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[frelling_tralk]

So there's going to be a tv remake of Dirty Dancing apparently, only it looks absolutely dreadful

What were they thinking?!

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[tinny]

I don't think I can tell much from that trailer.

Remaking a classic is never a good idea. When has that ever ended well?

The only good thing I can see in these pictures/trailer is that the new female lead seems to be of normal human proportions and not an unhealthy stick insect. That's something, I guess.

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

She has a nice figure, but she doesn't come across as having a dancers grace to me at all. I mean I know I shouldn't rush to snap judgements just based on the trailer and a few pics, but in the pic from the lake for example she's just kind of hanging there and not even pointing her toes. The comparison to the original is incredibly jarring to me http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/dirty-dancing-remake-see-famous-lake-lift-recreated/

I'm probably being way too picky here lol, obviously Baby was never a trained dancer, but I always thought the point was that Johnny noticed that she did have some natural ability and that she could move, whereas everything about the remake just looks incredibly awkward and unpoised. It's not the best idea for them to lift lines and scenes directly from the original IMO, because that's just inviting people to notice those differences and feel like the new version doesn't compare

[tinny]

I noticed that in the lake still, too, lol. Not very graceful at all.

I just thought they'd picked a dancer more than they picked a typical actress which would explain the figure. I didn't really watch how she moves in the "moving parts" of the trailer. I just assumed she'd be a good dancer. Oh, well.

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

It especially stands out because the original image is so iconic, and so my first reaction to the similar image from the remake was almost embarrassment at how poorly it comes off in comparison :P I don't think that Jennifer Grey had any background in dance either (I don't think anyway?), but she worked for the character as someone who was at least naturally graceful and could quickly pick up the moves, whereas the new actress doesn't come across as someone who knows what she's doing at all in that respect Idk :shrugs: