Honest Trailers | Romeo + Juliet

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Honest Trailers | Romeo + Juliet
Voice Narration: Jon Bailey aka Epic Voice Guy
Title Design: Robert Holtby
Written by: Spencer Gilbert, Danielle Radford, Vanessa Guerrero, Logan Rees, & Lon Harris
Produced by: Spencer Gilbert
Edited by: Kevin Williamsen
Post-Production Supervisor: Emin Bassavand
Director of Video Production: Max Dionne
Associate Producer: Ryan O'Toole
Executive Producer: Roth Cornet
#HonestTrailers

[@Whiterg29]

How has no one recognized the epicness of what just happened?!? They just did an entire trailer in iambic pentameter and did so seamlessly. This comment is for you writers, I see you 🤯

[@Stardrake57]

HT is good at the principle of : If you're gonna do the joke, do the WHOLE JOKE!

[@cardelljoseph8125]

Wow just re-watched it and you're right. Bravo HT, bravo!

[@roninxninjatw1612]

THANK YOU!!!

[@bpsara]

Reminded me of when they did an entirely musical trailer for les miserables

[@Ishtah333]

The skill and thought that must have gone into this is vastly underrated.

[@TheMusicman1945]

"Tybalt, hand me my long sword." Throws him a shotgun.

[@fancyultrafresh3264]

Let's not neglect the fact the shotgun literally had a plaque with its namesake on it. What a movie.

[@rockstarphantom8112]

I also always loved how Mercutio's was a "dagger."

[@amandaparler2080]

The line is, "Give me my long sword, ho" spoken by Lord Montague to Lady Montague. Then Mrs. Gellar says, "Thou shall not stir one foot to strike a foe."

[@Jason-ir5ig]

I thought the longsword was a handgun with a comically long barrel

[@Earth-uu3nf]

The gun is mighty then sword

[@kookookookookookookoo]

Please say, "Don't feel bad about being alone on Valentine's Day, you were alone the rest of the year anyways"

[@JWuKong95]

Yes, all too true..... Yet hilarious.

[@juliantaffa4089]

Oof

[@battlesheep2552]

This legit makes me feel better

[@emp9413]

lol!

[@Anchor_Productions]

He just said it in kelp and stitch honest trailer

[@davidross3393]

I cannot believe you didn’t do “Starring...Leonardo Di-Capulet”

[@deshik]

Because he is Montegue

[@davidross3393]

@@deshik yup there it is...but still!

[@drartemisa21]

It sounds so right, I didn't even realize it wasn't his name the first time.

[@fablethewolf825]

Well, then they’d be getting a bunch of comments going on about Romeo was a Montague and Juliet was a Capulet.

[@Catergory5Hurricane]

And because they pop a Molly, it should be Leonardo Di-Capsulet.

[@livetime5815]

Wow, Paul Rudd does not age. I wonder if there is a painting hidden deep in his home of him aging. "The Picture of Paul Rudd."

[@MrCityzun]

Dorian's portrait's grotesqueness reflected the heinousness inside him, I bet Rudd's painting is still probably a silver fox. Love that man.

[@bnice1374]

@@MrCityzun Lol I was about to say that

[@vicmartone]

Original take

[@alpertroncp2198]

PICTURE of Dorian Gray. PICTURE.

[@glendarjj3991]

Don't be ridiculous. He is clearly a 1000 year old vampire with the ability to make himself look young at will

[@noahmishael9534]

“Romeo is the patron saint of simps”... that both makes so little and so much sense at the exact same time That it hurts

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

*Made-up English words in 1600:* _"consanguineous"_ *Made-up English words in 2021:* _"S I M P"_

[@adwaitab.3622]

@@JohnGardnerAlhadis 😂😂

[@fightromeofight2352]

It's true, i do be Simping sometimes

[@scheve332]

@@JohnGardnerAlhadis All words are made up.

[@user-pv9pv4xf9c]

I resent the notion that Romeo is a simp. The guy fell in love and did make the girl his wife for almost a 24 hour period. Simps are like Romeo to girls that they'll both never meet nor ever have a chance with.

[@mike91mdk45]

"Paul rudd in his prime." Bold of you to suggest he hasn't always been in his prime

[@prettygay]

@Sam son the being in his prime? Cause that's right

[@adamscott7354]

Uhh year, its a 15-20 year gap since late 90's, comedy and marvel bounced him back to the top again

[@goyalffgaming15]

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[@jamlym4974]

"But this time, it has drugs and guns." West Side Story: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Why do people not remember this film?

