If you are not a fan of hip hop dance, then this film is not for you.
If you grew up on Beat Street, Breakin', Wild Style, Graffiti Rock and Style Wars, give this a rent on DVD.
Like Beat Street and Breakin' the story is inconsequential. I am still holding out for a film that focuses on the culture without the hokey plots. The documentaries Style Wars, Rhyme and Reason, and Scratch are huge steps in that direction. If in the inevitable sequel they can just stick to the dancing and keep the clichés to a minimum I may go see it at the movies instead of waiting for the DVD.
The dancing however is a lot of fun and the finale is something to see. Regarding the DVD edition of the film, there are some pretty informative extras about the making of the film and an audio/video commentary which is a lot of fun as well. In this commentary we get to see members of the cast and crew as they watch the film which is displayed in a smaller window in the lower left hand corner. Fun stuff.
I know the voters at large gave this a 1.6, but I don't think that is accurate. I am not saying this is West Side Story, but it is definitely better than 1.6. I gave it a 6 (an average based on a 10 for the dancing and a 3 for the story).
If you grew up on Beat Street, Breakin', Wild Style, Graffiti Rock and Style Wars, give this a rent on DVD.
Like Beat Street and Breakin' the story is inconsequential. I am still holding out for a film that focuses on the culture without the hokey plots. The documentaries Style Wars, Rhyme and Reason, and Scratch are huge steps in that direction. If in the inevitable sequel they can just stick to the dancing and keep the clichés to a minimum I may go see it at the movies instead of waiting for the DVD.
The dancing however is a lot of fun and the finale is something to see. Regarding the DVD edition of the film, there are some pretty informative extras about the making of the film and an audio/video commentary which is a lot of fun as well. In this commentary we get to see members of the cast and crew as they watch the film which is displayed in a smaller window in the lower left hand corner. Fun stuff.
I know the voters at large gave this a 1.6, but I don't think that is accurate. I am not saying this is West Side Story, but it is definitely better than 1.6. I gave it a 6 (an average based on a 10 for the dancing and a 3 for the story).