They can shove their remake.
Posted on 11/30/2021 12:56:48 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the beloved musical “West Side Story” finally began to screen for awards voters over the weekend ahead of its Christmas Day release. First reactions are pouring out as the film’s official premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles gets underway. Early reactions are offering praise for Spielberg’s direction and high marks for Rachel Zegler as Maria in her film debut.
The musical premiered mere days after the death of Stephen Sondheim (who wrote the lyrics for the original production, with a book by Arthur Laurents and score by Leonard Bernstein) at the age of 91. Highest praise for the new film version came from the composer himself, who back in September dropped by “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to talk about the most recent stage production of “Company” and, of course, Spielberg’s movie.
“It’s really terrific,” Sondheim said of the film. “Everybody go. You’ll really have a good time. And for those of you who know the show, there’s going to be some real surprises.”
Sondheim said that’s because of Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Kushner, who has received two screenplay Oscar nominations for adapting the Spielberg films “Munich” and “Lincoln.”
Sondheim said Kushner “has done some really imaginative and surprising things with the way the songs are used in the story, and the whole thing has real sparkle to it and real energy, and it feels fresh. It’s really first-grade, and movie musicals are hard to do and this one, Spielberg and Kushner really, really nailed it.”
In addition to Zegler, this new version stars Ansel Elgort as Tony, Ariana DeBose as Anita, and David Alvarez as Bernardo. Rita Moreno, Best Supporting Actess Oscar winner for the original Best Picture-winning film, also makes a cameo appearance as Valentina.
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But were they married to each other?
As soon as one man calls another man his “husband,” I’m out.
The end credits would include a mashup of Joe Walsh and some 50’s style music.
They can shove their remake.
Zzzzzz......
That is really funny. How times have changed
A real gamble here. I’m guessing fans of the original will say it doesn’t measure up, and newer generations will say it isn’t “woke” enough.
If the Jets and Sharks have a fight with blasters or light sabers, I may be interested.
LOL.
Wait, never mind. That was George Lucas.
“Maria, I just met a gender-nonbinary person named Maria...”
That made me chuckle.
#WestSideStory is Steven Spielberg’s attempt at his own La La Land wonder. The film acts as an eraser for all the wrongdoing of the one that came before it. Some things felt genuine while others felt tied with a bow'.
It's a tweet, apparently from a movie critic, but who knows.
That was my first thought when I saw the movie poster advertising it. It will probably also include profanity, nude scenes and sex scenes.
It’s already been done to perfection.
Why watch wannabes?
Another example of the barren wasteland of Hollywierd creativity !
Will Tony still be a Polack? Oh, wait!
No gaes here:
In this one, Anybody’s will reeeeeaaaaalllly be anybody’s?
If you’re a Jet - you beg your agent to get you traded.
I wouldn't watch a remake of "It Happened One Night," "Hollywood Hotel," "Gone with the Wind" or "Star Wars I" no matter how good they were.
People find ways to express their dismay about life and their own lives using different philosophies and style...but it’s the same ol’ dismay of a hopeful, yet imperfect, person in a corrupt, unraveling world.
IMHO
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