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Summary: Best of Both Worlds
Review: This is a great flick. A mixture of "A Chorus Line" and "Dirty Dancing." If you love to dance, this is a perfect choice.
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Summary: I absolutely LOVED this movie!
Review: Here is a movie with the most beautiful, talented young people I have ever seen! These kids could dance AND act. CENTER STAGE is about a group of young people who try out for a famous ballet school and then follows them through their first year. The dance scenes are just phenomenal and the story is outstanding! Everyone that I have told about this movie has loved it. I have seen it four times and can't wait to see it again!
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Summary: amazing
Review: At the age of 13 I am amazed with the effort put into centre stage it is my favourite film at the moment so all the crew in centre stage I CONGRATULATE you as you have reached number 1 with me. WELL DONE. :-)
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Summary: FLAT
Review: I saw this cinematic abomination recently on television, and I have to say that it is one of the most shallow pieces of tripe that I have seen in a LONG time. It seems like they were trying to rekindle the flame ignited by the movie Fame so many years ago, but fail so miserably to capture any real depth in their characters, I am a theatre major, and I enjoy movies in this genre generally, but this one has missed the mark.
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Summary: This is a VERY entertaining movie!
Review: Center Stage is a very good movie, obviously about ballet dancers. I'm not a ballet dancer, but it still made me want to get up and dance. I watched this movie three times in one week, and I'm not normally the type of person to do that, the movie just never gets old! It's so entertaining and happy. I (and all my friends!)love it!
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Summary: Center Stage Great Dancing
Review: I've watched this movie at least 8 times now, and I never get tired of it. The main characters Jody and Charlie are sweet and sensitive. The cast has at least one more famous actor, Peter Gallagher as the demanding choreographer and company head, Jonathan. The dancing is the thing in this film, from ballet practice scenes to salsa dancing, to wonderful ballet scenes, to the avant garde ballet choreographed by Cooper at the end, the dancing is riveting. Amanda Schull as Jody is very believable, sweetly beautiful and captures your sympathy. Sascha Radetsky as Charlie is magnetic and sexy, but as sweet as the boy next door. Ethan Stiefel as Cooper is wonderfully demanding and captivating as the "seducer". The whole cast young people captures the frustrations, dreams and demands of the profession of the ballet. You will not be bored and will wear out the video watching over and over. Loved it!!!!
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Summary: Makes you want to get up and move!
Review: Center Stage is about a group of teenagers who attend the ABA. They are all suprisingly close. Amist romance, and aditions, they must learn to be strong, and learn what matters most to them. This movie was awesome, and I definitly recomend it to anyone, keeping in mind it is PG-13 for a reason.
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Summary: "A Turning Point" for a new generation...
Review: ... or maybe a "Flashdance" for a new generation?I liked this movie - a lot. It dealt with serious issues in a fun and uplifting way. Was everything solved a little "too quickly"? Sure, but since the plot of the movie didn't revolve around bulimia or guys who sleep around, I was okay with the way the movie resolved these problems. The theme in this movie seems to be to accept who you are. Jody wants to be a "perfect little ballerina". And she tries to be one. She works her toes bloody. She develops a major crush on the Company's star. All she wants is for dancing to be fun again. But no matter what she does, the dancing just isn't fun. Enter Cooper, the Company's star male dancer. Even while he breaks her heart, he teaches her something very important. Cooper shows Jody how to enjoy dancing again. It takes her a long time to realize that she simply is who she is - and by the time the movie wraps up, she's happy with herself. An imperfect ballerina who has the courage to walk away from her old dreams in order to embrace new possiblities. It is this message of hope - the sheer optimism of the movie, that made me enjoy it as much as I did. Was the acting Oscar worthy? Probably not... but this was certainly no cheesy B movie, either. Enjoy it for what it is - a fun story about the growing pains of a girl as she becomes a woman.
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Summary: A Movie with Good Morals and a Plot to Back it Up.
Review: Jody Sawyer's dream is to be a ballerina with the ABC (American Ballet Company). So when she finds out that she has been accepted into the ABA (American Ballet Academy), it is her dream come true. Unfortunately, the Company will only accept three boys and three girls from the Academy, based on their performances in the final workshop. Jody's first day at the Academy couldn't be any better. She runs into the Academy's finest and best-looking dancer -- Cooper Neilson, she meets her new roomates: Eva (a beautiful dancer who won't be pushed around) and Maureen [the girl everyone envies and is virtually already accepted into the Academy (but she has to cope with a pushy mother and bulimia)], and she makes friends with three boys at the Academy: Charlie, Sergei, and Erik. Even though it is obvious that Charlie wants Jody, Jody wants Cooper. After going to a dance class outside of the Academy and running into Cooper, her knight in shining armor takes her to his apartment and they sleep together that night. When Charlie and Jody both get roles in the final workshop that Cooper is going to choreograph, they are thrilled. Cooper is designing a modern ballet: Jody is set to be the ballerina-in-training, Charlie is to be her attractive instructor, and Erik is the dashing motorcycle rider that swipes the ballerina off her toe shoes. One night, Jody goes to see one a ballet that Cooper is starring in and is horrified to see him leaving with another girl and taking no notice of her. Practices start to get tense when Jody refuses to take orders from Cooper and when Charlie and Cooper start showing off for Jody. Then Erik gets in to a serious accident and the doctor tells him that he will not be able to dance until after the workshop is over. Cooper has no choice but to take Erik's role himself. In this daring ballet with two dashing prince charmings, who will the princess choose?
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Summary: One of the best
Review: I first saw this movie on TV. I was so impressed that I decided to buy the DVD version, which contains three complete dance sequences, as a bonus, in case one wanted to see the whole number without editing. I'm a fan of this production and will never care about its flaws. The dancing is wonderful, intelligent editing enhances the performance and good camera work has made the dance numbers really spectacular. The music ranges from Adam to Michael Jackson. Ask me if I care! I'm not a purist. And what skilled performers! It's probably the best dance movie I have ever seen and I will return to it every time I want to experience that marvelous feeling of watching young people dancing their hearts out. At the end of the final dance sequence, after the courtain has dropped, the dancers embrace each other and that scene brought tears to my eyes. They were so spontaneous and innocent. What a beautiful feeling did they conveyed!
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