Romeo + Juliet (1996) Baz Luhrmann Digital Life VHS

Romeo + Juliet (1996)
starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Pete Postlethwaite
directed by: Baz Luhrmann

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Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304385517
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 630438551X
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: January 09, 2001
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 8491
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: November 01, 1996

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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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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- educational standpoint
As a high-school teacher for English foundations, I try my best to expose my students to the literature their peers in regular English classes receive. I must utilize movies as a visual aide supplement to help them connect with the characters, setting, dialogue... I strongly recommend using this dvd to support your curriculum to teach on all levels of student learning (auditory, kinesthetic, visual).

My students LOVE this movie. They anticipate the next Shakespearen novel.

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- Love this version of Romeo and Juliet
I loved reading Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. It is a classic tragic love story and I have every line memorized. I was so excited when this movie came out and I wasn't disapointed.

I liked how it was modernized so viewers of today could relate to the play. I actually liked that the dialogue in this film mirrors the original text. Something would be missing if they changed the dialogue.

Of course some of the acting is overdone and can be a little "cheesy" at times but it fits great with the story.

I also enjoyed the music so if you liked the movie, you should pick up the soundtrack as well.

I definitely recommend this DVD to the hopeless romantics out there as well as any fan of Shakespeare.

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- William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
I general like Shakespeare to be done in the time it was written for. However, I enjoy anything that Leonardo DiCaprio or Clair Dane does and totally enjoy this film eventhough it has been brought up to date. I give it four stars only because of this.

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- Fantastic Movie
This is a great movie and the format is also wonderful in that you can stop the DVD and just look and listen to certain songs in the film. It's a terrific way to present a classic..

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