Considered one of the most popular musicals of all time, WEST SIDE STORY earned director Robert Wise an Oscar for Best Director as well as nine other Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Realistically portrayed characters and their surroundings and expert editing complementing innovative dance sequences mark this highly stylised modern-day Romeo and Juliet tale. The stage is set in New York's Upper West Side in the 1950s, where the area's slums are plagued by racial tensions acted on by two rival gangs: the Puerto Rican Sharks and the Caucasian Jets. In the middle of this mess is young, inn... ocent Maria (Natalie Wood), a Puerto Rican seamstress whose brother, Bernardo (George Chakiris), is the leader of the Sharks. Despite the warnings of Anita (Rita Moreno), Bernardo's fiery girlfriend, Maria falls in love with a young, hopeful Polish boy, Tony (Richard Beymer), who used to belong to the Jets, now headed by Riff (Russ Tamblyn). When Tony, on Maria's urging, tries to stop a rumble between the gangs, tragedy ensues, marking their dedicated love affair with violence and desperation. The infectious, lyrical landmark score by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim help round out one of the greatest musical experiences ever captured on film.
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A film about musicals more than anything else
A simply unbelievable transfer of a broadway hit onto screen and I can't really say much more other than in the musical genre this is one of the very best that I've seen. The part of Tony was pretty wooden but apart from the dancing, score and sets were amazing. All I'd heard before watching this was that it was Romeo And Juliet set in New York but it's far more than that. Immigration, corruption, racism, mixed race relationships, social disorder, rape and love are all mixed in, however this film is about musicals first and foremost and is definitely one of the best of this kind that I've seen, far better than Singin' In The Rain
Fair's Fair
If you haven't seen this great film, don't argue, just order it and sit back for some great entertainment - Leonard Bernstein for the music, Steven Sondheim for the lyrics, and Earnest Lehman for the words - come on, it doesn't get better. BUT the lovely sounds you hear as Natalie Wood sings the classic songs - no it's not her - the beautiful voice you hear is Marni Nixon - and she doesn't even get a credit ! Look up her incredible bio on the internet, unsung heroine - to Hollywood's shame, quite the reverse.
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it's pretty funny actually. the gangsters are funny when it comes to fighting, dancing like fruitcakes, when they fight. still worth a look. i'm not a big fan of musicals, pretty boring if you ask me. 2 of 4 stars average.
