District B13 & Jump

District B13
FLICK Looking for a cool action flick? This one, set in the near future in a sectioned off ghetto in Paris, France, has a simplistic but suspenseful plot about warring drug gangs, street punks and undercover cops. What makes this a thrill ride is how non-stop acrobatic stunts are stylistically captured and incorporated into the film. It's hard to take your eyes off of the screen whenever the leads, martial arts pro Cyril Raffaelli, as super cop Damien, and David Belle, as neighborhood crime stopper Leïto, team up and perform their own amazingly choreographed aerial tricks (a sport called parkour.) There is never a dull moment as they are virtually in constant motion, somersaulting over balconies and literally bouncing off the walls. Who says the French don’t make action films? Banlieue 13 c’est excellente! My Score: 7.5 out of 10.

Jump
MUSIC There are many performers who have had successful songs with the word jump in the title. Think of the Pointer Sisters, Van Halen, Aretha Franklin to name a few. If you’ve heard the album Confessions on a Dance Floor, you know that Madonna’s song titled "Jump" is another one that sends out a positive life lesson and makes you want to get up out of your seat and move your feet. If you haven’t seen her concert, be sure to check out the video for the song. She shakes her groove thing and lip-syncs well enough, but the dancers move like the stuntmen in the movie District B-13, leaping into the air and jumping off the sides of buildings. If you haven’t seen the movie, check out the video to get a taste of what the action is about.


Madonna, "Jump" - Full New Video (3:29)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNJhxarPcN8&mode=related&search=


David Belle – Rush Hour Le Parkour (BBC) (1:32)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAMAr8y-Vtw&mode=related&search=


David Belle Commercial (1:00)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BOUohniyJU&NR=1