Fans Were Personally Offended by Last Night’s Dirty Dancing Remake
If you were brave enough to watch last night’s Dirty Dancing remake, then you were surely cringing HARD throughout. Though the promised changes to the classic script attempted to put a new twist on the beloved story — like Lisa’s interracial crush and the glimpse we got into Baby and Johnny’s future — nothing (NOTHING!) could save this lifeless retelling. And if the way viewers dragged it is any indication, they were definitely less than impressed.
While there’s no denying that any remake of Dirty Dancing has A LOT to live up to (with plenty of fans feeling like it shouldn’t be remade at all), ABC’s version was simply… well, brutal. At least, if Twitter reactions were any indication.
With lead actors that arguably lacked chemistry, unnecessary alterations, and way too many WTF moments, fans of the original were absolutely lit over the remake.
Plenty of peeople admitted they were watching out of sheer horrible fascination and twisted obligation…
This is so bad. But I can't stop watching. #DirtyDancing pic.twitter.com/vFxketDXP6
— Elizabeth ♡ (@MissDizzy_Lizzy) May 25, 2017
This #DirtyDancing remake is like your child's middle school play that is terrible so you just sit through it like pic.twitter.com/CTUv6fKHGA
— Hannah Litaker (@HLitty) May 25, 2017
And were quick to compare the current cast to the original…
Theory: the actors in ABC's #DirtyDancing are the only people who auditioned for these roles
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) May 25, 2017
#DirtyDancing dear Patrick Swayze we are sincerely sorry. Love, 2017.
— alli (@itsmealleee) May 25, 2017
Everyone on my timeline is asking why ABC didn't cast better dancers.
Answer: real dancers know that you don't mess with #DirtyDancing— Carolyn (@care4volleyball) May 25, 2017
And Baby’s dancing? Just… no…
This #DirtyDancing version is awk bc Baby is supposed to be getting better at dancing, but she's getting worse.
— jessica (@Jess_Texx) May 25, 2017
Basically Baby in the final dance scene #DirtyDancing pic.twitter.com/pHkrurRDg8
— Carina (@riskycookie) May 25, 2017
"can i copy your work? yeah just don't make it obvious" #DirtyDancing pic.twitter.com/W6xgLHMhKj
— Rey Vallejos (@reyispapi) May 25, 2017
We got the best dancing we're gonna get from Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine. #DirtyDancing pic.twitter.com/7XU16O6ISr
— Skank Moody (@Imgoodnwhatnot) May 25, 2017
Though the ending followed through by showing us Baby and Johnny years later, it was beyond obvious that it was a HUGE mistake…
This ending. Oh no. Really. Was it necessary#DirtyDancing pic.twitter.com/rnrcYxvkXY
— Shelby ☄ (@Sh3llbbyyy__) May 25, 2017
THAT'S NOT HOW IT HAPPENED! #DirtyDancing pic.twitter.com/9f7Hvb3F5R
— Waiting To Exhale (@lynjaimeee) May 25, 2017
And no one was shy (at all!) about sharing their offended sensibilities…
Me watching this #dirtydancing remake right now pic.twitter.com/tQzMBN2rHf
— Sara Chalifoux (@dreamscometrue3) May 25, 2017
My face this entire time watching #DirtyDancing pic.twitter.com/ycn95hC9B3
— Aubrey Walter (@AubreyLynnW) May 25, 2017
#DirtyDancing movie got me feeling like… pic.twitter.com/fttKcWdEBO
— Codybill (@Codybill_) May 25, 2017
On a scale of 1-10 this remake is probably somewhere around a -46. Worst idea ever. Terrible casting. Zero chemistry. #DirtyDancing pic.twitter.com/Wx0aNMeMRb
— Juli Held (@JuliNana) May 25, 2017
Actual footage of my face after watching #DirtyDancing pic.twitter.com/mx95wtN6bD
— Raul A. Ortiz Jr (@RaulAOrtizJr) May 25, 2017
Nobody puts Swayze in the corner. This #DirtyDancing reboot doesn't compare. pic.twitter.com/o51c4zBrwi
— Ella (@goingtohELLA) May 25, 2017
Whoever thought to remake #dirtydancing pic.twitter.com/gAUJfrMo4p
— ParrotNoir (@ParrotNoir) May 25, 2017
The producer of the remake is probably saying this right now😂😂 #dirtydancing pic.twitter.com/ttItSIMDWu
— Kaylie Gimblet (@Kaylierosey) May 25, 2017
Pretty much sums up the #DirtyDancing remake: pic.twitter.com/jR0aRfwhBs
— Charles Battle (@cbattle2) May 25, 2017
Frankly, the most entertaining part of the remake was the hysterical tweet-storm it provided…
When tweets are better than the remake #DirtyDancing pic.twitter.com/F4gj6QXFpU
— Sara K. Lavergne (@saraklavergne) May 25, 2017
Although ABC can still redeem themselves…
If ABC was smart, they'd run the original #DirtyDancing the next three nights in primetime without commercials, as penance for their crimes.
— Justin Schillo (@mordock57) May 25, 2017
What did you think about the Dirty Dancing remake? Let us know @BritandCo!
(Photos via Mark Sagliocco/Getty, ABC)
