Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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I can't believe they remade Footloose. I can't believe I've sat near some people in the theatre that didn't work out the trailer was for a Footloose remake until the movie's title came up.
The lead, whoever he is, is no Kevin Bacon. But the guy who plays his friend is spot on. It just seems like a really strange story to tell now, although the dancing looks amazing.
Couldn't Zac Efron have played the part?
I am not discussing this. I am pisst off that they are remaking this film. I cannot be objective about it.
Why don't you remake "16 Candles" for crying out loud? And "Breakfast Club" and completely ruin my teen years.
The lead, whoever he is, is no Kevin Bacon.
He's a dancer, is what. And just adding to the number of famous people from Massachusetts. Seriously, is everyone funny from Mass.??
Seriously, is everyone funny from Mass.??
I hear that there are funny people in Canada, too.
He's a dancer, is what
So's Zac! C'mon, people!
I hear that there are funny people in Canada, too.
Mostly from Canada, more than in Canada.
I kid, I kid. Sorry, On The Spot (vintage edition).
I've never seen Footloose. For real. I saw Dirty Dancing roughly thirteen zillion times, but not Footloose.
And the remake still looks stupid to me.
Oh! You should see Footloose. I think it's a great film. I certainly preferred it to Dirty Dancing. But I was never a Swayze fan, so I'm a bit biased on that front.
The remake looks *empty*. Not that the original was Melville, or anything. Just not this vapid.
Though, I always had a problem with the ending. The town's problem is that dancing escalates to violence, right? And then, at the end, when the kids dance? Violence. QED.
Mostly from Canada, more than in Canada.
No it's true. We are actually generally humourless. Funny people are forced to leave the country and become successful in America because we don't put up with those shenanigans here.
Funny people are forced to leave the country and become successful in America because we don't put up with those shenanigans here.
cf Colin Ferguson. QED.
ita, IIRC Zac Efron was attached to the Footloose remake at one point. Don't know why that went away, but I'm guessing it was more his decision than theirs, since his name couldn't have hurt at the BO.