Watching *ROMEO & JULIET* (movie reaction)

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Today we are Watching Romeo and Juliet (1996) the drama that is this Shakespearian play. Valentine's day is around the corner and what better way to kick it off than with a little Romantic Tragedy
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[@mellysomething6296]

The song playing when Romeo and Juliet meet is EVERYTHING.

[@floppyblanket2587]

The whole soundtrack is really good.

[@multiplefandomlover7179]

A few fun facts that I learned about this movie from watching it in high school: 1. When Mercutio is shot and you see that storm coming in on the shore, that is an actual hurricane that was coming in on set. But it fits the scene so well, that the director insisted on finishing the scene even while the hurricane was only hours from land. 2. The reason Romeo is so upset about Rosaline, is because Rosalind refused to have sex with him and that made him depressed. 3. When Romeo and Juliet got married, Tybalt became part of Romeo's family, which is why he was so hesitant about shooting him despite how he was supposed to be his enemy but unbeknownst to everyone else, Tybalt was also a Montague due to the marriage. 4. In the movie, there is a moment at the start where Juliet's mom is supposed to talk to Juliet, but she calls the Nurse back instead to do so and to help her. The reason for that is because the Nurse might as well be Juliet's mother because she is the one who actually raised her and cared for her in the technical sense of tending to her needs as a baby. Hence why the Nurse is usually always on Juliet's side, but Juliet's mom basically tells her to go screw off the second that she gets punished for Juliet confessing about her love for Romeo. There is relationship between Juliet's mom and Juliet. This version on the play is so, SO GOOD!! I also love your reaction sooo much, especially you thirsting for Leonardo DiCaprio.

[@razycrandomgirl]

Mercutio was stabbed under romeo's hand. That's a fun play on words. Also the Captain and Mercutio were kinsmen. Harold Perrineau definitely has the best performance in this movie (imo)

[@amby8719]

rosaline wanted to become a nun. meaning she can't have a relationship, have kids, get married, etc. so by seeking to becoming a nun she basically rejected his love

[@jrfancher781]

Mercutio wasn't shot tybalt stabbed him with a piece of glass genius

[@multiplefandomlover7179]

@@jrfancher781 I'm referring to what happened in the movie, not the original play.

[@ADayinMyLife]

I think the fact that they kept the original text in this modern setting is what made me understand a lot of these words finally.

[@janataylor6869]

Yess. I love this modern version with the old language. It's so beautiful and intense. It's like listening to beautiful poetry the whole time

[@BigGator5]

I love this movie. As a William Shakespeare fan, this gets my approval. 😎 👍 Fun Fact: Leonardo DiCaprio's version of Romeo's speech at Juliet's bier was so good that it moved Claire Danes to tears, nearly ruining the scene. Danes later smacked DiCaprio on the arm, telling him: "Don't make me cry. I'm supposed to be comatose, here!"

[@patricksmith6334]

No matter what anyone tells you- this is the best adaptation. West Side Story is a close second but something about this movie captures the essence of the material way better than any other version.

[@SuperMadMardigan]

Truth.

[@AlmaDeAngel]

I’m sorry but for me Romeo and Juliet 1968 will always be the better adaptation. It was too perfect. If you have never watched it I recommend you do ;)

[@Orion_TheyThem]

@@AlmaDeAngel as someone who was forced to watch that one, I must say this version by Baz is INFINITELY better. It captures the feeling way more and makes you actually invested and makes it relatable.

[@sashabootcher888]

@@AlmaDeAngel yesss I so agree!

[@kawaibakaneko]

West Side Story is already a period piece sadly, Rome + Juliet is not far from it. In ten/twenty years will need a new modern adaptation, one with a cyber war between influencer? 🤔

[@JosiahRobert14]

"Maybe it's a good thing that I'm lonely" Me who's in that Valentine's Day sort of mood: 👁️👄👁️

[@khloecarvell3243]

RIP Quinton, the young boy who sang "When Doves Cry"

[@reikun86]

He had the voice of an angel

[@Orion_TheyThem]

I was just about to comment this! So sad. He seriously died too soon.

[@reikun86]

Fun fact: Aaliyah was considered for the role of Juliet, but didn't feel quite ready to step into acting. She got to be "Juliet" in Romeo Must Die.

[@Oaviscoollove5]

She should have. Damn it 😭😭😭

[@johnindigo5477]

Damn this movie would've been next level

[@videohistory722]

Small lesson to help you out here: In the beginning, the ones in charge got sick of all the fighting in the streets, so they made a law saying anyone caught fighting would be executed. Following this, Tybalt killed Mercutio, and Romeo killed Tybalt. Romeo was only banished because Tybalt was going to be executed anyway for killing Mercutio.

[@GhostKyng]

He better have especially since it was his son

[@blackfeather3959]

I remember watching this in English class after reading the play. Brings back memories.

[@LakiaJaiTV]

Same lol

[@mschazare]

Leo was such a heartthrob! Love your reactions.

