When I see a bad movie in the future...

Rating: 1/10 (13 May 2009)

...I can at least say that it's not as bad as Romeo and Juliet.
Now, I haven't been fortunate (unfortunate?) enough to see the classic bad movies such as "Manos: The Hands of Fate" and "Plan 9 from Outer Space", but right now, this is the worst film I've ever seen.
My first thought was "Is this a joke?". Did somebody I know slap this together in a few hours just to mess with me? Eventually I realized some poor sod was actually insane enough to create this.
Basically, the film plays out as though some stupid kid who didn't understand the play decided it had to be cool and flashy to appeal to today's kids. The prologue flashes on-screen in the ridiculously cliché "Blockbuster film" title font. From there, the director shoehorns in references to the play as if to prove he actually read it (though I doubt he payed much attention). "Prince" the chief of police, Sword Mk 2 pistols, the list goes on. As a result, the film spends too much time saying "Look! We figured out a way to modernize (blank)!" and misses out on the important parts of the play, such as the statements on power, violence and money.
In summary, avoid.