And yet Baz Luhrmann went in with a very specific approach, not only to modernise it while maintaining the poetic dialogue, but to also make it enticing for a teenage audience the audience most arguably suited to the tale of Romeo and Juliet. It's as much Shakespeare as any other adaptation over the centuries.

And that's pretty much how I'm going to judge it today. Like many who saw this as a teenager, this was a movie that felt like the most sophisticated thing I'd ever seen, while also being accessible enough to my immature brain. Reviewed by PyroSikTh 7 / 10 A Fever Dream of Teenage Intensity This is an absolute masterpiece and must see that I would score an easy 10/10. This is a movie you have to watch every time it is on and belongs both in your movie and music collection. The action scenes and shootouts are awesome as is the dialogue and soundtrack. The entire presentation and plot of the legendary tale is very well told and unfolds uniquely and unpredictably even if everyone knows the story. The style of this film is magical in itself even outside the storyline. This movie is directed by Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!) and stars Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed), Claire Danes (Homeland), John Leguizamo (Spawn), Pete Postlethwaite (The Usual Suspects), Paul Rudd (Ant-man), Brian Dennehy (First Blood), Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas) and M. The storyline is a modern day take on the Shakespearean story in Los Angeles where two rival gangs face off and the children of the gang's leader fall in love causing a toxic situation to only get worse. Romeo + Juliet (1996) is a movie in my DVD collection that I recently watched on Amazon Prime. Reviewed by kevin_robbins 10 / 10 This is a movie you have to watch every time it is on and belongs both in your movie and music collection. But although it is set in modern times, it is still the same timeless story of the 'star crossed lovers'.

There are obstacles on the way, like Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo's friend Mercutio, and many fights. They have to hide their love from the world because they know that their parents will not allow them to be together. The Montagues and Capulets are two feuding families, whose children meet and fall in love. The classic story of Romeo and Juliet, set in a modern-day city of Verona Beach.

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