Stomp the Yard

unspokenone25 · #1 01-04-2007, 07:38 PM

Okay. After much debate and discussion over the Greek Airwaves, I have decided not to go watch the movie. Not because of the controversy but because it looks WACK!!!

AKA2D '91 · #2 01-04-2007, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by unspokenone25

Okay. After much debate and discussion over the Greek Airwaves, I have decided not to go watch the movie. Not because of the controversy but because it looks WACK!!!

Ummm Basically!

firecracker08 · #3 01-08-2007, 12:41 PM

FYI: The CBS News program Sunday Morning aired a piece about stepping yesterday. It was quite tastefully done. Did anyone see it?

ModeOne_Author · #4 01-08-2007, 04:15 PM

I am totally ignorant to the controversy at hand....

What's the major issue?

Alan
Nupe - Alpha Chapter

7thSonofOsiris · #5 01-09-2007, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ModeOne_Author

I am totally ignorant to the controversy at hand....

What's the major issue?

Alan
Nupe - Alpha Chapter

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ModeOne,

Never mind the issue Bruh. You aren't missing anything, trust me, but if you go see this wack ass movie, you'll be missing about $8.00, $16 if you take a date. As for you L.L. (Lois Lane), are your thoughts concerning the role that Alpha Phi Alpha has played in this thing, being generated from your sisterly/organization mind, or are these thoughts being generated from a non-greek's mindset?
Remember, if you are not in a Sorority, you may be able to conceptualize about the truths that are springing forth from our responses, but you won't understand A Phi A's fervor in regards to protecting its emblematic standards. But, you have to admit, that when she told you to "stay in your lane", you laughed, cause that shit was funny. Remember, if you are not a Soror, then you can't teach what you don't know, and you can't lead where you won't go.

Peace and love lil' MaMa
the 7thSon

Ten/Four · #6 01-10-2007, 01:07 PM

I saw a new trailer last night during L&O.

The Alphas stepping scene has been removed. The trailer shows a brief shot of famous greeks, with MLK featured prominently. The message is tradition and brotherhood.

ETA: Here's the video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-fA1Qf51E0

Drolefille · #7 01-11-2007, 12:46 PM

Racism or concern for gang violence?
Kerasotes holds off on showing 'Stomp the Yard' here

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Fearful of attracting more gang violence to its movie theaters, Springfield's Kerasotes Theatres will not open "Stomp the Yard," a film about black college students in a dancing competition.
Kerasotes Theatres' company chairman and CEO Tony Kerasotes called the decision a safety consideration in the wake of a Christmas Day shooting at the chain's Parkway Pointe location...

Kerasotes said this doesn't necessarily mean "Stomp the Yard" never will be shown at his Springfield locations.

"Usually after a week or two, the edge and interest is off quite a bit on these kinds of films, and they just don't seem to draw as rough a crowd on the first weekend," said Kerasotes, who added he might open the film locally on Jan. 19.

"My business is getting people into the movie theater and making sure they have a good time. But I don't want to subject my customers and staff to that level of risk. And I knew I'd take a lot of (flak) for it."

A fight and exchange of gunfire stemming from an alleged feud between two groups of black youths broke out during a Christmas Day screening of "Black Christmas" at Parkway Pointe. The melee apparently began in the theater before moving to the lobby and parking lot...

"The film has a very positive message, and it isn't a rough film, but it's not so much what the subject matter is as the crowd that it will draw," Kerasotes said. "We had issues in a lot of locations with 'Drumline,' which is another similarly positive film."

Just saw this article and thought I'd post it. There are a lot of comments underneath the article as well, though I haven't read through them yet.

DSTCHAOS · #8 01-11-2007, 01:13 PM

I heard it was good and had positive elements. I assume they made some changes due to the boycott so the updates added more positivity to it.

The flying steppers was supposedly a small component of the movie so I might not be so annoyed afterall.

Needless to say, I'm not waiting for DVD and am going to see it this weekend. He wants to see it and knows nothing about the "controversy" or former boycott. So I won't ruin it for him and will go in with an open mind. At least It'll be good entertainment for us. We both know all about Greekdom and other social issues so we don't view movies to be educated.

DSTCHAOS · #9 01-13-2007, 12:49 AM

Just came back from the movie. I liked it.

1. It's Drumline plus You Got Served. Exactly. The plot was more like Drumline but better. Dude reminded me of Nick Cannon's character the whole time.
2. Lead actor and the lead prophyte from Theta Nu Theta were cute enough. The Darren's Dance Grooves dude wasn't. He needs facial hair...BADLY.
3. Meagan Goode always looks SPESHUL.
4. The stepping in the beginning was wack. It got MUCH better in the middle and end.
5. I saw Delta symbols in there and I knew one of the Delta chapters stepping because I saw them perform that show a year ago. I also saw a glimpse of KKPsi letters real quick and the Sigmas were stepping in front of their shield but you couldn't really see it. But it was a good idea for other letters to be removed from the movie--many of us know who the guys with the crimson and cream canes are and who the black and gold dudes doing the "train" are.
6. There were inspirational moments in it but it maintained its entertainment value.
7. It kept my attention waaaay more than Dreamgirls did.