Please don't remake this!

Rating: Null/10 (23 May 2004)

There is very little I can add in complimenting such a beloved classic but I will list some of the reasons why this movie is so great.
1)The characters-They speak to us.so much character development. These characters have stayed with us through the years and that's the mark of a good movie(or book.) Can anyone who has seen this hear Mrs. robonson without thinking of this movie?
2)Timelessness-it never gets old and I could still watch it tomorrow and enjoy it as much as I did the first time I saw it many years ago.
3)The music. That speaks for itself.
4)the 60's atmosphere. This is a movie that takes you back to a wonderful time we'll never see again. It is nostalgic without being dated.
Of coarse there is much more-but it's already been said about 1,000 times on here! LOL. There is a realism to these characters that was way ahead of its time and the inner turmoil of as they struggle to find identity and meaning in a world that can be enormously frightening, is touching. I loved the book to, I'm not sure which I preferred but I wouldn't even dare rate this under a 10 for the reasons already mentioned and a heck of a lot more that I can't even think of at the moment.Fully deserving of it's place in the IMDb top movies.