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Side Out

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

This would have been THE movie for beach volleyball, filmed in Manhattan Beach, has appearances from Sinjin Smith, Steve Timmons, Randy Stoklos, all the major pros of the time. Very fun to watch. Great movie except that the very last scene, without spoiling it for you, makes everyone who plays beach volleyball cringe because they end it with a very illegal hand set. This movie had so much potential but became the laughing stock of the beach crowd because of those 3 seconds of footage right before the credits roll. Too bad the film's editor didn't catch that, this would have been a much more popular movie.

I can't believe I'm reviewing this, but after seeing it again after so many years it just struck me......eeeekkk! It is one of the quintessential 80's films but was released in 1990. Oh and it's all their, bad hair, bad clothes, bad sayings, bad music. And of course set at the beach, there is a lot of skin. It's actually not a bad story, C. Thomas Howell plays a wannabe lawyer out in California for the summer working for his uncle. On his first assignment, giving eviction notices, he meets Peter Horton (from beloved "thirtysomething" fame) and they become volleyball partners in the big tournament. It sounds bizarre but works as only those '80s movies can. Courtney Thorne-Smith and Harley Jane Kozak support the cast, as does Terry Kiser who plays another Bernie but doesn't get killed this time! Oh what fun and pain at the same time to watch this movie and remember that this is what it used to be like back in the 80's! So now I've written the review, and if you come across Side Out in the video store it won't disappoint.

This movie falls in with so many other failed attempts at a decent movie that has to do with sports. The movie is no where near believable. The worst display of volleyball i have ever seen. The movie really gets funny when they try to act. However, cheezball movies such as these are classics, and should be in everyone's collection.

Side Out is a perfect example of how acting alone doesn't make a movie good. Side Out shows that a movie can survive through decades alone; by having good plot and intensifying action, that is accompanied by awseome music that seems to fit the occuring event or mood just so perfectly.

Although it is true that this movie is not blessed with great acting. However the plot is enjoyable although completely unbelievable. But then again isn't that why we watch movies in the first place. It is a shame that Beach Volleyball never reached the level of what was expected. All in all this movie was entertaining.

Bad Plot and bad acting. Story that's hard to belive. When players on tour say it's a movie that never should have been released you know it's bad.

This movie was a joke! Sinjin and Randy let themselves appear to get beaten by two guys who are 5'10" or maybe less. Karch said how unrealistic it would be for a kid from Milwaukee to beat two beach pros in their prime. Karch had the dignity to turn down the movie money and just say "no." Sinjin and Randy however, they showed us what whores they are. Karch said, "How can any self-respecting volleyball player let themselves get beat by a guy who had been playing the game for one summer." Movie or no movie, Karch just didn't see it happening. The movie is pure fantasy, much like the "Wizard of Oz." A good ending for the movie would have been for C. Thomas Howell to wake-up in his Wisconsin home in the dead of winter and realized he was dreaming.

As a beach volleyballer, its good to watch this film with all the cheesy acting, fluro outfits and retro volleyball gameplay.

C Thomas Howell's acting in this is pretty poor.

Some of the volleyball action scenes are ok, could have been a bit more exciting.

I always laugh at the last hand set in the movie as its a really bad double, and unless the referee was partly blind or looking the other way, they would not have won the last point (to win the grand final).

Its also a shame that the storyline is pretty far fetched about a rookie indoor player (who is really ordinary) that after a brief bit of questionable training goes on to win the grand final.

If i wasnt an avid player myself i probably would only rent this film.

Consider this a Guilty Pleasure favorite. I proudly admit that I watched this movie everytime it came on HBO. OK, so the story might be lame, no Award-Winning acting, consider it a good way to pass the time. A good lazy weekend movie. It recently just came into my head that this was avaiable on DVD! Might as well grab a used copy.

A MUST HAVE MOVIE FOR THE 90's BEACH VOLLEYBALL FAN. AN ENTERTAINING FAMILY FUTURE STARTING WITH MOST OF THE REAL BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS CAMEOS, INCLUDING THE KING OF THE BEACH DUO FOR THOSE TIMES, RANDY STOCKLOS AND SINJIN SMITH, AS THE UNBEATABLE RIVAL TEAM.