Absolutely the worst movie.

Absolutely Fantastic

A Masterpiece!

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

As an angry gen x'r that was THERE in the 80s, I won't waste your time with prose, so here goes:1) There were no fat sidekicks in the 1980s. That formulaic curly haired fro wearing Jonah Hill type genius did not exist - a fat sidekick would be more John Candy. That is a millennial invention. A more believable Wheeler would be skinny, small, and with giant glasses and wear suits - and probably wouldn't bath. I recall there was this guy named Bill Gates...2) It's obvious the budget went to High Castle, as the producers didn't really try to make the sets look or feel genuine 80s. Kudos to wardrobe, but come on guys. Everything, including door fixtures to lights weren't legit. Geez, at least paint the walls the right color. So many times I watched this, thinking it was taking place modern day, and the actors were just driving crappy old cars and wearing thrift store clothes. I kept forgetting it was in the 80s... maybe that was the point?3) No video arcades? That's were you bought/traded your drugs. These teenage club working guys were so cool, idealistic, and confident, they didn't need to bother with the hottest technology of the time! Like I said, the 80s was applied to Red Oaks like cheap washable veneer. 4) Painfully obvious the worn out stories were meant to appeal to Millennials and their cry baby problems. Folks were hustling in the 80s and not being whiny about their dreams. It was eat, or be eaten. Russians and Nuclear war were around the corner. Status was king. No school = No future. You believed if you worked hard at anything, you would get there. That theme was touched upon - sort of. Regardless, I hope all the Boomers enjoyed watching this with their (still living at home) kids and felt some sort of connection.5) Thank goodness the actors saved the day! I was surprised many of them did not phone it in, but instead gave it their best to make it work. Watch Red Oaks for the performances, and don't expect to find yourself immersed in the 80s. Go rent Dirty Dancing, Flashdance, or Footloose for the real experience.Yeahh, that's right I gave it only a 6. Now you know why it ended at season 3.

Look at these faulty reviews of haters. This shows is awesome. Don't listen to the negative folks in here going out of there way to type an essay and persuade u to not watch. It's a fantastic show with much effort to fulfill the audience needs while watching an 80's comedy that is PURPOSELY PREDICTABLE.

"Red Oaks" is the name of a Jewish country club in NJ, in the suburbs of NYC. Set in the mid-1980's, after watching the first episode I thought this would mostly be a bit of a "Caddyshack" ripoff. While life and the people who inhabit Red Oaks are a major part of this series, it is more of a coming of age type of story about 20 year old David Meyers, who is an assistant tennis pro at RO. David's at that point in life where he isn't sure what he wants to do. His father wants to him to follow in his footsteps and become a CPA while David wants to learn film. He is also caught in a dilemma in his romantic life. He's been dating Karen since high school, a beautiful and sweet gal who is an aerobics instructor at RO who is ready to become a wife but David finds himself smitten by Skye, the daughter of the President and richest patron of ROCC and is the spoiled stereotypical JAP. And with this as the center of the story, we get to meet some funny and interesting characters. David's parents, well played by Richard Kind and Jennifer Grey, have gotten bored with each other and are splitting up. Ennis Essmer does a great job as Nash (short for Nassar] the head tennis pro and top notch seducer of the divorcees and widows at ROCC, who becomes something of a mentor to David. David's best buddy is Wheeler, a dope-head who dropped out of college from boredom, content to work as a valet and then bartender at the club till he finds himself smitten with the charms of Misty, a long legged lifeguard at RO. the funniest denizen of RO is comedy veteran Paul Reiser as Getty, the club president and owner of a Wall Street investment firm. Getty is an absolute arrogant prick who is used to getting his way and couldn't care less what the others may think of him. He's a poor kid who worked his way to the top and needless to say he's not thrilled with the prospect of his daughter ending up with an assistant tennis pro.As in any series, some episodes are terrific, others are clunkers. Enjoyed it so far, probably enough dangling plot lines to take this through 4 seasons.

This show gets a very solid 9 of 10 from me. I'm in my 40s and therefore am a proud child of the 80s, so this show is fun for me for obvious reasons.I describe the show to others as what John Hughes would have done with a TV show. The struggles and awkwardness of young people is timeless, and while the setting is the 80s, anyone alive will relate to the story lines (whether you were a child of the 30s, or a child of the 2000's). The beauty of the series is that the characters become more and more developed, which ultimately is what makes or breaks most productions. Sure, this is a comedy, but it is moving and nostalgic in a way that few shows achieve.I just concluded the second season, and I liked it even more than the first. The music selection is spectacular; some of the selections I have not heard since the 80s, and so Amazon racked up a few extra MP3 purchases from me thanks to this show (Amazon, if you produce a Season 3 I promise there will be additional purchases to be made!). The ONLY weak point for the show occurred in Season 1, Episode 7. There are entire discussion threads dedicated to the subject, but honestly I would recommend that people completely skip that episode. Or perhaps some additional footage can be tacked on to the end to show that it was all a dream (a perfect 80s thing to do, right???). But if you can survive that ridiculousness, I promise the whole rest of the series is amazing, and just builds and gets better through Season 2.In summary, I am keeping my fingers crossed that Amazon keeps this incredible gem of a show going as it makes a wonderful addition to their lineup.