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Rhinestone

5 star:		(43)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

Ok, first of all, I have been a fan of this movie since it came out. I always liked the soundtrack and actually bought that before I was able to see the movie. Maybe that's why my opinion of the movie is what it is. The movie itself though is no great surprise. Dolly Parton is basically playing herself, Stallone is also basically playing himself. Everyone writes at how horrible Sly's singing is, no kidding, it's supposed to be bad! The premise of the movie is Dolly is an adored country singer in a club, she makes a bet that she can turn anyone into a country singer. Enter Stallone as a New York cab driver. She takes him back home to Tennessee and tries to teach him how to be "country". He struggles with the whole concept, the walk, the talk, the singing. At no point during the movie are you supposed to believe that he CAN sing, nor are you supposed to believe that he's become "country". If you like Dolly, you will love her in this movie. She pretty much just plays herself thruout. Her songs are great, she wrote all of the songs in the movie with one exception. The only song she didn't write is the wickedly funny "The Day My Baby Died" which is also a favorite of mine. Look, the movie is no "Gone With The Wind", it doesn't pretend to be. It's just Dolly doing a lot of singing and Sly trying to keep up, nothing more, nothing less.

Twenty-plus years has left this movie with a nice glow, my pee-ers. In 1984, two years after back-to-back hits "Rocky III" and "First Blood," and only one year after his triumph writing and directing the "Saturday Night Fever" sequel "Staying Alive," the moviegoing public was not highly anticipating a flat-out comedy from the buff stud muffin. But that's what they got that summer. I, for one, was thrilled because I remembered Sly's rendition of the main theme from "Paradise Alley" - my man can sing! The idea of pairing him with country-queen Dolly Parton was a masterstroke.

The story couldn't be simpler: Dolly wants out of her contract with a sleazy manager - he agrees to release her, IF she can train a "regular person" of his choice to be a country singer. The regular person turns out to be the New York City cab driver played by Sly. She has two weeks to prepare him for his NYC debut on amatuer night at a rowdy country bar - he only needs to get through one song without being torn apart by the merciless crowd.

The screenplay, co-written by Stallone (as he wrote or co-wrote most of his films from this era), is loaded with knee-slappers. One of the funniest parts is when Stallone wants to show Parton his "really big organ" (sounds dirty, but isn't). Some of my favorite supporting characters are Freddy Ugo - Parton's sleazeball manager, and especially BARNETT CALE, who is a country singer and just an overall weird guy. Oh, and the late Richard Farnsworth is excellent as Parton's dad.

I wish the soundtrack was available on CD, as there are some very good songs from both Ms. Parton and Mr. Stallone. I also wish there were some bonus features on the DVD, but sadly there are not.

This is a very funny movie. Sylvester Stallone and Dolly Parton have really good chemistry, and seem to like to be around each other.
The thought of Stallone as a country singer is hard to take serious. And maybe it's just me, but that is what makes the movie so funny. Too se Stallone on stage, in various outfits, singing country tunes with a huge smile on his face, makes me laugh out loud.
I love this movie!

Rhinestone is one of the best movies I have ever seen, sure I guess its weird to see Sylvester Stallone singing country music but its a very funny movie and Dolly Parton is a great actress. You should give Rhinestone a chance. I give the movie 5 stars plus!

I previously owned Rhinestone on a vhs. I love the music, I think Stallone was the perfect male to choose for this part, I loved him in the scene where he was wearing the pink shirt. Not all men can wear a pink shirt. Dolly is the best when it comes to country music. If you are a country music fan you must see this movie. It'll knock your socks off. It'll have you dancing in your seat. You'll laugh till your sides hurt. What more can I say its a great movie. I have watched it at least 20 times. DVD makes the sound and picture so much better. Everytime I watch it I get lost in the movie. If Iam having a bad day this movie will brighten you day. Try it I think you'll like it. Thanks Linda

Even though this movie is over the top and probably a little bit on the "cheesy" side, I thought it was one of the funniest I've ever seen. Stallone was really funny as a fish out of water and he and Dolly made a cute pair. Dolly's music was wonderful. For a good hour and a half of comedy and music this is a must see.

OK, so I'm one of those hard-core Dolly fans who would watch Dolly if she was milking a goat, BUT, what a funny pair. Who would have EVER imagined these two together. I LOVED it, plus, some of the most heartfelt songs Dolly has ever written were in this film, (Well, maybe not the ones Sly sang) but who can help but get misty-eyed with songs such as "One emotion after another" or "What a heartache you turned out to be" Truely a classic Dolly movie, no matter what the critics say! Funny Stuff!

Contrary to all the "Hate Sly" diatribes, both Stallone and Dolly do well in this comedy. There are lots of belly laughs and plenty of mild digs at country "greats" like the Man in Black and Elvis. Even mild digs at Stallone himself as Dolly repeatedly punches out the bad guys before Sly gets a chance!

It's all good fun and a feast for fans of Dolly's singing. Stallone does a good job of going from hopeless in the beginning to all the right moves at the end.

Stallone did another good comedy, Oscar, a satire on mafia movies with a good tight stage-play script and a hilarious guest appearance by Kirk Douglas.

I personally don't understand why people didn't like this movie 20 years ago. I think it is fantastic. Dolly and Sly are so funny together and I love watching it over and over.

The first time I saw this movie, I thought I would die laughing, it was hysterical. This movie is supposed to be funny, and it is! Critics panned it because they thought Sylvester Stallone wanted to break into the music business, not true. It's just a MOVIE! Too bad they can't tell the difference between reality and fiction. We all know he can't sing, that's why it's perfect. The casting is genius for this movie, Richard Farnsworth plays Dolly's Daddy, the laid back country gentleman we all love, Ron Leibman is the convincing womanizing creep ya gotta beat off with a stick, Tim Thomerson is the funniest one in the movie; my sides hurt from laughing so hard, even the supporting cast was perfect, and Dolly again, outdoes herself with the soundtrack.
This is a must-see movie if you want to be entertained, it's cute, it's funny, and yes, it's a love story, ok, it borders a 'chick flick'. I highly recommend it to everyone. So stop analyzing this movie to death, it's just a great comedy that was meant to be enjoyed, so just sit back and enjoy it.