- Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Pete Postlethwaite
- Directors: Baz Luhrmann
- Writers: Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce, William Shakespeare
- Producers: Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gabriella Martinelli, Jill Bilcock
- Format: Color, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: 20th Century Fox
- Release Date: Jan 14 2003
- Run Time: 120 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (339 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00008G7UJ
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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 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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
great production,
This review is from: William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (DVD)
Came promptly.I like this production-- good detail, great cast. Had a couple of indignant grade 10's when it came out, but it is pretty solid.
3.0 out of 5 stars
It Almost Worked for me, but...,
By "lunalu69" (San Jacinto, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (Special Edition) (1996) (DVD)
Read kerki and Eric's review. I won't be redundant and say the same things, because I agree wholeheartedly. Visually, this was quite stunning..beautiful. The outlandish, as they say "MTV" look was good, kinky, modern. If they would have dropped the accents and brought Shakespeare's words into today's vernacular, I probably would have given it 5 stars. The new story idea was that good. The cast was delicious, as were the sets. It's really too bad. With just the one change to modern English, this could have become a cult classic. As stands now, I'll just keep watching Zeferrelli's version forever. Now, that's Shakespeare.
2.0 out of 5 stars
I don't think Shakespeare's rolling in his grave, but...,
By "ajlingo" (Minneapolis MN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (Special Edition) (1996) (DVD)
Maybe my viewing experience of this film was tainted when, while seeing it in the theatre, one of the 13 year old girls sitting in the row in front of me turned to the other and said, "is Leo going to talk link this THE WHOLE TIME?". For a Shakespeare purist (as I am myself), the problem is not the modernization of the setting and the use of the language in that setting (I personally love it), but it's the absolutle murder of the language by the majority of the cast that makes my skin crawl. This movie, in terms of the execution of the script, does a disservice in getting kids hooked on the poetry of Shakespeare's writing. However, I will admit that visually it's great. The setting is apt. Mercutio is amazing. But, teachers, I would think twice about showing this version to your class.
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