Step Up Revolution (2012)

[a disappointing addition to the series]

Step Up Revolution (2012)
IMDB- 6.2
Rottentomatoes- 43%
RJG Rating- 40

A dance group's neighbourhood is threatened by a real estate developer.

Starring- Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman
Director- Scott Speer

Acting was average.Unlike the first 2 movies ,this one neither had a good lead nor a good chemistry between the leads.The supporting cast was also not up to par.Kathryn McCormick was the only one who stood out and she was the only highlight among the poor cast.

The story was poor and didnt have any power in it.The idea of a Flash mob participating in a Youtube contest lacked creativity.It didnt have any spark at all.The characters were poorly drawn up and had no likeability factor at all.

Direction was average.The main highlight of a Step Up movie is its dance ,music and romance.In all 3 categories it was a fail.The dance sequences are uninspired and not as creative as the earlier movies.The music was bland and just seemed to be mashed together.Romance was poorly captured and it didnt have much effect on the movie.

Overall,Step Up 4 is a disappointment for the series fans.

Acting- 1.5/5
Story- 2/5
Direction- 2/5
Dance- 3/5
Romance- 2/5

TDKR crushes new releases on Weekend #3

#1-Earning $36.4million in its 3rd weekend ,TDKR crushed the new competition to stay atop for the 3rd week in a row.Overseas TDKR has made $378million,thus putting its worldwide collection to $733million.
 TDKR is now the 3rd fastest movie to make $350million (domestically),17 days.The Dark Knight made it in 14 and Avengers in 10.

#2-Total Recall opened in the 2nd spot with $26million.The remake of the 1990 movie,failed to take down the dark knight.Unfortunately Total Recall has almost sealed its fate.With a budget of $125million ,and another anticipated movie (Bourne Legacy) opening next week, Total Recall is expected to bomb at the box office.Total Recall also failed critically and holds a rating of 31%.

#3-Diary Of a Wimpy Kid 3 too couldnt make much of a mark in its debut ,making just $17million.While the previous 2 DOWK opened with a collection of more than $21million ,DOWK3's opening is a sign that it will be the low grosser of the series.
But unlike Total Recall,DOWK3 has a budget of just $22million,that ensure the movie will easily make a profit.
DOWK3 has been getting mixed reviews and holds a 50% rating.

#4-Ice Age 4 made way for the new releases making $8.4million.It has so far made $131million and trails behind the other Ice Age movies which have made more than $175million.But Ice Age 4 is doing pretty well outside and has made $715million worldwide.

#5-Last weeks new release ,The Watch ,made just $6million and is on its way to become another big flop.

Ted stood strong within the Top 10 after 6 weeks at #6.It made $5.4million and as said before ,its a surprise hit of the summer like The Hangover.
Step Up 4 fell 3 places from last week to #7 making a paltry $5.3million in its 2nd week.It has been doing similar business as its predecessors but might end up as the lowest grossing movie in the series.

This week the highly anticipated Bourne Legacy and the Will Farell comedy The Campaign will release.Bourne Legacy is almost a guaranteed pick, to knock TDKR from the top spot

TDKR crushes new releases

TDKR, as expected ,crushed the new releases.The only competition that drained TDKR was the Olympics.

#1-TDKR raked in $64million in its 2nd week.This was a steep decline from its $164million first wwek collection,a fall of 60%.For more details on TDKR's collection check out - TDKR 2nd week

#2-Ice Age 4 was least bothered with the new releases as it stuck to its 2nd spot in its 3rd week.It made $13million to bring its domestic total to $114million.But its main business came from overseas,it made $511million.Ice Age 4 has become the top grossing animated movie of the year making $626million and beating Madagascar 3 ($501million).

#3-The Watch ,one of the new releases couldnt attract the crowds and turned out to be a big dissappoint both critically as well as financially.The movie made only $13million and was rated 14% at Rottentomatoes.

#4-Step Up 4 ,the other new release also tanked on release making just 11.8million.The 4th part of the Step Up series too wasnt well received at the hands of the critics.It got a negative rating of 35%.

#5-Ted fell to the 5th spot making just $7.3million.But this isnt much of a bad news, since Ted has been a big hit since Day 1 of its release.The movie has made $233million worldwide and has been the suprise hit of the year.

Diary Of a Wimpy Kid 3 & Total Recall are the new releases this week.Will TDKR hold strong in week #3 or will the new releases topple the Knight?

Step Up 4 Posters

Step Up Revolution Poster & Trailer

Poster & Trailer for Step Up 4 aka Step Up Revolution

Trailer #2

Looks good,and the theme of the movie seems to be good change for the Step Up series

Teaser Trailer for Step Up 4

Teaser Trailer for Step Up 4,click below to watch ...

Trailer

Its too early to judge anything but the first look definitely looks awesome !!