Breakin’ / Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo [Blu-ray]

Shout Factory has paired up the 1984 cult classics "Breakin'" & "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo" as a fun double feature bluray for connoisseurs of 80's cinema. I was only 9 at the time of these film's original releases so watching these two films after many years is definitely nostalgic to the extreme. The first film was released in May 1984 and was a worldwide smash hit grossing over 50 times its small budget. It capitalized on a hot new dance craze called breakdancing. While not a great film by any means, it has a lot of positive energy and decent performances that overcome a half baked script. Surprised by the film's big success a sequel was rushed into production and came out 7 months later as Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo to much less fanfare and box office. I actually enjoy the sequel more as it has a lot more dance numbers in it and an infectious and goofy sensibility which makes it the one most people will return to more often.This release presents both films on a dual layer bluray and they look better than they ever have. Detail is considerably improved over the DVD releases and the 80's colors are bright and pop off the screen. It appears no digital scrubbing occurred so both films retain a nice grain structure that gives the visual proceedings a wonderful filmic touch. I spotted no compression artifacts either. Breakin' is presented in 1.85:1 widescreen and the sequel is opened up a bit to 1.78:1. Audio is in lossless 2 channel stereo and sounds great. As far as extras go, the first film gets only a trailer but the sequel gets some featurettes on hip hop culture from the original DVD release and a highly entertaining brand new audio commentary track featuring the director, editor and one of the main actors. English subtitles are available for the hearing impaired.Your enjoyment of these films will vary depending on your appreciation of mid 80's culture and style. They are definite time capsules of a bygone hip hop & dance era which was fun while it lasted. For people like myself who lived through this time period, it will be a fun and nostalgic walk down memory lane. Shout Factory did a fantastic job on both of the films' bluray debut that fans should pick up without hesitation.

I paid $17.99 in 2019 now it's worth almost $100 such a classic

I was impressed by the video quality on both movies. I have been waiting for years to see these again since they are never on cable. I was big into breakdancing in the mid 80's and I can still remember going to both of these at the theater with my middle school buddies. It sure brought back a lot of memories. I never even knew Jean Claude Van Damme was in the first one as an extra. Kind of hilarious seeing him dancing around in a singlet.

I remember watching Breakin' when I was 4 years old. Me and my father love this movie and have watched it so many times and still are not sick of it. Watching these people dance is absolutely amazing. Breakin' 2 is not as good as the original but the dancing is so awesome. I am very happy that these movies are on Blu ray and still look great after all these years. They might not be high budget movies but are still fun to watch if you love all things 80s!

This is a classic breakdance movie that I love to watch over and over. Brings me back to my teenage years in the 80s when breakdancing was hot and the new thing. Movie has great music throughout even though it is corney and predictable

I have been looking for this movie for ever and when I found it I had to have it It is from back in the 80's I used to watch it all the time on t.vabout break dancing back then,, I love it thank you and fast delivery of packages great shape of movie

Put this disc in the player and it started spinning like it was on turbo. I started smelling ozone, but then the disc popped out and my system locked up. I blame it on my cheap blu-ray player, my stuff is always breakin'. Bummer, I was so excited, I didn't wanna come down.

Picture and sound is GREAT!! The bonus features are good. Two movies on one disc at a low price cant beat that!! Would recommend.The only reason I am giving this 4 star out of 5 is because these movies are not presented in their original aspect ratio. The original movies aspect ratio is 4:3 with the black on the sides. Shout zoomed in on the picture to give it a 16:9 look but this crops the image on the top and bottom. Is that a big deal? maybe to some. I wish there was an option on the bluray to view these movies in their original aspect ratio or zoom to 16:9.

Excelente

The commentry was intresting. Both of my fav all time movies in one box.

One of my favorite movies of the 80's

Estuve buscando esta película por mucho tiempo, el envío bien y la calidad del disco. Satisfecho con la compra .

awesome item to have.. thanks for fast post!