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Staying Alive
Metascore
17 out of 100

Overwhelming dislike - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 6 out of 6
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  1. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Liam Lacey
    38
    Stallone's sequel has almost nothing to do with the original film except that it's about dancing; otherwise, it's Rocky IV with legwarmers. [16 Jul 1983]
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  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    25
    Staying Alive is a big disappointment.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jay Carr
    25
    Staying Alive, the sequel to John Travolta's "Saturday Night Fever," plays like wet cement. [16 Jul 1983]
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  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Janet Maslin
    20
    This one is clumsy, mean spirited and amazingly unmusical.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    20
    The bottom line is that Staying Alive is nowhere as good as its 1977 predecessor, "Saturday Night Fever."
  6. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    0
    Ill-conceived, pathetically realized follow-up to "Saturday Night Fever."
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5.8 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. JohnP.
    10
    Time has shown this to be one of the strongest sequels in film history. A must see!
  2. Geo
    2
    I haven't seen this since I saw it in a theater in 1983. I plan on keeping it that way. I remember liking a few of the songs, but I also remember a terrible story. It's like something a cokehead would make and think it's good.… Full Review »
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