Breakin' vs. Krumpin'

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What began as a bet turned into the Battle of the Century! Witness the ultimate dance-off between two generations of dancers. The five best break-dancers, including Shaba Doo, star of Breakin' go head to head with the five original founders of Krumping.

Customer Reviews:

Great Battle.......2007-07-16

If your into the KRUMP movement, all of the dvds in this series are a must have

The Rise of Krumpin.......2007-04-01

This DVD revolves around the old-skool dance style of Breakin (Or BBoying/Breakdancing) against a new upcoming dance style called Krumpin.

The storyline is rather mediocre, with two people making a bet as to which dance style would beat the other. The content however, goes rather in depth into the current image of the dance styles.

As you watch this film, you will learn the basic roots of Krumpin and Breakin, and how the battle styles differ and such. Well known Bboys such as Crumbs and Reun represent the Bboy team, and Krumpin founder Tight Eyez leads the Krumpin team.

Much of the film itself is based on the preparation to the battle, and how both teams look for crew members to join the battle.

The battle itself has lots of energy, with some mind blowing moves from both sides. However the difference in music and battle style made the battle hard to judge from an audiences point of view. If you only wish to buy the DVD just to find the outcome of the battle, I would not reccomend. You're better off finding out the verdict from another source since the battle is only a small portion of the DVD.

Note to BBoys/Bgirls: The international scene for BBoyin/Bgirlin is not represented well in this video. Do not expect appearances from any bboy outside of the US.

Transition from One Dance to the Next.......2006-12-28

I saw this movie earlier this year and really enjoyed it. I can't believe I could've missed something like this when it first came out, considering I know all the words to "Breakin" and "Breakin 2" from watching them repeatedly as a child. I didn't even recognize Shabba Doo "Ozone." My mother had to tell me. This movie was basically about a bet that Shabba Doo and Todd Bridges made in regard to who was better between breakers and krumpers. I enjoyed seeing how the krumpers have transitioned from this movie. I love movies about hip-hop, especially when it's true to the artform and Hollywood hasn't watered it down.

Cons: The dance-off scene, once the dancers were picked, was in a mediocre area. I wish it would've been outside or in a more realistic environment instead of a warehouse with all of these people who looked like this was their first time ever even BEING around hip-hop dancers. I was concerned that the krumpers could even get into character, but ironically, the breakers acting a complete fool helped. I would've never thought that the breakers would act so intimidated and defensive, but it made for great entertainment.

Pros: I liked the decision of the winners. It was only fair and realistic. I wanted to know why another man would want to take someone else's past nickname (Baby Tight Eyez) but I give Wild Boy the thumbs up for changing his name and showing his individuality. Todd is a pretty funny guy. I liked watching his crazy rendition of breaking and him and Shabba Doo go back and forth joking.

krumping is 4real.......2006-12-27

i grew up on breaking and the electric boogie this krump stuff is 4real the energy is amazing it was funny looking at those break dancer's trying to keep up they don't understand it would be like 1978 break dancer's battling people doing the twist breaking is done. that era died long ago those white guy's break dancing don't realize we created something new they alway's 20 year's late.

well to be fair..........2006-10-02

Maybe I am not being fair because I saw this on digital cable and not shell out any dough...

I grew up with hiphop, and in its hey day it was innovative, exciting new and fresh..

but its NOT hungry.....its rehashed and looks no different than a street version of organized gymnastics. any high school cheerleader can be a break dancer now.......but lets see them krump...

I was amazed at the raw energy and freshness of krump...those that think krumping is not an artform are just part of the spiritually retarded crowd.

I was more blown away by the reaction of the breakdancer, how they got so caught up in the energy of the crump dancers they lost their cool....

it was at that point, I realized breakdancing is really played out!!!

and Krumping is dancing you can feel, though most likely not for the spiritually retarded!!

