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DysFunktional Family (2003)
Okay but not great!!
Having watched all the Richard Pryor concerts, Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock, Red Foxx and many many other R Rated comedians I have to say this movie was a bit of a let down. There are some funny routines but the whole thing just leaves you feeling a bit flat. Griffin makes extensive use of the N Word that hasn't been heard since early Richard Pryor routines. In fact one problem I had is that it seems like Eddie was trying to be too much like Richard and not enough like himself. The references to his family were ho-hum especially the dry routine about his grandfather and porn watching uncle. Sounds a bit like watered down Pryor. Like I said there are some funny spots, but for every funny moment you have to sit through escapades of so so moments that make you smirk instead of crack up. Wait till this one comes on HBO instead of shelling a few bucks for the rental. 4.5/10
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
Uggghh I wont even Comment
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
Breakin' (1984)
Bad Acting, Good dancing...very 80 ish
Being a streetdancer myself its interesting to view this movie from the eyes of a streetdancer. Breakin is probably the most influential movie (along with Beat Street) of the eighties dance culture. It influenced alot of kids outside of NY and California to take up the artform and set the tone for a dance movement that sadly is sometimes defined by an era. The movie which is about a girl with aspirations of becoming a proffessional dancer, showcases the skills of Shrimp, Shabadoo, Popin Pete and Popin Taco - all well established and respected streetdancers. And though some of the dance scenes over shadow the horrible acting, its a shame that the dancers had to water down their skills to an extent for productions sake. (I've talked to Popin Pete personally and that was his biggest pet peeve of doing the movie) Another one of my disappointments with the movie is Kelly (Lucinda Dickey) She doesn't seem like a natural fit to the movie dance wise. Toni Basil, a member of the original 'Lockers' wouldve made a much better selection, but oh well, its only a movie.
It's good to see that the main dancers are still active in their 30's and 40's.