John Badham · 1970s

1 film directed by John Badham from the 1970s, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality.

Decade

All 4 1970s 1 1980s 2 1990s 1

Year

All 1 1970 0 1971 0 1972 0 1973 0 1974 0 1975 0 1976 0 1977 1 1978 0 1979 0

Saturday Night Fever(1977)

6.7/10

dir. John Badham

B-Tier

Modern audiences expecting Grease get blindsided by how dark this film actually is. It has more in common with Mean Streets than with a musical, and that disconnect drives a lot of the mixed Letterboxd reception. The B-Tier transfer is better than its reputation suggests and this remains the best way to watch it at home. A film that rewards watching in context rather than through a modern lens.

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