Movies exploring the power of dance are nothing new. Sandy and Danny fell in love because of a hand jive, Kevin Bacon footloosed all over his small town and "Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo" is widely considered to be the greatest movie ever made and I'm pretty sure Stanley Kubrick cited it as his all-time favorite flick, but I could be mistaken.
So anyone who's outraged by the trend of films about overcoming racial and societal issues with a few booty pops and one-two steps is ignoring the historical precedents set by modern classics. Step Up 2 The Streets, is the most recent along these lines, a hip-hop dance movie that takes cues from Flashdance, in that it puts its hot female lead in tight clothing and makes her dance while drenching her with water.
When it comes to a soundtrack that is nothing more than a genre mix tape, really only one thing comes into any kind of consideration: if a friend handed you the album on a blank CD with "MIX TAPE" scribbled on it in permanent marker would it get any rotation in your car?
Despite it having a few decent tracks, the OST for "Step Up 2," probably wouldn't get a lot of play in my car. For one, it starts off with "Low" by Flo Rida, which, dollars to doughnuts, I'll catch on any Top 40 radio station if I listen to it for more than a half an hour. If you haven't heard "Low" yet, well then I envy you.
So anyone who's outraged by the trend of films about overcoming racial and societal issues with a few booty pops and one-two steps is ignoring the historical precedents set by modern classics. Step Up 2 The Streets, is the most recent along these lines, a hip-hop dance movie that takes cues from Flashdance, in that it puts its hot female lead in tight clothing and makes her dance while drenching her with water. When it comes to a soundtrack that is nothing more than a genre mix tape, really only one thing comes into any kind of consideration: if a friend handed you the album on a blank CD with "MIX TAPE" scribbled on it in permanent marker would it get any rotation in your car?
Despite it having a few decent tracks, the OST for "Step Up 2," probably wouldn't get a lot of play in my car. For one, it starts off with "Low" by Flo Rida, which, dollars to doughnuts, I'll catch on any Top 40 radio station if I listen to it for more than a half an hour. If you haven't heard "Low" yet, well then I envy you.
