7.7 rating is shocking…
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — West Side Story
peter_joshua — 15 years ago(August 17, 2010 11:17 AM)
So great on so many fronts. Singing, dancing, originality, humour, sadnessanything less than 8.5 is a disgrace.
BTWhow is it that Russ Tamblyn was not in more movies? He was awesome in this.
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ivgaba — 15 years ago(August 17, 2010 12:22 PM)
Coulnd't agree more IMHO, this is one of the best films of all time (the fourth, if we count the Oscars), and 7.7 is way too low for it
Agree also on Russ Tamblyn, who with Rita Moreno and George Chakiris made a great trio of supporters -
ivgaba — 15 years ago(August 22, 2010 08:34 AM)
"its a good movie but not a masterpiece"
That is your opinion. Mine is that it is indeed a masterpiece.
"pls respect other people opinion."
Who says we don't? We are just expressing OUR believe that this movie has enough qualities to be ranked higher than it is. We never said anything like "Those who marked this film lower than 9 are idiots" or "Those who don't have our opinion are morons". They are not. There are people, as in any movie, who didn't like that much (as yourself) and those who didnt like at all. To each his/her own, and that's all. Did you feel attacked with this thread or something? -
ivgaba — 15 years ago(August 23, 2010 12:23 AM)
Yeah, well, I give you that one. But I don't think it was aimed to anyone; I understood it more as "unbelievable" than an offense, perhaps because I agree with the idea that anything less than 8.5 is shocking. IMHO, it should be around 9.
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bob-larrance — 10 years ago(October 03, 2015 10:18 PM)
I can't imagine he meant a person might be disgraced, or anyone in particular is a disgrace, or take your pick it wasn't an insult. It would be a disgrace if a person went through life feeling bad because they assumed too much, eh?
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SnoozeAlarm — 13 years ago(September 20, 2012 06:52 AM)
its a good movie but not a masterpiece
Oh, but it is most definitely a masterpiece. Truly one of the best musicals ever made.
Saying that WSS is not a masterpiece is like saying that:- Pavarotti was not an outstanding tenor
- Shakespeare was not an outstanding playwright
- Beethoven was not an outstanding composer
etc.
I certainly agree that 7.7 is way off. If any movie was ever a 10, it is this movie. Every single moment, from start to finish, is a dazzling, mesmerizing string of cinematic perfection. A tour de force.
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brefane — 15 years ago(September 11, 2010 11:07 PM)
The choreography, the staging, the dancing, the cinematography and the score aim to be spectacular and succeed, but the rest: the dialog, the romance, the interior set design, the mix of Dead End Kids humor with sociological overtones and tragedy doesn't work. The film had 2 directors and it shows. In addition, I find the film too long and Wood at 22 seems too old for the virginal Maria, and her performance is overly-earnest. Wood and Beymer are pretty dull pair especially compared to the wild abandoment, and overacting of all the other actors.
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lilread — 15 years ago(October 02, 2010 09:20 PM)
I thought so too considering the iconic nature of the film and production. And 10 Oscars!
BUT
Now that I've seen the film I think it's about right. The dance sequences were superb but the singing, pacing and acting is not as memorable. I don't think it has weathered well over time.
I saw a stage production about 17 years ago here in Australia and it was better in almost every way. It had so much energy. The guy who played Tony (from the States) was amazing and what a voice
