Footloose!!!

Yep, the ultimate Kevin Bacon dance movie remake had been on the works for some months now. It will be released summer 2011.

Hmmm...remake.

So why look so much alike yo?

I hope it's just the theme of the prom.

It stars Kenny Wormald and Julienne Hough as the lead characters. No idea who they are? Nothing to worry much there. I'm just letting it pass. Too hurt to know it could have been THE Zac Efron dancing those crazy moves on the silver screen for me.

Well the original director Craig Brewer is still there. I'm not so sure if I'd take consolation on that fact though. Hey, it's my own opinion anyway. It's a free country.

But fear not, Dennis Quiad and Andie McDowell will be play the parents of little miss country girl.

Footloose was my ultimate dance movie. And yes they were not-so-well known actors if not unknown at all. I'm not so sure if it's a good idea for a remake though. But let's keep our fingers crossed. Everyone's got a chance in this world. Fingers crossed.

Dang!

Why did you ever quit?

This movie would have nailed that starpower down. It would have shoot you up to uber-stardom that you could make a gazillion B-movies and we'd still pay $$$ to watch them.

But hey, Hollywood must know something that I don't, right? hehehe...

Commercially, it's doing magic. It has raised a heap of money to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake. I salute. This was a bright idea.

Music wise...NOT.

Some things...in this case an icon of a song, are way way way...way way way waaaay better left untouched. "Un-remade". Hehehehe.
Seriously. No question about the motive and the timing. It was a no brainer that this could help a lot. Hey, I'm all for helping. This afterall is one of the most noble acts a country...an industry, has done for Haiti.
So let's talk music. It's over-sung. Too much going on. It was like they were afraid no one would get it that it's 2010. Did they make a pact that they were going to put every technical updates in there? What's that called? Autotone?
More like tone deaf.
I'm not going to go bash any of the 80 artists who participated in the remake. I'm going for the people behind the whole shebang.
The footage of MJ did bring a smile to my face. But couldn't they just have left it at that? A solo? So okay, they are afterall the music geniuses of this world. But like I said, the song was over-sung. Too much whimsy flinsy going on. And the autotone was numbing. A bit of rap to take the listeners by surprise would have been enough. A good effect is the best thing. But when stretched to unnecessary lengths --- it becomes tiring. And unnecessary. I leave it to them geniuses the criteria in choosing who sings what part. They know better. Or do they? Somehow I feel, consideration should have been taken on the opinions of people "outside looking in".
Too much going back and forth to different singers. Too much thoughts given on how they should dress (the whole thing came out too dark).
Too much thought was given on new technology.
Did they have to change some verse?
WHY?
In the name of being politically correct?
A song is a song is a song is a song. Have the world and its views really changed that way?
Here's one for political correctness:
WRITE A NEW SONG!!!

I'm all for helping. They just could have written a new song. With all the music geniuses in that room, you'd think they'd come up with one technically sane show.
But hey, if it sells, then why not, right?

I like this one better. Simple, natural and message is clear (devoid of any autotone):
(I'm just saying...)