This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Blistering performances.

Baywatch is quite a cynical bit of television, producers have long since known that beautiful people with toned bodies sell product and increase ratings. Normally soap operas pander to this in the more obvious way, we all know soap actors have it written In to their contract that the women have to occasionally walk around in their underwear or lounge seductively by the pool in a bikini and the men always find time to lift weights with their shirts off or walk around in a towel. But Baywatch threw plot and script out the window and just concentrated on the beautiful bodies, in fact they went even further by putting those beautiful bodies in swimsuits. The swimsuits are far too small of course, the men walk around shirtless flexing and gazing off in to the distance or if their a 'bad boy' fixing their Harley shirtless. The women are squeezed in to one piece costumes so tiny and tight i wonder if they breathe or eat. The plots revolve around distressed swimmers, drug dealing punks or selfish polluters which the team pursue in slow motion allowing for optimum 'jiggle factor'. Its easy to sneer however at this lowest common denominator show but it did have some things going for it, it had a positive message on the environment and 'doing the right thing' and promoted fitness. And David Hasselhoff has his usual 'high cheese factor' it is comical watching him suck in the gut ( partied too hard in the eighties Dave?) or chase women young enough to be his daughter or punch out bodybuilders with his dodgy karate moves. I remember a campaign by some British housewives and young mothers to ban Baywatch they referred to it as 'soft, soft porn' did they achieve success?. In any case i think thats taking it too far, certainly it shows off the bodies of the beautiful cast and probably had a high teenage boy audience who tuned in to ogle but it was ultimately a 'theme show' with mediocre scripts, babes,hunks and 'The Hoff'.

Baywatch is only ever interesting when David Hasselhoff was saving the day. His fluffy rounded hair bobbing up and down in slow motion along a beach was the only thing worth watching as well as his well toned mature body being revealed from that tight red jacket.He fit on the beach like bread and soup, he appeared so natural on Baywatch, his pure brilliance as a person really brought out the best in David as an actor. I love David Hasselhoff and was gutted to see him leave Baywatch. He was so inspirational and caring in his professional job he kept the show moving and exciting.p.s David Hasselhoff made Baywatch boring

I know that so many people says that Baywatch was the worst TV series of all, but everybody watched that, some episode at less.It was pure entertainment, that's all. And it was great to watch that show to have a fun time. Obviously, it could have never been nominated to a Golden Globe, I know, but think about it: it was the most seen TV series all over the world in the 90's. Why? Something was right in Baywatch, wasn't it? Not all seasons were so good, but for me the best were in the mid 90's. Two main reasons: PAMELA ANDERSON and YASMINE BLEETH. They were the stars of the show, never eclipsed by the other babes. Pam was explosive and a femme fatal (is she really retired). Yasmine was glamorous, beautiful and the best actress in the show. She was really talented (hope to see her on screen again after her coke hell).Of course many other stars were hot: Erika Eleniak, Carmen Electra, Nicole Eggert, David Charvet or David Chokachi. But Pam and Yasmine were the reasons why millions of people all over the world watched Baywatch. In fact, when they both left the show to go on with their careers beyond the beach, many people stopped to see the show. Poor Hasselhoff...Then, Baywatch Hawaii. I didn't like it. But Jason Brooks, Jason Momoa or Krista Allen were so hot.Finally, an unforgettable show, whatever you like or not. Baywatch was a world-wide phenomenon. And I hope to see Pam and Yasmine making cameos in the Dreamworks' Baywatch movie on 2006.

I already watched Baywatch when it was first showed in Germany in 1990 and I still love it-but only the first season.Baywatch was just getting worse after the first season,and since Pamela Anderson appeared they should really have canceled it immediately.The plots became foolish and the acting was getting horrible-but the breasts of the "actresses" became bigger.The whole "Baywatch Babes"-thing completely ruined the show-what a pity! So I really enjoy watching the first 23 episodes when such actors as Parker Stevenson,Shawn Weatherly and John Allen Nelson made me laugh and having a good time.Yes-I have to confess that I mostly enjoy the episodes with John Allen Nelson,for he is the cutest and sexiest lifeguard that ever played in Baywatch-there's just no one like him! When I watched "Hawaiian Reunion" I was surprised how good-looking he still is,and even if the plot of the film was ridiculous and absurd,it was worth watching it-because of John Allen Nelson.