First 50/50 released a theatrical trailer some 30 seconds shorter than its teaser trailer, and now Footloose has done the same thing. Is this the beginnings of a trend? Have the definitions of "trailer" and "teaser" been reversed at some point in the last 48 hours? Will there be a memo sent out explaining the cause? Silly questions, sure, but also more interesting than what's presented in the somewhat boring new trailer for Footloose. Bring back the "teaser"!
Starring Kenny Wormald (affecting a great Marky Mark Baaaaahston accent) and Ellen Pompeo-lookalike Julianne Hough, the Footloose remake is updated for current audiences. That means bus races (!?) and dance moves out of Step Up 2: The Streets, but precious little else that seems interesting and lively. Complaints about remaking every '80s property aside, shouldn't even a straight shot-for-shot rip of Footloose appear more exciting? Answer to that rhetorical question: It should.
VERDICT: Slow dance.
[via Yahoo!]