[@cathyaudette1060]

Of course West Side Story is just another remake of Romeo & Juliet, only set in the 1950s and made into a musical.

[@ethelredhardrede1838]

@@michaelandreipalon359 Because, Bernstein and the way it was silly to have gang members dancing and singing. I saw it once. That was not only enough, but too much.

[@progKansas]

Instead of guns it used seitchblades.

[@jamlym4974]

@@progKansas Except at the very end.

[@jmace2424]

“When has Shakespeare been so trippy?” Ummmmmm ever heard of A Midsummer’s Night Dream?

[@The22ndDoctor]

No, but I did have a very offensive dream one night in a forest.

[@Imperius_Rex_753]

Midsummer's Night Dream is the best thing to ever come outa Shakespeare's pen

[@aprilshowers261]

Haha, Shakespeare on LSD!

[@ejrandler]

The Tempest is pretty trippy too.

[@ikarikid]

So like Lysander is bewitched to spurn Hermia while Helena is very confused…and the Queen of the fairies is made to fall in love with a man who has been turned into a donkey. I would say that goes into weird land.

[@EphPhaThaINC]

Oh my god, that ending line totally got me... “Rosalind is about to get a call from one of her girlfriends about the literal bullet that she just dodged.”

[@joshnaver3994]

I don't get. Please explain who is That referencing.

[@pollybayfield8332]

She's the girl Romeo is love sick over before he meets Juliet

[@joshnaver3994]

@@pollybayfield8332 thanks

[@mariapdr3261]

That was my favorite line.

[@esukyd2328]

"Rosaline is gonna get a call from one of her girlfriends to tell her about the bullet she just dodged" 🤣🤣🤣

[@xxpersonxx]

I remember reading Romeo and Juliet in 8th grade and becoming immediately convinced it was a parody because the plot was so egregiously over-the-top

[@jeremytessier5316]

Romeo and Juliet is not a parody, but it is also not a sincere love story; it is a tragedy. The next time you need to write about this story for an English or literature class, take this, get an A, and thank Mr. Regular: "The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet isn't that they died; it's that they died too young to know that their love wasn't worth dying for." It is first and foremost a story about children who become obsessed with one another and pursue a relationship without the maturity to know what that means or how to conduct themselves. The over-the-top incidents that occur are representative of the incidents young people up till today go through blindly 'in love'.

[@Green-fg4ng]

Like who told Shakespeare he was a good writer

[@naimulislamrumi3028]

@@Green-fg4ng the entire world gaslit into believing that

[@austynross]

"Its real home is on the CW." My man, bearing deepest voice, thou trafficketh in the sickest of burns.

[@yapahyadayahyasharahla4020]

Lol! Indeed!🔥🔥🔥

[@spooderman6312]

apply frigid water in thy burn

[@Omega_X_Factor]

Thou shalt need skin grafts across thy entire body.

[@danielpratt1970]

Mine eyes see what thou hast done here.

[@janeswurld]

Fucks going on here?

[@poasttoasties6655]

If you “wish you had a romance like romeo and juliette” what you really saying is “i wish i died when i was 14 over someone ive known for two weeks tops”

[@DragonsAreHungry]

Exactly! If you really read and thought about it, it's really not a love story. It's about a 3-day relationship between a 13 year-old and a 17 year-old, that ended in 6 deaths.

[@Kylesb]

So...like middle school romance with suicide?

[@HeavyMetal-jy4vj]

The original play IS a tragedy guys, its actually not that mindblowing. Its basically a story about how teen love taken to extremes comes to some very bad ends, we can see similar stories in Florida.

[@markchristensen23]

@@DragonsAreHungry Even so, it's still a better love story than Twilight. XD

[@JWuKong95]

@@markchristensen23 Almost anything is a better romance then twilight.

[@royizzy9684]

Can we just appreciate how long it must have taken to write the script for this video?

[@darthkek1953]

It's under 4 minutes for a channel with approaching 7 million subscribers. tbh I kind of EXPECT some effort.

