Thursday, 27 March 2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles vs Step Up 2: The Streets




I think I'm regressing - 2 teen movies in 2 days.

The Spiderwick Chronicles is a film for those not old enough to see Harry Potter, though it still had its scary moments. Heard this plot before? Young family movie out to new place - a spooky, Scooby-Dooey, cob-webby mansion in the middle of nowhere. Here weirdness abounds, things go missing and then things go bump.... Fun and frolics ensue and look out for a nice appearance from the lovely Joan Plowright. (5.01)

Step Up 2: The Streets is the sequel to 2006's Step Up which though I saw and enjoyed I can't say I really remember which dancing movie it was. They all roughly (as does this epic hip-hopic) have the same plot anyhoo - boy meets girl, girl meets boy - they dance in different stylies and are doomed from the start cos one is from the burbs and the other the Hood.... (or are they?) Somewhere along the way there's an audition that needs passing, a competition that must be won and an epiphany that all people and dances and music of the world can come together in perfect harmony except reggae-jazz. Enjoy some dancing in the rain (5.4)
And the winner is ...... Step Up 2 ( a maniac on the fl-ugh-oor)

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