Listen: RT and /Film Join Forces on Step Up 2 Commentary Podcast!
Download the commentary, queue up your DVD and hum Flo Rida along with us!
The other day Jon Chu's Step Up 2: The Streets was added to Netflix's Watch Instantly program, making it available to millions of viewers for free. The question for us then became: Why not celebrate by doing an audio commentary on it?
In their very first attempt at a movie commentary, Dave, Devindra, and Adam of /Film discuss the hidden layers of meaning behind Step Up 2: The Streets. Special guest Jen Yamato joins in from Rotten Tomatoes to add her unique perspective and love for the film. If you have the DVD of Step Up 2, or if you have access to Netflix Watch Instantly, just listen to the audio file for instructions on how to sync it with your copy of the film.
Like it? Suggest the next cinematic gem ripe for the commentary treatment here and check out more podcasts at /Filmcast.com.
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on Jan 08 2009 01:53 PM I'm a huge fan of this movie, some of the critisms of the movie are so off base, and so groundless, I've heard people say the actors in this film couldn't dance, they couldn't be more wrong, all the actors in this film have had extensive dance training especially Briana, Adam, Robert, and even the director Jon, this fact gives this film an incredible amount of street cred. The background to this film is so facinating, how Jon chose the dancers, etc, etc. The movies was well directed and very original, Jon did a great job considering how saturated the market is, seems like a dance movie/musical is made every month, (ie, HSM, Mama Mia, hairspray) if I had to make a list of my top 5 fav movies of 2008, for sure Step Up 2 would be in the there, I would say number 5 atleast. The last dance scene just absolutely blew my mind, its how every movie should reach its climax. I just can't praise this film enough. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 08 2009 02:15 PM Listen to the commentary and watch it again, I think I was the only one of the four of us who liked Step Up 2 to begin with, but I don't think I was alone by the end of the movie... (Reply to this) |
on Jan 08 2009 02:26 PM ... Jen... you really like this movie? Seriously? .. .. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 08 2009 02:26 PM Well then I guess I do to!!!! Yeah!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 08 2009 02:41 PM Step up, Hamboner! STEP UP!!!!!!!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 08 2009 02:43 PM yeah I rented it on DVD and I had some serious doubts, I thought it was just going to be another copy cat movie, another wannabe. But when I started watching it I can tell Jon Chu took the subject seriously (upon researching I found out he has his own street dance crew) the movie just really drawn me in the music, the choreography, the settings. I come off really angry on here because lately seems like everyone only cares about TDK, TDK was decent, but the fanboys really drowned out some movie gems in 2008. Step Up 2 is one, some of the others I really enjoyed in 2008 inclueds The Fall and Quarantine. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 08 2009 02:59 PM Nogard - it's nice to hear that Step Up 2 The Streets has softened any TDK overload-induced ire. Seriously, Step Up 2 is some good watchable entertainment! (Reply to this) |
on Jan 08 2009 03:26 PM lol I listened to this earlier today on /film. Step Up 2 is a step up in Classics, ooh that Chase Collins guys! (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 08 2009 04:12 PM Also Jen, The Newsies is awesome and REAL men like it!\ (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 08 2009 05:44 PM Jokerboy, you know just what to say to make a girl smile. NEWSIES FTW! (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 08 2009 07:12 PM In reply to this comment (#2238670) Thats what I do Jen, thats what I do. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 08 2009 08:57 PM Well, Jen... at least you're not afraid to say what you really think... I really mean that as a compliment. You know, it might be a fun B-movie... AMAZING! I actually wanna see it now! Hopefully, I'll know what the hell Flo Rida means. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 08 2009 09:08 PM Um, why? (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 08 2009 09:23 PM Can it hurt? Hopefully not. If it is horrible, I'm blamin' Jen. (Reply to this) |
on Jan 08 2009 10:29 PM Hey, if you think it's horrible the color commentary can only help...win-win situation, no? (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 09 2009 02:40 AM In reply to this comment (#2239464) We would have to be suckers for punishment to watch this horrible movie. There's nothing win-win about it. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 09 2009 06:22 AM In reply to this comment (#2239803) Its actuallly not that bad but just mediocre but actuallymildly entertaining at times- its just a big old cliche. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 09 2009 09:35 AM Hey, I saw Step Up 2 last night on Netflix, and... well,... I just hatin' on it because it dope... okay, it was lousy. As DJ said "This ain't High School Musical". And that's a good thing. But I think jokerboy summed it up quite nicely... big cliche. Nevertheless, I did laugh at times during the some of the dialouge. But I mostly cringed. I can't recommend it. 4/10. At least I saw it. Well, everyone has a guilty pleasure. Ooh, and I know who Flo Rida is! It's about time I knew what you crazy kids were talking about. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 09 2009 12:53 PM I think whats happening here is probably some of you arent experiencing this movie the way its meant to be, trust me if you watch Step up 2 on a crappy mono audio single 2 watt speaker, and a 10 inch old school tube TV, you won't get this film. I saw it on my lcd flat with decent sound and the movie was just breath taking, the perfect mix of hip hop music and street style dance moves. There is no doubt elements of the story is cliche the class warfare, the akward dance audition, yes we seen those millions of times, but trust me what Jon Chu did especially with the last dance has never been seen before. (Reply to this) |
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on Jan 09 2009 04:13 PM In reply to this comment (#2240537) No no no no no. Don't start telling us we're not appreciating this movie because of our equipment. That's an insult to everybody's intelligence. (Reply to this) |
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