SMC Pod #106: WEST SIDE STORY (1961) & WEST SIDE STORY (2021) & remakes!

The Secret Movie Club Team (Connor Lloyd Crews, Edwin Gomez, Daniel Ott, and Craig Hammill) discusses the original 1961 West Side Story directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, the brand new Steven Spielberg-helmed adaptation, and remakes at large! Are remakes always bad? What makes a great remake good? Connor wants Hollywood to let him remake Ghost Ship. Craig and Daniel disagree on which version of The Man Who Knew Too Much they love more. Edwin attempts to pick a fight about Yojimbo and A Fistful of Dollars. They also chat about Cape Fear, The Blob, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, John Carpenter’s The Thing, The Departed, and Ringu and The Ring among others!