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Director Steven Spielberg’s woketard remake of West Side Story is an even bigger worldwide flop than Cats, the 2019 musical that’s widely seen as one of the biggest box office disasters of all time.
Despite withering reviews and quickly becoming a national joke for its ill-conceived costuming and makeup, Cats somehow managed to gross $73.8 million worldwide. That breaks down to $27.1 million domestic and $46.6 million overseas.
West Side Story, which won glowing reviews and is helmed by Spielberg, one of the most popular directors in movie history, has grossed just $52.7 million worldwide. That breaks down to $29.5 million here in the U.S. and $23.2 million internationally.
West Side Story will continue to make a little money, but after 24 days and three weekends, its box office run is pretty much over, and it is not only Spielberg’s biggest flop but one of the most expensive and notorious flops in Hollywood history.
Between the production and marketing costs, Disney likely dropped $200 million into this woke remake no one asked for. The much-beloved, Oscar-winning 1961 original was all about bringing Americans together. This remake was marketed, not only on the ludicrous idea the original required a woke correction but on dividing us. Spielberg was so intent on racially dividing us; he refused to include English subtitles in the scenes where the characters spoke Spanish. In other words, if you aren’t bilingual, you’re not welcome here.
The left-wing apologists in the entertainment media will, naturally, blame Woke Side Story’s failure on the pandemic. Well, the fact that Spider-Man: No Way Home has already grossed over $600 million domestic and $1.3 billion worldwide blows that notion right out of the water.
I didn’t like the first one.
Just not interested in Chicken Pluckers.
So why the fuck would I watch the Remake about Chicken Pluckers?
I am no fan of musicals, but if the original WSS was a classic, you don’t remake a classic.
I think, back in the 70’s there was a TV movie that was supposed to be an update of Gone With The Wind. It was pretty bad and critics nailed it.
Speilberg did not consider the history of remakes. Leave the classics alone.
“Between the production and marketing costs, Disney likely dropped $200 million into this woke remake no one asked for.”
I’m not fond of the original, either, except a couple of it’s tunes.
Please redo Chitty Chtty Bang Bang!
My daughter used to like
Taylor Swift, until she suffered through “Cats”.
Natalie Wood was the only thing good about the original.
Annie is now a black kid. Anne Boleyn in now a black woman.
What’s next, you dumbasses; Moses is going to “Latinx”?
Yo Spiel-berg, no Ingles subtitles eh? Well here ya go. Me te de la lengua en culo de tu madre, you pinche’ cabron!
Having participated in my high school’s production of West Side Story back in the 80’s, I was looking forward to seeing this new adaptation.
…Until I heard wokeness had infected it, particularly the spoken Spanish not being translated for the average viewer.
I quickly lost interest in seeing this film, and have no hope to see it succeed.
When Spielberg came out with Cowboys and Aliens, that was enough for me.
Like journalism, creativity is dead.
Spielberg’s biggest flop but one of the most expensive and notorious flops in Hollywood history.
The sadness I feel is immeasurable. Because no instrument has been created that can measure anything that small.
So glad Spielberg’s left Westside Story is a flop. He’s an insufferable progressive, elitist jerk.
No fan of the campy/goofy original, either.
Shpeelberg shoulda hired better PR people to flack for his woke remake
I enjoyed WSS (the ’61 original). This one, not-so-much.
And all these remakes, replacing the original actors and actresses with “others”, seldom works out well.
Ask the cast of “Dukes of Hazzard”, the movie vs the TV series.
And all the remakes of “Wizard of OZ” (1939).
If anyone is going to remake “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”, PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT’S HOLY, STICK WITH THE BOOK! That Disneyfied version is an abomination! Dick van Dyke dancing and prancing, all that music. Yuck! Ian Fleming (yes, Mr James Bond wrote this children’s book) must still be spinning in his grave. CCBB is an adventure story scaled down for children, it’s not a Disney musical. Gak!
(damn! I had another original vs copy example, but my train of thought got derailed. hopefully later)
The remake of “The Devil in Mrs Jones” 2005 also sucked.
The 1973 Original seemed more authentic & artistic.
Anyone care to comment?
^^^^ I preferred Deep Throat.
Gee Director Spielberg, f**k you!
Well James Bond will become a black tranny soon…another confirmation of the end times.
The leader of the free world is a fucking half-wit pedophile and you think a remake of WSS is a problem?
It’s just a symptom of the problem.