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I am not a fan of taking movies and remaking them. It was done once, why do it again? The remakes generally aren’t better than the originals. They only introduce younger generations to these movies - and really, it doesn’t matter because they don’t know it was a remake and if you bring it up, they look at you like you’re 90.
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I’ve learned that a Footloose remake is in the works. This bothers me because the original was great. Why remake it? It also bothers me because:
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1. Kenny Ortega, the director of High School Musical, is directing it.
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2. Zac Efron will be playing Ren McCormack.
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3. Zac is no Kevin Bacon.
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Efron is a boy. A boy who wears makeup. He can do the cutesy roles. He can woo the preteens. I don’t want to see a teeny-bopper-friendly Footloose. This movie was perfect the first time and doesn’t need added drama, girly boys or screaming 13-year-olds. Efron is taking on a huge role here. Bacon is iconic. Sure Efron is good when it comes to dancing around, singing and woo’ing girls. But can he really recreate Ren?
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I don’t know. But I do know that I will not be kicking off my Sunday shoes over this movie.
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Damn you Ortega and damn you Hollywood! This better not suck.

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This will be filed under “You’re kidding, right?” Hollywood is getting desperate and stupid.

Why is he holding his heart/chest? Hahaha…Oh Zefron…….and why is the phone there??!?!
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By the way…that should be his nickname/name from now on Zac Efron doesn’t work, but Zefron - hellz to the ya!
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On a side note: I agree. Hollywood should kill this project now. Just don’t see how this would be a good remake to go after.

I had the same thought when I heard about this remake a few months ago! So sad.

Jonsquared -
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I agree. I like your filing system.
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Brevitt -
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I’m pretty sure this is your first comment EVER on this blog. Congrats and welcome. And yes, let’s call him Zefron. Makes him sound like an alien.
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Erin -
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I’m glad I’m not alone here

I agree - High School Musical is perhaps the worst movie for years and years - I didn’t even get to the end of it.
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Footloose is wonderful - and mostly because of Kevin Bacon. He carries it.
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The real problem is the fashion for remaking movies - why can’t the studios get some balls and make some new movies, instead of the absolute crap that has come out for the last couple of years ?

Zac Efron creeps me out. Not as much as BBV though, pretending she is all sweet and innocent. You know that girl is a big, huge freak!

Only sequels I could say were better than their originals in the last decade would be Spider Man 2 and Ice Age 2. Seriously…why can’t movies be treated like a work of art…a one-time deal that lives on its own, original made-for-the-moment merits? Now we have movies released on DVD with alternate endings, deleted scenes, etc. What was the point of the original “art” created?

Obviously Zac Efron is in it. I hate movie remakes too. It annoys me that kids won’t watch a classic unless it’s updated and has their pop stars in it (and cell phones, social networking tools, etc.)
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I also got super annoyed that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was remade. I’m still upset about it!!

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