WEST SIDE STORY: There's a Place for Us. Alas, They Don't Tell Me Where, and Frankly I Don't Have the Room

So as I mentioned, I saw the Spielberg remake of WSS over the weekend, and I was gonna write at some length about it.

However, apart from saying that it's grittier and more realistic than the 1961 version, there's really no point for me to explicate how all the esthetic decisions Spielberg's creative team have made are improvements. For the simple reason that if I did, they would be spoilers.

Just go see it -- its great, you'll love it, the cast is fantastic, and it's the best movie I've sat through in ages.

I should add that I saw the original Broadway version back in 1959...

...so I know what I'm talking about.