DeafTourette
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Romeo + Juliet your opinion of the movie.
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The Stig
Banned
same. didnt care for them much.
Werewolf Jones
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Fact check: No evidence that Aemilia Bassano wrote all of Shakespeare’s plays
Social media posts falsely claim that a woman named Amelia Bassano wrote all of Shakespeare's plays and did not receive credit.
eu.usatoday.com
Remember this doing the rounds on Twitter years ago. Shakespeare stole from a black woman named Amelia Bassano and he was illiterate.
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AREYOUOKAY?
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He was great in this one as well.
IMHO Branagh should be doing nothing but Shakespeare films.
lol that movie is ridiculously star studded. Even Wilson from HouseHe was great in this one as well.
IMHO Branagh should be doing nothing but Shakespeare films.
I must watch this.
Dirk Benedict
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Exactly the words straight from my brain strips.lol that movie is ridiculously star studded. Even Wilson from House
She not "hard to look at Ugly." Shes Hollywood Ugly. Its a stage play so who cares.
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GigaBowser
The bear of bad news
my wife childhood sweetheart says i was romeo when i meet her
DetectiveBananas
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SiriusBlack
Banned
He was great in this one as well.
IMHO Branagh should be doing nothing but Shakespeare films.
His adaptation of Disney’s Cinderella was also the only great live action remake.
It’s a play, not a movie. At least try to know the basic shit before you complain.
You’ve seen it?
ChorizoPicozo
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i dunno but I think they used a Mexican church for the movie. the same one my grandparents got married
Grildon Tundy
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I was not the demographic for it at the time, and I thought carrying over the Shakespeare line-by-line was goofy.
I only watched it because it was on a free HBO weekend, and my satellite TV provider had a rating system where it said it had nudity in it. I thought I'd get to see boobies, but nope.
I only watched it because it was on a free HBO weekend, and my satellite TV provider had a rating system where it said it had nudity in it. I thought I'd get to see boobies, but nope.
Dr. Claus
Banned
I have seen who they cast. Can't imagine it could be good unless they are going the Toxic Avenger route and making it a comedy.
Dr. Claus
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Never said otherwise.For the umpteenth time, It’s a theater play
Nope, but it doesn't matter if she is the world's greatest actress. It would be akin to having Sloth from The Goonies playing John McClane. You can't take it seriously.You’ve seen her act on stage before?
Oh come now, thats a bit of an extreme take, no?
Is this play even set in 1600's Verona or where ever the OG play was? Or is it a modern rendition. If the latter, they can really cast whomever they want, Shakespeare belongs to the world. and I support any and (almost) all use of the Bard in that context. If the former, well, maybe she is from Sicily and this is True Romance
MayauMiao
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The Shakespeare dialogue broke the immersion. I get what they trying to do but it just didn't work eapecially to those not familiar with the original play.
Imagine playing the movie in a foreign country with basic grasp of English but never heard of Shakespeare because its not part of their lesson growing up.
Imagine playing the movie in a foreign country with basic grasp of English but never heard of Shakespeare because its not part of their lesson growing up.
FatallyYours
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Oh. Really? Wow.Both, probably.
I think I was in 8th grade when I saw it in class, so that flash of nudity set us on FIRE.
Of course back then pron was hard to come.by (heh heh) and National geographic with their photos of top less tribal women was a legit resource
Well. Just another reason not to watch it lol
It's just a few frames in a 60ish year old film. Nothing to stop you from enjoying what is broadly considered the best adaptation of R&J ever.