I am a huge fan of dance movies, and that I have watched some of it these past years and found it pretty interesting (since I cannot dance at all so I was stunned ad amazed by how they danced...). I've watched Take The Lead, Save The Last Dance, Center Stage 2, and Step Up for that matter. I skipped Step Up 2 the Streets due to very low ratings, Center Stage becauseI cannot find the DVD, and haven't got the time to watch Streetdance when it comes to theaters last few months.
The story is quite similar with the previous, with slightly different plots, about struggling teens trying to find their place in the world. While in the previous one the focus is only in two characters (usually a girl and a boy), this one focuses on two male lead characters (one minor than the other), with two female characters. This movie takes place in New York, where the male lead character Luke (Rick Malambri), tried to save his 'headquarter' by entering a competition to win the money so he can pay the rent for the place. Then he met a girl named Natalie (Sharni Vinson) in whom he found an interest and she seemed not a very innocent girl at all when the secrets finally revealed. The two minor characters are Moose (Adam G. Sevani), and Camille (the name of the girl seemed familiar? Yes, Camille -played by Alyson Stoner- is the sister of Channing Tatum's character, Tyler, in Step Up). Then the four of them united together to form a dance group to battle against the best hip hop dancers in town to win the World Jam.
The movie is pretty much entertaining as much as the first one, with a great 3D experience (although most of the time the dance images seemed too 'sharp' and looked like it has been edited...). Well, at least you found that not all of the dance movies were converted to 3D, so its a new experience you got here. Yet the plot of the story is too simple, and has many holes and flaws (I won't mention the flaws here, because it will give away the plot and the whole story). And too much cliches in it. A girl meets boy, a boy meets girl, they both fall in love with each other, betrayals, teen friendship problems, you name it. If you hate cliche movies, be best to avoid this one. An additional of a predictable ending is not going to do you any good, too.
Yet the dance are awesome! Although I'm not a big fan of hip hop and street dancing, and I was not a dancer too, but still the dancers are sooo good! The way they move made me ask myself all the time, "Wow, you can do THAT with your body? Really??" I mean you'll know it at once that the dancers are experts and talented (and has spent years and years of practice...), from the way they move. Unfortunately, the lead characters, especially Rick Malambri and Sharni Vinson, are both not the main dancers on this movie, where they SHOULD have performed a larger portion of the dance.
Overall, I will give this one a grade of B-... Its about 3 out of 5 stars... The reason is because Adam G. Sevani did his part very well as a dancer and as a 'newcomer' in movie industry, and because as cliche as it were, it still entertains the audience with a great dance moves in it. My advice, well, I would recommend you to see it right away on theaters near you before its too late and you missed those great hip hop dances, though if you searched for a dance movie with a strong plot I would recommend the first Step Up than this one.
Step Up 3-D is a sequel to Step Up (2006) and Step Up 2 The Streets (2008). Although its a sequel, do not be alarmed, the plot and story is completely different with different characters and different problems in each of the movies.
The first one, Step Up (Starring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan), tells a story about Tyler, a rebellious boy who loves to dance; and Nora, a ballet dancer who studied at Maryland School of the Arts and is struggling with her dance piece for her senior showcase. These two came from a very different families, and soon to be discovered fallen in love with each other, while at the same time they had to face a serious problem; Tyler's friends who felt abandoned, and Nora's strict mother who urges her to take another major at the univ.
The second one, (unfortunately I still didn't have time to watched it, or maybe rather reluctant to watch it since there are many unfavorable reviews...) the story is about a rebellious girl named Andie (Brianna Evigan) who's fighting to fit in the MSA, and then stumbled upon Chase (Robert Hoffman) to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore's underground dance battle, The Streets (www.rottentomatoes.com).
The third one, Step Up 3-D, is the one that I'm going to discuss. The story itself still revolves around street dancing, much similar to the second one than the first one. In the first movie the plot still revolves around ballet dancing which then had a clash to street dancing, whereas in this movie, the main focus is ALL about street dance.
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| This is my Favorite part, The Second Dance Battle with splashing waters all over it...Very Cool!! |
The story is quite similar with the previous, with slightly different plots, about struggling teens trying to find their place in the world. While in the previous one the focus is only in two characters (usually a girl and a boy), this one focuses on two male lead characters (one minor than the other), with two female characters. This movie takes place in New York, where the male lead character Luke (Rick Malambri), tried to save his 'headquarter' by entering a competition to win the money so he can pay the rent for the place. Then he met a girl named Natalie (Sharni Vinson) in whom he found an interest and she seemed not a very innocent girl at all when the secrets finally revealed. The two minor characters are Moose (Adam G. Sevani), and Camille (the name of the girl seemed familiar? Yes, Camille -played by Alyson Stoner- is the sister of Channing Tatum's character, Tyler, in Step Up). Then the four of them united together to form a dance group to battle against the best hip hop dancers in town to win the World Jam.
The movie is pretty much entertaining as much as the first one, with a great 3D experience (although most of the time the dance images seemed too 'sharp' and looked like it has been edited...). Well, at least you found that not all of the dance movies were converted to 3D, so its a new experience you got here. Yet the plot of the story is too simple, and has many holes and flaws (I won't mention the flaws here, because it will give away the plot and the whole story). And too much cliches in it. A girl meets boy, a boy meets girl, they both fall in love with each other, betrayals, teen friendship problems, you name it. If you hate cliche movies, be best to avoid this one. An additional of a predictable ending is not going to do you any good, too.
Yet the dance are awesome! Although I'm not a big fan of hip hop and street dancing, and I was not a dancer too, but still the dancers are sooo good! The way they move made me ask myself all the time, "Wow, you can do THAT with your body? Really??" I mean you'll know it at once that the dancers are experts and talented (and has spent years and years of practice...), from the way they move. Unfortunately, the lead characters, especially Rick Malambri and Sharni Vinson, are both not the main dancers on this movie, where they SHOULD have performed a larger portion of the dance.
Overall, I will give this one a grade of B-... Its about 3 out of 5 stars... The reason is because Adam G. Sevani did his part very well as a dancer and as a 'newcomer' in movie industry, and because as cliche as it were, it still entertains the audience with a great dance moves in it. My advice, well, I would recommend you to see it right away on theaters near you before its too late and you missed those great hip hop dances, though if you searched for a dance movie with a strong plot I would recommend the first Step Up than this one.
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