[@Ram875]

@@darthkek1953 ~_~

[@shafiqlalji5351]

@@darthkek1953 and when they MEET your expectations, you show appreciation 🤷🏽‍♂

[@kalyanigollamudi759]

@@darthkek1953 it’s in IAMBIC PENTAMETER

[@darthkek1953]

@@kalyanigollamudi759 waht's your point, Wikifan?

[@michaelcarens-nedelsky2263]

"And just like them, he's always soaking wet" - welp, so much for showing this video in my 8th grade classroom...

[@GiantPetRat]

I mean, you could, but good luck getting absolutely anything else accomplished that day. "Dude! Did he just say what I THINK he said??" "He did, man!" "'Soaking wet'- teeheehee."

[@therogueaxolotl.]

@Boy Boy who/what are you?

[@grandlordSpencer]

They really outdid themselves here. The whole thing in Iambic Pentameter? Well done, Epic Voice Guy and crew!

[@caroltawil]

Oh my gosh I never noticed that!

[@erichfiedler1481]

Interesting, pretend I have no idea what the hell you're talking about and translate that in layman's terms for good measure

[@carlosfranceschy9428]

@Eric this Honest Trailer is a long poem, written like Shakespeare did

[@JimCullen]

@@erichfiedler1481 Iambic pentameter is the metre in which Shakespeare wrote most of his works. An "iamb" is two syllables where the _second_ one is stressed. Iambic pentameter means each line consists of five iambs. Basically, it goes "di DA di DA di DA di DA di DA". It's rarely followed _precisely_ (either in Shakespeare or in this video), but most lines of Shakespeare fit roughly into that metre.

[@milescataldo8808]

Truly fantastic work. Well done you guys, and thanks so much.

[@Omega_X_Factor]

“Paul Rudd in his prime” You mean 19 years before his prime.

[@jbearclowater]

No, he's just been in his prime for 25 years. The man never left his prime.

[@andreraymond6860]

You guys do know that's not Paul Rudd... Right? It's Eion Bailey.

[@StephanieGrecoM]

I really don’t see the resemblance between the two but nah it’s baby Paul

[@annalucy89]

@@andreraymond6860 I don't know if that was supposed to be a joke or not but no that is definitely Paul Rudd.

[@jaycievictory8461]

Yes, Luhrman's interpretation is flashy, maybe even trashy, and totally OTT, but the thing is *so is the play*. The "world's most epic romance" lasted three days and six people died! The story is not supposed to be something to aspire to. "These violent delights have violent ends" is a warning. Luhrman's interpretation is totally true to the play. And I love it 😅

[@belle.diabolique_plays_guitar]

I know right! I love the movie (cuz it’s just sooooo campy) but it (and the play) have an utterly ridiculous storyline. (It has to be said, I am shameless at plugging my channel EVERYWHERE, so let’s get it over with. I was bored and made an (extremely grungy) music video that features this movie’s flashy production more than once. Thank you)

[@artemisk6960]

Camp would be a more acurrate term I think (not trashy). This movie is indeed a masterpiece.

[@iamhungey12345]

Even before his Titanic breakout Leo can't stop dying.

[@PureSniperWolf]

Or drowning.

[@CommentPoster10]

Subtlety: *exists Baz Luhrmann: we don't do that here

[@BugsyFoga]

I always felt the story of Romeo and Juliet needed more drugs and violence.

[@EphPhaThaINC]

Yeah I do agree, but I think that they did a lot of dancing around with those guns and not nearly enough shooting. I mean with all that gun flashing around, when you get right down to it Romeo really was the only one that really got his gun off. They did some dancing, some posing, a lot of talking while brandishing those sword 9mms.

[@nunyabidniz2868]

Remember, the only bloodshed outside of the mutual suicide at the end of Billy Shakes' R&J was the duel w/ Tybalt; R&J'96 is more about a glitzy modern makeover on the old story. Have to admit, they did a great job of it; putting Leo & Claire together was a casting triumph. Hard to believe that movie is now older than they were when they made the film...

[@eduardovillagomez3675]

Honestly adding more drugs to the story made make it sense Me: why would anyone do any of this? Oh, they were high? Oh okay then, yeah

[@erichfiedler1481]

Or to be an anime

[@thefirstbourne149]

There's plenty of violence, I just thought they needed more dope.

[@geekxsir3610]

“It’s true home is on the CW” yup that sounds about right

[@wasabiattack]

I'm a straight guy and I gotta say: Leo is prettier in this movie than Claire Danes

[@Nabo42]

That's not really a high bar.

