The remake of the 1984 music-themed movie Footloose is coming to theaters this Friday, and a new soundtrack has already been issued. While most of the songs on the current soundtrack are new songs, the biggest hits of the original movie have all been redone, and primarily in a country fashion.

First, you have country crooner and The Voice judge Blake Shelton doing the iconic title song:

Then there's the cover of Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out For A Hero" slowed down to a mournful ballad:

And Deniece Williams' "Let's Hear It For The Boy" is turned into a country ditty:

And then there's the love ballad "Almost Paradise" which was originally done by Loverboy frontman Mike Reno and Ann Wilson of Heart. This verson is performed by up-and-coming country singer Hunter Hayes and Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice.

Like one YouTube commenter said, "I love Victoria Justice and her voice, but she lacks the maturity to sing this song, and she can't fill Ann Wilson's shoes."

[Edited 10/9/11 18:44pm]

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The remake of the 1984 music-themed movie Footloose is coming to theaters this Friday, and a new soundtrack has already been issued. While most of the songs on the current soundtrack are new songs, the biggest hits of the original movie have all been redone, and primarily in a country fashion.

First, you have country crooner and The Voice judge Blake Shelton doing the iconic title song:

Then there's the cover of Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out For A Hero" slowed down to a mournful ballad:

And Deniece Williams' "Let's Hear It For The Boy" is turned into a country ditty:

And then there's the love ballad "Almost Paraidse" which was originally done by Loverboy frontman Mike Reno and Ann Wilson of Heart. This verson is performed by up-and-coming country singer Hunter Hayes and Nickelodeon star Victoria Justice.

Like one YouTube commenter said, "I love Victoria Justice and her voice, but she lacks the maturity to sing this song, and she can't fill Ann Wilson's shoes."

Disaster 100%, its scary that Hollywood is so starved that 60% of the movies this year are remakes or comic book creations or sequels, that is pretty scary. 25 years ago it was 7%, that shows me no one knows how to create something new.

I saw the commercial for the movie, and it was more like a parody than a re-make. They had all the scenes, clothes, car, etc, but the lines themselves were transformed into something empty and pandering.

The original was no classic, but it looks like one in comparison.

Hollywood sucks! I'll stick with the "Indi" films and documentaries, until hollywood comes out with some good original screenplays!

NO. There's no need to remake this. The original fine as it is.

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Why the hell do people think classic movies like this need a remake? It's pointless and stupid! Why don't people have originality?

How do these people sleep at night? Let's Hear It For the Boy and Footloose are forever ruined for me, and I've been hearing those songs my whole life.

Hollywood is so lazy these days.I'm surprised they haven't begun filming a 'Flashdance' remake

They could have at least came up with some new songs. It's bad enough they are recycling the movie but must they recycle the soundtrack, too???

They've got to be kidding.

It looks predictably awful.

The upside may be that it could be a campy so-bad-its-good, we're-laughing-at-you trainwreck.

Then again, it could just simply be bad, and not "good" in any sort of derivative way.

To be fair, it's not a bad remake of a great movie. Yes, I loved Footloose as a kid, but having rewatched it over the years, it's pretty bad.

[Edited 10/10/11 11:42am]