Admirable film.

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

I have started working my way through Kevin Costner's filmography in order, starting with 1985's Fandango. Plot In A Paragraph: In 1971 a group of five friends who have just graduated from college set out on a final road trip for one last hurrah before Vietnam or adulthood claim them. The destination: Mexico, to dig up their old friend "Dom". Steven Spielberg saw Kevin Reynolds' short film Proof and was so impressed with it that he had him expand it into feature length. Spielberg also produced the flick through Amblin.Kevin Costner (in his first good role) is the leader of the gang of friends who call themselves The Groovers, with Phil Hicks (Judd Nelson) as his second in command. The other three Groovers include the hulking and bearded Kenneth (Sam Robards), the self- conscious Lester (Brian Cesak), and the narcoleptic Dorman (Chuck Bush). Part road trip movie, part coming of age drama. It's a mix of American Graffiti and Stand By Me. This movie is an absolute little gem. The first time I seen it (after finally tracking a copy down to fill the blanks in, in my KC collection) I was amazed I had never seen it before, come to think of it, I'd never heard anyone mention it before. It's not even available on DVD in my country!! Admittedly the title did nothing for it (although someone requests the Fandango be played at the end of the movie) It also had a poor uninspiring trailer.The movie has some serious laugh out loud moments and features a great soundtrack with Alan Silvestri's score and some classic songs. This for me is the first time KC delivers a good performance. He is a charming, smooth talking slacker. It's an enthusiastic performance, and it's impossible not to like his character. In fact his character could quite easily be Crash Davies from Bull Durham or Roy McCovoy from Tin Cup. Judd Nelson also delivers a top performance as the butt of most of the gangs jokes.Inexplicably Spielberg didn't like the results so he took his name off of it. He did however use leading man KC for an episode of Amazing Stories later.Whilst Spielberg didn't like it Quintin Tarantino is a huge fan, and you can see the influence in his work, when you watch this movie. He was quoted in Empire as follows: "Fandango is one of the best directorial debuts in the history of cinema. I saw Fandango five times at the movie theater and it only played for a f***ing week, all right.You can see the influence on him, this movie opens with a description of the word Fandango, just as Pulp Fiction does, and you can see the use of the songs on the soundtrack too.Fandango was barely released in theaters and didn't receive much attention as a result. Warner Bros need to sort themselves out, and give this a real DVD release.

Fandango is one of the best movies ever made. That statement is not fair or equitable, and people say it everyday. It is not just my favorite movie. I think Costner himself, if he were sitting here having a beer(or a root beer) would not even agree. Costner would probably say Dances. The Kevin Reynolds movie the review is about is a guy movie, that's probably the truth. They came up with a word or a phrase years ago for this kind of movie, "coming of age". Five guys in Texas take off for the Mexican border on a last fling after college in '67, and the order of business is to "find an old friend". They know where he is. I figured they must have kept up with him all this time because they know exactly where he is. I don't know how many times I have seen this, and at long last I have the widescreen DVD. I knew from the start, when I first saw Fandango, that I was going to like it. The song playing low in the background at the beginning was Badge by Cream. Gardner(Kevin Costner) was in a room throwing darts at a picture of himself and his ex-girlfriend Debbie(Suzy Amis). His buddy Wagner is about to marry the girl, but something happens and wedding plans fall through. Next thing I know, the Groovers are heading to Mexico in a blue Cadillac. Along the way they run out of gas, and Gardner is musing about old times. They try to hop a train in a most strange way, later run into some pretty young girls, and eventually Phil has to prove he is not a weenie. When the troop finally get to the Mexican border to where their old friend is, Wagner has made a romantic conclusion...he should have married Deb.Some nice flying in this movie.

Never written a review on a movie before, but Fandango definitely breaks the mold. The characters, music, scenery, locations, and plot are absolutely spectacular.In a nutshell, Fandango is story of friendship, camaraderie, loyalty, lost love, overcoming fears, taking responsibility, growing up, and saying goodbye.I never get tired of seeing this movie, it contains life lessons applicable to all of us. Buy the DVD and share it with others - they will thank you for it.Also, sometime in your life I highly recommend you take a road trip through West Texas (Midland/Odessa, Monahans, Pyote, Marfa, Alpine, Marathon, San Elizario, El Paso, and Big Bend National Park) - you'll be glad you did.

If you like the movie.....check out ultimate fandango.com and visit our chat site. We are planning Ultimate Fandango 2010 to tour the movie locations in West Texas on the 25th anniversary of the release. Come join us. I first saw this movie in 1986 and it is still my favorite movie today. I was raised in West Texas and have been to the locations where the movie was filmed. I have friends that were in and worked on the movie. There has been no better coming-of-age comedy made since we were introduced to Kevin Costner in Fandango. Judd Nelson also turned in his best career on-screen performance as an about-to-be-Army Lieutenant reluctantly providing the vehicle for "The Groovers" last road trip. The quest to"dig up Dom" would seal forever these friendships and "the privileges of youth" they shared during their time at Texas University. Many flat out hilarious moments are provided in Fandango, along with some thought provoking and even chilling glimpses into young adult life in 1970's war torn America. See Fandango because you like great performances in a well done comedy. Watch it every few years just to remind you how much fun it was to be 22 years old when seeing past the day in front of you was completely optional.