Product: Romeo and Juliet [Region 2] (1968)
Rating: 5.0
Shakespeare done the right way!!!
I absolutely love this movie! They just don't make movies like this one anymore. Franco Zeffirelli, in my opinion does not get enough credit from the film industry for his films. He has a way of creating perfect beauty on film. The decision to cast Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting for the lead roles was a brilliant one. They are so perfect in their roles that they seemed like they were madly in love. I read recently that they actually did have a romance during the filming of the movie! I have seen the newest version of the film and I was not impressed. It just could not surpass the perfection of the 1968 version. I highly recommend that you see this movie. I am hoping that it will come to the big screen again!