Stoneage Romeos [Remastered] - Hoodoo Gurus

Advantages: Breathtakingly beautiful
Disadvantages: None

..."Two households both alike in dignity, In fair Verona where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny. Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Do with their death bury their parents' strife" There have been many film adaptations of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". I have to say of all that I have seen I think that Zeffirelli's 1968 version is by far the best. "Romeo and Juliet" was the third consecutive Shakespearean play for the Italian director, following a television production of "Much Ado about Nothing" and the Elizabeth Taylor-Richard Burton film, "The Taming of the Shrew". Zeffirelli later directed "Othello" and "Hamlet", but his most... Read review

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Advantages: Dramatic irony, some exciting action.
Disadvantages: Bad acting, language and setting clash together alot.

...Romeo and Juliet, as we all know, is a classic tale of love and tragedy, written by William Shakespeare. The love between the two characters - in this film played by Leonardo DeCaprio and Claire Danes, is strictly forbidden and is made all the more intriguing by the fuge between the couples' two familes; the Capulets and the Montagues. In this modern version of the famous story, director Baz Luhrmann adds a special twist to mix things up a little. The main plot of the original story is followed, with a young lady named Juliet living with her parents; the Capulets, and a man named Romeo from the Montagues. One day they meet and fall in love with each other, but because of the hate bewteen the two families, they know that if they are caught there will be huge trouble. However, their love is too strong for them to be seperated, and they... Read review

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Advantages: Interesting to see how they make the awkward pieces fit
Disadvantages: They don't always fit

...This is the second review of Romeo and Juliet I've done for Ciao. The first was about Franco Zeffirelli's version starring Olivia Hussey which came out in 1968. I loved that one. This version stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Clare Danes and I was less enthusiastic. That's not to say it isn't well done and interesting with many lavish tableaux and clever adaptations of the original story. It is. Two things got up my nose all the way through, however. Firstly, I've never been a big fan of 'messing about with Shakespeare'. By that I mean, for example, sticking Macbeth in a jeep, or Hamlet in a rocket. I like the olde worlde charm of Shakespeare to whisk me back into history and places that follow long gone rules. The olden times and how people might have dressed and behaved lend Shakespeare much of its charm. So, Othello with a mobile 'phone... Read review

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