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From the writer of Stomp the Yard comes this fast-moving film about hopes and dreams set within the high-energy world of hip-hop. As three crews put their futures on the line, battling their way to the finals at the International Beat the World competition in Detroit, off-stage pressures force them to realize there may be more at stake than just being crowned the best. Powered by the innovative dance routines of Germany’s Flying Steps, Brazil’s Pink Ladies Crew and a world-class cast of performers, You Got Served: Beat The World is a jaw-dropping showcase of hot flow, cool beats, crazy parkour, and the freshest moves on earth!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
How many Aspirin should I chase with vodka to forget that this movie ever happened?
July 8, 2011
By Tokay
Format:DVD
It's the same old story. Some dude living in midtown Detroit flipping crates on the night shift has the reasonable dream of helping Jay-Z make music videos. Now just how does that usually work out? I'm guessing less than stellar. The intended twist that would make this movie stand out among other dance flicks is the incorporation of parkour (aka, free-running) into hip-hop. Like some Brit who looks like a juiced up Elijah Wood is going to teach a bunch of slam dancers how to free-run in about two days--plausible? The real way that this movie stands out is that it's the least impressive dance flick I've ever seen. And folks, I love me some dance flicks. Like, way love them--as in I have a secret dream of being in a dance crew "love them". Yet this one just caused me pain.
So I told you about the Detroit crew leader, on to the rest of "the world". In Berlin there's a crew led by some unimposing white guy who looks like James McAvoy and Stuart Townsend (Lestat in Queen of the Damned) had a love child. There's some gambling-addicted Brazilian guy with no personality whatsoever. Then there's a bunch of other crews that all look like they hail from Detroit, too. To make the story more "real" or whatever all three of these leaders repetitively let their crews down with all the guidance of a drunk lemming in need of directions to the way-serious dance competition where the winning team krumps away with $100K.
The screenwriting was destitute at best. Here's a big red flag: there are references to "stepping up" but none to "getting served". Maybe the writers thought this was Step Up 4. Oh, but there were plenty of other reasonable lines to make up for it like:
1) "We're the best, we can't lose!"
2) "I didn't graduate valedictorian like you. Hip-hop's my only way there."
3) "You know dancing is our only way out!"
4) "I hope you're ready to get your ass kicked again."
5) [and in response:] "Man, I can't wait to kick his ass!"
Yep. That's how twenty-somethings talk. But it's not just the quippy repartees, the writing consistently sucked throughout the script.
I guess I should address the dancing. So remember the cool moves from the solo scenes in Step Up and the cool group practice sessions in You Got Served--yeah, they all sucked in this movie. Oh, and weren't the routines in the competitions in both of those movies like wicked, "did that just happen" awesome? Yeah, not so much in this movie.
But what about the dance competition at the end? That's gotta' have some serious acts right? Swing and a miss! These scenes felt akin to watching 100 kids from Detroit and some exchange students from Rio and Berlin doing an urban Macarena in Hip Hop for Beginners--that's right next to Six Minute Abs at the DVD store. The choreography appeared cardiovascularly unchallenging. So much, in fact, that I've seen chubby teens more attentive to technical effort while sweating to Dance Dance Revolution! And why oh why is Lil C (judge and choreographer on SYTYCD) in the cast!?! I hope he's not responsible for this choreography. He'd be out of a job unless the sequel machine farted out a successor to this miserable waste of film.
Let's skip to the end. The protagonist's crew wins against "the world". However, I doubt they could even hold their own at a middle school talent show. Scott Pilgrim faced a way tougher the World than this crew, and all he walked away with was some raggedy-haired chick and the same one-room apartment. The lesson? Don't know, don't care...and don't watch this movie.
The best part of this movie is the scathing review I get to write about it. The attempts at drama were palpable--as in they left a taste in my mouth like a Hell-scorched Hot Pocket! Now that I've seen the kind of dancing that wins world competitions I'm calling up Seth Rogan, Jonah Hill and Jay Baruchel--I think we've got a shot at the title!!! I give this movie two pirouettes in the keester. Just to clarify, that means an "F". Instead you should watch the far technically superior You Got Served, any of the Step Up series. But be warned, the plots and writing are almost unnoticeably better.
