American Graffiti (1973)

This American classic from 1973. was nominated for 5 Oscars and it's considered to be one of the greatest movies of all time and ultimate teenage movie. OK, it's written and directed by Lucas, produced by Coppola and cast, including legends like Richard Dreyfuss and Harrison Ford, is excellent. Parade of awesome cars from 50's and 60's, cute girls and non-stop rock'n'roll guarantee pleasure, but no matter how much I like it I really do not see what makes this movie so great to be as high as top 100 of all time. From me7/10

The film itself was pretty bland. While it was suppose to be just a slice of life about teenagers getting ready to go off into their college days, the actors all seemed more like people who were in their mid 20's.. And when I check the birth days of many of the stars in it, I was right,, many in their mid 20's ,, hell, Harrison Ford was 30 when this was made. Just seemed weird. Best thing about it was the cars and of course the music. A potpourri of great late 50's and early 60's hits. Maybe it was novel at the time it came out, today it just looks cheesy, miscast and worst of all, boring..

Good human drama. Looks at the lives of several American teenagers on one night in 1962, as their lives are about to change forever. Fills you with nostalgia for your own teenage years, when things were simpler and everything was ahead of you.Good plot, though has some random detours that go nowhere. Great performances from a then-unknown cast. Many of these unknown actors are now very well known: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Harrison Ford.Superb soundtrack. The 50s music adds a lot to the nostalgia and general feel of the movie.Solid direction from George Lucas. Yeah, who knew that he used to make dramas? Unfortunately, his next movie was Star Wars, and the good dramas ended, as he stuck to making sci fi-for-the-masses.

My thoughts on American Graffiti- The plot was unclear at times but they all had a common goal to have one last great night before some of them go off to college. That drove the great acting and dialogue. The aspect that made this movie unique is the character's relationships undergoing during the whole movie. The underlying message in this movie adds a better outlook on it, the movie is set in 1962 when America was innocent like the teenagers and when JFK died America lost their innocence. Just like the teenagers will when they go off to college. I believe it is a fantastic movie, this was George Lucas's first movie and what a great first mark on the film industry!