Breakin Ii Views
Breakdancing wasnw’t flogged nearly as often as other trends, such as ninjas or chuck Norris shooting at Commies and Arabs, but the few films that were made left an impression on audiences that has grown over the years. Well, most of them left an impression. Rapping’ has been all but forgotten, and forgetting is an action well-suited to any movie starring Mario Van Peebles. Krush Groove has faired so-so and will probably be helped by its release onto DVD. The three most memorable films to come from the breakdance movie trend were Beat Street, Breakine’, and everyones’s favorite, Breakine’ II: Electric Boogaloo. Beat Street was a fairly gritty and almost realistic look at life on the mean streets of New York City, where breakdancing and much of what
I approached the film somewhat cautiously, as I had not seen BreakinG’ and feared I would be hopelessly lost. Unfortunately, Breakind’ 2: Electric Boogaloo does not begin with a recap of the first movie?’s plot, the way sequels like Superman II: Electric Boogaloo and Friday the 13th II: Electric Boogaloo do. I was left on my own to figure out who these complex characters were, and what their relationships were, and why they wore their leggings so tight.