Deeper than the descriptions

An Exercise In Nonsense

It's one of the most original films you'll likely see all year, which, depending on your threshold for certifiably crazy storylines, could be a rewarding experience or one that frustrates you.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

I've never seen Breakin' 2 until last night.Sure, I've been one of the masses that adds the sub-title to every potential sequel in the making, but I never actually sat down and watched it until they had a midnight screening of it last night.I'm now one of the converted.Before I go into this, I've never seen Breakin' 1, but I don't think this really matters, nor did I get lost in a plot of complex twists and turns. When a movie starts in a city-wide dance party that even city officials get into, you know this is going to be no ordinary movie.The plot's non-important. After leaving the theater, I realized there are easily a dozen clichéd plot lines, from saving a community center, upper-class girl hanging out with street kids, the disapproving father, the evil land developer, the endearing precocious children, the dramatic plot turn that requires the gang to visit the hospital, rival gangs.... it's all here. The Book of Clichés is referenced to the fullest.But I really don't care.The dancing 20+ years later is still incredibly impressive, the music is catchy, and the attitude of the film is so optimistically cheery, that it makes it all somehow work. People in the theater were clapping, laughing, cheering, moving to the music, and the audience enthusiasm made it that much more fun. Throw an Ice-T cameo into the mix, and it's the finest grade retro-cheese you can get. I don't think it's possible to watch this movie, and not be in a good mood by the time it's over.And without a doubt, Turbo's "rotating room" dance scene is as good and as memorable as it gets.Not everyone's going to get the chance to see it on the big-screen like I had the chance to last night. But it's worth a watch with a group of friends. It's not going to change the face of American cinema, it's always going to be rooted within '80's pop-culture, and it's deliriously campy.But there's that little part of me that was just endeared by the silliness. And I watch it again for precisely that reason.Recommended for any fan of the '80's or for those who appreciate old-school dance moves.

This is a truly horrible movie. The acting is horrid. The script contains some of the most embarrassing lines ever spoken at any time by human beings. The makers of this movie were frontin' big time. Their main front was that breakdance gangs were 100% nonviolent entities here to better mankind and lift everyone up into levels of enlightenment unattainable before break dancing came on the scene. Of course, to put break dancing in a more realistic light would defeat the purpose of the movie, which was to show how inherently righteous boogaloo was in restoring the world to harmony. But pursuing this altruistic boogaloo concept killed this movie for me when I first saw it at the theatre. The break dance fighting scenes were unbelievably funny! I was so eager to see the sequel to Breakin' (which I enjoyed), but I was so embarrassed to watch such a horrible movie with my parents watching. They totally got the wrong idea from this movie about what break dancing meant to me. (Spoilers) This came off as an absurd MUSICAL praising the glories of community spirit in the context of CHOREOGRAPHED break dancing reminiscent of the Fame TV series. After reading some of the above posts talking about how wonderful this movie is, I suppose I can see that as "entertainment" it was great. I agree, it was entertaining as an unintentional comedy. I laughed my butt off. I am certain that this movie killed the break dancing movement singlehandedly with it's crass commercial exploitation. Why anyone who truly appreciates break dancing would feel that this was anything but a slap in the face is beyond me. This is a film that su uu uhhh cckksss! Don't try to dignify the unacceptable just because of nostalgia. This was the beginning of the end of break dancing. This is exactly where the war was lost. Right here.

I really cant watch this movie being a streetdancer myself because it fails to really show what the culture is truly about. The first thing wrong is the title (Electric Boogaloo) the Electric Boogaloos are a Streetdancing group founded in Fresno in the mid 70's by Boogaloo Sam. This movie doesnt even address what Boogaloo style dancing is all about. It would be like making a movie called Shaolin Kung Fu and doing nothing but Boxing if you want an analogy. None of the real Electric Boogaloos were even in the movie (Popin Pete did play in the original Breakin') so why give it that title? Another thing - there wasnt alot of emphasis on the dancing itself. Okay I wont go much further. Even as a streetdancing movie it wasnt very good at all. However it is good to see most of those Kats still dancing to this very day. Peace

If this isn't the worst film ever made, then whatever's worse is a well kept secret. Lucinda (Thunder Thighs) Dickey as well as the rest of the cast make comical figures of themselves. It's the usual story...big bad business wants to take away the rec center from kids who in real life would be hijacking liquor stores. I think they were trying to make a knock off of West Side Story. It would be more appropriate to name it Blind Side Story. What a gagger.