Footloose hater did not grow up in the 80's
Most of those who complain that the movie is bad are those who didn't grow up in the 80's. If you know well the era of the 80's you would appreciate the movie.
The 80's era is the peak of dance era when 50's, 60's and 70's dance steps all aggregated into the 80's. all modern dances from the late 90's up to today can be traced back to the dance steps that was popularized in the 80's. The street dance that you see now wherein dancers spin their heads on the floor or wiggle their bodies on the ground is just reminiscent of the 80's strut dance as what was featured on the prom scene in the movie, just to give you an example.
The movie is actually cheesy if
1) you are not from the 80's
2) you just saw it for the first time today
3) if you are from this current teen generation
you cannot appreciate the era if you havent experienced it. Of course everything will be cheesy, embarrassing and quite awkward in the movie if you view it now because its peak and time have already passed. The theme and spirit of the movie is not anymore felt today precisely because it was in the 80's.
Footloose is a classic. No other remake can capture it. It is a movie that captured most of the beat, rhythm, dance and nostalgia of what 80's was all about: simple, clean fun, safe and no crazy gun totting student who would just shot anyone out of nowhere.
Its bad enough that you didn't live during the golden era of the 80's so don't make yourself feel more bad in hating this wonderful classic movie where men are real men and not afraid to dance. In this generation, if you see a man dance like ren do or if you see two men teaching each other how to dance, people would actually label it as gay. In the 80's there is no such label. No malice. because people in that era just want to have fun!!!!!
Nuff said to all haters! I feel sorry for your generation! Garbage and trashy music and movies!