West Side Story (1961)

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The winner of 10 Academy Awards, this 1961 musical by choreographer Jerome Robbins and director Robert Wise (The Sound of Music) remains irresistible. Based on a smash Broadway play updating Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to the 1950s era of juvenile delinquency, the film stars Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer as the star-crossed lovers from different neighborhoods--and ethnicities. The film's real selling points, however, are the highly charged and inventive song-and-dance numbers, the passionate ballads, the moody sets, colorful support from Rita Moreno, and the sheer accomplishment of Hollywood talent and technology producing a film so stirring. Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim wrote the score. --Tom Keogh

Recently watched it. I understand why it's a classic, but this was probably my least enjoyable film to watch of all-time. I enjoyed the funny songs, but most of them were worse than a trip to the dentist. I disliked every character in the film except for the store owner and the fight scenes were absolutely ridiculous. I don't think I'll be watching this one again ever.

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[Mulli]

I can't stand it, but I think you have to be a fan of musicals/musical theatre.

It is probably pretty dated/doesn't stand up with the passage of time.

 

[DeAnna]

It is a classic adaptation of Romeo and Juliet but watching it now, it just seems outdated and weird. I can't believe Rita Moreno is still around

 

[ajcardfan]

This movie used to be as popular as "Grease". But, it'll never regain that perch again.