About the new Footloose? I think it looks so stupid, like another "highschool musical" "What're you gonna do dad, pass another LAW?!" Wow, you cannot remake an 80s classic like that! What the fudge!! I wonder what kind of soundtrack its gonna have. There's no way to beat the 80s master...Kenny Loggins.
Anyone else pissed
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Ha ha my girlfriend and I saw the preview and she told me "please dont tell me this is footloose remake" .. It sure was..
But hey, whatever will make money!
But hey, whatever will make money!
$$$$$$$$$
I'm like "whatever" right now. I'm sure it's decent in it's own right, and the Jr High kids and High Schoolers probably won't ever see the original.
It's all telling stories right?
(and making money)
I'm like "whatever" right now. I'm sure it's decent in it's own right, and the Jr High kids and High Schoolers probably won't ever see the original.
It's all telling stories right?
(and making money)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZHCVyllnck
yea but how come when Lucas and Spielberg did IJ 4 or when Georgey boy did the new SW episodes, everyone was like omg but now no one is saying boo about the stupidity of the new footloose. I could see revamping it to current standards but it looks like they just took the same story and filmed it with newer cameras and faces. I'm kinda whatever too, are there even any decent actors in it? I just based my whole opinion off that one line in the preview where ariel yells at her dad about "passing another law" I say originals should stay orginals unless you have something fresh and unique to offer it. Like if they did footloose in teh ghetto or something with a primarily black cast that'd be cool, or maybe an older Kevin Bacon chaperoning his daughters highschool dance. I just think its sill to mess with the "good" originals. Don't fix what ain't broke right?
I think that would be because no one really cares about Footloose. I mean, have you ever heard of Footloose fanboys? Or a Footloose message board?
Wasn't Footloose already kinda the "High School Musical" of it's time? I was pretty young when it came out, but I have a sister who is a couple years older. I remember her watching that movie a LOT around the time she was really into New Kids on the Block and the like. Same demographic, just fast forward almost 30 years.
That said, Kenny Loggins is absolutely a musical guilty pleasure of mine!
That said, Kenny Loggins is absolutely a musical guilty pleasure of mine!
I have but its lonely on my board
I know footloose doesn't have the same following my examples do which is understandable. But my point was that I don't think footloose was a movie that needed to be remade nor should've been remade. How many people would go to see a reboot of the original dirty dancing, not the prequels or followups and actual remake of the Swayze Jen Gray movie? or st. elmo's fire? And footloose might've been what kids were watching back then but it only shows that a lot of the "back then" products were better than today's. Footloose was never a musical. It was a story with some dancing in it. High school musical was a disney musical, that was just corny and styupid. At least footloose was better written.
I don't even think there are any real places that can outlaw music or dancing today, which makes me think even more that they're sticking with the original time frame. A lot of kids won't even connect, it seems like the people that'd go see this are the people that watched the original and would like to see what they came up with.
I was a little older when I really watched Footloose and to this day I still have dancing in the streets and footloose on my everyday playlist. There are lots of movies I recognized as good movies that were way before my time.
I guess I'm the only one a little annoyed that this is the movie they chose to remake out of all teh 80s movies.
I am no fan of remakes. I dislike all but maybe five or six
remakes so I am not defending a remake of anything. They
make money and people flock to see them. Lionsgate greenlit
a “Dirty Dancing” remake in August of this year with Kenny
Ortega directing. He dropped out of the “Footloose” remake.
This one includes the Kenny Logins song and three others
from the original including “Let’s Hear if for the Boys”. And
wasn’t that line from Dean Pitchford’s original script?
I don’t think any movie needs to be remade. I love that I am
finally hearing outrage by those of you growing up in the ‘80’s
seeing your seminal films remade. When the films of the ‘70’s
(my era) - and ‘60’s and earlier - were being remade you guys
didn’t have a connection to them so it was okay.
Just wait until we get “The Goonies”, “Pretty in Pink” “Back to
the Future” and “The Breakfast Club”...
remakes so I am not defending a remake of anything. They
make money and people flock to see them. Lionsgate greenlit
a “Dirty Dancing” remake in August of this year with Kenny
Ortega directing. He dropped out of the “Footloose” remake.
This one includes the Kenny Logins song and three others
from the original including “Let’s Hear if for the Boys”. And
wasn’t that line from Dean Pitchford’s original script?
I don’t think any movie needs to be remade. I love that I am
finally hearing outrage by those of you growing up in the ‘80’s
seeing your seminal films remade. When the films of the ‘70’s
(my era) - and ‘60’s and earlier - were being remade you guys
didn’t have a connection to them so it was okay.
Just wait until we get “The Goonies”, “Pretty in Pink” “Back to
the Future” and “The Breakfast Club”...
I'm okay with remakes. All I care about is the final product.
Why is okay for theater companies to keep doing Shakespeare, but filmmakers are looked down on when they put their spin on a respected classic?
If it weren't for remakes, we wouldn't have "Dark Knight", Abrams' "Star Trek", or this years' "Rise of the Planet of the Apes". I love those movies!
Craig Brewer is a respectable filmmaker. His first feature was very similar to the low-budget do-it-yourself kind of film a lot of people on this forum are doing. Reportedly, the original "Footloose" is the movie that made him want to become a filmmaker, in the first place. If that's true, then this is a project of passion, and I love that.
