Introduction from a new poster here on DU:

[WSSlover]

27. I've been reading/hearing about Spielberg's upcoming re-boot of WSS

Get ready for the 21st-century edition of the Jets vs. the Sharks. Steven Spielberg is officially remaking West Side Story, the classic romantic musical about rival gangs in New York City. The script will be written by Tony winner (and Lincoln screenwriter) Tony Kushner; the cast, however, is still to be determined.

and I have to admit to one thing: At the risk of sounding somewhat old-fashioned, and like sort of a stick-in-the-mud, I'm not real keen on the idea of such a beautifully dynamic and powerful movie-musical as West Side Story being re-made, by anybody, including Steven Spielberg. I have seen some of the cast members, and they don't seem to have much charm or believability to them.

Re-makes of these older classic films have generally come out badly, and have not lasted long in the movie theatres. Some films are best kept as they are, and, for a number of reasons that would take up too much space and time here on DU, West Side Story is one of them. I apologize for being sort of a stick-in-the-mud about this, but I had to state how I felt. Thank you for listening.