[@ethanlivemere1162]

Facts

[@darthkek1953]

She is a six out of ten and that's after 2 hours of makeup.

[@mixolydian9102]

@@Nabo42 Savage!

[@clemb1794]

>>>>being unnecessarily mean to someone who was 16-17 at the time

[@DucNguyen0131]

In honor of Christopher Plummer, say "Close the book with a flourish."

[@debolinabhattacharyya5179]

I did not know he passed away. Now I'm just incredibly sad.

[@TheBubblerum]

I worked at a movie theatre when this came out. The amount of refund requested because people couldn't understand what they were saying was crazy.

[@CandaceYoung962]

What? One, did they NOT know they were going to see a Shakespeare film? Two, you don't really have to understand, it's more of a feel, vibe and aesthetic! Star-crossed lovers, that's all you needed to know!

[@BonaparteBardithion]

@@CandaceYoung962 The decision to pair late-middle English with a modern setting was definitely...a choice. It doesn't appeal to purists who would want to see a period setting, and the language makes it hard to follow for casual viewers looking for a standard modern adaptation. Most people know the gist of Romeo and Juliet but haven't read the play enough to follow it if the audio is too busy.

[@CandaceYoung962]

@@BonaparteBardithion That is a fair point. I like this one. Alot. However, I am a Franco Zeffirelli woman for the win! My least favorite actually stars Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard. It's literally two 30 year olds in a Hollywood/British/Canadian soap opera!

[@b.lonewolf417]

Huh, that's odd. Personally, I liked the dialogue. But then again, I was also the kid who enjoyed most of the literature our teachers made us read in English class...

[@completebilingual]

That's interesting.

[@DS-nh2yf]

"Every 90s girl wishes he was kissing them instead. And just like them, he's always soaking wet." Best line of 2021

[@invisableumbrella]

I’m gonna be real, the iambic pentameter was very pleasing to listen to. I expected it to be just be for the intro, but then it *kept going* and it was delightful. I thank you for the effort.

[@Amcsae]

Absolutely!

[@curtinparloe]

I love the way iambic skips along, pentameter helps make that rhythm strong.

[@subarashii2374]

"At this point Hollywood is barely trying"

[@frankrossi6972]

If anyone asks what the '90s are like, and they know the basics of Shakespeare, make them watch this movie---or this video. It's exactly what Shakespeare would look, sound, and feel like after passing through a '90s pop culture meat grinder.

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

Pretty fucking much.

[@luisar5755]

Thats why is so awesome film.. Pure unfiltered 90s..

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Hey, the 90s had their advantages, ranging from the fall of Communism (temporarily, yes, but still), the increasing relevance of animation (anime, Disney Afternoon, and the Spielberg cartoon shows among them), and the rise of quality video gaming (N64 classics like Banjo-Kazooie and GoldenEye 007, PlayStation games like Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid, and the glory days of Blizzard Entertainment and Westwood Studios).

[@b.lonewolf417]

That's a really effective way of describing it!

[@interdimensionalsteve8172]

@@michaelandreipalon359 ... if you're a metal/rock fan then music too. Soooo much good music.

[@broadwaybabywmh]

“A Theatre Kid Whose Cross’d With Michael Bay” I guess that kind of is Baz Luhrmann

[@Klm49]

A more apt description i cannot imagine!!

[@verdigris_juniper]

cracked up at the "barely time for the molly to wear off" it does explain the choices theey make tho lol

[@baqcasanke]

Yeah i didnt remember that part. Explains a lot tho

[@otterzrkuhl]

I don’t care how insane this movie is, it’s still my favorite version.

[@randomperson8571]

I mean the fact that it is insane is pretty valid to the argument that it is well-done... Shakespeare productions should never take themselves too seriously xD the point is to have fun!

[@secretagent0280]

LMAO.

[@aislinnrossi]

it's camp and it's perfect

[@sakurauchiha03]

It's horrible

[@otterzrkuhl]

@@sakurauchiha03 it's good

[@chrisdaily2077]

While watching the movie in class, at the exact moment where Romeo had already taken the poison yet realised Julia was alive my sister played the Seinfeld theme. The teacher was so pissed.

