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W/est Side Story 1961--airing on Turner Classic movies, on Thu., 2
I saw the extended version of The Town:
Question: What would you change, if anything, in the original 1961 film version of West Side Story?
Spielberg's Reboot/Remake of West Side Story--I did not like it.
Anybodys' Betrayal of Anita:
Both Jets and Sharks bear responsibility for loss of lives on both sides:
Well....
Bitchy Barbara:
"Blood for Blood, Brother for Brother"
West Side Story 1961: The real deal for me, all around:
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Without knowing Chris Kattan, I can agree that the 2021 film version has already been forgotten.
Perfection can't be changed. That's the whole point.
That's agreed, BKB. The Extended Version of "The Town", with the alternate Ending, has much more going for it, and there's much more closure, especially near or at the end, if one gets the drift.
Steven Spielberg's done many good films, the best of which are based on seriously interestingly intense historical events, but I seriously think that the original 1961 film version of West Side Story is far better than Spielberg's remake of it, which was a disaster.
Thank you for your reply, southernbelle. I had no idea that, in real life, that Bonnie and Clyde were gunned down on an isolated road in rural Louisiana.
Chino would've more than likely been tried for and charged with first-degree murder in an adult court of law, and ended up serving a lifelong sentence with no parole, in a maximum-security penitentiary.
I realize that I'm awfully late in replying to this post, but my suspicion is that Natalie Wood was the victim of foul play.
It means that Chino was arrested for the retaliatory shooting death of Tony after Tony stabbed and killed Bernardo during the rumble in retaliation for Bernardo's having stabbed and killed Riff, who was like a brother to Tony.
Hi, liscarkat! That's no lie!!
It's agreed--Not only is the old, original 1961 film version still a classic, but the MGM quotation, "Unlike other classics, West Side Story grows younger.", in reference to the great 1961 film version of West Side Story, rings so true!
I admittedly never saw "Sound of Music" on stage, but I liked the film version of "Sound of Music" a great deal.
How're you doing, btw? A curious, inquiring mind wants to know.
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