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• • The film that launched a thousand careers. Star Wars inventor Lucas got together a bunch of young actors who later went... read more on Time Out

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    • Time Out
    • 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14

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    Friendship, Music, Cars and Much Much More

    This superb early film from Lucas has a raw quality to it that his later big budget films would lose. The performances from a young ensemble cast capture that ... read more »

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    • 27 Apr 2007 at 14:10

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    Too long

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    Humorous moments but the majority of the film is set in cars which becomes annoying after a while. Kept looking at the clock to see how long it had been on for... read more »

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    • 13 Jan 2012 at 12:21

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    American Classic

    I love this movie. A loving evocation of time and place. A good natured coming of age movie and teenager-hood. My daughters and wife weren't so keen. ... read more »

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    • 16 Jul 2011 at 11:59

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    Bit tedious

    Sorry George Lucas - you are a living legend but this movie i did not like very much. Richard Dreyfus is amusing, kept wanting to punch Ron Howard and spotting ... read more »

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    • 30 Jan 2011 at 19:56

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    A Classic

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    I rented this movie because I had heard about it as a cinema classic but had never seen it. I wasn't disappointed. It is set during the last twenty four ... read more »

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    • 25 Feb 2010 at 19:46

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    Happy Days without the laughs.

    In fact this was akin to the dreadful later Happy Days series where Ritchie and Ralph were replaced by Jony and Cha Cha or whatever his name was. The cars were ... read more »

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    • 26 Dec 2009 at 19:48

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    American grafiti

    I was hoping that this film would have had more depth, but I found it to be a weak story, which represented the worst aspects of American culture.

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    • Hebden Bridge
    • 26 Aug 2009 at 18:32

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    Same old Routine

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    As I off to work in America in the next few months, I am embracing all things american. As this title was on the list of films to see before you die, I thought ... read more »

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    • carlyannking
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    • 06 Apr 2009 at 19:04

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    AMERICANO STYLE

    I LOVE IT
    
    THE CARS THE MUSIC
    
    YOU JUST CABT BEET IT
    
    A LOVELY PIECE OF WORK

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    • KT15 Addlestone
    • 30 Jan 2009 at 16:48

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    love it

    one of the best films of all time

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    • 01 Dec 2008 at 20:45

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    American Graffiti

    I watched this years ago and really enjoyed it.
    
    I guess, as a teenager in 1961, it was 'the tops' for me but now, it seems all too dated.read more »

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    • 25 Nov 2008 at 15:35
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