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Post by HELENA MARIA on Mar 8, 2017 16:35:37 GMT
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Post by ibbi on Mar 8, 2017 16:55:08 GMT
The 68 movie for all of its class and grace from a production standpoint feels kind of dry. Whiting is a terrible actor, and the movie only really lights up when Milo O'Shea gets to take the reins.
I know and can understand why the 96 movie pisses so many people off, but I think the audaciousness of that vision works 100% in capturing the fiery passion of that great melodrama like no other adaptation I've seen has done.
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Post by stephen on Mar 8, 2017 16:58:10 GMT
'68 for me. I can see what Ibbi means about Luhrmann's audacity enlivening his film, but as I felt DiCaprio and Danes had all the chemistry of a wet fart, all the flash and pizzazz goes nowhere.
With that said, Pete Postlethwaite's casting is the best thing Baz ever did.
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Post by JangoB on Mar 8, 2017 17:01:03 GMT
I prefer Luhrmann's fresh and flamboyant vision. Even though it doesn't have the majestic Nino Rota score and Danes sure as shit ain't Olivia Hussey.
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Mar 8, 2017 17:05:52 GMT
'68 for me. I can see what Ibbi means about Luhrmann's audacity enlivening his film, but as I felt DiCaprio and Danes had all the chemistry of a wet fart, all the flash and pizzazz goes nowhere. With that said, Pete Postlethwaite's casting is the best thing Baz ever did.  |
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Mar 8, 2017 17:48:28 GMT
Zeffirelli's film captures the liveliness, sensuality, and teen passion inherent in the material without resorting to MTV-style gimmickry that renders the film all caught up with nowhere to go. With Zeffirelli, the film feels like a genuine tragedy of rather pointless adult pettiness (it's not a mistake that we don't ever figure out why the Montagues and Capulets are feuding) getting in the way of genuine if naive teen passion that results in further pointless death. With Luhrmann, it feels as though it's trying so hard to be brash with a sense of teenage rebellion (which honestly could have been an interesting way to take it) that it ultimately swallows the heart of the story whole and all you're left with is some very cheap '90s filmmaking techniques that ironically make the film feel more dated than the original play.
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