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User Comments for: West Side Story

TKPNPodcast says...
2 years ago
Look at the image above. Look at how beautiful that color is. The joy and glee. Yeah, not so much. I think Spielberg desaturated the color to make this thing ugly to fit the gritty storytelling. Yes, this is a gritty musical, and has some of the best songs of any musical. The dancing is really well done in this one, but I find Ansel Elgort (aside from his personal problems) a dull Tony and sucks the life out of the show. As with all West Side Story adaptions, I dislike how long it takes from the RUMBLE to the final scene...always felt that the rumble should be nearer to the end. Ultimately a good try, but not one of my favorite of the new musicals that have been coming out in the last few years.
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dcow36 says...
2 years ago
If you have to see one West Side Story, see the original. If you want to see two though, this is an ok one. https://boxd.it/2nHzBb
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bcamm says...
2 years ago
Probably the worst movie Spielberg ever directed.
A real stinkaroo!
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Auron1983 says...
2 years ago
Another unnecessary remake that tries to sneak into the Oscars of 2022, it is a shame to see how Steven Spielberg now only dedicates himself to creating soulless cinema, like the vast majority of modern films in Hollywood. If you want to see this story well told, just watch the original movie from the 60's.
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Saint Pauly says...
2 years ago
Like an NFT of a classic musical: it was technically well-made and looked really good but I got no emotion from it.
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Reply by deanzel
2 years ago
@saint-pauly Just watched this in theaters and kind of agree. It was just... kind of there. I can't even count the number of times that I checked the time on my phone.
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drbrake says...
2 years ago
One of my favourite musicals updated and brought to a new audience, largely successfully. True, I found Spielberg's "channelling" of a 50 year old cinematic style somewhat distancing, and didn't think much of Ansel and Rachel's acting (though their singing and dancing was great). On the other hand Ariana DeBose stole every scene she was in with magnificent acting, singing and dancing, and Rita Moreno's return was not just a cameo but had real heft. The updating of the plot to give the Puerto Rican side of the story more weight was well judged (though the wider socioeconomic forces at play were still touched on a little prefunctorily).
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joenightman says...
2 years ago
It's not easy to me to like musicals, i don't know why but "bad boys" dancing seems awkward and the dramatic scenes looked like comedy to me, but like i said before i'm not a fan, but i don't think it's a bad movie so go for it anyway.
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pullsa says...
2 years ago
This is one of the greatest movies ever made! PERIOD!
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2016moonlight says...
2 years ago
Gorgeously elevated. I was scared it’d be missing the glow 50s and 60s Hollywood brings, but Spielberg’s passion for this project is clear in every shot and sequence - some really breathtaking cinematic moments in this one. An incredible show-stopping performance from Ariana DeBose, works wonders paired with Rachel Zegler’s sweet demeanour.

This is one to rewatch countless times without ever getting bored (the music is as fantastic and iconic as always, and so is the dancing of course!). 

(We’ll ignore Ansel Elgort is even a part of this. He looks, acts and sings in a manner so generic that you won’t have a hard time imagining him to be literally any other okay actor in Hollywood)
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phv482000 says...
2 years ago
better action sequence than Matrix 4 fr
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JimDarko says...
2 years ago
Sure, it’s a pretty well made musical, but is it better than The Muppets (2011)? The answer is absolutely not.
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