There are some original movies you just should not ever touch. Dirty Dancing is close to the top of that list.
I can't even call this movie a remake, because nothing was remade. This movie was miscast and the whole vibe of the movie was just off.
In the original, there is just this raw, gritty, sexual, sensual vibe throughout the entire movie. Even when Baby and Johnny were just having regular conversations you could feel the connection between them.
I don't mind Abigail Breslin. I enjoy shows like Scream Queen. However, she should not have been cast as Baby. She was stiff, awkward, and uncomfortable. If you watch the original, yes, Baby was supposed to be new to dancing, but even in her goofiness, Jennifer Gray still managed to be feminine, fluid, flow'y, and sensual in her movies. Breslin was very rigid and boxy in her dancing and those lift scenes were so painful to watch. Legs splayed out, back straight as a board. No, Breslin isn't a dancer, but perhaps they should have cast someone with a bit of a dancing background to tackle this character.
If you're absolutely insisting on remaking an original iconic movie, you better make DAMN sure you're living up to the original, and even going BEYOND the original and making it better. This was just a complete abomination and Patrick Swayze is rolling in his grave right now.
Not only did they ruin this movie, but they had the BALLS! To add to the original and make up new scenarios. It's almost like ABC wanted to totally screw with viewers and kill all their hopes and dreams.
After watching the original, I know all people wanted to believe that Baby and Johnny lived happily ever after and had that once-in-a-lifetime love. Well, say no more! ABC is here to save the day and tell you just what DID happen to Baby and Johnny. They didn't end up together at all. Baby went on to get married to someone else and have his kid.
I enjoyed the trivia fact on this page: Jennifer Grey, who starred as Baby, turned down a role in this remake of the original film. When asked her reasons for declining, Grey said: "I was asked to do something on that show and I was flattered because I always want to be asked because it's nice to want to be included. But for me, it would be sacrosanct for me to do it because it didn't feel appropriate to me. It feels like if you're going to do your own thing, do your own thing."
Even Jennifer Gray knew to leave well enough alone. The original was way too valuable as a film to remake, and had she made a cameo in this movie, would have been hugely disrespectful to the late Patrick Swayze.
ABC for the love of God STOP remaking movies.
Sincerely, The entire world
I can't even call this movie a remake, because nothing was remade. This movie was miscast and the whole vibe of the movie was just off.
In the original, there is just this raw, gritty, sexual, sensual vibe throughout the entire movie. Even when Baby and Johnny were just having regular conversations you could feel the connection between them.
I don't mind Abigail Breslin. I enjoy shows like Scream Queen. However, she should not have been cast as Baby. She was stiff, awkward, and uncomfortable. If you watch the original, yes, Baby was supposed to be new to dancing, but even in her goofiness, Jennifer Gray still managed to be feminine, fluid, flow'y, and sensual in her movies. Breslin was very rigid and boxy in her dancing and those lift scenes were so painful to watch. Legs splayed out, back straight as a board. No, Breslin isn't a dancer, but perhaps they should have cast someone with a bit of a dancing background to tackle this character.
If you're absolutely insisting on remaking an original iconic movie, you better make DAMN sure you're living up to the original, and even going BEYOND the original and making it better. This was just a complete abomination and Patrick Swayze is rolling in his grave right now.
Not only did they ruin this movie, but they had the BALLS! To add to the original and make up new scenarios. It's almost like ABC wanted to totally screw with viewers and kill all their hopes and dreams.
After watching the original, I know all people wanted to believe that Baby and Johnny lived happily ever after and had that once-in-a-lifetime love. Well, say no more! ABC is here to save the day and tell you just what DID happen to Baby and Johnny. They didn't end up together at all. Baby went on to get married to someone else and have his kid.
I enjoyed the trivia fact on this page: Jennifer Grey, who starred as Baby, turned down a role in this remake of the original film. When asked her reasons for declining, Grey said: "I was asked to do something on that show and I was flattered because I always want to be asked because it's nice to want to be included. But for me, it would be sacrosanct for me to do it because it didn't feel appropriate to me. It feels like if you're going to do your own thing, do your own thing."
Even Jennifer Gray knew to leave well enough alone. The original was way too valuable as a film to remake, and had she made a cameo in this movie, would have been hugely disrespectful to the late Patrick Swayze.
ABC for the love of God STOP remaking movies.
Sincerely, The entire world