Wild Style
1982
Following street artist Zorro (played by legendary subway artist Lee Quinones) and his crew as they journey through the streets, projects and train yards of New York, keeping one step ahead of the cops and their rivals, the film climaxes in one of the most famous hip-hop concerts in history. Read more
| Director | Charlie Ahearne |
|---|---|
| Genres | Documentary, Drama, Music/Musical |
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Wild Style
Following street artist Zorro (played by legendary subway artist Lee Quinones) and his crew as they journey through the streets, projects and train yards of New York, keeping one step ahead of the cops and their rivals, the film climaxes in one of the most famous hip-hop concerts in history.
| Director | Charlie Ahearne |
|---|---|
| Studio | SECOND SIGHT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 22 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Documentary, Drama, Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 10 Sep 2007 Production year: 1982 |
| Format | DVD |
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Ever wondered what hip-hop culture is all about? Look no further than director Charlie Ahearn's accurate representation of the scene, starring legendary New York graffiti artist “Lee” Georges Quinones. Forget the plot — how the “Next Big Thing” in the art world copes with the pressures of success and the strain it puts on his relationships — the reason why this movie is considered the Saturday Night Fever of the B-boy brigade is due to the documentary feel of the break dancing, the freestyle MC-ing, the Rocksteady Crew in performance, the basketball rapping and rare scratch-mixing footage of Grand Master Flash, a godfather of rap. A memorable movie that preserves the true essence of early hip-hop for all time.
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As teenage lovers, Raymond and Rose are as gauche and uninteresting as other people's holiday snaps, but Ahearn fleshes... read more on Time Out
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Hip Hop Infancy
True, the acting is poor, the production is lacking and the plot is terrible. But bear in mind the actors are real players from New York's Hip Hop scene in it's infancy and this movie has justification. The Old Skool DJing and rap styles seem hilarious now and the graffiti and breaking are nothing on what we can see nowadays but this movie really allows you to see the early days of the 4 elements of Hip Hop developing around each other.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
IF U WHAT 2 KNOW THE SCORE
I SEE THIS WHEN IT CAME OUT,I WAS A BREAKER, ONLY 8 YEARS OLD IT BLEW ME AWAY AS THERE WAS NO FOOTAGE OF EARLY HIPHOP. THIS WILL SHOW U THE TRUE MEANING OF HIPHOP,RAPPING ,BREAKING,,GRAFFTI,,SCRATCHING.
THE ACTING WAS POOR BUT IT AINT ABOUT THE ACTING, SOME OF THE BITS IN IT ARE TRUE HISTORY. FAB 5 FREDDY,GRANDMASTER FLASH, DOUBLE TROUBLE ARE SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT U SEE PERFORMING.
WELL WORTH CHECKING OUT. BUT I WOULD CHOOSE BEAT STREET WHICH IS THE PERFECT TRUE HIP HOP FILM. -
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