# Footloose remake: is there anyone who thinks this is a good idea? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 23, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525 "2011-06-23T03:43:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525/1 "2011-06-23T03:43:21Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_IU8pnaLXHo/maxresdefault.jpg "Footloose | trailer #1 US (2011)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IU8pnaLXHo) ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525/2 "2011-06-23T04:52:28Z")
God, I _want_ to hate this…really, truly I do. But the truth of the matter is… I really, really, really enjoy watching attractive young people dance well. The truth of the matter is… I will probably go see this. \>hangs head in shame\< ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525/3 "2011-06-23T11:15:39Z")
Saw the promo on SYTYCD last night – looks fairly scene by scene as a remake, with updating on the music and choreography. I may very well end up seeing it in the theater, since I’m such a rabid musicals fan. ---
**Author:** ![stegon66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525/4 "2011-06-23T11:27:57Z")
I don’t remember explosions in the original. Oy. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525/5 "2011-06-23T12:10:34Z")
Obviously, the producers did. Was that Herbie? ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525/6 "2011-06-23T12:52:26Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_IU8pnaLXHo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IU8pnaLXHo) Not me, but I think there are certain things you shouldn’t remake. Don’t get me started on that… ---
**Author:** ![eno801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@eno801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eno801)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525/7 "2011-06-23T15:00:57Z")
> [@](#): > > But the truth of the matter is… I really, really, really enjoy watching attractive young people dance well Yeah me too. I went to see all the Step Up movies. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525/8 "2011-06-23T18:13:17Z")
I thought the same thing when I saw that they were remaking it - but clearly this is some audience for it. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525/9 "2011-06-23T18:19:45Z")
No Kevin Bacon. No Kenny Loggins. I’m out. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525/10 "2011-06-23T18:22:25Z")
I like dancing movies but not this new style of dacning. Why don’t they do tap dancing movies anymore ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525/11 "2011-06-23T19:31:57Z")
No. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525/12 "2011-06-23T19:37:05Z")
I hope there’s more krunking, grinding and moshing. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525/13 "2011-06-23T19:52:55Z")
Oh rats, I was hoping to see something along the lines of [Bret’s Angry Dance](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMjgSkfQPSY). ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525/14 "2011-06-23T19:56:24Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > I like dancing movies but not this new style of dacning. Why don’t they do tap dancing movies anymore And why do they have to cuss and show nudity in movies nowadays? ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footloose-remake-is-there-anyone-who-thinks-this-is-a-good-idea/586525/15 "2011-06-24T00:16:17Z")
I’m also not a big fan of color film