Let the flaming begin. A “7″? A “7″? For You Got Served? I can’t be serious. Well, you know what, I am. That’s the benefit of doing Meviews instead of reviews. I can like whatever I want without having to objectively defend my taste. It’s unabashed self-indulgence at its most fun, and I am so happy to take it to its fullest, like I am right now!

You Got Served is the story of inner city kids who dream of becoming famous dancers in front of thousands of fans, rolling in cash and living the good life. In the meantime, they are honing their skills through dance battles at Mr. Rad’s warehouse, betting big bucks on their own skill and ability to win the crowd. The world of the hopefuls is crushed, however, when some punk ass white boys from Orange County beat them with their own moves. It’s a tragic loss, and the team is shattered. What’s worse, Co-lead dancer David betrays his best friend and other lead dancer, Elgin, to hook up with a new girl (Elgin’s little sister). Can the crew re-unite and make their dreams come true?

Of course they can! Even when they get served both on the dance floor and the stage of life, they are the protagonists, so they’re going to win. You see, the dance genre has not reached the point wherein the dancing heroes are able to lose and just appreciate the power of dance itself. So, we have nothing to worry about. And you know what, that makes it fun.

Look I’m not going to try to defend this movie. I’ll be honest–it’s garbage on pretty much every level outside the dance sequences. Luckily, it seems the editor realized this and invested his skills into making the scenes of dance training and competition the central core of the story, while those filler scenes get trimmed and cut to a bearable point. It’s what we call “playing to your strengths.”

This isn’t to say I don’t love You Got Served. I love it. It’s a movie that I love. It’s hilarious. Between the Saved by the Bell backward morality, the slow motion kisses, the reprehensibly poor acting in favor of dance talent and washboard abs, and just the entire treatment of all things not related to the dancing itself, this movie is a laughable entry into the pop lexicon not unlike the 1980’s film Rad or the 1990’s Battlefield Earth. It’s a movie that’s really so bad it’s amazing. It’s hard to explain, but those who are fans of movies will know what I mean. Some movies are just so poorly done that they become the most unintentionally hilarious and fun times you can have with cinema–and, hey, you should never feel guilty about that. It’s perfectly fine to have a great time at the movies.

So, I’m giving You Got Served a 7. Sure it’s bad, and that makes it a laughably good time. When it’s not unintentionally hilarious, the dance sequences are full of energy, attitude, and skill well worth the price of admission. 7.

PS - For those who think I’m insane and think this movie is ridiculous and utter crap, let me put your mind at ease. Were I giving this movie an objective, critical review, I’d be giving it 1 out of 4 stars, simply becuase the dance numbers are energetic, well-directed, perfectly edited, and very entertaining. it’s all that “story” in the middle that makes the film unwatchable. So don’t worry, I’m not as much of a loon as you think!