Time Has Not Been Kind To This

Rating: 6/10 (27 May 2017)

I saw "Footloose" in the theaters in 1984. I was in high school and enjoyed. However in the years since its been released it has left a huge imprint on America. It is easy to understand why. The film itself had a huge best selling soundtrack album that not only included the title song but also classic tunes "Let's Hear it for the boy" and the often covered "Holding on for A Hero".
People love this film however those who love this need to see it again. Time has not been kind. Even though the Crazy Right WIng Jerks seem to be taken over the United States today in 2017 they also had a grip on the United States in 1984 "The Reagan Era".
In this film a teen moves to town with his mom and they live with her brother. The town seems to be ran by a jerk who is not the mayor but a Preacher on a Bully pulpit. The adults act like drones. They think the preacher was right in outlawing "Dancing" and "Liquor".
Well all of that gets tested when Ren (Kevin Bacon) moves into town and decides to challenge everything that is banned.
The film itself has great moments but on the whole (but even in 1984) the film is campy. Today the camp is now dated but the crazy. Keven Bacon and Lori Singer are good but the film scenes with the Reverend drag this film down! IT makes it boring. In the remake they should have had Ren of the Reverends daughter shoot him!
In real life the Crazy Christians seems to have multiplied across the United States.
I am sure if they read this review they will vote NO about this review being helpful, Well they can suck it!