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The Dance Of The Dead, It’s All In My Head: Footloose Trailer #2

By TK | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (15)

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Aw, what the fuck. Why’d they have to make the kid from Boston? That just means more poorly faked accents. I can’t deal with that.

Anyway, here’s the trailer for what will likely be a super-sized bucket of shitted pigs. The Footloose remake, a remake that couldn’t be less relevant or necessary, and yet, here we are. The thing is, the original Footloose is, to be quite clear, fucking stupid. Seriously, it’s a shit movie. I’m not saying it’s not entertaining and/or amusing, but it’s still fucking stupid, and I imagine that everyone involved (at least, all of those who went on to have actual acting careers) are likely somewhat embarrassed by it, as YOU should be of your love of it. But even with all of that said, it did have Kevin Bacon and Chris Penn. What’s this got? Some chick from “Dancing With The Stars” and… Dennis Quaid. Oh, Dennis.

Regardless, there was a certain charm to the original at the time, even if in retrospect it’s pretty silly. That charm is not only no longer relevant these days, but the trailer lacks any kind of charm, period, and the idea (dancing is banned because of dead kids? Sure, I buy it) seems even more ridiculous now. This feels like more of a cash-in on the current spate of dance movie flicks than it is on any kind of nostalgia. Let’s face it - the demographic that this is marketed at has little to no memory of the original in the first place.

So, here’s what happens when a drunken baboon eats your Footloose DVD and barfs it up into a movie producer’s lap. Enjoy.

Yeah, it’s a lot more explodey than the original, isn’t it.









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Comments

I think you're being far too kind in your assessment of that trailer. Frankly, I'm a bit disappointed in you, TK.

Posted by: admin at August 15, 2011 10:40 AM

Pretty good trailer, given what they had to work with. I can't wait to read the reviews when it comes out.

Posted by: ChickaBoom! at August 15, 2011 10:59 AM

Did Dennis Quaid lose a bet?

Posted by: Groundloop at August 15, 2011 11:07 AM

I saw three movies a couple of weeks ago and this trailer was before all three of them. I laughed every single time. My mom and Aunt guffawed when they said they couldn't dance b/c of the dead kids. I lost it when he starting using his "Boston" accent. I seriously could not believe how utterly inane and stupid this idea is.
This is why terrorists hate us.

Posted by: Nimue at August 15, 2011 11:20 AM

The banning of dancing at least somewhat made sense back in the 80's as it tied to the 50's type of mindset. Ban dancing now? The sad this is I can already tell who on my Facebook will be going to go see this film and how much they will love it due to the hat tips to the original it will include. I will be seeing none of this.

Posted by: Matt at August 15, 2011 11:24 AM

There's no such thing as rock bottom.

My faith in mankind just sinks ever deeper.

Posted by: MurderBot at August 15, 2011 11:41 AM

Wow. I can't believe the elements from the original that they kept. Weird. Why bother? The yellow VW Beetle? The tie on the first day of school? "Dancing" in the barn in jeans and a white ribbed A shirt? Really? You kept all of those things? But they replaced playing chicken on huge tractors with some sort of decorated school bus race?

I don't know what to tell you. Sadly, when it comes on TV I'll probably be powerless not to watch it. And remember going to opening night of the original.

Posted by: tamatha at August 15, 2011 11:54 AM

You namecheck Chris Penn but not John Lithgow or Diane Wiest? And didn't this movie come out already? It feels like we've been talking about it for a few years now.

Posted by: Three-nineteen at August 15, 2011 12:32 PM

Pigf**k plain and simple. Also, what is with the super exaggerated runway model walk they have J Hough doing everytime she walks away in a scene? Bad, just bad.

Posted by: zaga at August 15, 2011 1:00 PM

Lithgow seems okay with the original.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHWDjK94sBM

Posted by: csb at August 15, 2011 2:07 PM

Whatever hateahs! I don't think I spelt that right.

Seriously though, Kenny Wormald (the lead) is FROM Boston. Why do you keep hating on his accent? It's actually softened since his time on 'Dance Life,' a couple years ago.

I'll be there opening night, cause I love the kid and want to see him succeed. Well maybe not opening night, but for sure that weekend.

Posted by: kilmo at August 15, 2011 3:03 PM

I watched that fucking shit because I knew that sooner or later I'd see it while watching television, I'm so pissed off right now it's not even a joke!

Posted by: Nancy at August 15, 2011 3:33 PM

I'm glad to hear he's from Boston because that would have made no sense to just interject that accent.
I adore the original and pretty much anything that involves Kevin Bacon.
I will say this, at least the female lead can you know dance as opposed to the original.
If I can be spared from "Let's Hear It For The Boy" my ears will be thankful.

Posted by: daria at August 15, 2011 5:41 PM

In a world where they made at least three (3) sequels to Wild Things - all absent Bacon's bacon - this was inevitable.

Does Mr. Cured Pork Product have have a gift for the quirky, unreproducible one-off in among his solid actorly work? I'm thinking maybe.

- Footloose
- Wild Things
- Tremors

Maybe the producers should take this as a sign. It's a quirky Kevin Bacon movie. Just, don't.

Posted by: BierceAmbrose at August 16, 2011 6:08 PM

My dear TK, I think you are very harsh in your article. That said, that will not stop me to go to watch it in the theatre near me. I am nearly 50 and I find it amazing that some people work so hard in order to bring us back in time.
Next year there is another remake coming, "Dancing in rain", what do think of this?

Posted by: Eddy Gordo at August 18, 2011 12:27 PM