[@henninggirl261]

There are a LOT of layers to this play. Lord Capulet and Lord Montague are pretty much bored and over their original disagreement but not mature enough to publicly call a truce and manage their younger relatives who continue to fight (i.e. not caring if Romeo crashes the party). This cognitive dissonance leads to everyone’s demise. Romeo, Juliet, Friar Lawrence, and the Nurse are too much in the mix to see the simple solution of going to the Prince (he’s the ruler of Verona in the play) and getting him to publicize and back their marriage immediately after the ceremony. They think they need to not create more waves which at that point, wouldn’t have mattered anyhow. Just a lot of bad, emotional decisions being made. It can’t end any other way, with this cocktail of people and circumstances. That’s why it’s so sad.

[@agenttheater5]

I'd hardly say their fathers were bored over the disagreement, both of them were trying to join in the fight and had to be pulled back by their wives (something embarrassing back when it was written). But I agree with you, neither of them were mature. Neither of them came forward and said 'this is ridiculous' and both of them let the younger generation fight their fight. And we see how immature Lord Capulet is later in the play - imagine threatening to disinherit your daughter just because she says that she doesn't want to get married.

[@teniyaj151]

My favorite part of this whole film is Mercutio saying “A Scratch!” 😂😂

[@deathwitheponine]

saaaame

[@Javachacin]

This soundtrack was EVERYTHING when this movie came out, it was so popular they released a volume 2 with additional tracks and alt versions. Baz Lurhman knows his soundtracks, before this it was Strictly Ballroom, and after this the epic Moulin Rouge, which also got two volumes

[@ge_mig_nat_som_kanns]

Love The Wannadies 🇸🇪, Stina Nordenstam 🇸🇪, The Cardigans 🇸🇪 & Radiohead 🇬🇧

[@greenpeasuit]

Although very different musically, "Australia", another Luhrman film, has incredible soundtrack and visuals.

[@bryan7938]

There are 2. One has some dialogue. Both are BRILLIANT.

[@MsNanceePants]

This was back when a soundtrack could be a cultural touchstone. As much as I love streaming music services in terms of access, I miss the before times when you had to seek music out and you shared it physically with others. It was more intentional. I didn't passively consume music, and because of that I think I valued it more...

[@goldaurora5989]

Why does Leo need to get old 😭😭😭 90s girls are so lucky to live in young Leo's era but still glad I am here when Leo is existing. He is a great actor.❤💗❤️

[@kawaibakaneko]

You make me feel so old 😭

[@vallennes]

time comes for us all.

[@royalkthv]

“actually that’s my dad’s enemy not mine 😏” LMAO

[@agenttheater5]

Exactly - her dads enemies should be her dads enemies but instead she and her entire family are pulled into her dads drama. Mercutio isn't part of either family but he's pulled into the drama just because he happened to be there. Their dads let the whole city get caught up in their drama and don't even really stop their families from getting involved with it - in fact they're still trying to join in as we saw in the earlier fight. They're supposed to be older and more mature but they're not.

[@starrdate877]

This movie came out when I was 16 and I was OBSESSED with the soundtrack. It's all that played in my CD player for months. It makes me so happy to see you appreciate it ❤❤❤ 🥰

[@maggiemcfly5267]

I have a cousin who was your age when the movie came out and she was obsessed with DiCaprio! I used to spend a lot of time with her, so there was 8 year old me was watching this movie over and over 😂 didn't understand much but LOVED watching Mercutio sing "Young hearts run free"

[@razycrandomgirl]

I have the score and the ots. They are both so good!

[@deathwitheponine]

Harold Perrineau really made this movie for me. He is my favorite Mercutio by far! This version is my favorite version - I just love all the ways they made the modern world seem old - like their guns were Sword brand and even the coke ads were in like old english and stuff. If you want more romance and enemies to lovers you should check out Much Ado About Nothing - another Shakespeare play :P but it's great.

[@iTravis101]

Fun Fact about this movie, The actor who plays the ridiculous dude with the pink hair is Jamie Kennedy who also played Randy in Scream 1996, and Scream came out just 2 months after Romeo and Juliet. And the Guy who plays Tybalt is the voice of Bruno in Encanto.

[@videohistory722]

23:01 yes. The plan is to convince everyone she's dead, send word to Romeo about the plan, and have him sneak her out of where they placed her body so they can be together.

[@agenttheater5]

People say the play's about young people being reckless and impulsive and how dangerous it can be. While I can sort of see that a bit of me wants to ask them "And who's idea was the crazy fake death plan anyhow?" And while we're on that matter 'who had to be held back by his wife to stop him from running out to join a fight, and who threatened to throw his daughter into the streets for refusing to marry someone when less than a week ago he was saying that his daughter was too young to get married and that he wouldn't give his consent to the marriage unless it was what she wanted?"

[@videohistory722]

@@agenttheater5 to be fair, the friar came up with that plan because Juliet was threatening suicide right in front of him, and was trying to talk her down.

[@agenttheater5]

@@videohistory722 I suppose but still, I'm still thinking 'she's threatening suicide and that's the best you can come up with?"

