If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

The reviews here appear to be from those who either loved or hated the movie. In my case, although it was not performed in the same way as the original movie and we should never have expected it would be, I loved it although it was obviously much different.My favourite song in the original Grease movie was Rizzo's 'There Are Worse Things I Could Do' and I never thought anyone could perform this song better than Stockard Channing. However Vanessa Hudgens ran Stockard very, very close, especially when she was nursing the grief of her father dying only the day before she performed. Obviously being the trooper she is she insisted on appearing out of respect and in honour of her father. What a cracking job she did.My deepest commiserations Vanessa.There should be no need to go into the plot of this musical as I am sure virtually everyone knows this from the original 1978 movie and indeed the stage musical.It goes to show how gigantic movie studios are as the whole musical was filmed 'Live' on the Warner Bros sets.To film something like Grease Live, live was a tremendous feat and there is no way anyone could see the 'joins'.Everything was done flawlessly and some of the quick changes the performers had to make was like 'Greased Lightening'.There are a couple of new songs in the show but they fitted in perfectly.I must admit that I only recognised the name of one performer, Keke Palmer. I first saw her as Akeelah in the movie 'Akeelah and the Bee'. I thought after seeing her in that movie she was a wonderful actor and her performance in Grease Live gave me no reason to change my opinion.The remaining actors performed their parts wonderfully and as far as I could see flawlessly.Special mention must be made of both Thomas Kail, Alex Rudzinski, the Directors. It must have been a nightmare skitting from set to set to ensure the sets were correct, the costume changes went without problems and the actors were on screen for their cues.All in all I would recommend this movie to everyone and suggest they get the DVD, turn the lights down low, cuddle up with a loved one and enjoy.

I was a teenager in the late 1950s and the early 1960s, so many things in the Grease movie or this stage presentation bring back good memories. Like the drive-in movie theaters on weekends ("who watches the movie?") or the student dances. Not to mention all the 1950s attire for the school kids. All very authentic. However the gangs and street racing are a bit exaggerated. Still it makes for good entertainment.Following the lead of NBC which started yearly live televised productions with "Sound of Music" then a couple of others in subsequent years, this is a live TV presentation on the studio back lot and large sound stages. Not only do they not try to hide this, the presentation both opens and closes with production numbers highlighting the use of back lot and sound stage. All in all it works very well and is very entertaining.They make good use of well-known TV and teen movie personalities and pop singers, and it helps that they are good singers. Julianne Hough is no Olivia Newton-John but she is vocally well-suited to the role of Sandy. Aaron Tveit is a more accomplished singer than Travolta was at that age and is good as Danny Zuko. My favorite is Vanessa Hudgens as Rizzo, showing that she is not only a pretty face but put a lot of sass in the role and vocally is outstanding. We all know the story, Sandy and Danny meet over the summer before senior year, Danny is a real sweet person but when they meet up at the same school he starts to be the tough guy to impress his friends. The story arc is to see how they will end up together at the end.I watched it as a replay, without commercials, on Netflix streaming.

I wasn't expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised. This is a really nicely done musical. The performances are solid and the logistics must have been beyond the pale. The scene changes are outstanding. Compared to others of these live TV productions, this is far superior. The singing is really strong with an occasional dropout, but that's to be expected. One thing that I kept thinking is that Aaron Tveit looked kind of old to be Danny. I checked and apparently he's thirty-three. Of course, that is a challenge they had to face. As demanding as this musical is and the fact that so much professionalism is required, there aren't many true teenagers who could hold up under the pressure. If John Travolta goofed up, he could do it over again sixteen times. Grease has grown on me over the years and it was really fun to hear the songs again.

This was Brilliant! Sure, there were minor glitches but for a LIVE performance it was amazing. Fox has certainly showed NBC how to do a live musical production.Vanessa Hudgens was a stand out as Rizzo. Up until now she has played colorless "Disney Types". As Rizzo she has shown us that she can actually act as well as sing. She was also stunning in the 1950s look.The other stand out was KeKe Palmer as Marty. This former child star has developed into an amazing adult actress. I predict great success for her.Much less successful was the casting of 32 year old Aaron Tveit and 27 year old Julianne Hough as Danny and Sandy. They were both far too old and far too "world weary" to convincingly play High School students. And, why was it necessary for the audience to be continually reminded that Sandy was from Salt Lake City? Was this some sort of odd little Mormon in joke?The biggest screw up of the evening was the token casting of Boys II Men as the "Teen Angel" character. These gentlemen have their own niche in the music industry, but they certainly cannot convincingly deliver a 1950s Rock and roll song convincingly.