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Rating: 3 stars

All movies seen on 09/30/2011

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Beat Street (1984)

Directed by Stan Lathan

Comedy | Drama

Overview

An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.

Rated PG | Length 105 minutes

Actors

Guy Davis | Rae Dawn Chong | Saundra Santiago | Doug E. Fresh | Mary Alice | Shawn Elliott | Duane Jones | Kadeem Hardison | Jon Chardiet | Leon W. Grant | Robert Taylor | Kool Herc | Afrika Bambaataa | Tommy Gunn | Melle Mel | Gina Belafonte | Hope Clarke | Joseph C. Phillips | Tony 'Mr. Wave' Draughon | The New York City Breakers | Rock Steady Crew

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I’ve been looking forward to BEAT STREET, as I’d been told by many that it was the superior film to the BREAKIN’ duology. And it is…until around the hour mark.

So much of the first hour was gritty and hip-hoppy and featured great break dancing, but after that film starts to tank and meanders to wrapping up on a very lukewarm note; at least BREAKIN’ and BREAKIN’ 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO left on big breakin’ numbers, even if they were cheesy.

I like the film (especially the Christmas sequence), but I wish it’d been more even and had more break dancing.

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