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theeman2000

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I liked this movie. It was like You Got Served, except with more seriousness and more emotion. The dancing was incredible looking, and the angles were good and the slo-mo effects were intense. I liked the storyline. It was compelling enough...
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I liked this movie. It was like You Got Served, except with more seriousness and more emotion. The dancing was incredible looking, and the angles were good and the slo-mo effects were intense. I liked the storyline. It was compelling enough for me to want to follow from where DJ's brother was shot to the end. I give this movie 4 stars.

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Posted aug 17, 2007 11:00 am pt

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Stomp the Yard was a great movie despite all the negative reviews. It was real hip and crunk and had a lot of hot dancin. The actors in the movie were great and everything came together. I never knew how big steppin was until I watched this movie.

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Posted jun 19, 2007 5:33 am pt

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OK ok.. Now we all know what this movie is about.. Dancing. Yes you heard it right dancing. Essentially thats what it is about. Its called stepping but its basically rhythmic dancing. The story is about a young man who goes to college after losing...
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OK ok.. Now we all know what this movie is about.. Dancing. Yes you heard it right dancing. Essentially thats what it is about. Its called stepping but its basically rhythmic dancing. The story is about a young man who goes to college after losing his brother in a fight. He is the classic fish out of water but he knows how to "dance" so both fraternities what him. Then you get the usual training session and of course the main character failing so that in the end you get the rocky come back. Yes this movie is very predictable down to the last sequence. I am not going to say that it is bad but there is nothing new here. Its well done with acting being well average. The music is good and the dancing well done. I would recommend this movie because it shows the world of stepping and the exact way they do it but be forewarned there is nothing new here. Also the female lead (Good) is beautiful and good to look at and that never hurts a movie.

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Posted jun 2, 2007 1:10 am pt

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awesome movie, the dances are awesome at the end. I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes dance movies or "Drumline".

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Posted may 18, 2007 9:57 pm pt

phanto01

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awsome movie

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Posted mar 16, 2007 12:57 pm pt

amauriel

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I actually did enjoy this movie. It reminded me a lot about "Drumline" in that the message was positive.

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Posted feb 14, 2007 10:23 am pt

Yazon

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I really like this movie. All that moves and dances! It is looking great, ofcourse sometimes it is just like a big musicc video but still it was nice to watch this film!
I recomend you it! Especially for those LA, Hip-Hop and street dance +...
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I really like this movie. All that moves and dances! It is looking great, ofcourse sometimes it is just like a big musicc video but still it was nice to watch this film!
I recomend you it! Especially for those LA, Hip-Hop and street dance + freestyle people as I am )))

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Posted feb 3, 2007 9:06 pm pt

red_flava87

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Stomp the Yard is a great movie in its kind. I sure didn't expect it to be an Oscar winer movie, but compared to You Got Served, it absolutely AWESOME.

The storyline wasn't as weak as I expected it to be. Though the end was totally...
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Stomp the Yard is a great movie in its kind. I sure didn't expect it to be an Oscar winer movie, but compared to You Got Served, it absolutely AWESOME.

The storyline wasn't as weak as I expected it to be. Though the end was totally predictable... It ended the SAME exact way You Got Served did. Brian J. White is a great actor. I never noticed hime before and was suprised to found out he starred in Mr.3000. I'm looking forward for more of his movies.

The sucking part is that they killed Chris Brown's character. The dance battles were fantastic. The first one was the best as it was a street battle and the final one, of course.

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Posted jan 27, 2007 1:52 am pt

TheLittleDude22

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Cool movie

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Posted jan 18, 2007 8:59 am pt

• [+] Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  
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  The ads for Stomp The Yard play like a music video and, thus, they are not misleading; the film consists of a series of phenomenal dance sequences, all highly entertaining and expertly choreographed.

  by Manny Lewis | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
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  The results are corny beyond measure. Yet there's something sweet about them, in part because there's something sweet about hearing the line "Congratulations! Why didn't you tell me you pledged?" outside the realm of comedy.

  by Michael Phillips | Read Full Review »
• [+] Boston Globe
  
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  For his part, Short, another pop choreographer, sounds like Vin Diesel, but he moves like a bee. When he dances, he makes sure every girl in the theater goes home stung.

  by Wesley Morris | Read Full Review »
• [+] Miami Herald
  
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  Stomp the Yard hasn't an original bone in its fierce, sweaty body, but explosive choreography, high-energy moves and a generous helping of hot, frequently shirtless guys offer plenty of entertainment.

  by Connie Ogle | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
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  Short is a professional choreographer, and his dancing seems unstuck in time. How he can break his movements down to such small elements, keep them so precise and in such rigorous rhythm, yet keep the whole thing on track and moving forward with Nureyev's beauty and discipline is something to see.

  by Stephen Hunter | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
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  The shallow frat-on-frat rivalry and the poor-boy-loves-rich-girl subplot don't mean a thing. But the stepping does got that swing.

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] Baltimore Sun
  
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  The movie lives and dies on the energy of stepping.

  by Chris Kaltenbach | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
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  So, yes, the story is bland and predictable and disappointing. But here's the thing about dance movies (or cheerleading movies, or even marching band movies): All that really matters is the action.

  by Elizabeth Weitzman | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
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  As DJ, Columbus Short eases his way through the movie without trying to impress us too much, which is welcome, but he's also a little bland around the edges.

  by Kyle Smith | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
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  Stomp the Yard, at nearly two hours, has a decent story, a good subject and a horrible plot.

  by Mick LaSalle | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
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  Far too long for a movie so unabashedly formulaic, Sylvain White's drama about a kid from L.A. who discovers the world of "stepping" at an Atlanta university uses a propulsive soundtrack and flashy dance sequences to draw attention away from wooden acting and a cliched plot.

  by Ken Fox | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
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  A strange and at times strangely compelling mix of black fraternity recruitment video and inspirational tale about a hip-hop boy in a stepping world.

  by Rachel Saltz | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
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  Won't ever be accused of breaking new ground; it's too busy entertaining to worry about being original.

  by Josh Rosenblatt | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
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  As the central character in this musical melodrama about step dancing in black fraternities, Short displays an uncanny dramatic sensibility to go with the eye-catching athleticism of his dance moves.

  by Kirk Honeycutt | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
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  The dancing is more dynamic than the plotting in Stomp the Yard, an energetic if formulaic underdog tale about warring black fraternities specializing in an intensely competitive style of step dancing.

  by Justin Chang | Read Full Review »