[@cowboycurtis2229]

I feel like if your teacher was trying to teach you Shakespeare by watching this movie, then they have no right to be pissed at anything your class did during that time.

[@PHSDM104]

@@cowboycurtis2229 They probably read the play first. Most HS English classes do that so the students have a basis for comparison.

[@Kentrc11]

Other songs to mess up that moment: 'The Sound of Silence' Simon&Garfunkel 'Mad World' Michael Andrews 'Down With The Sickness' Disturbed 'The Wolves' Bon Iver 'Wake Up' Rage Against the Machine 'You're My Best Friend' Queen

[@Paul77ozee]

You poor bastard. They made you watch this in school. I can barley remember, but at my school, l remember watching Cry Freedom, Birdy and Cheech and Chong up in smoke.

[@rosalindhartley416]

@@Paul77ozee I had to watch this but is better than watching an old classical version

[@iZonely]

Say: How many Lowe’s can Rob Lowe rob if Rob Lowe could rob Lowe’s.

[@Deridus]

I giggled at the cleverness. Well done.

[@JamestheXennial]

Personally, I prefer: How many bears could Bear Grylls grill if Bear Grylls could grill bears?

[@Deridus]

@@JamestheXennial The answer is, saddly, "None. They'd get the dudes to do it for them."

[@Klm49]

Love love love this!!!!!

[@sum1rllyspecial]

... I’m going to pretend like I didn’t originally learn the line “these violent delights have violent ends” from Twilight...

[@ninjanibba4259]

Don’t be ashamed, but I first heard that quote in Criminal Minds

[@spooderman6312]

whats funny is that shakespear wanted this to be a romance parody, and everybody made a big deal of it

[@Actionfan19]

What's funnier is that he based this on a roman story called called Romeus and Juliet. At least THAT ended slightly better with one of the kids being hung for treason and the other was full on banished.

[@lisa_vxng]

i mean, with all the innuendos in there, it still is if you read it carefully?correctly? idk but you get it

[@SimonBuchanNz]

IIRC: Shakespeare writes a bunch of tragedies about the weakness and stupidity of man. The queen says "you're great, but you should write a romance!" Shakespeare writes a tragedy about tweens being so dumb they get everyone around them hurt and then they kill themselves because they are so impulsive. Everyone: "it's the greatest romance of all time!" I can only imagine Willie slamming his head into his writing desk after that.

[@MusicoftheDamned]

I agree that it's funny, but only in a morbid way given the sad amount of people who think it's actually romantic. I wouldn't be surprised if that opinion being ingrained in mainstream society are why literally thousands of other "romantic" stories are even worse about mistaking lust for love and other unhealthy ideas about romance "should" be.

[@arnewengertsmann9111]

@@SimonBuchanNz Ya konw, I told something about that line to my english teacher back 20 years ago. I got a stern lecture about being unromantic and had to memorize the prologue. Well, it was, together with the monologue at the end, the best part, so it could have been worse.^^

[@Boxanadu]

Please say “never has there been a tale of more woe, than that of Juliet and her Romeo.”

[@davydbubbles7613]

* "For never was a story of more woe // Than this of Juliet and her Romeo."

[@charliedc4]

FOR THE GREATER GOOD PLEASE SAY THAT!!!

[@wildman2012]

Tale of "Whoa!" --Take that, Romeo!

[@andreifarias2895]

how about: "never has there been a tale of more woe, than that of Romeo, and his hoe."

[@wildman2012]

@@andreifarias2895 you win!

[@juanibarra6892]

"Romeo is the patron saint of simp's" hit kinda close to home...

[@billwithers7457]

"When has shakespear been so trippy?" Have you SEEN A Midsummer Night's Dream?

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

You did the whole review in iambic pentameter... that's just... impressive.

[@AmySox]

AND rhyming couplets!

[@jstn167]

The writing flex has to be a big reason they decided to do an honest trailer for this movie. It's pretty dang impressive.

[@fzzypurpleturtle]

I came to the comments to see if anyone else noticed ! I am not very familiar with poetry but I was picking up on it there near the middle haha

[@spleniuscervicis1734]

No, it was quite mediocre.

[@fzzypurpleturtle]

@@spleniuscervicis1734 says the faceless person behind an account with no picture or identifying features. Easy to be a jerk with a keyboard

[@jaredwallace91]

My Freshmen English teacher had us watch three different version of Romeo and Juliet. This was definitely one of the more enjoyable ones.

