16 Hilarious Reactions To The Highly Anticipated "West Side Story" Remake

    *Aggressive snapping in the distance.*

    Allie Hayes
    by Allie Hayes

    BuzzFeed Staff

    This past weekend, Steven Spielberg's highly anticipated remake of West Side Story came out to genuinely sparkling reviews!

    20th Century Fox

    Anyway, you already KNOW theater lovers everywhere had all kinds of reactions to the film, so we took to the depths of Twitter and Tumblr to round up just a few of the very best for your viewing pleasure! Ready? Here we go:

    1. This excellent retort:

    Ryan Aguirr-sleigh 🎄 @aguirreryan

    “Why did we need to remake West Side Story” like bitch do you know how many times I’ve watched Batman’s parents die

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    Twitter: @aguirreryan

    2. This riot:

    Midgardian Nerd ♠️💉💉 @_captain_jay

    Oscars noms for these both or I’ll riot #WestSideStory

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    Twitter: @_captain_jay

    3. This apt assessment:

    Marc @MarcSnetiker

    West Side Story keeps you on your toes because every time you think you found the hot Jet there’s a hotter one

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    Twitter: @MarcSnetiker

    4. This third gang:

    Alexandra Petri @petridishes

    I like to imagine a third gang in west side story where the only unifying factor is that the members failed the dance audition for the other two every so often the camera pans past this sad group all snapping at different times and getting frustrated

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    Twitter: @petridishes

    5. This list of highlights:

    Barry Bach @barry_bach

    Highlights of the #WestSideStory movie (though it was all good): 1) Rachel Zegler 2) Mike Faist 3) (Unexpectedly) This film's version of "Gee, Officer Krupke"

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    Twitter: @barry_bach

    6. This fair reaction:

    melissa lozada-oliva @ellomelissa

    is west side story just about a lonely Latina obsessed with a mediocre white boy bitch I could do that in my house

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    Twitter: @ellomelissa

    7. This prequel(?):

    not trin @unknowntrin

    telling my kids bring it on in it to win it was the original west side story

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    Twitter: @unknowntrin

    8. This perfect pun:

    Ella Kemp @ella_kemp

    WEST SIDE STORY more like fucking YES side story I love you Steven Spielberg!!!!!!!

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    Twitter: @ella_kemp

    9. This Gilmore Girls crossover:

    10. And this Curb Your Enthusiasm crossover:

    anna @miamivice2006

    West Side Story (2021)

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    Twitter: @miamivice2006

    11. This mid-movie thought:

    ɢʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴀᴋɪ 🍑 @itsgraceaki

    Me watching “West Side Story” “God I loved Newsies”

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    Twitter: @itsgraceaki

    12. This delightful review:

    John Robert Allman @Johnny_Allman

    West Side Story is such astoundingly deluxe movie musical-making, all I could do was laugh through tears at shot after shot.

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    Twitter: @Johnny_Allman

    13. This simple tweet:

    steph into christmas 🎄 @steph__green

    just saw WEST SIDE STORY and yeah... this guy... that's the tweet

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    Twitter: @steph__green

    14. This heck of a year:

    Matt Bateman he/him @MattBateman1991

    To think that in one year we have had In The Heights, Tick Tick Boom, and now West Side Story. Three films that prove just how glorious and perfect movie musicals can be

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    Twitter: @MattBateman1991

    15. This true love:

    16. And finally — this shocking credits reveal that definitely happens:

    Cody @codyandrusnyc

    Kinda crazy that after the credits, it said “Maria will return in West Side Story 2”

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    Twitter: @codyandrusnyc

    So, we've got to know — what did you think of West Side Story? Share all your thoughts in the comments below! OH! And if you loved what you read, be sure to click through and follow your favorite creators on both Twitter and Tumblr to make your timelines more fun, nerdy places to be!