Footloose (DVD)

Advantages: very good film very interesting great array of wonderful actors
Disadvantages: none

this is a great film these are the different characters involved and what they bring to this amazing film. KEVIN BACON plays Ren Mac-Cormack a teenager raised in Chicago who moves to a small town were basically anything good or fun is banned and this unfortunately includes two things he has great enthusiasm and great passion towards which is music and dancing they were banned by the strict Reverend Shaw Moore. Its not long into the time Ren has moved ...
...feel unwelcome with there outdated beliefs. When he disagrees with one woman's views on a book called slaughter house five after she voices her concerns to the reverent saying slaughter house five isn't that a awful name to which Ren replies its a great book slaughter house five its a classic only to get a rather defensive reply when she says maybe in another town its a classic unable to set her strict views aside and completely discounting Rens ... Read review

Advantages: Fabulous Feelgood Film
Disadvantages: None whatsoever!

...pull off an enjoyable watch. Footloose has the power to get you involved in the story and gets your memories flowing all at the same time. There were times when I wanted to be in the film actually, it has such a powerful feel good atmosphere about it. The tractor chicken race is especially fabulous with Ren and Chuck facing off in tractors to the theme of Bonnie Tyler's "I need a hero". Fantastic! My cheeks were hurting by the end of it, from such ...
...rebellious preachers daughter is fantastic. I read she beat Madonna to get the role and I am very pleased. I love Madonna, but she is a singer, not an actress and she would have spoilt this film so badly. Lori Singer, for me had a touch of class in her looks, tall and delicate, yet bold and brash at the same time. The inevitable romance with Bacon is done at a tantalising pace and a few classic one-liners, like when she says to Bacon "Do you wanna ... Read review

Advantages: good actors, good music
Disadvantages: it's a dance movie ;-)

First of all I have to say sorry for my English. My name is Marion and I come from the german Ciao-community. Although I've been learning your language for more than eight years now I will never become perfect in speaking or writing it. So I hope you will understand everything ;-) Actually I do not like this kind of films. I find Saturday Night Fever die boring and Flashdance is also not much better. Just Dirty Dancing pleases me still, even if ...
...ridiculous always dancing has to occur in these films?? * g * and if I had read the title "Footloose" with the description "dance film" in a program magazine I certainly would not have watched the film anytime! But how did I come to this film? Now, sometimes I saw the videoclip on the transmitter VH-1 once to the Song "Footloose" from Kenny Loggins. The song pleased me and fastly I found out that it belongs to the Soundtrack of the movie "Footloose". ... Read review

Advantages: Fun flim filled with danceing!
Disadvantages: Very 80's!

I feel as though I have neglected Ciao for a while now, so I have decided to write a new review: Foot loose: staring Kevin bacon, Lori Singer, Dianne West and John lithgow. 1984, Paramount Pictures, Director: Herbert Russ Can you imagine worlds were Rock and Roll music, television and dancing was a sin! Well in the small town of Beaumont this is exactly what life is like. When new boy Ren (Kevin Bacon) arrives from Chicago I’m not sure who gets ...
...town dressed like David Bowie, music blaring from his car and turns the town on its head. He is not the only rebel in the town, Ariel (Lori Singer) the reverends daughter has a little more than music on her mind when she sees new boy Ren. Rebelling against her father’s wishes she helps Ren plan a town dance. There is a little more to this story than meets the eye, we discover that 5 years ago a group of kids headed out of town to watch a Rock and ... Read review

Advantages: great dancing, great characterisation, great vibe
Disadvantages: I guess the plots thin but WHO CARES?!?!?!?!

This has to be one of the most underrated classic films of the 80's (although that probably sounds like an insult - it's not!). A youthful Kevin Bacon, who hasn't changed a bit in 15 years and still looks as fresh faced now as he did then. He is also still the most underrated actor in Hollywood alongside John Cusack (Remember the game "6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon"). Right enough about the lovely Kev, let's talk about the film. Basic plot: City boy moves ...
...and instills major culture shock in the town. Romances daughter (Lori Singer) of local vicar (John Lithgow of "3rd Rock From the Sun fame), who was responsible for the change in laws after the death of his son. This makes him even more unpopular. Undeterred he incites the students into holding a prom (they eventually get round the laws by hosting it in a neighbouring town), which pits the students against the adults. Still of course this is Hollywood, ... Read review

Advantages: 80s fun, cheesy dancing, good music
Disadvantages: Feels a bit dated, predictable

...a film everyone should watch at least once. ►►► DVD Package ► Special Features Audio Commentary with Kevin Bacon - Recorded in retrospect, Bacon goes into a lot of personal detail about his experiences with the film and the difficulties he had with the dancing amongst other things. For most of the time Bacon delivers a scene specific, light hearted commentary but suffers from long periods of silence when Bacon has nothing to say. Audio Commentary with producer Craig Zadan and writer Dean Pitchford - A much more detailed commentary comes from the producer and writer where they offer a wealth of information and personal opinion on all things "Footloose" related. Out of the two commentaries this is the superior one as it has a lot more information and a lot less moments of silence, but then it lacks the light... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: kevin bacon, the soundtrack, the fashions
Disadvantages: drags a bit in the third act

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Advantages: 3 movies of the 80s on one DVD
Disadvantages: may only be watchable a few times

...FOOTLOOSE "Footloose tells the story of Ren McCormick played by Kevin Bacon, a Chicago native who finds himself stuck in the small town of Bomont after his father leaves both him and his mother. Once they arrive in Bomont Ren find out that dancing has been banned by the Reverend Shaw Moore plyed by John Lithgo, someone who believes that the presence of rock music will lead to the downfall of the children in this rural town. His daughter Ariel is the most rebellious girl in town, as well as the object of Ren's desire, although almost as soon as Arial comes on the scene you get the distinct feeling that she wants him just as badly. At the same time Ariel is forced into a battle with her father over the right to dance and have fun. Ariel helps Ren find passages in the bible to convince her father to let them hold a dance at the edge... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful