Okay, Amber Chase. I had a chance to catch Step Up 3-D in theaters this past weekend, and I must say I was impressed…with the dancing. As a dancer, I always find myself seeing the latest dance movie just to see what moves I want to add to my repitoire. This being said, I almost never pay attention to the plot because they’re so overdone. My favorite dance movies are Save the Last Dance and the original Step Up. Sure the plots were cliche’, but they worked.

The plot in Step Up 3-D was so cliche that you could practically recite the character’s lines along with them. But that’s the only hindrance. The dancers were phenomenal. Lines were crisp, marks were hit, and the 3-D aspect was fantastic. Some of the more recent 3-D movies (The Last Airbender, Clash of the Titans), lacked something when it came to the post-production 3-D additions, but Step Up definitely delivered. There weren’t any fuzzy dimensional shadows; the dancers stood out against the screen and the editors threw in way cool stereocopic effects like the spray of an Icee from a straw aimed at the audience.  You’ll have to see it.

If you’re a fan of the cliched plots:, (believe in  yourself, follow your dream, how could you do this to us?), then you’ll love the movie. If not, you’d better be a dance fan. Well actually, even if you aren’t a dance fan,  you’ll enjoy the moves in this dance flick.

If you’re interested in seeing it, you can catch it at Great Escape.

Have you seen the movie? Do you want to see it?