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Favorite Romeo + Juliet?

posted 11 years ago by jabell
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Mine is actually not a version of the play but a ballet with music by Prokofief. I once saw it on PBS Dance in America with Natalia Makarova as Juliet, Kevin McKenzie as Romeo, a fantastic (and very good looking) Johan Renvall as Mercutio, ballet's best actor Victor Barbee as Tybalt. It was amazing.

I also liked Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow in the scenes from R&J in Shakespeare in Love.

Boo Hoo! Let me wipe away the tears with my PLASTIC hand!--Lindsey McDonald (Angel)

[–] dudditslucky7 11 years ago

R. & Julie from 'Warm Bodies'.

[–] balrogshallnotpass 11 years ago

Haha, nice! Didn't realize the similarities before.

But Gandalf! I don't want to be a Hobbit~~

[–] SenoritaTorres 11 years ago

Zeffirelli's 1968 version. Gorgeous.

Justice for the 96
-15th April 1989

YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE

[–] ktswaz-1 11 years ago

Me too

[–] Freethink7 11 years ago

The Zeffirelli film from 1968 is excellent. The chemistry between the two leads was great, both equaly capable actors, and equally beautiful.. Juliet was also very young, but it didn't look awkward at all.

[–] balrogshallnotpass 11 years ago

I didn't watch the older ones, but I thought the DiCaprio one was okay. It felt a bit unnatural and rushed to me. Gnomeo and Juliet was just horrible.

But Gandalf! I don't want to be a Hobbit~~

[–] SenoritaTorres 11 years ago

You really should watch the Zeffirelli version.

I don't think Gnomeo and Juliet was ever intended to be a faithful adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

Justice for the 96
-15th April 1989

YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE

[–] jabell 11 years ago

Has anyone seen Gounod's opera Romeo et Juliette? I have not (I'm a ballet person), but I'm wondering what anyone thought of it.

Boo Hoo! Let me wipe away the tears with my PLASTIC hand!--Lindsey McDonald (Angel)

[–] marieheather10 11 years ago

I prefer the '96 version. Leo was amazing. Exactly how I always read Romeo to be on the book. Wildly moody, passionate, dramatic, overall a good guy that flipped out from time to time, caught up in a series of unfortunate events and bad timing.

[–] qtkitty92 11 years ago

completely agree. leo is golden :)

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[–] Zuko-Halliwell 11 years ago

I don't think I have a favorite. I guess, if I had to choose, it would be a tie between the George Cukor version and the Franco Zeffirelli version. Unless the anime Romeo × Juliet counts, in which case, that's my favorite.
By the way, to the OP: I love your signature.

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[–] Nonobstant26 11 years ago

The 1996 version all the way!! I've watched it countless times and love it.

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