William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (Special Edition)
starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Pete Postlethwaite
directed by: Baz Luhrmann
directed by: Baz Luhrmann
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Baz Luhrmann(Strictly Ballroom) takes a shot at reinventingShakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers as a visual pastiche inspired by MTV imagery, Hong Kong action-picture clichés, and Luhrmann's own taste for deliberate, gaudy excess. The result is explosive chaos, both in terms of bullets and visual sensibility, which some may find impossible to stick with for more than a few minutes. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes play the leads, though not with much distinction, while Pete Postlethwaite makes a huge impression as this movie's version of Friar Laurence. The film is successful in spots, but overall its fever-dream game plan is difficult to ride out.--Tom Keogh
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Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespear's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray Romeo and Juliet, the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past. But the setting has been moved from it's Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach.
Baz Luhrmann(Strictly Ballroom) takes a shot at reinventingShakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers as a visual pastiche inspired by MTV imagery, Hong Kong action-picture clichés, and Luhrmann's own taste for deliberate, gaudy excess. The result is explosive chaos, both in terms of bullets and visual sensibility, which some may find impossible to stick with for more than a few minutes. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes play the leads, though not with much distinction, while Pete Postlethwaite makes a huge impression as this movie's version of Friar Laurence. The film is successful in spots, but overall its fever-dream game plan is difficult to ride out.--Tom Keogh
Description:
Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespear's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray Romeo and Juliet, the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past. But the setting has been moved from it's Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Made me give Shakespeare a Second Chance!
When you are growing up, all you hear about is Romeo and Juliet. You've watched spoofs in your favorite cartoons, heard people quote it,and you get a picture of this epic romance that sweeps you off your feet. When you get to read it in high school, "Man, now I get to see what all the hype is about." Then you open the book and you see these lines:
"Gregory, on my word we'll not carry coals."
"No for then we should be Colliers."
And if you were like me you said "What the hell ... Read More
Rating: - Just what I wanted
Great service. The DVD was exactly what I was looking for and was in the condition that was advertised. Best of all, it came very quickly.
Rating: - Guilty pleasure? Maybe, but still a pleasure
I like a lot of the first time I saw it, and still liked it a lot. It's not for everyone (some people really hated it), but I thought it was cool.
Rating: - stunning, theatrical film
A movie I can watch over and over again.Baz Luhrman's flair for the grandiose makes this film impossible to ignore.
Rating: 
- No Good!
This is just sad. This movie isn't artistic. Its dumb and can't even compare to the original. It's too bad that they used the wonderful words of Shakespeare to make this laughable mess.
- Made me give Shakespeare a Second Chance!When you are growing up, all you hear about is Romeo and Juliet. You've watched spoofs in your favorite cartoons, heard people quote it,and you get a picture of this epic romance that sweeps you off your feet. When you get to read it in high school, "Man, now I get to see what all the hype is about." Then you open the book and you see these lines:
"Gregory, on my word we'll not carry coals."
"No for then we should be Colliers."
And if you were like me you said "What the hell ... Read More
- Just what I wantedGreat service. The DVD was exactly what I was looking for and was in the condition that was advertised. Best of all, it came very quickly.
- Guilty pleasure? Maybe, but still a pleasureI like a lot of the first time I saw it, and still liked it a lot. It's not for everyone (some people really hated it), but I thought it was cool.
- stunning, theatrical filmA movie I can watch over and over again.Baz Luhrman's flair for the grandiose makes this film impossible to ignore.
- No Good!This is just sad. This movie isn't artistic. Its dumb and can't even compare to the original. It's too bad that they used the wonderful words of Shakespeare to make this laughable mess.
