| | | It's Not Where You're From. It's Where You're At.
Features: Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Spanish, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
TouchStone Step Up 2 The Streets: Dance Off Edition (Blu-ray) "Step Up 2 The Streets" is the hottest dance movie of the year! With awesome high-energy dancing, heated drama and pulse-pounding music, it's guaranteed to blow your mind! When rebellious street dancer Andie teams up with a hot modern dancer, Chase, to compete in the biggest, toughest street dance-off ever, "The Streets," sparks fly both on and off the underground dance stage. Even more sensational than the smash hit "Step Up", "Step Up 2 The Streets" features music from today's hottest artists, including Flo Rida, Missy Elliott, T-Pain, Enrique Iglesias, Cassie, Trey Songz, Cherish and Plies. With electrifying, exclusive dance bonus, you'll want to see these moves again and again.
"...suavely choreographed by Jamal Sims, Nadine "Hi Hat" Ruffin and Dave Scott." Ella Taylor, LA Weekly
"The wall-to-wall soundtrack naturally features plenty of today's leading hip-hop and R&B artists..." Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
Editor's Note
Jon Chu directs this feel-good sequel about pursuing what you love and finding yourself along the way. Andie (Briana Evigan, daughter of actor Greg Evigan) is a tough Baltimore teen who grew up dancing and is now part of the 410, the hottest dance crew in the city and reigning champions of the Streets, an underground dance competition. Unable to control Andie's rebellious ways, her guardian, Sarah (Sonja Sohn), has decided to send her to Texas to live with her aunt. But Andie has one last chance to stay with her crew in her beloved Baltimore: the Maryland School of the Arts (MSA). Unfortunately, maintaining her studies at MSA means less time with the 410. To make matters worse, Andie is having a hard time fitting in at her new high school, where tradition is revered and being outside the box is frowned upon. Luckily, she has a partner in crime in classmate Chase Collins (Robert Hoffman), whose stuffy brother, Blake (Will Kemp), is the school's director and a constant thorn in his younger brother's side. When the 410 boots Andie out, she and Chase find their own crew of overlooked MSA dancers and take it all the way to the Streets.The real star of STEP UP 2: THE STREETS is the amazing dancing and there's plenty of it. From the opening scene in a Baltimore subway to the playground to studio rehearsals to the Streets, these kids give it everything they've got. Channing Tatum briefly reprises his role as Tyler Gage, who knows Andie from the neighborhood. All of the MSA and 410 dancers are exceedingly talented, but Mari Koda's few lines as Jenny Kido are scene-stealers.
| Features | Audio: English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Deleted Scenes -- Including Dances By Jabbawockeez & West Coast Riders Dance Crews | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Featurettes: Outlaws Of Hip Hop - Meet The "410" & Through Fresh Eyes - The Making Of Step Up 2 | | Interactive Menus | | Lead Actor Robert Hoffman Video Prank | | Music Videos | | Outtakes From Step Up 2: The Streets -- Cassie Performs "Is It You" | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: French, Spanish | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 1/10/2010 |
| Running Time: 94 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2008 | | Catalog ID: 5762603 | | UPC: 00786936767094 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Telisha Shaw | | Adam G. Sevani | | Briana Evigan | | Robert Hoffman | | Will Kemp | | Cassie Ventura | | Meredith Milton - Executive Producer | | Channing Tatum - Cameo | | Anne Fletcher - Executive Producer | | Aaron Zigman - Composer | | Patrick Wachsberger - Producer | | Jennifer Gibgot - Producer | | Bob Hayward - Executive Producer | | Toni Ann Johnson - Screenwriter | | Max Malkin - Director of Photography | | Karen Barna - Screenwriter | | Erik Feig - Producer | | Adam Shankman - Producer | | David A. Nicksay - Executive Producer | | Jon M. Chu - Director |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"Chu shoots the movie every which way, heavy on the extreme telephoto imagery...he clearly loves his performers....[With] a choice soundtrack, spiced by the likes of Missy Elliott's 'Shake Your Pom Pom'..." 02/14/2008Entertainment Weekly
"In a dance-off with the original, STEP UP 2 wins for that rain-soaked street routine alone." -- Grade: B 07/18/2008 p.48 Empire
3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his delivers where it counts, with stunning dance scenes..." 08/01/2008 p.152 ReelViews 6 of 10
With Step Up 2 the Streets, the supposed-but-not-really sequel to 2006's sleeper Step Up, you get what you pay for. That is to say, there are lots of energetic dance moves, throbbing music that uses every channel of the theater's digital sound system, and a good looking girl who looks even sexier slicked down by water. In fact, all this is almost enough to make one forget about the cardboard characters, trite storyline, feeble romance, and embarrassing sermonizing about everyone getting along together. But those who venture into theaters for Step Up 2 probably won't care about those things...There's not much more to say about Step Up 2 except that it works when the characters are dancing and it is borderline painful when they're not. Too much time is wasted attempting to give flat and lifeless characters backstories...Much of the average viewer's time in the theater will be spent waiting somewhat impatiently for the high-energy climax. Catnaps are an advisable way to survive some of the slow spots. Or, better yet, wait for this to be available on DVD when the fast forward button will turn Step Up 2 into something shorter and more enjoyable. - James Berardinelli
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