One of the best remakes I have ever seen

Rating: 8/10 (25 October 2011)

I admit that I loved the original Footloose and was not happy to hear they were remaking it - remakes are almost never good. But what a pleasant surprise this was. The update was nice, it stayed true to the original but the update on the music and dancing and the bus race was awesome. I am glad they didn't play chicken with tractors again, that is the right kind of change to a movie. I will say that the only thing I did not like about the movie was that they choose an unknown country singer and a "Nick Teen Star" to perform "Almost Paradise" - This song is iconic. Ann Wilson is amazing and the new version of this song is really a let down. Also, not that I wanted a movie full of cameos, but I do thing that Kevin Bacon should have played the judge. Just a small cameo would not have hurt. All in all I really did enjoy seeing this movie. I took my 20 year old daughter to see it - the theater was full of people who were around when the original was released. Everyone sang the songs, which was nice, and applauded at the end. People need to do that more. Go see it - it is worth it!