Groove (2000)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Really Surprised!

Good concept, poorly executed.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

GROOVE (2000) ** Lola Gardini, Danny Kirkwood, Hamish Linklater, Steve Van Wormer,, Mackenzie Firgens, Rachel True, Ari Gold, Vince Riverside, Elizabeth Sun, Angelo Spizziri, Jeff Witzke, Nick Offerman, Dj Polywog, John Digwad. First time filmmaker Gregor Harrison attempts to bring the underworld of ravers in San Francisco to light a la 'American Graffiti': one endless evening into morning coming of age, mixture of oddball characters and the common thread of music interlinking them. However it falls short of that auspicious design with its ordinary and not worth reflecting upon ensemble and music that could be interchangeable at any given moment. A for effort.

I watched this movie because of a trailer I watched on HBO. Never heard of it before, but it seemed interesting.Point is, I loved it to the point of even recording it and recommending it to my friends. I was in the rave scene during the mid 90's, when the likes of Scooter, Faithless, Robert Miles, Mark 'Oh and many others were at their peak.I truly enjoyed this movie and felt I was there the whole night. This movie is definitely not meant for anyone, much less for those who still don't understand what indie films are about. This was certainly not Arakki or Aranofsky, but I have to commend director Greg Harrison for this piece of work.This movie starts with the sound of a modem connecting to the internet... sooooo 1998! It was funny. Then you see all these fast stories about weirdos and their lives.The plot was definitely secondary in this movie. I could not care less about Leyla, or Colin, or whoever... But I guess that wasn't exactly the point.Although the party was somewhat different from what I used to go to, its structure was basically the same: Clandestine party, where you need maps and bribe a few guys to know exactly where you're going; the different levels of music throughout the night, from slow-beat clubhouse to orgasmic trance; the amount of drugs, the doped people, the escape from it all.There were pointless scenes, like those gay guys trying to get to the party (there was already a gay moment between Colin and that masseuse guy.. poor Harmony!). I recognized Rachel True, the gorgeous girl from "The Craft", I had no idea she was on this.I agree with the one who commented that John Digweed would never play in a party like this.. Actually I laughed when he made his cameo... So what was next? Tiesto? Johan Gielen? Paul Oakenfold?This movie was also a reflect of how these parties were about 5-10 years ago. Yes, the electronic scene has become much more commercial, specially in Holland and Belgium. I guess that it's not so special to me anymore, now that virtually everyone has discovered it.And yes, once the party got busted, there's no way they would have gotten away with starting it again!When the party is over, the movie is over, leaving the viewer with the SAME FEELING most ravers had when leaving... "Now what?" After an amazing night of "everything", you have to realize that it's all over and life must goes on... at least for most of us.

I saw this late Sat. night/Sun. morning on IFC. Wonderful film with good work by the director. I guess the bad reviews made here in IMDb were written by people who don't make movies? The movie carried me into the scene, wound me up, and left me unable to get the music out of my head :) I've gone and bought the Bedrock CD and Paul Oakenfold's Tranceport CD. Point one: Independent film made so well I never feel as if I'm facing indecision in the editing room. Point two: I couldn't take my eyes away from the film, from start to end. Point three: I love the fast/slow motion trick Greg Harrison does to sync /scratch the video to match Digweed's "Heaven Scent" audio! In the end, everybody reaches simultaneous bliss during that song, followed by the inevitable Sunday morning sun (I hate Sundays). Though hinting that this lifestyle can't go on forever it is blissfully free of the overdone TV-style "sin like this and die" guilt messages. Two thumbs way up (as if Ebert would ever publicly review this, laugh.)

Film follows the events that take place within 24 hours at an underground rave in San Francisco on a Saturday night. Of course this rave is different because a whole bunch of the characters will find their lives changed forever. Entertaining, but unmemorable effort made on a shoestring budget features a few nice directorial touches and moves along nicely, despite very familiar material. Rated R.