 The Film Movement Classics division of Film Movement does those of us enduring a winter of discontent a true solid by releasing a literal picture- (and sound) perfect Blu-ray release of the classic 1980 coming-of-age teen romcom "Gregory's Girl" on Blu-ray on January 21, 2019. This Scottish film awesomeiy combines the best of "American Graffiti," "The Summer of '42," and John Hughes movies. As critics and audiences alike acknowledge, "Girl" director Bill Forsyth ("Local Hero") hits the mark by depicting all of us in his portrayals of the titular lad (John Gordon Sinclair) and everyone else in his life. Those of us with one Y chromosome and one X chromosome are Gregory; the females of the species decide that our good points warrant putting up with our arrested development, which occurs in our tween years. Formal accolades for "Girl" include the 1982 BAFTA for Best Screenplay. Movement chooses wisely as to the selected clips for its "Gregory's" trailer; they perfectly show off the adorkable charm of the lead character. The perfection of this truly eternal movie that is identified as one of the best-loved British films of all time begins with the opening scene of Gregory and his buddies peeping on a woman undressing; their interaction (including the first of several scene-stealing antics of everyteen Andy) is more entertaining than the inadvertent striptease; Forsyth adds to the fun as to the events in the immediate afermath of Team Gregory moving on.
The story fully gets underway on Gregory facing losing his star position on his school football (my people call it soccer) team; his cavalier approach to his coach sharing the bad news is another of countless memorable scenes in the film. This game-changer paves the way for tomboy Dorothy to tryout for the team; the coach quickly learns that resistance to having a girl be one of the boys is futile. This epitomizes a sausage party ending. This new teammate quickly becomes the object of the affection of Gregory, who illustrates why his condition is called puppy love, A scene in which Dorothy captures that lad in a particularly embarrassing moment in the locker room is another of the aforementioned highlights. Also, once again, subsequent events enhance an already perfect moment. This leads to the film climax in which Dorothy agrees to a date with Gregory; the ensuing hilarity (and charm) clearly shows that Hughes learns from Forsyth. As expressed throughout this post, the immense appeal of "Gregory" relates to the film keeping it real. Although the big night has its ups and down, the kids are alright (as well as a little older and wiser) at the end. This milestone also reinforces that Gregory epitomizes the related principles of dancing as if no one is watching and to thy own self be true. Classics further enhances the enjoyment of the film by doing its usual extraordinary job as to copious bonus features. These include an insightful written essay, audio commentary by Forsyth, interviews with Forsyth, and the alternative US and French versions of "Gregory."
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