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West Side Story (Special Edition) [1961]
West Side Story (Special Edition) [1961]
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Directors: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
Actors: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn, George Chakiris
Studio: MGM Entertainment
Category: DVD

List Price: £19.99
Buy New: £3.72
You Save: £16.27 (81%)
Buy New/Used from £3.50

Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars(8 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1056

Format: Pal, Special Edition
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Media: DVD
Running Time: 145 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

EAN: 5050070010657
ASIN: B0000BZNDA

Release Date: November 17, 2003
Theatrical Release Date: 1961
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
The winner of 10 Academy Awards, this 1961 musical by choreographer Jerome Robbins and director Robert Wise (iThe Sound of Music/i) remains irresistible. Based on a smash Broadway play updating Shakespeare's iRomeo and Juliet/i to the 1950s era of juvenile delinquency, iWest Side Story/i stars Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer as the star-crossed lovers from different neighbourhoods--and ethnicities. The film's real selling points, however, are the highly charged and inventive song-and-dance numbers, the passionate ballads, the moody sets, colourful support from Rita Moreno, and the sheer accomplishment of Hollywood talent and technology producing a film so stirring. Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim wrote the score. i--Tom Keogh/i


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5 out of 5 stars MASTERPIECE   August 23, 2007
  3 out of 6 found this review helpful

I wish i had the opportunity to watch this film for the first time over again. This film has everything, great cast, great songs, great dancing, love, tradegy and Natalie Wood. My favourite film of all time.


5 out of 5 stars a tribute to how musicals were made   June 25, 2007
  3 out of 5 found this review helpful

brilliant classic musical,one of the best,brilliant voices songs that stick in your memory for ever.


3 out of 5 stars Slow-moving - but good in parts.   February 26, 2007
  4 out of 22 found this review helpful

br /This one takes a very long time to get going. In fact, when I first attempted to watch this, after struggling to maintain my interest for half of the film (no less than one hour and ten minutes to be precise!) I simply had to give up and turn off... However, a second attempt on another occasion I made it through to the end. Having done so, it turned out to be quite interesting in parts with quite a dramatic finish. br /br /As someone who likes musicals, I did find it extremely hard going. Though most musicals are very long (and in many cases overlong in my opinion) no show should take more than an hour to start to grab the attention, and so this title does lack a certain 'something'. I suspect it was so popular and such a success in its day, due to its apparent appeal to young people with the advent of the 'teenager' at the beginning of the sixties. To its credit, and for that reason alone, the movie has remained timeless, and as a consequence would still appeal to much of the youth culture of today, and this can be seen above by the juvenile and negative response to my very honest review.


5 out of 5 stars the best film musical ever   March 25, 2006
  12 out of 12 found this review helpful

What can you say about a film over 40 years old that still has the ability to captivate, excite and delight? The basic premise is that of romeo and juliet, brought into the 20th century new york gang culture. The Bernstein score still sounds fresh and vibrant, with it's jazzy yet flowing rhythms and melodies and the choreography is incredibly multi-layered but easy on the eye. The dancing is particularly impressive, with russ tamblyn and george chakiris leading the way. Okay, the singing voices of natalie wood and richard beymer are over-dubbed, but this should not detract from a musical which has the best score of any musical ever (great lyrics, too), and also some of the best choreography. A visual and aural treat.


5 out of 5 stars Quite simply the best musical ever made   December 21, 2005
  9 out of 10 found this review helpful

Jerome Robbins' stunning choreography, Leonard Bernstein's classic score and Stephen Sondheim's unforgetable lyrics make this a classic masterpiece you'll never tire of watching! A must-see movie.

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