. the beat be too strong . be deaf mutant now like them and rex voorhas orminei be surprise that this movie have be uniformly bash . let me be the first to actually discuss the virtue of the beat and why you must see this film now . make no mistake and this movie be cheesy and bad in the conventional sense represent the story be preposterous and the poetry be silly and and the acting be inconsistent . but these be the film charm all of these ingredient form the recipe for one of the most underappreciated cheezy film of the 80 . if the reference to deaf mutant do not pique your interest and then perhaps this will represent what kind of name be rex voorhas ormine and anyway . it be such an unusual name ( for north american audience ) that i say to myself and even the name of the character in this friggin movie be firggin silly . well and the beat be so fabulously cheezy that the meaning and symbolism behind rex voorhas ormine be reveal not too subtly by bart waxman ( the misguide guidance counselor you love to hate ) . i would not spoil the revelation behind rex name and but please do not get too excited and o. k. overall and the acting be inconsistent ( john savage who play the concerned teacher mr. ellsworth be pretty good and a be the fellow play bart waxman and but the rest of the cast be unconvincing ) . that say and the acting do not detract from the film . why . there be a sincerity in each of the actor performances that make the character they play endear . so although the performance may suck and you be still leave with the impression that the actor be really try to do their best . a a result and the actor sincerity succeed where their acting fails ( which be quite often ) . the homage to beat poetry in this film be bad and bad and bad . but this be a good and good and good thing when it come to entertainment . would you actually enjoy good quality or more respectable poetry especially in a film like this . folk and that would be boring ( think about the droll they make u read in high school sanitize to avoid corrupt the youth and politically conservative and devoid of any critical analysis and etc . ) even if you do not like poetry or arty movie ( with all of the intellectual posturing that implies ) and you most certainly can ( and should ) appreciate ludicrous poetry in a wannabe art film . how could you not enjoy the following . do you remember the roar of the dinosaur . a woman scotty crap on the floor bad scotty bad and oh the woman so sad she wash her hand and then wait by the door today and yeah today . yes and that be an example of some of the remarkable poetry liberally sprinkle throughout the beat . but what about the story and you ask . well and the story be preposterous . but then again and that be the beauty of this film . apart from some cliche and stereotype and and predictable plot point and there be enough genuinely unique element to the plot or story to keep thing interest . who be rex . where do he come from . what the heck be he talk about . deaf mutant . illiterate angel . do billy and kate really understand what rex be say . be the audience suppose to understand rex and his poetry posse . ( i have see the movie several time and i still haven not figure everything out . ) will bad poetry and high school talent show really end gang violence . i guarantee that you have never see anything quite like the beat a perfect combination of brilliantly bad poetry and mediocre yet sincere act and and a mythopoetics conquers gang violence storyline that have yet to be rival by any film ever make . bonus for fan of classic nyc hardcore represent the cro mag make a rare film appearance a the iron skull and it a hoot to see them perform several song . i wish they include more concert footage and but maybe that will be an extra include on the collector edition dvd i fantasize about .