Nessieldwi
Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.
Lollivan
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
Paynbob
It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
Janis
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
videorama-759-859391
FOL was really a cheesy spin off to what was a fine t.v. sitcom. That's the sad failing about this show of talentless and an unattractive cast. If you can get this, they didn't think George Clooney was eye catching at the time, when he did a stint in the show, which was a waste of that guys talents. Apart from Nancy Mckeon's feisty character Jo, the rest of the characters, you couldn't care one stink about. Lisa Whelchel's character, the bossy and prissy Claire was fun too, bit there were moments I really wanted to strangle her. The show was low on laughs too, each episode forgettable as the last. The show was set in a boarding school, run by, guess who, the popular Mrs Garrett. The show dealt with a lot of dramatic issues, the blows we suffer, of teen angst, that sort of thing, but none really that caught our attention. One show, I distinctly remember was Kim Field's character, trying to make it as an actress. The show had of course, good intentions, one plus for me was, it made boarding school look like a holiday. I myself, was in boarding school for a little while, and it wasn't. Please, take my advice, learn the facts of life from not watching The Facts Of Life.
Aaron1375
I saw a number of episodes of this when I was a kid as this is one of the shows my sister enjoyed and it is fair that she got to watch her show. Still, this one was painful for the most part to endure. Mainly because it started out so much more interesting than it turned out to be as it had a whole lot of girls as it was like an all girls school. Then they stripped the show down to like four stereotype girls and the show was simply one annoying episode after another. You had your rich girl, the poor girl, the fat girl and the African American girl. So you basically had clashes between rich and poor while other two were just goofy friends. The show would get worse and worse as it continued inexplicably for a whopping 209 episodes. I cannot believe this one was that much of a ratings juggernaut that it had more episodes than Night Court and Wings to much more polished shows than this girl squealathon. Of course, when you gear things towards teen girls you can usually have a hit I guess, I mean that kind of explains the whole Twilight phenomenon of today. Of course, I do not want to act as if I completely hate this show or anything as like I said the first season had its moments and some more interesting stories. It just went on to long, I mean how long are people who can not stand each other going to stay friends? (Rich girl and poor girl).
Thornfield2
Although the begining of this show takes place in the 70's, this show is so 80's it hurts. I love this show! This was and still is one of my favorite sitcoms from the 80's. However,I must say I agree with the other reviews in saying that the show was just wonderful until about 1985, when Edna'a Edibles burns down and they remodel the store. Then they add some corny testosterone in the form of two characters; a whiney, conceided 12 year old boy and not even George Clooney's early talent could make up for his lame character either. The show is still, however watchable and even enjoyable, after all this (including Mrs. G leaving), in just wanting to find out what happens to the other girls, especially Jo and Natalie, who are two of the greatest and most real characters in a sitcom. Natalie and Jo were also my favorite characters. The reason why is because they were not glammed-up susperstars with unreal problems. They were down to earth and I could really identify with them and so did many others my age, we being children of the 80's. It's a shame today that sitcoms have become so obsessed with sex, violence and vanity, that many of the children of today feel they must identify with these ideas instead of the show identifying with them. I actually really liked all of the girls. Blair was fun too, but she needed the balance of Jo's character to tame her down a bit. Tootie was a good friend to Natalie. And they both needed each other. They all fit together and the four make for one of the greatest casts in TV history. However, some of my most favorite episodes, focused on Natalie and Jo. Like the one when Natalie doesn't get a job at the Peekskill Press and she needs to learn to share her feelings with her boyfriend (one of my old faves, Casey Siemaszko made an early appearance here) I also love the episode where Jo runs a late night radio station and all the girls come and help her out. I am forever greatful to Nick at Nite for re-running this charming sitcom.
cutting_edge
This show kicks butt. The only thing that bugs me is tootie. She really gets in the way. Blair is really funny because of what she cares mostly about, HERSELF! Mrs G is funny because she makes not-so-funny jokes, Nat is just funny because everything she says is funny, and Jo is funny because of her constant feuding w/Blair. Tootie is just there.
