Footloose Reviews

Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much from this flick, but since it was on TV and since I have a weak spot for Dennis Quaid and Andie MacDowell, I thought I might as well give it a try. To start with, I didn’t care much for the original version and this remake didn't add much to the formula. Actually, even worse than that, they pretty much copied the whole thing and only changed some tiny details and you wonder what was the point of remaking this at all. At first, I thought that the acting was really poor, even by Dennis Quaid but, after a while, I got used to it and I didn’t pay too much attention to it. I have to admit it, the dancing scenes were pretty good but, damned, it still remain a really ridiculous premise. I mean, already 30 years ago, it was not really believable but, in our age, to make us believe that they would ban dancing, that’s kind of ridiculous. Eventually, the saddest thing about this flick is the downward spiral of a once promising director. Indeed, back then, Craig Brewer had his breakthrough with ‘Hustle & Flow’ which was a pretty good flick and even though ‘Black Snake Moan’ was a little too far-out for its own good, it was still an intriguing picture. Well, 5 years later, he comes up with this and it is rather sad. To conclude, I think I’m being rather generous with my rating, it must be one of the most unnecessary remakes ever made and it is not really worth a look, I’m afraid.

Be sure not to miss Quaid, as Rev. Shaw in this fun-loving remake of this 1980's film. It is sure to have you up on your feet dancing to the beat, whether you can keep it or not.

So, yeah, I watched this movie, even though I missed the first twenty minutes, or something.

I mean, it's not the best movie; it's not the most.... Best. Or whatever. But, eh. Okay, yeah.

It's not as good as "Black Swan", nor as bad as "V for Vendetta".... And, yeah, I'm not exactly the biggest fan of the small-town preacherman who passes communist laws in the name of Jesus.

"There is a time to dance."

And there is a time to be all predictable and courtroom-y.

(7/10)

Actually not bad, in terms of a remake, but I still prefer the original over this. Something about the unknown and not-so-talented (when it comes to the acting) cast of "kids", along with the fact that most of the movie is exactly like the original, just makes this not really worth seeing unless you happen to catch it on TV or happen to have it around. The original is way better, and still holds up today, so really, why was a new version necessary?

All in all not a bad movie, but save yhour money and watch the original 10x better. The remake is cute, but over 75% of the movie is word for word of the original. Ive never saw the remake till tonite and I could quote the movie word for word for the most part. Better off watching the original yhou'll like it more