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Can you believe there are small towns in America that ban dancing? At least two: the Utah burg from 1984's Footloose, and the Georgia town in 2011's Footloose. Except for the location, not much has changed between movies--in fact, this remake sticks so loyally to the original that it even imports a batch of songs from the first movie. That's right: not only will you get a couple of takes on the title tune, but quintessentially '80s songs such as "Let's Hear It for the Boy" and "Almost Paradise" also come shuffling along. Once again the saga follows a big-city teen (played here by dancer Kenny Wormald) who takes the outsider role in his new home, where the local minister (Dennis Quaid) and the town council have decreed a strict curfew at night and a prohibition on the evils of rock and roll. But our boy has gotta dance, and so does the preacher's naughty daughter (a tasty performance from Dancing with the Stars regular Julianne Hough). You'll know exactly where all this is headed even if you didn't see the Kevin Bacon version, and the movie offers up some of the same sort of fun, especially the dancing. Director Craig Brewer, who adapted lyricist Dean Pitchford's original screenplay, finds some nice moments with the young actors, and Miles Teller (who gave a touching performance in Rabbit Hole) is well and truly launched with his role as the hero's clumsy-footed pal. What doesn't scan is Brewer's insistence on re-creating scenes right down to duplicating certain iconic shots. Maybe this will work for the alleged "new generation" of moviegoers that remakes like this are intended for, but for everybody else, it will all be a little too familiar. --Robert Horton
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The struggle between innocence and rigid morality is revisited when city-boy Ren finds himself in an uptight town where dancing has been banned. Filled with contemporary music and iconic classics from the original, this fresh look on youth culture is sure to win fans of young and old.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly good,
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This review is from: Footloose (DVD)
From Tom Cruise getting down in his tighty whiteys in "Risky Business" to Jennifer Grey having the time of her life in "Dirty Dancing", eighties movies were filled with great moments involving dancing. They were one of a kind, and can't be recreated with the same impact. If you asked me before I saw the reviews, I would have said that the cinematic world did not need a remake of "Footloose." Mainly, because I can't think of a remake of an eighties' film that bettered the original. In this case, I've only seen bits of the original, so I thought this was pretty good.
The plot is the same as the `84 version. When a group of teens are killed in a drunk driving accident, the minister (Dennis Quaid) whose son has also died, and the town officials ban virtually everything teens do for recreation, including dancing. (Drag racing busses aflame, does get a pass.) Three years later, Bobby's younger sister, Ariel, played by Julianne Hough, is busy doing everything that's been banned and not caring if she's caught. She also has the requisite bad boy older boyfriend, who doesn't respect her. Naturally, she's a perfect match for new kid in town Ren (Kenny Wormald reprising the Kevin Bacon role), who's moved in with his uncle's family, following the death of his mom from cancer. Ren is a good kid, but after a series of run-ins with the local authorities, he decides to cut loose, kick off his Sunday shoes and with his new friends, get the ban on dancing revoked. The lead does a good job, but if you ask me, Miles Teller, playing Ren's pal who must overcome his fears of being a "dancing dork" stole the show. Also excellent is Andie McDowell, in the role of the preacher's wife, who has stood by her man for too long and is about to tell him some uncomfortable truths. Oh yes, and the dancing is totally awesome.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Slightly Obsessed with it!!! Read why....,
This review is from: Footloose (DVD)
As soon as I heard from a local Sheriff in Hiram, Ga that the Downtown Hiram Car lot and Downtown Hiram (Where the bus drove through and stopped) was filming the new Footloose (August 2010) I was all over it. I found all of the locations used, and even went into Cowboys Atlanta in Kennesaw, Ga when they were filming since I know the houseband and had connections. I was waiting since then for it to be in theaters. I have seen the original 1984 version thousand times, but I LOVE the new one as well. Not only is it personal to me, but I love when they actually do a great re-make. So if you have not seen it yet. Get off these reviews and see it BEFORE judging (since I know some people are TOO judgmental over it)
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Too poorly motivated and too contrived to earn my "but in",
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This review is from: Footloose (Two-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) (Blu-ray)
Not without its moments - actors Kenny Wormald (Ren) and Miles Teller (Willard) have good chemistry, especially their first meeting (which plays out like a "meet cute") - and there's some clever re-imagining of the classic songs, but overall too poorly motivated and too contrived to earn my "but in" to the movie. I mean, Rusty is obviously into Ren when she sees him and she's a way better choice than Ariel as a girlfriend but then all of a sudden out of nowhere Rusty and Willard are together? Where did that come from? Just needed to get the good girlfriend out of the way so the hero ends up with the girl the script calls for without looking like a total idiot for passing up the good girlfriend?
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