Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

1984 "They're Back... For Everyone Who Believes In the Beat."
5.1| 1h34m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 21 December 1984 Released
Producted By: TriStar Pictures
Country: United States of America
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The dance crew from "Breakin'" bands together to save a community center from a greedy developer bent on building a shopping center in its place.

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outlawyr Let's start with the obvious. This is a sequel, so already you go into it with diminished expectations. But I read Ebert's review and thought it was actually going to be good. Nope. Here are a few of the most annoying things about this movie. 1) Break dancing gets very tiresome after a while. It's really not that many different moves. Yes, it looks hard to do, but it also can be hard to watch after so many similar routines. 2) Kelly is not very likable. Given that she's the main character, that's a problem. 3) Why is there a secret Fight Club hidden inside the break dancing Miracles palace? 4) Why was Turbo on the ceiling redoing a routine from a Fred Astaire movie? 5) If they had just taken the father's deal Kelly could have gone to Paris and had a successful career, and they would have gotten the money they needed to save "Miracles". 6) Why are they spending $200,000 to fix a building owned by the City? Why don't they buy their own building? Then the rich dude can open his mall and there will be jobs for these broken break dancers to take when they decide they want to eat some day. 7) Why have they kidnapped Cindy Brady and forced her to join their break dancing cult? 8) In the credits they mention a Michael Jackson impersonator, who apparently was so bad I didn't even notice that there was one. Well played. 9) The rival gang is actually much cooler than the break dancing gang. They have a car. They have a cool underpass that no one is going to steal by building a mall. When asked to help with the fundraiser they defy all expectation and say no. They remain true rivals. 10) The mime.
Ruffyboo I think that Breakin' 2 is one of the best movies ever. It seems that most of the movies of this generation have in a sense reverted back to the plot of the older movies. The characters have great individuality and are as natural as the common man, not acting with skills that make the character irrelevant to the audience. We all can relate to the situation that has taken place as the lives of children are disrupted by commercial businessmen. I love the dancing and the choreography of this movie. I am reminded of dancing like this as a kid just wanting and waiting to have fun or an opportunity to learn new dances. This movie is a well-rounded film that shares with the audience a sense of great dancing and a plot that is heartwarming. It has a great innocence, bringing back memories of yesterday when it wasn't strange to be happy and stand up for what you believe. This movie has everything that a great picture should have such as romance, comedy, drama, and morality.
thujone Breakdancing is easily the funniest fad of the last 50 fifty years. There are so many hilarious moments in this movie, you will not regret renting it.The fashion is audacious. The attitudes are ridiculous. The music is silly. But above all, it's entertaining. It's a high-budget visual spectacle that merits attention.It's also a political piece. It's about rich versus poor, haves versus have-nots. Ultimately it's a testament to the will of the human spirit, be it poppin', rockin', or breakin'.Boogaloo Shrimp is an awesome character. So is Shabadoo, and don't forget Sugarfoot. Ice T proves that he was a sell-out as way back as 1984.
Cactus-7 If this isn't the worst film ever made, then whatever's worse is a well kept secret. Lucinda (Thunder Thighs) Dickey as well as the rest of the cast make comical figures of themselves. It's the usual story...big bad business wants to take away the rec center from kids who in real life would be hijacking liquor stores. I think they were trying to make a knock off of West Side Story. It would be more appropriate to name it Blind Side Story. What a gagger.