[@kingoffedoras9932]

Bro Same! Except We watched this our Junior year. I was just sitting there like "wtf is happening right now?!"

[@oneopinion6806]

This, Zephirelli's, and West Side Story perhaps?

[@RexZShadow]

Ya same here lol watched two different one. A classic one and this. The classic one was funny coz whenever Romeo start climbing our teacher says "Go monkey boy go!" lol coz he does a lot of climbing in that movie.

[@ZidaneOfTantalus]

My freshman English class watched this version.

[@fightromeofight2352]

Everytime we watched the movie in school everyone would just stare at me lmao

[@srmm1969]

"The patron saint of simps- Who died before he knew her middle name" 😂😂😂😂

[@clockworktri]

"Rosaline is about to get a wild call from one of her friends telling her about the literal bullet she just dodged" 🤣🤣🤣

[@tmoore4075]

"It's true home is on The CW" seems accurate.

[@animeangel1983]

Not anymore, not enough boxes checked for Constantly Woke.

[@titanguy7316]

That's an insult. This film is much deeper than their type of programming.

[@GFHGGDJHJHJ]

For Christopher Plummer, please say "Adventure is Out There!"

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Ah yes, Disney Pixar's memorable yet tearjerking masterpiece, Up. "So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye. Goodbye..."

[@c.w.9501]

Mad props to whoever took the time to write this whole script in I.P. Truly worth of an Epic Voice reading.

[@fcm3d]

Ahh to be young and listening to The Cardigans. Good times.

[@milescataldo8808]

Ever since 9th grade when I was forced to read the play, I’ve had a long running theory that Benvolio masterminded the entirety of the play. He’s just present enough to have an impact, yet he’s quiet enough to fly completely under the radar. Not to mention he’s got a couple of really suspicious moments throughout the play.

[@johnmooney5829]

What is his endgame, though? What is the goal?

[@AnitaClue]

@@johnmooney5829 becoming the heir to House Montague? Getting together with Rosaline?

[@jesstolley7193]

@@johnmooney5829 Maybe he got sick and tired of Romeo whining about girls xD

[@EmperorHelix]

Say: "Now, the one man who made a difference five times before, is about to make a difference... again. Only this time... it's different."

[@AfromanRants]

Scorcher 6: Global Meltdown

[@repentnow1720]

@@AfromanRants Out of the whole "Scorcher" series, SVIGM is the BEST! : )

[@beevsosa7693]

"Romeo Plus Juliet" 😂 I died!

[@joshuawong5839]

Dang, is that a full sonnet in a Honest Trailer? Spectacular job, writers.

[@jasondphoenix]

Lets be real...minus the modern setting, this is one of the most faithful adaptations. Old Will himself would probably like it.

[@04nbod]

Its about teenagers. Saying its CW is probably the biggest compliment ever in that regard

[@AndyBestHP]

The Honest Trailer is hilarious, but yeah. I'm old AF and two months ago I revisited this film out of curiosity. The first thing I realized was that it's actually really good. It's full of life and energy, it's bold and committed. It's what you want from film makers, people with a vision who swing for the fences.

[@javiercs006]

@@04nbod It's a teenage "romance" except the teens have guns. So a tragedy.

[@lottiecay8624]

It's funny because there are a lot of English scholars who claim that Mercutio was, in fact, in love with Romeo lol

[@leahalexandre4263]

And I thought I was alone when I said to my friends that Mercutio was in love with Romeo🤧

[@charak953]

@@aynin323 omg forreal?? that's amazing

[@charak953]

@@leahalexandre4263 YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

[@marinoharker-smith7331]

I love how this version was actually like really true to the script.

[@kaymac4831]

Leo Dicaprio is literally the most beautiful person I’ve ever seen. We watched this movie in my 9th grade English class and I’ve never been so captivated by classic literature 😂❤️

[@glendarjj3991]

'Just like them, he is always soaking wet... sploosh' XD

[@rex-racer]

I remember thinking this was a modern day take on Romeo + Juliet, great, I’ll be able to understand the dialog. Sigh. Not to be.

[@EEVictory13]

Dude, it’s a masterpiece. If you want Romeo and Juliet with modern language, there is literally 100’s of adaptations.

