When is a remake, not a remake?
When it's better than the original.
Bacon Blasphemy!
And so lies the conundrum of Footloose. The soundtrack we grew up to in the 80s comes back to haunt us in the 20Teens in a movie wherein the original story comes back to life!
The story:
A young man comes to a town that forbids the teenagers to dance.
Dancing ensues.
Seriously.
How much plot am I supposed to give away?
To be fair, I did not grow up with the movie Footloose. I saw it for the first time last year, I think. Therefore, I don't have the rose-colored glasses that made me think "how dare you mess with the classic!"
No, my first thought after seeing the original was... wow... people really thought that was a good movie?! Cheesy!! But perfect for a town of non-dancing teens to suddenly pull off Hollywood choreography at a moment's notice!
Instead, with the remake, most of the plot holes you could drive a tractor through, have been shored up to make this movie much more believable, and consistent with how life might actually work. You see, all these teens secretly dance, so the great big blow out at the end makes sense.
That said, the dancing alone in the old building with the VW is still the silliest scene filmed... in both movies!
: )
Both are currently available for streaming on Netflix.
The original: 3 out of 5
The remake: 4 out of 5
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