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This film put chills down my spine, and a hundred smiles down my face. It's about people that are very rigid in their ideas, interests, and traditions. But...I think it is a lot more than that. It says that we should want to think of life as an opportunity for change...and that we should love life in these times, not wish we had it like the olden days---actually it gives so many messages (which I love) that are so ambiguous that I cannot really explain, just watch the movie...and don't listen to cynical critics.

Why is this film so excruciatingly boring? I think it's because it's not about anthing, but gambling...and who wants to sing about gambling. OK, OK...it has a love story, but it just doesn't seem feasible; I mean, either one of the couples. Musicals can so easily become corny, and when Sinatra and Brando are not on the screen, all the sparks fade. Compare it to "Swing Time" and "Singing in the Rain,"...I mean when I watch them I smile all the way through, but this is a highly over-rated movie. It's just not done well, and anyone who thinks it is has some delusions of neurosis.

O.K...the reasons why this movie makes me want to return my food from my stomach are: (1) classic movies should not be remade, because there are excellent scripts out there, and why take the chance to ruin a good thing; (2); it is filmed with actors and actresses that could never compete with such talent as Anthony Perkins and Vivien Leigh, and their decision to be in this film proves that they lack the interest in film as an art form (3); it is filmed in color, which takes away from the universal embolism that black and white has to offer, and we see to much blood, which distracts our real fears and transmits them into baseless gore. So we say "yuck" instead of jumping out of our seats. (4) It blatantly talks and shows different instances of sexuality, but the original showed implications of it, which did not distract us from the tone and plot of the story. IT'S A THRILLER!!!(5) It's just plain boring. PLEASE DO NOT WATCH THIS FILM...FEED THE HOMELESS...READ A BOOK...WATCH THE OLD VERSION...but please don't waste your intelligence on this gimmical movie.