Product: Red Bull BC One: Berlin 2005 Breakdancing Championship (2006)
Rating: 3.0
Mixed Feelings About This DVD
For those of you who purchased the 2004 edition you might remember how fun and exciting the dvd was because it was editied and synced perfectly with some really good songs (from the b-boy canon). The breakers fed off the music (watch Sonic sync his moves to Babe Ruth's The Mexican) as did the crowd and that energy transfers over to the audience watching at home.Unfortunately the 2005 edition takes out all of the music that was presumably played during the actual battles and this leaves an artificial feel to the battle. I assume that they couldn't get the rights for some of the songs and so they've replaced it with some non-descript filler music that sounds like it came off a generic "learn to b-boy" record. The songs aren't that bad it's just that they're unfamiliar and as a result uninspiring. To see the difference watch the 2005 trailer on Youtube where they use RJD2 and DJ Shadow effectively or the Star TV review where the use of music will get you as fired up as the b-boys (you've never heard Gloria Estefan used so effectively!). At least they kept the original music for Hilty & Bosch.The breaking on the other hand is top notch. These guys truly are representing the best in the world and the dvd is worth it just to see the moves and the competition. This dvd could have been so much better than what it is, hence the 3 stars.