tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435448003077731913.post1687231400733268650..comments2023-12-21T11:09:00.632-05:00Comments on Rants of a Diva: Billy Shakespeare and Zac Efron: Rants on Romeo and Juliet (1968)Dame Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02684030137746709310noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435448003077731913.post-87955747254127946282008-08-08T00:09:00.000-04:002008-08-08T00:09:00.000-04:00I've only seen Luhrmann's, but that was pretty dam...I've only seen Luhrmann's, but that was pretty damn excellent. Of course, I'm biased, and it was on speed, but I liked that.<BR/><BR/>Leo was fine. Inhumanly pretty, though.J.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17126912928153855523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435448003077731913.post-50406942218159788562008-08-07T22:30:00.000-04:002008-08-07T22:30:00.000-04:00DL: Please don't think I'm some kind of neandertha...DL: Please don't think I'm some kind of neanderthal just because I'm not a fan of Shakespeare. I just don't get him in much the same way that I don't get David Lynch; he's for some people, just not me.<BR/><BR/>And to be clear, I haven't actually seen the Luhrmann version yet. I probably should eventually, but I'm a bit worried because of Leonardo DiCaprio, whom I never warmed up to until <I>The Aviator</I>.Dame Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684030137746709310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435448003077731913.post-74027720605064100642008-08-07T21:06:00.000-04:002008-08-07T21:06:00.000-04:00I almost can't even believe that first paragra...I almost can't even believe that first paragraph was written. To each his own, I guess?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, my opinion: Lurhman's version > Zeffirelli's on any day.DLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145416792179912949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435448003077731913.post-23350766147927165512008-08-07T20:20:00.000-04:002008-08-07T20:20:00.000-04:00Oh I don't know.I love the Luhrman, too.Oh I don't know.<BR/>I love the Luhrman, too.StinkyLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765533714740641857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435448003077731913.post-68693646111471545912008-08-07T17:51:00.000-04:002008-08-07T17:51:00.000-04:00You're quite right... the Luhrman Romeo + Juliet w...You're quite right... the Luhrman <I>Romeo + Juliet</I> was a noisy mess. There's absolutely no reason to remake a story once Zefirelli finished with it.Robert Mannershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00750253662683370745noreply@blogger.com