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El Supremo

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9. Why do they need to remake a movie that won 10 Academy Awards?

Reply to XanaDUer2 (Original post)

Fri Dec 17, 2021, 08:30 PM

Dec 2021

And had great filming techniques and sound? Just because few of the stars were Puerto Rican and the leads' singing was dubbed? Do you know that in one duet Marni Nixon dubbed both voices? It was great.

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Just saw the new West Side Story [View all] XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 OP

streaming where? CurtEastPoint Dec 2021 #1

Saw it in the theatre XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #2

Saw it with my siblings and spouses/kids this week MissB Dec 2021 #3

I hope it does well XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #5

I saw it last Sunday with 3 other family members. beveeheart Dec 2021 #4

We saw it. bmbmd Dec 2021 #6

when original came out it was popular thanks to the broadway play's success but msongs Dec 2021 #7

It was mostly older people in the audience nt XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #8

Why do they need to remake a movie that won 10 Academy Awards? El Supremo Dec 2021 #9

Yes, Marni Nixon did dub in the singing XanaDUer2 Dec 2021 #10

To present a classic to a new audience TexasBushwhacker Dec 2021 #11

I'd like to see musicals again. El Supremo Dec 2021 #13

I know about pressbox69 Dec 2021 #15

We saw it with our son and his fiancee Danmel Dec 2021 #12

Now you went and did it. - I do *not* want to be a DebbieDowner. UTUSN Dec 2021 #14

Shakespeare was great but pressbox69 Dec 2021 #16

Whew, I'm glad for your positive post. I should have kept out of a thread If there might UTUSN Dec 2021 #18

I saw the original movie pressbox69 Dec 2021 #17