The Princess Bloggeries

I like to see movies that feature dance routines. Most of them may be considered chick flicks and the story is usually silly but they always make me feel good and inspired to learn a new dance, or just to get back into shape. So, my Top 12 (no ranking intended) would be:

Take the lead - Tango, baby!
Honey - the dream of every man alive (Jessica Alba) showing off her hip hop moves
Save the last dance - classical ballet meets hip hop
Flashdance - oldie but goldie
Strictly Ballroom - the Australian way of competing in Paso Doble - ole!
Moulin Rouge - Baz Luhrmann ruleZ again
Step up - nice dance routines
Dance with me - I wish I could dance like Vanessa Williams
Dirty Dancing - classic! I didn’t like the sequel at all
Center Stage - not a big ballet fan but liked it
The Company - another good ballet movie
Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School - not a typical dance movie - independent, different and unique

The producers are trying to set-up the best environment to present their new film with the subtitle Meltdown. They suceeded - everyone is melting down under the pouring rain in the Bay Area and symphatizes with Manny, Sid and Diego. The movie did great at the box office over the weekend but in my personal opinion the first movie was better (as most movies are better than their sequels). Queen Latifah’s performance as Ellis is really cute and funny and the creators came up with idea of the mammoth that thinks about herself as a possum. Her possum “brothers” are very enjoyable and have some of the best action scenes in the picture. The animation is really good and looks natural in most sequences.

Scrat takes up more screen time in this movie and sometimes it seemed overdone. Once again everything is the little guy’s fault and his obsession with the nut.

Overall it’s a good movie but there is always the shadow of the original and the comparison is inevitable. I can only recommend it - go and watch this movie yourself!