(Photo by ABC)
The internet invented a new level of hate on Wednesday when the viewer reactions started rolling in for ABC’s Dirty Dancing remake musical event. And with a 24% Tomatometer score (as of the airdate), it seemed the critics agreed with them.
The event movie starred Abigail Breslin as Baby and Cole Prattes as Johnny, roles made famous by Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in the beloved 1987 theatrical release. The cast also included Debra Messing, Bruce Greenwood, Sarah Hyland, Katey Sagal, Nicole Scherzinger, and J. Quinton Johnson, who stood out in a smaller role as a bright spot in an otherwise dim production.
We here in the Rotten Tomatoes offices decided to take the TV movie musical for a spin to decide for ourselves — we even took a stab at a drinking game. Below are a few viewer posts along with some of our RT Viewing Panel observations.
On Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Codybill_/status/867575568409251840
The RT Viewing Panel:
“I love it. It’s bad — not like Michael Jackson ‘Bad.”
“Like, Joe Jackson bad?”
On Twitter:
https://twitter.com/graceholliday12/status/867577484535103488
The RT Viewing Panel: “Drink every time you miss Patrick Swayze.”
On Twitter:
https://twitter.com/TRodriguez1980/status/867576356938317824
The RT Viewing Panel:
“You guys ever seen a local theater production? That’s what this is.”
“Regional theater alert!”
On Twitter:
https://twitter.com/bibble8gubbles/status/867576232434651136
The RT Viewing Panel:
“She’s dressed like it’s ‘Peter Pan.'”
“Wendy!”
“I was going to say, ‘Where have I seen that costume before?'”
On Twitter:
https://twitter.com/SirSassquatch/status/867574727107391488
The RT Viewing Panel: “This is ABC — shouldn’t there be, like, some Dancing With the Stars people in this?”
On Twitter:
https://twitter.com/lauramekiou/status/867589471600078849
The RT Viewing Panel: “I don’t even know when to drink — keep drinking. Waterfall that sh–.”
On Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Sh3llbbyyy__/status/867575592534802432
The RT Viewing Panel: “Drink a double-shot for every body roll.”
On Twitter:
https://twitter.com/headphonewearer/status/867575847678554115
The RT Viewing Panel:
“I kinda want to download the soundtrack, though.”
“Don’t say anything good about this!”
“Aw — think of the poor music supervisor!”
On Twitter:
https://twitter.com/SAMO_Basquiat/status/867571104126300160
The RT Viewing Panel (about Nicole Nicole Scherzinger’s big dramatic moment):
“She’s going so hard at it — I mean, it’s bad, but you gotta respect it.”
On Twitter:
https://twitter.com/riskycookie/status/867575844633538561
The RT Viewing Panel (about the reveal that Baby’s name is Frances):
“Nobody puts Frank in a corner!”
More Viewer Reactions:
https://twitter.com/camacho_gen/status/867575409776439296
https://twitter.com/JamieKristian/status/867575801243455488
https://twitter.com/TashiaTweets/status/867560243819106304
https://twitter.com/NewMommaBear/status/867559710907658242
https://twitter.com/lynjaimeee/status/867558141189337089
https://twitter.com/NY2Pgh/status/867554045334102016