[@erichb4530]

seriously? you had visual depictions on the screen of what they were talking about, and you still didn't understand most of it? I know it's old english but it's not THAT hard to understand especially with the intense acting style to really exaggerate their expressions and feelings.

[@h0m3st4r]

Right? If we wanted a modern take on Romeo and Juliet, we would've stuck with West Side Story.

[@uchihabomber1296]

I thought the same thing then they started talking like that

[@josephfisher426]

@@spooderman6312 Baz Luhrmann, that's who. Although I don't see how it hurt anybody.

[@mattng3610]

Please say, "I'm here live, I'm not a cat."

[@filmtoppings]

We need more non-franchise Honest Trailers like this. Gives it more originality

[@tejaswoman]

Unlike yet another R&J remake

[@billkoester5714]

We watched this in my high school English class after we read the play. The DVD got screwed up partway through, so the audio was several seconds ahead of the picture. When Juliet shoots herself at the end, you heard the gunshot before she even picked up the gun onscreen. It was pretty funny.

[@suttonssuperstars7679]

That “Everybody’s Free” song on the soundtrack is so awesome.. life advice. Seriously.

[@Mebbwebb]

That soundtrack is actually pretty good. Talk Show Host is one of my favs still.

[@04nbod]

The entire soundtrack is a quintessential 90s thing. The Cardigans, 'Lovefool', Young Hearts Run Free, When Doves Cry....

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

Des'ree singing The Kiss still gets to me.

[@MrHarumakiSensei]

Best movie soundtrack ever, although you needed to get two separate CDs.

[@04nbod]

@@MrHarumakiSensei one score, one pop rock. Both lovely things

[@MrHEC381991]

Nobody cares about a play that's over 400 years old. Baz Luhrmann: Hold my beer

[@SeasideDetective2]

"I AM FORTUNE'S FOOL!" is still one of the best lines ever spoken in a terrible movie.

[@AntonioPizza]

Please say "Jon Bailey's daily job's to hobnob and mob with corn cob snob slobs who rob doorknobs."

[@ahmedamine24]

Is that from Bojack Horseman?

[@milescataldo8808]

I have no clue what that is but I love it.

[@ranjini1828]

"So who care if these brats are vibing" 😆😆

[@TheDeathmail]

"Huge mistake girl" I laughed at that...

[@spiritualclarity]

That was brilliant, all in Iambic pentameter just made my day! Well done!

[@bobbixvv]

"At this point Hollywood is barely trying" well we could make the argument that all art is derivative

[@EterPuralis]

Mayhap all art is derivative, but not all that is derivative is worthy of being called "art", lest you're opting for artifice.

[@Quirderph]

Many of Shakespeare''s plays are actually remakes... including Romeo and Juliet.

[@justin_5631]

you could argue that all changes are... derivative.

[@carter_lovejoy]

Honest Trailer for Pixar’s Soul should be next!

[@marshmanno1342]

"It's Lit" is my favorite alternative title, to date. Simple and brilliant. Well played.

[@UnKnown-mj2re]

I love the way this Honest Trailer was done. Bravo! 💓

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

Gotta love how this film seems to be most fondly remembered for starring a Romeo & Juliet who apparently didn't even like each other in real life. 😆

[@glykera]

Oh really? I had no idea, but now I am intensely curious 😄

[@fightromeofight2352]

It's true, never liked Juliet 😑

[@joeywheelercabrosky528]

@@glykera You can always google it.

[@glykera]

@@joeywheelercabrosky528 No, Google is broken in our house.

[@rripley86]

Watched this film repeatedly in the noughties and very fond remembered, but never heard that

[@vustvaleo8068]

now I think we need Romeo and Juliet in a cyberpunk setting.

[@robertsmithslefttoe3644]

This is one of my favourite films. This video did not disappoint

[@wyldchyld7x]

This is my new most favorite video by you guys!

[@arielf1455]

In honor of Christopher Plummer, say: “Rolf. Give me the gun. You’ll never be one of them.”

[@EChacon]

Please do an Honest Trailer on Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

[@CornishCreamtea07]

Yes please

[@DarkLordoftheMeme]

That'd be awesome. I'm still waiting for Brazil and Pan's Labarynth trailers.

[@deltanfilms7598]

Seconded. Love Sky Captain.

[@blackdragon6]

Classic

[@freddogrosso9835]

Oh, god. I haven't thought about that movie in years.

