Blu-ray Review – Porky’s

Part of the mystery of Hollywood is the general inability of anyone to
predict a hit movie. Sure, there's a handful of blockbuster formulas
that are often used to great success, but the general rush of box office
triumph usually emerges from surprising titles. In 1982, the sleeper
hit of the year was "Porky's," a little raunchy comedy that home studio
20th Century Fox didn't even want to release, yet the picture ended up
as the fifth highest grosser of the year, just above such classics as
"Star Trek II" and "Poltergeist." It was lambasted by critics and
beloved by audiences, but why? Could it be that writer/director Bob
Clark tapped into a vein of nostalgia much like George Lucas did with
"American Graffiti," returning viewers to the eroding innocence of
youth? Was it the evocative Floridian atmosphere of backwoods clowning?
Maybe the compulsively silly performances were just that irresistible?
Or was it the boobs? I'm guessing the latter, as "Porky's" isn't a very
accomplished storytelling effort, wandering blindly around pranks and
melodrama as it fights to find a higher purpose beyond being just
another horndog teen feature. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com