Step Up 3D (2010)

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Admirable film.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

And by cowbell, I mean more autotune in all the songs. There were a few songs where I could actually hear the singer's real voice and that is soooo two-thousand and late.I give this a 7/10 and it would be every bit of a 10/10 if they only could "Step up" their autotune game.

I still don't know why this movie worked for me. I saw it with a niece of mine. It was not too long after Avatar came out, and Hollywood was about to 3D everything. The plot is as old as any Micky Rooney-Judy Garland sing-along: The dance school/house is in a financial predicament. But if the kids win a dance-off, the school will be saved. The acting consists of some this is our studio hooey from Rick Malambri and some Karate Kid villain sneering from Joe Slaughter. If you are trying to analyze this by its story, or its acting, then you could find a better use for the 1 1/2 hours of viewing time. (Did anyone think Astaire could act?) This is not a Vincent Minnelli-Stanley Donnen-Gene Kelly creation. This is the sort of dance film that only works if the dances are drop dead Wow! And give Hi-Hat, the credited choreographer, and Steven Ramon Bryson, the credited Coordinator, their due, this is varied, cool stuff. The guy who does the electric robot gives one of the most memorable dance routines. And that cube- ism solo at the end was just entrancing.I also have to give props to Ken Seng, the cinematographer. When we stepped into this, I thought 3D would be a bit too much, but quite the opposite. Seng showed that 3D was a perfect medium for dance. The camera didn't do a lot of jumping around. Most of the shots were head-to-toe, allowing the drama to come from the dance, not the camera blocking. It gave the dancers a chance to show their moves...which in my opinion is what a dance film should be. (I recently tried to watch this on TV with my niece again, and we both agree that without the 3D, it's lacking.)(And yes, I even liked Flo Rida's CLUB CAN'T HANDLE ME...although my niece had to point it out to me a month after the first viewing when it played on the radio.)For these films to work, the craftsmanship has to be top notch. And hey, save the acting, this really cranked out the works.

Well first of all, this movie is NOTHING like the first one or like the second, its more like its own movie. Only one thing that this movie has in common with the others is that it has good music. It doesn't go anywhere near the school and its not as real as the others. It has a story, and the big battle and the 2 characters who like each other (havent you've herd this before.) The movie is very predictable, I mean everybody knows they're gonna win. This is a really fun movie with Hella awesome dance moves, nothing like you've seen in the first one. But this movie has its cheesy moments, like its very " LETS BATTLE IT ON THE DANCEFLOOR" type, the first one was more dark and realistic. The acting was average but the best would have to be Adam G. Sevani's character Moose. Another thing I liked was that that some of the dancers from the second were in it. I only wish Brianna Evigan could have had a cameo or a least someone from the first. I think the movie was a good fun movie and what the movie is really about is the dancing, its a lot of fun, it had its dramatic moments but you can't take em seriously. I grade this movie a 6/10. :)

Step Up 3 directed by John Chu is average at best. The story follows a typical format which follows the lives of a group of outkast kids who need to overcome adversity in order to succeed.The dancing in the movie itself is pretty amazing but other than that it is lacking. Even then I think the dancing lacked in comparison to the other 2 films Natalie's final dance move in the film was weak, it was clear throughout that she was not a natural dancer compared to Moose played by Adam G. Sevani. The acting is pretty poor but then again what can you expect when the script is clearly lacking.To be honest I am a little surprised that this is rated above a 5. I think a solid 3 and half would be more appropriate.Straight to the point,Anton Thomas from NZ