Review of Beat Street (1984) by Chris B — 30 Aug 2008

Great hip hop movie awsome breakin scenes.

This review of Beat Street (1984) was written by Chris B on 30 Aug 2008.

Beat Street has generally received positive reviews.

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I recently watched this again with my daughter's father in Brooklyn. He had no idea what a classic this movie was; he is from the islands…

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Fra tutte le pellicole dedicate alla cultura hip hop old skool, questa, sicuramente, è la migliore, e quella che rappresenta meglio lo spirito…

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This was no Breakin' - thankfully! The acting and story weren't that great but the music and dancing really were, for it's time…

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