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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Year After "Rocky" - and almost as good,
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This review is from: One On One (1977) [VHS] (VHS Tape)
"One on One" opened in the summer of 1977 and was basically a nice follow up to "Rocky" the year before. An underdog, in this case, a small standout high school basketball player, enters the big time world of college basketball and is ill equipped to deal with the pressures - and the assortment of difficult characters he encounters (an underage and older woman seductress; a coach from hell; a smug intellectual, etc.). Robby Benson was an important film star for several years and made several high quality films. This film, which he co-wrote, is probably his best (with "The Chosen," another little scene film, a very close second). His characters were decent, warm, smarter than they seemed, and brave. The love story with Annette O'Toole, who plays his college tutor, is believably drawn, and is the spine of the story of a young man's growth toward manhood. There is also plenty of humor in the story - and the basketball scenes, whether in practice or the actual games, have the feel of real college basketball, even today. THIS FILM NEEDS TO BE ON DVD! It's the 30th anniversary, so come on! On ESPN classic, they showed this film with some terrific commentary by Robby Benson and others in the cast, reflecting back on the experience of making the film. This should definitely be included in the DVD version. It was just excellent - and brought back all the feelings I had when I first saw the film. I was in high school too. It was the late 1970's and we were hungry for heroes. And life was definitely simpler (though, of course, it didn't seem so at the time). This is a smart, funny, inspiring film - and it deserves a gold star DVD treatment - with the terrific Seals and Crofts songs included as a CD bonus. "My Fair Share," the title song is terrific. A five-star treat, by any standards!
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT - COMING OF AGE MOVIE!,
By Perry L Buckner (West Jordan, Utah United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: One On One (1977) [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is a great "coming of age" movie, right up there with "Vision Quest", "Blue Chips", "Take Down" etc. I just wish it were available in DVD. I don't know how or who schedules these for DVD release, but I would sure like to add this to my DVD library. Also need to mention incredible soundtrack. Robby, although young and early in his career, was perfect for this role. This movie includes all my favorite elements in a movie, values, good vs evil, hard work pays off, underdog wins type stuff. Great family movie. Worth watching over and over again.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Come on!!!,
By Sonny Baronia (Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken Japan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: One On One (1977) [VHS] (VHS Tape)
The year was 1977. Aside from their greatest hits CD, Seals & Crofts' next big hits are the songs in the soundtrack of One On One. It's a Paul Williams work! I am 48 now and I've wanting to hear the songs and watch the movie again. Pleaseeeeeee...the CD by Seals & Crofts was already out, the DVD should follow now. Those who agree with me, just add some more stars.
Sonny Baronia Chiba, Japan
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