I HATED R & J when I first saw it. It seemed like the production design went CRAZY! And Moulin Rouge is one of my favorite movies of all time. After awhile I began to think of R & J like a comedy, and I liked it better.
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Sophia Brooks - Aug 08, 2010 7:50:02 am PDT #10447 of 30000
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Polter-Cow - Aug 08, 2010 7:51:14 am PDT #10448 of 30000
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Ha ha ha, Sophia, about halfway through, I started to think the same thing. "Maybe this is supposed to be FUNNY! Maybe it's a PARODY..."
It does have a great soundtrack, though. One of my very favorite Everclear songs is from the movie. I got the soundtrack from one of those 12-CDs-for-a-penny things back in the day, I think just for "Lovefool." I hadn't even seen the movie.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 08, 2010 8:06:12 am PDT #10449 of 30000
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Well, I think, in a way, it is a blueprint for Moulin Rouge- the humor and ridiculous opulance laid over a cliched tragedy. I think perhaps he misunderestimated the cliche of Romeo and Juliet or the actual quality that is Shakespeare, as well as the draw of Leo for teen girls at that time.
Sophia Brooks - Aug 08, 2010 8:14:38 am PDT #10450 of 30000
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I was just looking for the "Post-Haste" scene on Youtube (because I cannot believe that a movie with a Post-Haste truck is taking itself seriously), and I did not find that, but I just watched the trailer. There were a lot of comments about Claire Danes and what a bad choice she was, including one that said he "never knew any guys who licked her". I cannot stop laughing.
Polter-Cow - Aug 08, 2010 8:17:08 am PDT #10451 of 30000
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I was just looking for the "Post-Haste" scene on Youtube (because I cannot believe that a movie with a Post-Haste truck is taking itself seriously)
Ahahaha, I didn't catch that! There were various cute references like that throughout the movie.
I thought Claire Danes did the Shakespeare better than Leo, myself.
Gris - Aug 08, 2010 8:47:29 am PDT #10452 of 30000
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I adore the Baz Luhrman R&J. I can't really explain why, but I don't think it feels like parody and I think it works in all its over-the-topness.
tiggy - Aug 08, 2010 8:54:45 am PDT #10453 of 30000
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this was my favorite song on the R&J soundtrack. [link]
Daisy Jane - Aug 08, 2010 9:31:25 am PDT #10454 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Is it the Butthole Surfers one? That one is mine. (I am on my phone).
tiggy - Aug 08, 2010 9:44:37 am PDT #10455 of 30000
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
no, it's Des'Ree's "Kissing You".
Sophia Brooks - Aug 08, 2010 9:48:47 am PDT #10456 of 30000
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OK- now I am watching R+J for the first time since the theatre...