It's the same movie fans have seen dozens of times. They are the songs they've sung along with dozens of times. But now, 32 years later, Grease is once again the word. It's back on the big screen in 12 cities – with twist. We still get to see Danny and Sandy, and the rest of the gang at Rydell High, sing about summer lovin' and greased lightening like always, but now we get to sing right along with them, and even do one of the dances. This is Grease Sing-a-Long.

The fun new enhancement to this release of Grease Sing-a-Long is the karaoke-style subtitles that appear at the bottom of the screen (and even a demonstration on how to do the Hand Jive during the dance scene) that allows the audience to sing their hearts out, loudly and rowdily, right along with the characters during the movie. There are also plenty of flashy graphics, like floating hearts, bowling balls and hot dogs (yes, hot dogs!), that pop up and contribute to the overall fun during the song and dance numbers. The film has also been digitally remastered and enhanced so the color saturation pops and makes the movie look as though it was filmed in 2010 and not over three decades ago. Paramount’s savvy marketing campaign touting it as the original High School Musical, and utilizing such social networking sites as Facebook and Twitter, will undoubtedly make the all-important Tween and pre-tween set interested and will give chills to a whole new generation, though how much of the 1950s setting (and 1970s humor) will fly right over their heads remains to be seen!

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