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1/23/10 Jerome C. As of 2010 - classic 4/06/09 kat it sucked. end of story. it was too pathetic to be even called a movie. 2/10/09 Lo Butchered?? No! The setting was modernized, but the plot *is* Shakespeare! Love it!!! 2/09/09 sam this movie made my butt want to suck a lemon!!! 4/16/08 Spoony All style, no substace, designed to appeal to apathetic Gen. X teens. An embarrasment. 1/16/08 fredman innovative and brave and inspiring 10/22/07 Beau This romantic tragedy was fantastically made, great casting, music best modern re-make eva 7/11/07 Hello Stranger a very intense movie 5/02/07 Dude did not like shakespeare this way 11/19/06 ania I love it!!!! Its AWESOME! One of the greatest movies i ever saw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10/26/06 wayne kerr ya mum was beter than this piece of shit movie n so was ur grandma 10/25/06 karlay It was bloody awesome!!! 10/22/06 Mimz Baz Luhrmann said he wanted to make the movie as Shakespeare would have - and he did. 5/23/06 Liese The creativity involved was genious, but the busy set took away from Shakespeare's intent. 5/03/06 Anthony Feor Shakespear is turning in his grave after hearing of this god forsaken film 4/18/06 t- doug leo could have donw way better - his acting seemed faked to me 3/12/06 Simon Sloppily done at times yes, but Shakespeare 2/13/06 I just wished they didnt use the Rennisance age Slang, that was stupid I just wished they didnt use the Rennisance age Slang, it was pretty damn good 11/08/05 Major Bludd wow.......... 9/07/05 Naka Nothing classic, perhaps, but utterly original and absorbing. See this film. 8/30/05 LS Galvin Underrated - brilliantly slick direction! 8/18/05 ES I never could figure out why he got banished in California instead of the death penalty 8/03/05 Danny Vile. Simply vile. Go rent the classic 1968 version to see Shakespeare done right! 7/26/05 Tyrantis Way to make Shakespeare suck, Luhrmann! 3/13/05 ELI To say this film is a piece of shit is an understatment. extremely stupid 2/05/05 Kyle How anyone out there thinks this film is awsome is beyond me. It's a piece of s**t 1/12/05 ashley nash it is awseome 1/09/05 john farries i thouth it was thrilling. loved it 12/09/04 Kristina Williams Helped me understand that shit I had to read in lit class 11/19/04 amba this film tortured me. don;t watch it!! 11/11/04 random* "Bard? What Bard?" fair attempt, but several actors struggled with the language 7/19/04 Erik I love this movie. Charming and romantic. 7/14/04 Daveman A patchy, inconsisten adaptation, but the church finale is a work of art. 7/02/04 kimberley heywood I reckon that this film was excellent and worth watching it captured my heart 5/13/04 Yasu A great modern adaption. 2/14/04 Jingo P. One of the most orignal films of the 90s, if nothing else. NEAR-BRILLIANT!!! 1/24/04 Elena I wish I could review this movie. It's a scintillating, colourful adaptation. 1/23/04 aleasha worst film ive ever seen 9/09/03 herz Timeless story, the original text, perfect visuals, great soundtrack, what else do you need 9/08/03 Kyle Without a doubt, one of the WORST films ever. 6/25/03 the Grinch Baz Luhrman directs 2 hour music videos and calls them movies.. 5/30/03 kellywelly LOVE IT! 5/12/03 Jareth The idea of middle english spoken by the MTV generation is just stupid and wrong. 3/28/03 Atanu Get a new mind, with an open window - for intelligence. 1/24/03 Pinkline Jones Has all the Style and Beauty of an upchucked kebab - an Arty Farty Mess 12/09/02 Jarran Heywood Get a new reviewer, with an open mind 11/29/02 Goofy Maxwell Baz' style can't give "Romeo" cultural relevance cuz he undervalues hip hop influence. 