Product Details

• Actors: Todd Bridges, Adolpho "Shabba Doo" Quinones, Lil' Cease, Tight Eyez, Phoolish
• Directors: Kokie "The Doctor" Nassim
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Allumination
• DVD Release Date: August 16, 2005
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000A2UBJS
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,104 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Peace Arch Home Entertain Release Date: 02/06/2007

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Faulty Decision ruins it, January 24, 2006

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T. Fancy (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breakin' vs. Krumpin' (DVD)

I have to agree with another review who stated that the biggest issue with this DVD is the narration and the judging in the "Battle". Unlike the documentary on Krumping called "Rize", which many viewers will have seen and probably led you to this film, the dance battle in this DVD has a poor venue (a small garage with no more than 30 or so spectators, most of whom look like they've never heard of Krumping and are definitely NOT from the streets) versus the Great Western Forum packed with 10,000 urban dance fans in "Rize".

At the end of the movie Shabba-Doo calls it a tie, which is a complete joke and ruins the whole movie. After watching the battle it's obvious that the raw unchoreographed energy of the Krumpers outshines the ho-hum highly-practised and passion-less breaking moves of the breakers. It's like watching a battle between a group of Warriors (Krumpers) against some effeminate Ballerinas (Breakers). At the end of all of that to call a "Tie" is a complete cop-out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Rise of Krumpin, April 1, 2007

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Phil - See all my reviews

This review is from: Breakin' vs. Krumpin' (DVD)

This DVD revolves around the old-skool dance style of Breakin (Or BBoying/Breakdancing) against a new upcoming dance style called Krumpin.

The storyline is rather mediocre, with two people making a bet as to which dance style would beat the other. The content however, goes rather in depth into the current image of the dance styles.

As you watch this film, you will learn the basic roots of Krumpin and Breakin, and how the battle styles differ and such. Well known Bboys such as Crumbs and Reun represent the Bboy team, and Krumpin founder Tight Eyez leads the Krumpin team.

Much of the film itself is based on the preparation to the battle, and how both teams look for crew members to join the battle.

The battle itself has lots of energy, with some mind blowing moves from both sides. However the difference in music and battle style made the battle hard to judge from an audiences point of view. If you only wish to buy the DVD just to find the outcome of the battle, I would not reccomend. You're better off finding out the verdict from another source since the battle is only a small portion of the DVD.

Note to BBoys/Bgirls: The international scene for BBoyin/Bgirlin is not represented well in this video. Do not expect appearances from any bboy outside of the US.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Transition from One Dance to the Next, December 27, 2006

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Shamontiel L. Vaughn "Message from Montie" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breakin' vs. Krumpin' (DVD)

I saw this movie earlier this year and really enjoyed it. I can't believe I could've missed something like this when it first came out, considering I know all the words to "Breakin" and "Breakin 2" from watching them repeatedly as a child. I didn't even recognize Shabba Doo "Ozone." My mother had to tell me. This movie was basically about a bet that Shabba Doo and Todd Bridges made in regard to who was better between breakers and krumpers. I enjoyed seeing how the krumpers have transitioned from this movie. I love movies about hip-hop, especially when it's true to the artform and Hollywood hasn't watered it down.

Cons: The dance-off scene, once the dancers were picked, was in a mediocre area. I wish it would've been outside or in a more realistic environment instead of a warehouse with all of these people who looked like this was their first time ever even BEING around hip-hop dancers. I was concerned that the krumpers could even get into character, but ironically, the breakers acting a complete fool helped. I would've never thought that the breakers would act so intimidated and defensive, but it made for great entertainment.

Pros: I liked the decision of the winners. It was only fair and realistic. I wanted to know why another man would want to take someone else's past nickname (Baby Tight Eyez) but I give Wild Boy the thumbs up for changing his name and showing his individuality. Todd is a pretty funny guy. I liked watching his crazy rendition of breaking and him and Shabba Doo go back and forth joking.