[@JMSK248]

Since you've opened the Baz Luhrmann vault, we need some Moulin Rouge!

[@lego6190]

a masterpiece... ill be rewatcing this several times, to make sure that i dont miss anything.. it's official- honest trailers are back!

[@nyancatlv]

"when has Shakespeare ever been so trippy?"...have you read A Midsummer Night's Dream?

[@JWuKong95]

I have heard of the name, but I have no idea what it's about. Sooo...... What's it about?

[@nyancatlv]

@@JWuKong95 essentially its a love story but it sort of boils down to a fairy/ nymph roofies them all. well he gives them a love potion but they all end up in love with the wrong person at first which causes all sorts of shenanigan's. another man gets turned into a donkey at one point also, though I can remember why and the fairy king and queen are fighting over an indian child/god. There is a movie from 1999 that is worth a watch if you are interested but not keen to read a play (which would be fair)

[@mubasshiraal]

Make a honest trailer on The Prestige

[@Muggle1983]

"A Theatre kid crossed with Michael Bay" :D Nailed it

[@daphnemilczarek5162]

do "O' brother where art tho" next. I'm on my knees BEGGING YOU.

[@jameswilson8433]

Because 500 year old source material isn't enough, let's go back 3,000.

[@respectableaf9061]

Please say: "It costs nothing to say something kind. Even less to shut up altogether." in your epic voice.

[@sagasvensson8920]

YESSSS

[@Godzillafan1980]

Your logo is spinning

[@diegowushu]

"Its Lit" >Lindsay Ellis is not amused.

[@tomboy2980]

It's funny too cause I'm pretty sure she's dunked on this movie a few times lmao

[@j_b5287]

I heard a rumor that The Umbrella Academy was the next Honest Trailer!

[@BioniclesaurKing4t2]

I only know about this because I saw it in school. Also, love how KZbin auto-genned a link to Titanic on the sidebar instead of this movie.

[@edahnndlovu274]

Mercutio was my favourite character in the original play, and even more so in this movie. What a classic

[@tejaswoman]

Have yet to see this version, but whenever I see references to John Leguizamo in it, I'm blown away all over again by the fact that he's playing _Tybalt_ when he would seem like such an obvious Mercutio.

[@edahnndlovu274]

@@tejaswoman this is a fair observation, and in all likelihood he probably auditioned for Mercutio, but I think you will see why he didn't end up in the role when you watch the movie

[@thezodiacwatcher4102]

Honest Trailer for The Great Gatsby please

[@FixerRC-]

And Man In The Iron Mask and Shutter Island to do all four parts of Leo helping high schoolers out with their book reports

[@rud77]

Yes please

[@sirpugsly1559]

This is my favourite movie, Thank you for making the video!

[@rripley86]

The person that got you to misquote Shakespeare in your epic voice at the end stuck in my craw

[@jimbaygles3591]

Please say with your epic voice: Ah What’s in the box.

[@billc.2627]

O Honest Trailers, Honest Trailers, wherefore art thou Romeo + Juliet? Honest Trailers: "Wherefore not. Hither Thou go." Again, thank for doing this film. Well done!

[@spooderman6312]

I read "hitler thou go"

[@streamingdisorder]

i had to watch this movie over and over again for a movie analytics class so THANK YOU for this. its the perfect end of term gift!

[@rowanshoez]

I don’t care what y’all think, this is still one of my favorite movies. everyone’s acting is amazing

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

Perfect time, Screen Junkies! I've been planning out a review on the different uses of the Romeo & Juliet motif in the Underworld & Twilight sagas, and I found myself wondering how you guys had never tackled a version of this story before! 💖

[@calebdekeyser7496]

Please do an Honest Trailer for the Clone Wars

[@LeeEverett1]

Already been done my guy

[@Keithustus]

@@LeeEverett1 nope.

[@sobversion3]

@@LeeEverett1 the movie not the series

[@JachAnen]

When you put quotes there, I'm unsure which one you mean

[@Keithustus]

@@JachAnen, no one has used quotation marks here.

[@Hasselroeder]

"...now a beachside town that looks like and ad for Axe-Bodyspray...." ... I laughed so hard!!! :D

[@mayonice2270]

Ill never understand how everybody is swooning so much over leonardo when there are so many other fine men in this movie