11/08/02 STEVE EVEN TOTAL CRAP REVIEW IS BEING TO GENEROUS!I HATE SHAKSPERE,OH ROMEO OH GIVE ME A BREAK!! 10/22/02 lcmitchell it was great 9/26/02 snowconehead better than moulin rouge 8/28/02 .Choadushouse. Visually amazing and beautiful. Acting superb as well. SHAKESPEARE...kind of LAME. 8/12/02 Barmaid's Shoal Tire Awkward transposition. (And Shakespeare didn't write novels, Andrew) 7/12/02 drkdahlia bad shakespeare, awesome visuals 6/06/02 Chowie weou'npmc 5/15/02 Betty it fucking sucked, learn to make movies asshole. 3/04/02 bazrocks the 2nd in the baz luhrman trilogy, beautiful! 2/10/02 Frances Oi u bloody twats... This was fucking awesome!!!!!!!!!! 1/15/02 Andrew Carden Very Bland and Corny Adaption Of The Shakespere Novel. 11/27/01 morgan baz is incredible! his modern look at shakespeare is wonderful and reflects a unique art 10/08/01 Kat Slattery Wow!visually fantastic baz done william justice! 9/03/01 Butterbean Better than I thought it would be. Visually stimulating. 6/19/01 the Grinch Baz can kiss my moulin rouge azz. What a hack! 6/15/01 zombie stupid piece of shit. i would rather get an enema than watch this again 4/16/01 Del R A surreal, modern adaptation of Shakespearean Poetry, truly a work of art! 3/22/01 Sthenno Fast paced,tense directing and good perfomances make this rendition an interesting film. 12/29/00 Kristi I love this movie its the best version ever!! 4/19/00 malcolm i say i hate Leo but i really liked R+J, Quick and the Dead, and Titanic. go figure 3/24/00 Lesley Best movie I have ever seen 3/08/00 Kyle Broflovski Surreal, haunting, and thought-out. 2/25/00 fredi themel romantic masterpiece 2/17/00 Bozo Everyone who hated this movie should be hit by a bus & dragged, then raped, then killed 1/27/00 PervertedPixie Kickass Shakespear! That Mercutio guy was so HOT!! 10/21/99 Tony Daquano THe beginning stops this film from an F 10/05/99 strike Unlike anything i have ever seen! Forget Titanic, this is the 90´s romance! 8/22/99 Ali well adapted to modern society........has a universal theme 5/28/99 Ferggie This movie sucked especially because of no-talent DiCrapio and Great Danes 4/28/99 Jeff Shakespeare is ROLLING in his Grave. DiCrapio BLOWS! 4/28/99 DeShits-io DiCarpio was in it - enough said! 3/21/99 AMANDA I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! 2/20/99 Piz I wouldn't see it more than once but it well done artistically, and the leads to a good job 2/18/99 Daria Hey, I liked it, even if it had Claire Danes in it... 2/11/99 Ayako Romantic and Leonardo is a babe! Love Leo! 1/19/99 donkey_dew LOOKS LIKE I AM NEARLY ALONE WHEN SAYING THAT I LOVED THIS MOVIE. AWESOME. COOL IDEA TOO. 11/27/98 Mr.Pink Fuckin'fanbloodytastic!!!! 11/24/98 Fred Fuck you Baz, I hope you meet Shapespear in the afterlife and he kills you. 11/13/98 Jules I hate Leo as any other self-respecting 30 something but this movie was COOL... 10/30/98 Silent Rob Natural Born Lovers...? Willie S. busts it MTV style. 10/14/98 Chi-Fan Hu Talk about a confusing dialog. Movie sucked too. 10/06/98 katherine it's a modern r & j, yet they're still using the funky language. too mushy too sad. but leo 9/26/98 Maegs Yes, it was chopped. Yes. it had Leo. I liked it anyway. Call me a Shakespeare Bitch. 9/24/98 Nate Dogg piece of shit... 9/06/98 Kid Pee-Pee The first few scenes got me through the rest. It should have maintained that style. 8/29/98 Johny Had brief moments of style, but updating it was just a bad idea in the first place 8/28/98 {{{OZ}}} Great opening half hour, not too foul thru the rest. Leo doesn't stink as much as usual.

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