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1.0 out of 5 stars
Just the music, January 9, 2000
By A Customer
This review is from: Motown's Mustang [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This video does not include actual video of any of the famous Motown performers - just the music. The story line is very poor. It seems like a poor attempt at cashing in on the Motown sound.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Kegtapper's advice, November 19, 2002
This review is from: Motown's Mustang [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Poor content and acting, but the actual music is worth it, subject matter enhances the feel of the times. Numerous stars are cameo'd throughout the film, [See credits]. Actually, there are lot of Motown artists in the movie, you just have to know who they are. [BTW:Who almost ran the star of the film off the road?] - Its one of those films that you will wish you had, 10 years from now. Its one of my favorites. GRAB IT!!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Odd little '80s curio, December 13, 2011
This review is from: Motown's Mustang [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I gotta ask: for what market was this quirky, 43-minute program made? Gearheads and Mustang enthusiasts, I guess...? Maybe Motown fans - there are a number of brief, humorous cameos, plus a Stevie Wonder impersonator, not to mention 11 classic tunes throughout the running time.
I don't fit into either of those demographics, so I came to this with no expectations whatsoever, watching it mainly just out of curiosity. (Hey, I'll look at just about anything from the mid-'80s.) And you know what? It was actually a lot better than I expected.
Now, I don't want to oversell it: this isn't some undiscovered, brilliant gem of short filmmaking. But when you come into something with zero expectations, then just about any quality above the average is going to seem, well, relatively good.
This video's story follows the 'life' through the years of one particular red '65 Mustang convertible as it passes from owner to owner, place to place. There are various adventures, complications, hijinks and, of course, it all ends up happily.
Included amongst the cast are Clyde Jones ("Coming to America"'s Soul Glo Man); Corinne Bohrer ("Dead Solid Peffect"); Lisa Jane Persky ("The Sure Thing"); a very young Hakeem Abdul-Samad (he breakdances!); Noble Willingham, Pepper Martin, Adolfo 'Shabba-Doo' Quinones (!), Marie-Alise Recasner, Rockwell, Billy Preston (!) and...used car magnate Cal Worthington! ("Go see Cal, go see Cal, go see Cal!")
Heck, that cast alone is worth the price of admission.
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