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5.0 out of 5 stars
Body Rockin' '80s Classic!, July 24, 2002
This review is from: Breakin' [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I purchased the soundtrack when this movie came out in 1984, but I never really saw the complete movie. When it was on TV, I always seemed to catch the last half-hour. Luckily, I was able to find a new VHS copy, and I must say it's one of my favourite movies in my collection. It stars Lucinda Dickey as an up & coming dancer who befriends two breakdancers (Adolpho Quinones & Michael Chambers)who fight for the respect of the dance community to get break dancing taken as a serious art form. The soundtrack is still great after all of these years, and the story is total '80s "breakploitation". Even though it has been criticized for being total trash, and plagued with bad acting, just remember that this movie was the starting vehicle for all the actors involved. I never found the acting THAT BAD. It's a movie that will WOW you with solid jams, and hype mid-'80s fashion, plus lots of high energy breakdancing and other forms of modern dance that make the film interesting & entertaining. I was lucky to find a new VHS copy of this movie, but it would be nice if it was available on DVD in North America. In conclusion, if you really like '80s movies, then this one will not disappoint.
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Revisit the 80s., April 14, 2004
Do not rent or buy this movie if you are looking for a movie with a strong plot line or decent acting. Both of these items are pretty much nonexistent.
There is really no sense in trying to explain the plot line to this movie, mainly because it only takes up about 20 minutes of this 86-minute movie. The rest of the movie involves the characters dancing (mostly break dancing to be exact). To be honest, the story actually gets in the way of the dancing (never thought I would say that about a movie).
Okay, if the story line isn't worth talking about and the acting is pretty much non-existent, then why the 4-star rating? Because of the dancing. This is one of those movies where the story and the acting don't really matter. For those of us with no dance talent, these dance moves will leave your mouth wide open. And any movie that can successfully do that is worth a high rating.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Breakdancing brought to the big screen!, May 20, 2003
Remembering those days in 1984 where any corner with a cardboard and a boom box would become an arena are brought back to life with the release of the first Breakdancing Movie. I was 10 when I first saw this movie in San Gabriel, CA., and I remember how I used to challenge kids my age (girls and boys)to break. At the end, there were no losers (most of the time everyone danced together) and it didn't involved social status, race, origin, etc, what mattered most was how well you could break. If I tried any of the floor moves I used to do, I would need a paramedic on my side just in case. I've encountered several people who would rather not remember those days, but what I can say is that if in a movie theater you had people getting out of their seats to dance and break to the beats while the movie was playing, there had to be something magical to it. I cannot say less but recommend this movie to everyone, and hopefully you will recover those lost memories just like I have.
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