Dirty Dancing remake

[Anonymous]

Linda Grey may not have been a professional dancer but she was a naturally talented dancer with more experience than the average person.

She did not go into that role as a complete novice. She had had prior dance training and I'll bet that she was a stand out in her dance classes....even if she wasn't a professional dancer.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, the back stories of Patrick Swayze and Linda Grey weren't even of interest to me until relatively recently.

That movie was so good that I don't remember even caring if she (the actress) "really" was like Baby - an average girl being taught how to dance by a talented dance instructor.

I sort of assume that the actors in the movie are playing character roles.

[Anonymous]

1. It's Jennifer Grey. Not Linda.
2. Her father was Joel Grey. She knows a thing or two about dancing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. It's Jennifer Grey. Not Linda.
2. Her father was Joel Grey. She knows a thing or two about dancing.

Thank you. Of course, I know that. Not sure why I was calling her Linda. Thanks for catching that.

[Anonymous]

The original Dirty Dancing might seem like a piece of fluff, but there was some real talent there.

Jennifer Grey was nominated for a Golden Globe in the original. She later went on to win Dancing with the Stars, so yeah, she can dance.

To remake it with bad actors who can't dance is like doing a bad nose job on someone famous thereby rendering them unrecognizable to fans.

[Anonymous]

Patrick Swayze sang "She's like the wind" - one of the songs in the movie. He was quite talented.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. It's Jennifer Grey. Not Linda.
2. Her father was Joel Grey. She knows a thing or two about dancing.

If you look at her posture and arm carriage, you can tell she has some innate talent, but was not well-trained. This made her a very convincing Baby.

The girl in the remake didn't "improve" at all throughout the movie. She may have learned the steps, but she still couldn't dance.

It's like people who lack reading comprehension skills: they can read the words, but they can't process the message.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Linda Grey may not have been a professional dancer but she was a naturally talented dancer with more experience than the average person.

She did not go into that role as a complete novice. She had had prior dance training and I'll bet that she was a stand out in her dance classes....even if she wasn't a professional dancer.

Her name is Jennifer Grey. Jennifer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. It's Jennifer Grey. Not Linda.
2. Her father was Joel Grey. She knows a thing or two about dancing.

If you look at her posture and arm carriage, you can tell she has some innate talent, but was not well-trained. This made her a very convincing Baby.

The girl in the remake didn't "improve" at all throughout the movie. She may have learned the steps, but she still couldn't dance.

I understand the shades of gray/grey confusion. Linda Gray was on Dallas. Erin Grey was on Buck Rogers.

I do think Jennifer Grey had some prior dancing experience. I thought she was perfect for the role, and I miss her original nose too. My point was that it's tricky finding actors that dance or dancers who can act. It's also hard for many trained dancers to over ride their years of training to look less good than they are if they are playing someone who is learning to dance.

Jennifer Grey was very giggly, and I think it annoyed Patrick Swayze a bit, which affected their on screen chemistry:


I didn't see the remake and don't plan on it. It's not the actress' fault she couldn't improve on it. It wasn't in need of a re-make.

[Anonymous]

Linda Gray as Sue Ellen Ewing on Dallas

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The original was perfection. Not even interested in this remake - at all.

+1

[Anonymous]

The original was on TV a few months ago and I even sat through commercials to watch it (despite having seen it many times over the years). Yes, I agree with PP - sheer perfection. The chemistry between Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze was amazing. Such a sensual, sexy movie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The original was perfection. Not even interested in this remake - at all.

+1

We watched the original about a million times freshman year of college.
I will not tarnish those memories with some awful remake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:they loaded it up with liberal vomit. Ruined the romance.

uh... did you watch the first one? It's basically a pro-choice movie about tolerance and empowering women. Idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:they loaded it up with liberal vomit. Ruined the romance.

uh... did you watch the first one? It's basically a pro-choice movie about tolerance and empowering women. Idiot.

Yeah, nobody puts Baby in a corner!