‘Footloose’ Trailer Is Here; Does it Kick Off The Sunday Shoes?

Well, after long delay and development, the moment is upon us when the trailer for the remake of ‘Footloose’ has finally been bestowed upon us. May yet be a good thing. We shall soon find out. In the meantime, The LA Times brings us up to speed:

Paramount is now hoping that nostalgia for the decade of acid-washed jeans and big hair still reigns supreme in October when the studio unveils Craig Brewer’s (“Hustle & Flow”) faithful adaptation of 1984’s “Footloose” — the film that launched Kevin Bacon’s career.

After seeing the trailer, it looks, with the exception of the drive-in (?) dance number, an almost scene for scene, beat-for-beat kind of film, only set in the current day and not the 80s. It also reminded me why I never warmed up to the original film aside from the soundtrack (maybe it had to do with all the compromise and winning his case – a fact given away by this trailer- only to directly break his word and threaten the whole project with a slugfest with a dumb punk which they also show in this trailer. Other than that, it’s the same rebellion, same hick-town sheriff department…and ‘Let’s Hear It For The Boy’ (I wonder if Shalamar’s song ‘Dancing In The Sheets’ will show up…)

How about you int’l friends- anyone out there Holdin’ Out For A Hero? I mean, you know, if it is just made to be made for nostalgia, why not watch the dumb as nails ’84 movie?