Stomp the Yard

[rhoyaltempest]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

I saw that you said it was okay. My comments weren't all directly toward you. I just don't understand the high expectations everyone had of this flick when we all knew it was a dance movie.

I mean really, did we really believe that street gangs have dance offs?

Did we really believe a man could fly? lol

Honestly, I didn't have high expectations for the movie and I was one of those NPHC greeks who actually supported the movie from the beginning and went to see it opening weekend while many of the greeks around me proclaimed (even before the movie came out) that they were not going to give it a chance. I was one of those encouraging people to get out there and support Black film during opening weekend and had high hopes that people would enjoy it. And I do own it BUT as a Writer, I just see so many areas where the film could have been more, should have been more. I just don't buy into the whole...if it's entertaining, it can't be deep or educational thing. I just don't think like that. If your vision is big enough, you can get the lesson across and still entertain. A phenomenal writer can make the majority of the audience feel exactly how he/she intends.

[Blacksocialite]

I have to be honest...I thought it was terrible.

It had great potential in terms of the plot. But it fell short with the bad acting and it felt like one extremely loooooooooooong music video.

[TotallyWicked]

I finally saw it with the kids...i too did not have high expectations...I thought it was so cheesy..had too many side comments, the part that had me like was when they the Thetas were discussing dude's qualities

"he has exemplary academic skills..."
"yeah but if he's gonna help us win nationals?"
I hope I am never in a roundtable discussion about prospective members and someone makes a similar comment, for they will feel my wrath LOL

I will say I did like the scene in Heritage Hall, I didn't need my Delta co-worker to do her call and scare half the kids

I was laughing when one of our kids gave away the ending that TNT was going to win and another one who hadn't seen it replied with 'thanks for ruining it for me', in my mind I was like "like it ain't that obvious!"

[Smallwondergurl]

I have seen this movie and i recieved it as a gift from my husband who has never really been interested in greek life as i have been. I felt that while this movie was entertaining on a level that those not in Greek orgs would like. Mind you i am not a member of a GLO, i have many friends that are and i happened to accompany them when this film came out. My Friends wore their letters and when we where leaving the theatre they were barraged with questions. I will not say that it was a bad movie, but as alphas who wanted to promote the BGLO's should not make it seem that the NPHC orgs recruit dancers and seek people out. While the heritage hall scene was very poignant i felt it would take more to convince someone to join any org, and should they decide to do so that they should want to know the orgs history, meet with members, do community service, make sure that their GPA is upand know in their heart that that is what they want, and not to do it because they are great at dancing or because they feel they must to fit in. I enjoyed the Brotherhood aspect of the movie, but i still did not like the way they portrayed one fraternity as a bunch of arrogant men who seem to feel they were better than the others and the others as their perpetual shadows stuck in the hopes of being better that their rivals, while not showing any community service or greek love towards one another. When this film came out i was hoping it was going to one up school daze and while it helped a bit, there still has yet to be a movie that really shows what it is to be in a BGLO. Although i will always support Black filmmakers and black films, sometimes the best thing to do is enjoy it for what it was meant to be.... Entertainment.
and that's my 2 cents