few in the second. However, it should be noted that this is a rare instance where a successful comedy was followed by a sequel in which comedy was very obviously not the main aim. Another way to view this two-movie package, with the films watched one shortly after the other in sequence, is that they together are a good depiction for today's youth of why the `60s are referred to as THE SIXTIES. "American Graffiti" is set in 1962; "More American Graffiti" is set in several periods from 1964 through 1967. With the exception of the absence of Richard Dreyfuss in the second movie, the six main characters and the actors who portray them in the first movie return for the second one. The first movie is indeed extraordinarily well done and is an exception to most teen-movie comedies in that the characters are very, very real. The second movie is fairly well done and is, for, the most part, a drama - with a number of parts being very dramatic. Is 2007 significantly different from 2002 from a social standpoint for young people? I think most people would say not a whole lot. For 16- to 24-year-olds living from 1962 to 1967, however, the 5-year difference was HUGE - especially in socially progressive areas such as Northwestern California, where these movies' characters grow up. Cultural renaissance so often quickly turned to cultural upheaval, and many youths lost their innocence very quickly and changed their worldviews very significantly. "More American Graffiti," especially when seen in immediate follow-up to "American Graffiti," depicts, about as well as a movie is capable of do so, how significant, often dramatic, and comparatively rapidly occurring the social upheavals of the `60s were, and how these upheavals tugged and jerked, often very, very hard, on so many young people back then.

This is an all-time great movie. We have a one-a-month classic movie Sunday at our home with 12-15 friends attending and this is today's feature film. The story is very good, and for us car-folks the classic '32 Ford and '55 Chevy are tops. The pranks are right up there and remind some of us of things we did ages ago, usually got away with, but shouldn't have: drag races on public streets, the booze purchase, chaining cop car's read axle to a post, ... Then there are the actors, several early in their eventual top-star careers: Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford. Add to that Charles Martin Smith, Wolfman Jack, Paul Le Mat, and others and you have a top flight cast. This is one of those well-written and acted movies that you can watch over and over and always see something you missed in earlier viewings. (My only gripe is not with the movie, but with the Amazon 24-hour limit on its rental. I mistakenly opened the movie about 30 hours before our showing today to check that it has closed captioning, so now must rent it again.)

This movie is not close to the original. But then again, following up a Hall of Fame film is quite difficult. Too bad Richard Dreyfus did not return for this movie. But at least the majority of the cast returned. This movie flits conterminously between three differing time periods in the 1960's. Paul LaMat steals the show in this film. However, as another reviewer said it is unlikely Toad would have been the leader of a former street gang guy. Usually those are the Alpha Males amongst the enlisted guys in the Vietnam War military. I know that LaMat's character dies in the film but I was still saddened to see that. He was a great guy and a man I'd have loved to have known had he existed in real life. Although there is no way a man can fall in love with a woman that fast as LaMat seemed to. Ron Howard's character, Steve, became a Neanderthal man! What was the big deal bout letting his wife go o work? But I liked the movie overall. Harrison Ford's cameo was great. This movie shows how many changes California has undergone in 50 years. Today no one would be arrested there for marijuana. As another reviewer said, this is best seen immediately after viewing the first American Graffiti so as to be familiar with the characters. I'm the 306th person to review this film and I give it Three Stars. A. Nathaniel Wallace, Jr.

It's much better if you have enough time to see American Graffitti and immediately follow it up with More American Graffitti,,because it is the 2nd in a series of 2.It depends on the viewer having,fresh in mind,the charcters,their original roles,and how they ended up in the previous movie.Making a lot of the movie with 3 different views at the same time,and fast-flashing views that look like the film from a reel-to-reel projector broke didn't help it,though.Neitherdid changing some of the personalities...Joe is the leader of the Pharaohs gang,and turning him from a fearless street hood into a coward subservient to Toad-the jerk in the original movie- is just plain wrong.So is having Toad asa leader,because hewas so subservient in the original. But that doesn't mean it isnt good.A lot of people say it's not that funny, but it isn't the first movie,American Graffitti,which they compare it to.That's setting the bar too high...after all,American Graffitti won a name as one of the best movies ever made,and then went into the movie hall of fame.But even with those differences,there are still plenty of yuks.You just have to be able to accept that not all of the cast is what they were,and that the order of importance is also different. differences,it's still got plenty of yuks going for it. ,you're talking about the best...that movie went into the movie hall of fame. the movie hall of fame

Was okay.

More American Graffiti erzählt auf kreative Weise, wie es mit den Figuren aus dem ersten Teil weitergeht. Der Film ist ernster, zeigt verschiedene Lebenswege in den späten 60ern und überzeugt mit starkem Soundtrack und interessanter Erzählweise. Für Fans des Originals absolut sehenswert! Die DVD kam schnell, sicher verpackt und in top Zustand. Verkäufer war zuverlässig und freundlich

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Great movie just like the original one

After the success of American Graffiti, this sequel was a disappointment at the box office, but it’s really worth watching.