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"There's one problem with that. You can't kill Ruechang... but I can"
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Starring: Dolph Lundgren , Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa , Valerie Chow , Gary Hudson , and John Bennett
Director: Isaac Florentine
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Adopted by the warlord Ruechang, The Warrior has been raised the perfect soldier. But now he must find the humanity within that will guide him towards rebellion and justice. With the aid of a princess trained in the martial arts, he must defeat the forces of the man who saved his life ... and face Ruechang in an explosive, bloody fight to the finish.

Customer Reviews:

"There's one problem with that. You can't kill Ruechang... but I can".......2007-04-03

In an imaginary world, a princess is on the run from the evil General Ruechang. Ruechang's top soldier played by Dolph Lundgren is sent to capture the princess so Ruechang can marry her. She falls in love with Dolph and convinces him to save her.

The movie is not badly directed, but the acting and story is really hard to sit through. The action is the only thing an Isaac Florentine movie should be watched for, and it doesn't disappoint in that area. Thouands of bullets fly, there are hundreds of explosions, and don't even try to keep a death count. While Florentine had not yet polished his action style (he used to direct Power Rangers), it is still fun to watch. The movie is low budget, but Florentine manages to make it feel like a big production. Where the low budget comes into play is with the actors. Dolph Lundgren as the main star greatly hampers everything. The editing is excellent, but Dolph just moves too slow. If he was at least a decent actor, his slowness could be excused, but if someone isn't a good actor in the first place, Isaac Florentine isn't going to be a big help. The final fight is not bad, but it is the best scene in the movie, and that is not saying much. There is also supposed to be something between Ruechang raising Dolph since he was a child, but they only tell you this in the story and the acting and directing job doesn't allow it to be believable.

1.5/5

The DVD from HBO Home Video has good picture quality and has short cast and crew biographies.

The best independent film.......2006-01-26

Warchyled feels like he owes General Ruechang something just because he brought him into the army every since he was 10. What he don't know is Ruechang killed the King which is Princess Halo's father so he can gain more power but that's not enough so he wants to marry the Princess so badly defentaly not for love cause he keeps on beating the princess, she knows aabout her father's murder so she pretended to be sick and hold off the wedding and then escaped. Warchyled has his duty to go and bring her back.

What's This Movie Trying to Say?.......2004-11-06

How come the arch-villain and the damsel-in-distress are the only Asian speaking roles in this otherwise virtually all-white film? With so few prominent Asian characters in U.S. media, the message seems to be that white men need to kill Asian men and rescue Asian women. This would be good on a double bill with Griffith's "Birth of a Nation."

If you want to see the "hot princess" (Rachel Shane, a.k.a. Valerie Chow) in a better film -- dancing around in her underwear no less -- check out Wong Kar-Wai's "Chungking Express."

The Best of the Worst.......2004-07-12

Do not purchase this DVD if it is priced over seven dollars, because it isn't worth it. However, you have to see this movie. It is so incredibly bad, and yet it takes itself seriously. I almost died laughing because
1. the acting is horrible
2. the dialogue is horrible
3. nothing makes sense--plot, setting, etc.
4. looks like it was created by a bunch of college film-majors under the influence of some substance

A beautiful piece of cinematic badness.
Five stars.

so bad it`s good..........2004-06-24

my roomate lended me this flick and i watched it. After the movie "death cube" this is without a doubt the worst movie ive ever seen. however i couldnt take my eyes of the screen because i couldnt believe how bad it was. get plastered with your friends and rent this movie and death cube.

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"There's one problem with that. You can't kill Ruechang... but I can"
The best independent film
What's This Movie Trying to Say?
The Best of the Worst
so bad it`s good...

Bridge of Dragons
Starring: Dolph Lundgren , Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa , Valerie Chow , Gary Hudson , and John Bennett
Director: Isaac Florentine
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"There's one problem with that. You can't kill Ruechang... but I can".......2007-04-03

The best independent film.......2006-01-26

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The Best of the Worst.......2004-07-12

A beautiful piece of cinematic badness.
Five stars.

so bad it`s good..........2004-06-24

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