 |
|
|
|
| MatchFlick Member Reviews |
5 reviews / review this flick
|
|
William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (1996)
From Amazon:
Baz Luhrmann (Strictly Ballroom) takes a shot at reinventing Shakespeare'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...
| Directed By: | |
| Starring: | | |
 |
|
|
| William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Movie Review by BillyBob (6/3/2009) |
 |
|
Arf! Arf!
Let's face facts - It only takes just 2 little words to explain the real reason behind this flick's utter failure. And, those 2 words are - CLAIRE DANES.
Without the presence of DANES, as Juliet, I believe that this flick could have actually had the potential to be better than it was. (Not much better, mind...
(complete William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet review by BillyBob)
| William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Movie Review by Chris (6/10/2008) |
 |
|
PS- I had written this review of the movie on my old profile, this is my new profile. Thank you.
Classic story of Romeo and Juliet, set in a modern-day city of Verona Beach. The Montagues and Capulets are two feuding families, whose children meet and fall in love. They have to hide their love from the world because they...
(complete William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet review by Chris)
| William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Movie Review by Chris (6/2/2008) |
 |
|
|
Classic story of Romeo and Juliet, set in a modern-day city of Verona Beach. The Montagues and Capulets are two feuding families, whose children meet and fall in love. They have to hide their love from the world because they know that their parents will not allow them to be together. There are obstacles on the way, like...
(complete William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet review by Chris)
| William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Movie Review by Lisa (6/7/2007) |
 |
|
|
I do love Shakespeare, and for other fans of good ole Will you'll either love or loathe Baz Luhrmann's interpretation of Shakespeare's most famous Play.
Personally I loved it, even though it was clearly geared toward the MTV kids it still retained its integrity by sticking to the original dialogue. Baz Luhrman took away...
(complete William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet review by Lisa)
| William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet Movie Review by howiethejew (6/7/2007) |
 |
|
this movie is truly a love story that anyone can enjoy!!! whether you're capulet or montegue, this movie is solid from the first moment. i don't know aboot y'all, but lemme be the first to say that john leguizamo with a nickle plated 45 is pretty bad ass. that guy has never disappointed; and what's more is that overall,...
(complete William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet review by howiethejew)
|
|
|
