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Where for art thou in thy automobile, Romeo, dude?!

Advantages: Stunning visuals, acting, modernisation
Disadvantages: Nothing really

...modern update of Shakespeare's classic Romeo and Juliet met with instant success. It combined trademark intense visuals from Luhrman with an impressive musical score, and some great up and coming actors. I've never really been a fan of Leonardo DiCaprio, and although I found his portrayal of lovelorn Romeo a bit annoying at times, the basics of it were impressive. A Montague set in modern day Verona, he has as his family'e enemies the Capulets. ...
...of the Capulets, and when she finds the love at first sight reciprocal, it sets off a whole series of mistimed and unlucky events. Claire Danes is really good as the wide eyed and innocent Juliet, who likes what she sees and dreams of the impossible. She and Leo together are a good lead pair of actors, and are brilliantly supported by stars such as John Leguizamo and Harold Perrineau. The whole cast do a good job, with familiar names such as Pete ...

pmcds 12.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Romeo And Juliet (+CD) (DVD)

The hours- You don't want to miss this beautifully told film

Advantages: Story and strong performances.
Disadvantages: Slow.

...was regarded as one of the best films of 2002. This film has three stories, spanning over a few decades, dealing with the lives of three women. A woman(Meryl Streep) planning to throw a party for his writer friend who suffers from AIDS in 2001, a pregnant wife awaiting her husband's birthday party in the 1950's and an author named Virginia Woolf writing her novel "the hours" in the 1930's. Its the novel that binds them together, and also their state ...
...From the first scene itself, the film binds you with its story-telling.There's something really honest, really sincere about this film. Emotions are mostly kept inside, it is more thoughtful, rather than verbal. It is essentially about what all three women are going through in their lives, battling depression and confusion in life in their own ways. All three stories are fabulous and there's hardly a weak link in the movie. This is not a movie on ...

aadnan613 08.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Hours (DVD)

The Beauty is in the Stage

Advantages: Elegant style and a worthwhile love story
Disadvantages: I can't think of any, I'm just that biased.

...of the whole film. The stage performance between Billy Crudup and Claire Danes is just riveting, I stunning performance. Honestly, I can't stress enough how amazing this scene is. The soundtrack is ideal and keeps with the mood of the film, setting a jangly and contemporary theme. I found myself enjoying the music just as much as the storyline. Overall, this is a superb film, that has not received quite as much recognition as it deserves. Probably ...

absurd_luck 17.03.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Stage Beauty (DVD)

My only love sprung from my only hate.

Advantages: Amazing adaptation of the classic
Disadvantages: None!

...Juliet is a Capulet and Romeo a Montague, so when they fall in love it is forbidden and therefore kept secret. The couple wed, however the escalating fued between the two families threatens to tear them apart, yet the tragic ending actually ends up bringing the fued to an end. The couple are dubbed 'star crossed lovers' by Shakespeare. Whilst the original play is set in Elizabeathen times, Luhrman propels the story into modern day times, setting ...
...is used, providing a stark contrast between the period in which the play was written and the modern day. For example whilst they refer to swords in the dialogue, guns are used in the film. Yet the dialogue never once seems out of place in the film, instead it fits perfectly which is a testament to Shapespeare's durability! The movie stars Claire Danes as Juliet and Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo. Both play the parts well, although I think that Danes ...

rachieb123 19.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Romeo And Juliet (Special Edition) (DVD)

"an actual life would have come with instructions"

Advantages: It's like being a teenager again.
Disadvantages: It's like being a teenager again.

Angela: My parents keep asking how school was. It's like saying, "How was that drive-by shooting?" You don't care how it *was*, you're lucky to get out alive. This quote pretty much sums up the series. I first saw My So-Called Life on TV probably about 10 years ago, they were showing the series an episode a day during a school holiday and I adored it. I then completely forgot about it until while browsing Amazon I spotted they had it on DVD. Onto ...
...better, dilemmas such as "oh my gosh, I have a terrible spot on my chin" and "will he ever kiss me?" are replaced by more serious problems such as teenage alcoholism, runaways and homelessness, issues with sexuality and school violence. Not issues to be taken lightly, but the show remains compulsively watchable and entertaining. Even now at 23, I find I can relate to Angela's life. I too can barely look at her mother without "wanting to stab her ...

bamamo 29.12.2008 · Read full review
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Review of My So-Called Life - Complete Series (Box Set) (DVD)