Posted: 7/14/19 at 2:08pm
Posted: 7/14/19 at 2:10pm
They all look incredible, these along with the picture of Ariana, this is starting to look amazing.
Updated On: 7/14/19 at 02:10 PM
Posted: 7/14/19 at 3:28pm
Dunno. Not feeling anything I’m seeing of this remake. All the costumes, including Ariana’s yellow Anita dress, look like they’re from an Old Navy commercial. These photos of the Jets look like they’re from NEWSIES. Nothing looks authentic 1957 in the visual style of the film.
Posted: 7/14/19 at 4:50pm
Posted: 7/14/19 at 4:57pm
Agree BrodyFosse123, even the buildings look too clean and fake. A few garbage bins doesn't make it look grunge.
Posted: 7/14/19 at 5:32pm
Posted: 7/14/19 at 5:36pm
Thanks---I don't understand the process of film imaging so am sure the finished product will look more 'grunge'.
Posted: 7/14/19 at 5:39pm
Posted: 7/14/19 at 5:43pm
Posted: 7/14/19 at 5:45pm
trpguyy said: "I was referring mostly to color correction/split toning/cross processing. You know, the things that make movies look different from soap operas. "
It was clear what you meant. People always need a bone to pick.
Posted: 7/14/19 at 5:52pm
I can’t imagine Spielberg taking this on if he couldn’t improve on the original. Improving on the original is a really tough task.
Several years ago, I lent a Blu-ray of WSS to a younger friend of mine and his wife. They were turned off immediately by the opening finger snapping.
I’m hoping this new version appeals to all generations.
Posted: 7/14/19 at 5:57pm
Posted: 7/14/19 at 6:18pm
I was hoping Spielberg would give his film adaptation a genuine gritty Diane Arbus late 50s NYC look. Instead I’m seeing this Gap/Old Navy/GLEE idea of WEST SIDE SYORY. Was hoping to see open fire hydrants and kids playing on the street with people sitting on the stoops and open windows and the gangs sporting greasy hair like I’ve seen in tons of photos from that late 50s of actual street gangs and girls in home-made dresses and home done hairdos. That photo of Ariana in that obvious “costume” and that 2-hour professional hairdo was disappointing. That genuine gritty late 50s NYC is nowhere to be seen in any of the images popping up.
Posted: 7/14/19 at 6:22pm
Disappointed in the production design we've seen so far, but I'm still interested in this cast overall.
Posted: 7/14/19 at 6:48pm
Posted: 7/14/19 at 7:00pm
Hoping it's not A chorus Line, Nine disappointment[for me]-but Yes, let's wait till the release, then we can rejoice[or not].
Posted: 7/14/19 at 7:47pm
Is it really hard to spell out "behind the scenes"? Just curious. While I normally would have zero interest in this, I never count out Steven Spielberg - anyone with his filmography is worth watching. Yes, he misses as much as he hits these days, and that is a worry, but he's a great director and because of that I will see this as soon as it opens (hopefully before). And I wouldn't judge set design from a few photographs. In fact, if you want to judge, go look at what the official Facebook page of the Ivo Van Hove thing just posted - tell me THAT isn't vomit-inducing, whatever that grotesque "choreography" is that they're doing.
Posted: 7/14/19 at 8:15pm
Posted: 7/14/19 at 8:45pm
BroadwayNYC2 said: "For as much as we acknowledge the original as a “classic”, it is beyond sanitized. I’m excited for a new adaptation. "
That’s what I was excited about when this adaptation was first announced: a genuine, gritty, sweaty and authentic 1957 take on WEST SIDE STORY. Unfortunately, the costume design, the hair design all miss the mark and look too current and sanitized. A simple Google on NYC gangs and people circa 1957 show a completely different visual than what we’re seeing from this film. You want to see that sweaty and hot A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE approach not this Gap/GLEE “sanitized” approach. Heck, the first photo released look like Maria worked at The Gap with her khaki skirt and Tony looked like a liberal arts student at NYU. Zero late 1950s look.
Posted: 7/14/19 at 9:34pm
BroadwayNYC2 said: "For as much as we acknowledge the original as a “classic”, it is beyond sanitized. I’m excited for a new adaptation."
The original IS a classic and at the time it came out it was plenty gritty. But now we'll have some curse words and that will make it more gritty? But that's the problem, isn't it? I seriously doubt anyone in this thread actually saw the film in 1961.
Updated On: 7/14/19 at 09:34 PM
Posted: 7/14/19 at 10:06pm
bk said: "Is it really hard to spell out "behind the scenes"? Just curious. While I normally would have zero interest in this, I never count out Steven Spielberg - anyone with his filmography is worth watching. Yes, he misses as much as he hits these days, and that is a worry, but he's a great director and because of that I will see this as soon as it opens (hopefully before). And I wouldn't judge set design from a few photographs. In fact, if you want to judge, go look at what the official Facebook page of the Ivo Van Hove thing just posted - tell me THAT isn't vomit-inducing, whatever that grotesque "choreography" is that they're doing."
I can't find the page, could you link it please?
Posted: 7/14/19 at 10:23pm
Posted: 7/14/19 at 10:58pm
LuPita2 said: "West Side Story Choreography "
How can people judge this already? It's hard to tell what they are even doing from the angles and close-ups, which is kind of the point of the ad. Hard to call it "grotesque" when there is no context for it.
Posted: 7/14/19 at 11:12pm
