Criminally underrated. Apart from glamorizing some very reckless behavior in a few scenes (perhaps what Spielberg didn't like?), a movie with very few flaws. Great dialog, good laughs, a certain depth and resonance to the story, terrific visuals and one of the more affecting endings I've ever seen. Costner is at his best and most charismatic. A star being born. Amazingly, this was Judd Nelson before The Breakfast Club. Charming, haunting, smart and life-affirming in a way that rings true.This film captures something difficult to define. Highly recommended to everyone, but perhaps of greatest value to those on the cusp of adulthood.

This is probably my favorite movie of all time. Kevin Costner's roll of Gardner as a carefree rebel pays homage to legends such as Marlon Brando and James Dean of past. Judd Nelson is brilliant as a young ROTC student "dying" to become a soldier of war. My favorite part is when they arrive at the parachute jumping school. Truman is a such a great character that adds great comedy to the film. And who can forget the drunk they drag along with them. What, he might have 2 lines in the entire movie!? Awesome! It all comes to the beautiful wedding they conjure up out of nothing down in Mexico somewhere. If you have never seen this movie, you must see it! It is more of a guy flick, but I think females would still enjoy it also. It is a great road trip movie! Magnifico!!!!!!

Unlike the typical and hackneyed teenage or college "losing your virginity," and party movies of the 70s and 80s, this movie has depth as well as humor and sophomoric behavior. With Vietnam looming in the near future, a canceled engagement, and the end of college, four diverse friends head out on one last "Fandango" in south Texas to have some fun on a road trip to their buddy Dom with no money, but find so much more in self discovery. The movie also boasts a wonderful soundtrack as well as a fine performance by Kevin Costner in one of his first roles. I highly recommend it to any college age film fans or anyone who remembers the 70s.

I first saw this movie as a young, nine or ten year-old impressionable kid, so there are some sentimental attachments to this. This movie is very clever. As a comedy, it's amazing; some of the ideas (the parachute scene, for example) are absolutely genius. On top of all this is an amazing soundtrack, in which each song fits each scene eerily beautifully. When I first saw this movie I had just started guitar lessons and was leaning toward hard rock. This movie turned me on to some other heavy, tear-jerker type songs in "It's too late" (Carole King) and "Can't find my way home" by Blind Faith. Beautiful stuff. One of the few Elton John songs I like, "Saturday night's alright" as well as "Spooky" are perfectly placed. But nothing is placed as perfect as Pat Metheney's "It's for you". Now, I was a hard rocker and had only heard of Metheney when I saw this. This tune is so beautiful and haunting on it's own, and where it is in the movie, I almost dare you not to cry. Someone I know thought the movie was also sad, so it'ts unique. I would still classify it as a comedy more than anything. Funny stuff.