Product: Romeo and Juliet [Region 2] (1968)
Rating: 5.0
The Best
This is THE Romeo and Juliet movie to see. Leonard Whiting had all the girls swooning when this movie first came out. That first shot of him in the movie, he took many a young girl's breath away. Was he supposed to resemble a young Lawrence Olivier? Speaking of Olivier, he narrated this movie. Lets not forget Olivia Hussey. She was a perfect Juliet. This version was special also, in that it was the first time that Romeo and Juliet were going to be played by actors the same age as the characters are supposed to be. Used to, they had older women playing Juliet.This is a first-class, brilliantly cast film. I've seen a part of that newer version with Leonardo DiCaprio. What a piece of junk. Graffiti, junkie cars, what a mess. If you want to see Romeo and Juliet the way Shakespeare would have been proud, get this movie.