I love West Side Story. I was exposed to the “Tonight” quartet in high school music appreciation, and after checking out a VHS tape from the library, I promptly watched it five times in two weeks and began looking for the music online. I’ve watched it periodically over the years, and until Groundhog Day and The Philadelphia Story, it was my favorite movie, period. The last time I watched a film in theaters was the Aladdin remake, so I’m absolutely excited about this. (I would have watched The Many Sons of Newark, the Sopranoes prequel, but apparently missed my window while I was imprisoned by medical authorities…)
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I don’t know… I’m not so sure about a remake of this.
I’m usually dubious about remakes, especially these days, but I didn’t see anything alarming in the trailer. Hoping to drag some friends with me when this comes out…though they have to have seen the original first!
The original is iconic, and some of the actors in it were amazing (Rita Moreno, for example), but not everyone had the vocal abilities to carry the parts.
Like Natalie Wood, for instance. Wasn’t she dubbed over? She was a lovely Maria, though!
Yeah, she was dubbed for her songs. And she was no dancer.