The MoFo Top 100 Musicals Countdown

Uh. Yeah. It was better. It looks like they watered down the lyrics from the original and also the dancing is more restrained than the original and the rhetoric back-and-forth isn't built up as well nor is there the chemistry and true piss and vinegar in the "to America, or not to America?" question of the original between George Chakiris and Rita Moreno.

Also by staging it during the day and in the streets with all the bystanders watching on like it was a flash mob, lends the remake to more of an artificial performative "hey look at us sing and dance" as opposed to the original where it's a high stakes genuine meet up to discuss whether or not we should stay in America or abandon America if no one wants us here. The fact that in the original it was staged at night on a rooftop away from the crowds of the people on the streets, really heightens the sense that... yes, these are a people who don't feel welcome and can't openly have discourse. All that seems undermined in the remake. Of course, again, I haven't seen the remake, just the clip posted, but have zero interest as West Side Story is a classic and canon among musical films and a part of Americana.

*EDIT* Yeah. Going from the lyrics: "Puerto Rico, my hearts devotion... let it sink back in the ocean! Always the hurricanes blowing... always the population growing!" to the neutered "Puerto Rico, you lovely island... island of tropical breezes. Always the pineapples growing... always the coffee blossoms blowing!"

ummm... what, the Hell?

Never seen Gold Diggers.

I'm not sure what the deal is with other atheists that supposedly love this movie. I can only assume that those people were raised with religion - and so the story is familiar and perhaps comforting to them.

Seen both of these, so I'm on a good run as far as having seen stuff goes...

88. Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) - I think I watched this solely because of how unusual the title is, and was surprised to find many songs I knew (it's fun when you find out where a song comes from after knowing it for so long) and I was surprised by the fact that I was having a laugh here and there. The comedy didn't always hit home for me, but when the funny stuff comes at such a breakneck pace there's always something coming that'll tickle you. I don't know if this was some kind of sequel, but it followed on in much the same manner as 42nd Street - something I found out later, and when I watched 42nd Street I saw that it was basically the same thing. Enjoyable enough, but not as much of a favourite to end up on my ballot.

87. Anastasia (1997) - I watched this for the first time a couple of years ago, and didn't like it all that much. On Letterboxd I wrote : "Seems like it wants to be an old Disney film, and is a little stuck in the past. Bartok the bat however completely changes my feeling about what I'm watching every time he opens his mouth. The comedy relief is fantastic - and indeed provides relief for me. I feel all the songs sound the same and lack originality - none of them being particularly memorable." Apologies to those who love it. I think it was probably one of the last of a certain Disney era, and that things have changed a lot since then.

Seen 9/14

I generally agree with most of your points, but I'll share my thoughts on the original when it comes up. Still, as far as the remake goes, the "America" song is my favorite musical moment from it.

Also, looking at those numbers and how far we are along, I'm really starting to worry that my campaign for a certain movie didn't succeed.

Aside of the ones already mentioned, both versions of All Quiet on the Western Front made it on the War countdown

You are aware that the Pineapple breezes lyrics are the original lyrics from the Broadway show?

*EDIT* Yeah. Going from the lyrics: "Puerto Rico, my hearts devotion... let it sink back in the ocean! Always the hurricanes blowing... always the population growing!" to the neutered "Puerto Rico, you lovely island... island of tropical breezes. Always the pineapples growing... always the coffee blossoms blowing!"

ummm... what, the Hell?

If it's the film I think it is then I don't think you have any worries at all. I thought it was guarateed before and am certain now.