what drug be they on when they make this disaster . xanadu be one of the bad film ever make . i shouldn not even be call it a film because there not much of anything resemble a story and acting and quality and whatever and to be see in a single frame of this embarrassing disaster . ok and the animated sequence be cool . but that about it . and call it a musical be also a put down on the whole musical genre . xanadu be more of a series of incongruous element and idea the director and producer think up ( most likely while on drug ) and be haphazardly stitch together with no idea of what constitute good storytelling in a musical format . the whole film be totally wonky . case in point represent the fact that olivia newton john rarely sing on screen and even though this be a musical and we hear song sing by olivia and yet olivia be probably see perform her song just a couple of time on screen . imagine hire julie andrew for a musical and for something like the sound of music and and have her sing most of the song but never show her perform her song on screen . xanadu start with the mus appear from the painting and all dancing and smile to i be alive and sung by . elo . wait a minute . wouldn not it have make more sense if olivia have sing i be alive a she come to life and dance about . i mean and this be a musical and right . and olivia can sing and right . but no and we watch a silent onj try to dance with the other clunky mus while we hear the elo song . this annoy technique or style ( do not know what to call it ) be repeat a couple of time during the film and include the whole all over the world moment represent we watch olivia grinning and silent while elo sings . then there the whole 1940s glam rock meld scene and when we actually hear olivia voice on the soundtrack during the 1940s scene but then and whoa and olivia be nowhere to be see . instead and we have these 3 unknown woman who stand in and lipsync to olivia voice . why . that olivia voice i hear and so why not use her on screen . the whole suddenly moment and when olivia and michael rollerskate inside the magical studio . we basically watch these lifeless people rollerskate in some really cheesy set while suddenly and sing by olivia and cliff richards and be hear on the soundtrack . why . why not have the couple perform the song to themselves . just watch two people rollerskate to a song be like be on a porch and watch two people rollerskate in the street while suddenly play on the radio . how uninvolving be that . and the whole end and when olivia sings on screen ( which make you go wow and it a musical now ) but it just a medley of pointless tune sandwich in between a truncated version of the song xanadu . huh . but the stupid aspect of this musical be that magic and the best song of the whole disastrous project and doesn not even figure prominently in the film . i could go on and on about how bad this film be ( bad fx and annoy transition and ultra kitschy fashion and even for that time and etc ) but i think i have make my point of how truly embarrass the whole thingamajig be by have a popular singer like onj in a musical and rarely have her sing on screen . so and in closing and should everyone avoid watch xanadu . not if youre into train wreck . it a must see for those who love watch train wreck and and boy and this one of the big train wreck ever make . it sorta so good because it so bad because of it bad fashion sense and the overall look of it but the actor be so boring and lifeless that xanadu doesn not fall into the quotable campy bad film . xanadu true camp appeal reside mainly on it wonky technical aspect ( song and script and continuity and logic and etc ) and be a treasure throve of badness that will keep on give for all eternity .