The same was true of Peter Jackson's "King Kong", and in my opinion, his love for the original was splashed all over the remake.
We all have dream projects, right? Realistically, none of us on this forum will ever get that $100mil budget that we so desire, but I'll tell you what -- if I ever reach that level, one project that I plan to do is an adaptation of a franchise we're all very familiar with.
The new "Footloose" is getting good reviews, and that, combined with Brewer's reported love for the original, is enough for me. I'm totally gonna watch it!
Why is okay for theater companies to keep doing Shakespeare, but filmmakers are looked down on when they put their spin on a respected classic?
If it weren't for remakes, we wouldn't have "Dark Knight", Abrams' "Star Trek", or this years' "Rise of the Planet of the Apes". I love those movies!
Craig Brewer is a respectable filmmaker. His first feature was very similar to the low-budget do-it-yourself kind of film a lot of people on this forum are doing. Reportedly, the original "Footloose" is the movie that made him want to become a filmmaker, in the first place. If that's true, then this is a project of passion, and I love that.
The same was true of Peter Jackson's "King Kong", and in my opinion, his love for the original was splashed all over the remake.
We all have dream projects, right? Realistically, none of us on this forum will ever get that $100mil budget that we so desire, but I'll tell you what -- if I ever reach that level, one project that I plan to do is an adaptation of a franchise we're all very familiar with.
The new "Footloose" is getting good reviews, and that, combined with Brewer's reported love for the original, is enough for me. I'm totally gonna watch it!
Aw, man! Do we HAVE to????
-- spinner
EDIT: The good news is: it was beaten at the box office, the bad news is: it was beaten by the Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em Robots movie.....
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Those aren't remakes, they're alternate story line, alternate timeline prequel and prequel.
I don't think that's the original line. Its actually funny because I checked before I posted this and a lot of other people laugh at the trailer when she says that lol. I don't mind alternate timelines, whatever but staying exactly how the original was done kinda annoys me. I'm gonna see it, I'm sure teh gf will wanna go but, if they make Footloose, whats to stop them from doing Goonies like Rik said. There's enough orginal material out there hollywood would rather remake movies then give generations there own timeless classics.
If it (any movie) has to be a remake, at least add something of value to the telling of it.
i swear.... if somebody even touches Back to the Future... even THINKS about making a new one.. there shall be pain!
The point of the original for me (the target audience of the original) was that removing fine arts from a community was detrimental to its health. In a day and age where the fine arts programs are again being cut in schools due to finding issues and the ability to pass tests (not actually learn the scholastic materials) is more of a focus, this generation needs a film of this type that speaks directly to them.
Perhaps it could be a new title, but fundamentally, the story and the social need behind it are the same. Don't begrudge this generation of kids their sociopolitical movies... or all we'll see are films that don't matter in the long run. They're being remade because they're important. "Pretty in Pink" still holds up to this day with high school kids because the social climate of HS hasn't changed. The fashion may have, but most of those kids can see through the superficial into the deeper messages and meanings of those important films of each of the previous generation's childhoods.
Bring on the remakes... if the intention is to show the importance of the fine arts in a community, then I say bring it on... and use whatever means you need to do so... including glomming onto the brand recognition of an old film from my HS days.
Perhaps it could be a new title, but fundamentally, the story and the social need behind it are the same. Don't begrudge this generation of kids their sociopolitical movies... or all we'll see are films that don't matter in the long run. They're being remade because they're important. "Pretty in Pink" still holds up to this day with high school kids because the social climate of HS hasn't changed. The fashion may have, but most of those kids can see through the superficial into the deeper messages and meanings of those important films of each of the previous generation's childhoods.
Bring on the remakes... if the intention is to show the importance of the fine arts in a community, then I say bring it on... and use whatever means you need to do so... including glomming onto the brand recognition of an old film from my HS days.
Remake, reboot, what's the difference? Seriously? How is any of the three I mentioned any different than the new "Footloose"?
And, no, I'm sorry but you're incorrect to call any of them a prequel. "Dark Knight" is a sequel to a reboot. "Apes" and "Trek" are both reboots.
I think the distinction between remake and reboot is very clear.
This new 'Footloose' film is the same story as the old 'Footloose' film. The new Planet of the Apes film is a total different story, simply set within the context of an existing world.
I actually don't have any problem with remaking Footloose. There are certain films that shouldn't be touched, but Footloose ain't one of 'em. Plus it has Julianne Hough wearing hot pants...
Yeah, that's a pretty good point, actually, and that's probably what Hardwood meant. Whatev. I'm still gonna see it!
A remake takes the original source material and copies it directly. A sequel is a continuation of the original source material. A prequel is a story that takes place before the original source material and ties into it. A reboot is a re-imagining of the original source material and draws inspiration from it.
"Dark Knight" is a sequel to the alternate story line of the comics collectively known by the same name. I should have have listed it as an 'alternate story line sequel', you are correct.
"Rise of The Planet of The Apes" is a story that takes place before the original story of "Planet of The Apes" and ties into it by explaining how the apes came to possess advanced intelligence.
"Star Trek" takes place before either the series or "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", but it also explores an alternate time line.
If you want to lump all sequels, prequels, reboots, and remakes into the same category, that's fine. I thought that we were focusing specifically on movies that simply redo what has already been done without adding anything to them.