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My husband told me that the producers/writers probably wanted to "sell" this story to a young audience who would never, ever watch the original movie...
Nah, don't buy it.
Gone with the Wind, Casablanca etc are still watched by younger generations.
I won't be watching Footloose. I made an error in judgement in watching that pathetic Karate Kid remake.
Clearly Hollywood has dropped the ball. European movies are far more interesting.
And, gauging from the reports on tv, looks like it will be mostly young folks that will see this. Wife and I want to see it cause Julianne Hough is starring in it and we liked her on DWTS. We watched last Tuesday night when she was on DWTS dancing with the others.......not bad, not bad at all. Since I've seen the original Footloose a number of times, I want to see this one to compare. As for me, I'd rather hear Kenny Loggins singing Footloose than Blake Shelton.
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My husband told me that the producers/writers probably wanted to "sell" this story to a young audience who would never, ever watch the original movie...
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I wouldn't say that! As far as "younger generations" goes, just what age bracket are you talking about????
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Nah, don't buy it.
Gone with the Wind, Casablanca etc are still watched by younger generations.
I won't be watching Footloose. I made an error in judgement in watching that pathetic Karate Kid remake.
Clearly Hollywood has dropped the ball. European movies are far more interesting.
Yes, have to say that Hollywood can get quite carried away with remakes of movies! Would much rather watch John Wayne's True Grit than the one with Jeff Bridges in it! And, the remake of Mission Impossible with Cruise, like Peter Graves much better! Then, the remake of The Wild, Wild West tv show......like Robert Conrad much better!
Now, some remakes turn out to be great-to-outstanding, but found that to be in music. The remake of Tommy James's Mony, Mony by Billy Idol......Billy really made that song ROCK!
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I wouldn't call My Fair Lady a remake though. It requires a lot more creativity to adapt a play into a musical than simply copy an earlier film.
Yeah adapting a play to film is not a remake. What a strange comparison.
Scratching my head trying to think of ANY remakes that have been worthwhile (other than financially). I'm not sure if 'Scarface' was considered a remake since like the Karate Kid remake it's simply another film that uses the same title as the old movie. Can anyone think of any? Part of the reason classics are classics is because they were made in an earlier period in the history of film. That's part of the pleasure of watching them. To re-appropriate them for 'modern audiences' just shows a lack of respect for serious film audiences.
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