Now how many Aspirin should I chase with vodka to forget that this movie ever happened?
So I told you about the Detroit crew leader, on to the rest of "the world". In Berlin there's a crew led by some unimposing white guy who looks like James McAvoy and Stuart Townsend (Lestat in Queen of the Damned) had a love child. There's some gambling-addicted Brazilian guy with no personality whatsoever. Then there's a bunch of other crews that all look like they hail from Detroit, too. To make the story more "real" or whatever all three of these leaders repetitively let their crews down with all the guidance of a drunk lemming in need of directions to the way-serious dance competition where the winning team krumps away with $100K.
The screenwriting was destitute at best. Here's a big red flag: there are references to "stepping up" but none to "getting served". Maybe the writers thought this was Step Up 4. Oh, but there were plenty of other reasonable lines to make up for it like:
1) "We're the best, we can't lose!"
2) "I didn't graduate valedictorian like you. Hip-hop's my only way there."
3) "You know dancing is our only way out!"
4) "I hope you're ready to get your ass kicked again."
5) [and in response:] "Man, I can't wait to kick his ass!"
Yep. That's how twenty-somethings talk. But it's not just the quippy repartees, the writing consistently sucked throughout the script.
I guess I should address the dancing. So remember the cool moves from the solo scenes in Step Up and the cool group practice sessions in You Got Served--yeah, they all sucked in this movie. Oh, and weren't the routines in the competitions in both of those movies like wicked, "did that just happen" awesome? Yeah, not so much in this movie.
But what about the dance competition at the end? That's gotta' have some serious acts right? Swing and a miss! These scenes felt akin to watching 100 kids from Detroit and some exchange students from Rio and Berlin doing an urban Macarena in Hip Hop for Beginners--that's right next to Six Minute Abs at the DVD store. The choreography appeared cardiovascularly unchallenging. So much, in fact, that I've seen chubby teens more attentive to technical effort while sweating to Dance Dance Revolution! And why oh why is Lil C (judge and choreographer on SYTYCD) in the cast!?! I hope he's not responsible for this choreography. He'd be out of a job unless the sequel machine farted out a successor to this miserable waste of film.
Let's skip to the end. The protagonist's crew wins against "the world". However, I doubt they could even hold their own at a middle school talent show. Scott Pilgrim faced a way tougher the World than this crew, and all he walked away with was some raggedy-haired chick and the same one-room apartment. The lesson? Don't know, don't care...and don't watch this movie.
The best part of this movie is the scathing review I get to write about it. The attempts at drama were palpable--as in they left a taste in my mouth like a Hell-scorched Hot Pocket! Now that I've seen the kind of dancing that wins world competitions I'm calling up Seth Rogan, Jonah Hill and Jay Baruchel--I think we've got a shot at the title!!! I give this movie two pirouettes in the keester. Just to clarify, that means an "F". Instead you should watch the far technically superior You Got Served, any of the Step Up series. But be warned, the plots and writing are almost unnoticeably better.
Now how many Aspirin should I chase with vodka to forget that this movie ever happened?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I HATED THIS MOVIE BECAUSE IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE ABOUT DANCING NOT IN MY TIME BUT TODAY'S TIME IT WAS HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE I HOPE WHO EVER MADE THIS MOVIE GIVE UP ON DIRECTING.
By Jeff Costa
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
this was here sooner then i expected it to be and that i cool and i was very happy with it and i have already watched it and itwere in really good shape.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining.
I choose this rating,because I was a little disappointed with this movie. The reason is because the first one was better.
Published 5 months ago by Dr. Patsy A. Haynes
5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOME!
This movie is awesome. Just had to say it, worth buying. I love the way the kids dance in this movie.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
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Published 8 months ago by edgardo martinez
1.0 out of 5 stars
Do they have less then 1 star ?
Saw this movie today and it was the worst, piece of crap I've ever seen. Completely uninspired and unoriginal. Don't waste not a single penny on this trash.
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