Movie Review: Step Up 3

Date: 28 August 2010
Time: 3:20pm
Location: Cathay Cineleisure
Kaki: SyncopatedID
Rating: 3 stars
Language: English (with Chinese Subtitles)

Synopsis:
Luke is an orphaned street dancer, desperate to avoid getting evicted from his only home: a rundown New York warehouse thats a haven for young dancers from around the world. This de facto family has a dance crew, the House of Pirates. In order for the crew to survive, they must defeat their longtime rivals, the House of Samurai, at the upcoming World Jam Competition, where the best crews in the world compete for a huge cash prize. We follow Luke through the citys diverse underground dance scene, scouting new talent to help the Pirates win World Jam. At last, he finds the two dancers he needs: Natalie, a mysterious street dancer, and Moose, the comedic sidekick from the franchises second film, whos now a freshman at NYU.

Unbeknownst to Luke, Natalie has a secret that threatens to destroy their budding romance, and everything the Pirates have built. The Pirates put together a killer dance routine only to have it stolen by the Samurai. With time running out, Moose turns to his old MSA crew for help. Can the Pirates and the MSA crew pull together a new dance number at the last minute? And will it be good enough to beat the worlds best street dancers?

Review:
You know... the best part about any dance movies.. is how good they are.. how good they look.. and how good they dance.

Stories are the same right? There's a bad team (and usually, it just means they are morally deprived.. e.g. they cheat, they steal or they sabotage, standard stuff)... and there's the good team, who have given up everything in their lives to dance, or they practice v hard, etc. Hey, this is not a criticism.. that's the way this movie's made and the franchise has shown that this formular is highly successful. I mean, they are even in 3D!

Anyway... I love the dancing.. I wish I can dance. I think everyone who has watched these movies wish they can dance... and all of them have droolworthy bodies, I mean, it's a drool fest and I betcha... this is even better than any of the werewolves in Twilight...

And so happens, I was re-watching "this is it" on HBO just now.. and I realize... all the dancers in there have amazing bodies too. So.. all these while, I am doing it all wrong! I should be signing up for dance class!! Except, I have two left feet, maybe three right... and zero core muscles. I would probably pull my hamstring just trying one of the moves. But still.. I wish... ah well.. haha.. many people can wish for many things... doesn't matter. :) It's a movie, it has great dancing... cool moves, and great bodies. :) Watch if any of the three just stated is for you. If not, don't bother if the dance genre's not for you.