Review: Dirty Dancing (2017) DVD

This unnecessary remake offers none of the charm of the 1987 original, the updated music isn’t anything that special either and at over two hours long, really a bit of a slog to sit through.

 

 

Dirty Dancing
(2017)

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Music
Lionsgate | NR – 135 min. – $19.98 | June 27, 2017

Date Published: 06/11/2017 | Author: The Movieman

 

MOVIE INFO: Directed by: Wayne Blair Writer(s): Eleanor Bergstein (1987 Movie); Jessica Sharzer (teleplay) Cast: Abigail Breslin, Colt Prattes, Sarah Hyland, Nicole Scherzinger, Debra Messing, Bruce Greenwood DISC INFO: Features: Featurettes Digital Copy: No Formats Included: DVD Number of Discs: 1 Audio: English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.78 Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish Region(s): 1

 

PLOT SYNOPSIS

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances “Baby” Houseman (ABIGAIL BRESLIN) falls in love with the camp’s dance instructor, Johnny Castle (COLT PRATTES), and nothing is ever the same for anyone in the Houseman family (BRUCE GREENWOOD, DEBRA MESSING, SARAH HYLAND).

 

SPECIAL FEATURES – 2.0/5

This release comes with a matted slip cover. Features include Dirty Dancing: The Legacy Lives On, Dirty Dancing: Don’t Step on the 1, Start on the 2. Both featurettes including some behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast and crew.

 

VIDEO – 4.0/5, AUDIO – 4.0/5

Dirty Dancing is presented with an anamorphic widescreen 1.78 aspect ratio, as originally televised, and an effective and strong Dolby Digital 5.1 track.

OVERALL – 2.5/5

Overall, this unnecessary remake offers none of the charm of the 1987 original, the updated music isn’t anything that special either and at over two hours long, really a bit of a slog to sit through. This DVD release by Lionsgate has a couple throwaway featurettes but fine video and audio transfers.