Dirty Dancing (1987) ( Blu-ray from @LionsgateUK )

Though Dirty Dancing is often thought of as a chick-flick phenomenon (actually it’s normally said it’s "JUST a chick-flick phenomenon" as if this makes a difference) and its runaway success mainly attributed to Patrick Swayze's appeal there is more to it than that. I do like Patrick Swayze, but lets just say that his bare chested appeal is somewhat lost on me, my interest in him is more to do with who he portrays than whether he is shirtless or not. It may be tempting to believe that this film is the story of Frances "Baby" Houseman, the female lead played by Jennifer Grey, but she is an avatar for the audience through which we can experience an underground world considered unsavory in 1960's America. This isn't to say that Baby is a bad character, far from it, but rather that she is primarily the vehicle through which we understand the story and the other characters in it. In truth the film is actually just as much about Johnny Castle, Swayze's character, and his self destructive tendency to take responsibility when in reality he bears none.