[@PhilipZeplinDK]

Rewatching this like 2 decades later, I realize how much this movie warped my expectations and understandings of relationships and love. And largely unintended too! The 90's were a wack time. Hella miss em'.

[@goldaurora5989]

I just can look at Leo's face for days, how can he even be real. Imagine if people won't get aged then no one can beat Leo with looks.

[@janataylor6869]

Young Leo is still the prettiest guy I've ever seen. So beautiful 😍

[@johnny-mnemonic13]

Prime Alain Delon beats him down cold.

[@ace_horror.lov3r]

@@janataylor6869 fr ong bro 😭

[@whitneygrace4733]

My English teacher when I was a freshman had the biggest crush on young Leo, so we watched the entire film and then 2 others. Loved your commentary.

[@ScarlettM]

A perfect example of teenage maximalism. This story would not have worked like that with two adults. They would have come up with something smarter than "fake my death". Like maybe talk with parents? It would have been really beneficial for both families if the heirs were to marry. Sure, at first the dads would be pissed, but nothing settles family grudges better than a grandchild.

[@agenttheater5]

how can you talk to your parents when they've just threatened to throw you out into the streets for refusing to marry someone they chose for you - when just a few days ago her dad was saying 'my daughter's too young, give her some time to fall in love with you'. And the fake death plan wasn't their idea, it was an adults idea, an adult they both went to for advice. he could've gone forward and announced the marriage but he didn't, and in the original play left her in the family tomb. he could've refused to marry them on the grounds that it's wrong to marry without parental consent and that they're both top young anyway. There is no adult in this story who acts rationally or calmly - they just talk about it and then they go and do the exact opposite of what they just advised. We saw that right from the start when a fight breaks out between two groups of youths (servants in the households) and rather than stepping it in and breaking it up, they both try to run in and join the fight even though they're way too old to fight.

[@sheluvssmokedupeyes1]

That would never even work in those days what your parents said was law regardless of how you felt about it it was either that or get disowned. You have no money and be poor and choose who you love or be rich and have all the money you want or they could do worse to you they could just lock you away and leave you locked up and act like you disappeared and ran away like you never existed. They did those kinds of things to. Besides, if they ran away and pretended she was dead everybody still thought she was dead. They get her in Romeo gonna live somewhere else and lived completely different and lived happily ever after, but the whole idea of the story is fate decided to end them because the parents kept fighting. It was to teach them a lesson, and in Shakespeare’s time this was a thing that was very prevalent where lovers would kill themselves so they could be together, so he just put it in a play because it was one of the current epidemics at the time

[@victoriac4317]

I’m with you, girl. Leo in the era he had this hair=peak Leo😍😋

[@ishathompson8439]

Facts Leo was so fine tho and he still is now! 😍

[@CamReeds]

idc what anyone says this adaptation is brilliant

[@agenttheater5]

I agree.

[@agenttheater5]

11:42 Exactly, that's the whole point. Their fathers are enemies but because of that, it somehow means that their whole families have to be enemies to each other. Even the servants have to be enemies to each other. And whether it's a family affair or a personal affair, it should be confined to that but no, the entire city gets dragged into their business and their problems. Standers-by get hurt or their property gets destroyed because an argument between two old men got started up again by the younger generation. Mercutio belongs to neither family, he's just a friend of the Montagues who got invited to Capulets party because his cousin is the chief of police (confirmed in the play - originally Paris is supposed to be another cousin of theirs, re the prince's line of 'I for winking at your discord have lost a brace of kinsmen), and even though the rivalry had nothing to do with him he still got killed. Best moral of the story I've seen is from the Asterix comic book 'Asterix and the Great Divide' which is both a happier version of Romeo and Juliet but also a reference to the Berlin Wall - two chiefs of a Gaulish village were elected and they dug a divide in the middle of the village to demonstrate who voted for whom - where just before the ending we get "Oh for goodness sakes we've had enough of this! If you have to fight for chieftainship keep it between the two of you" and "QUarrell if you must but leave the rest of the village out of it, they've had enough of your squabbles". Basically - you don't like someone, that's fine, that's your business, he don't like you, that's between the two of you and is both your and his business. But don't drag everyone else into your problems!

[@frannyc7248]

You should watch Gnomeo and Juliet. It has a happy ending. Also, The Princess Bride. They are both good movies.

[@chelsea.1234]

please keep going with the red curtain trilogy and do moulin rouge next! it’s my favorite movie and i really want to see your reaction, especially to the songs 🥰

[@chelsea.1234]

also i remember watching this movie in English class and all the girls were fangirling over leo (myself included lol)

[@queenyo1602]

YEEEEEEEESSS!!! Moulin Rouge!!

[@agenttheater5]

yes please please please everyone, convince her to watch 'Strictly Ballroom' as well as 'Moulin Rouge!'! Think we can talk her into watching 'Australia' and 'The Great Gatsby'? And maybe even the performance of 'La Boheme' he directed at the Australian Opera House?

[@reikun86]

Ooh. Did she do Strictly Ballroom already? That's the first of the trilogy.

[@TzuyuInAMillion]

I literally just read this in english today and we're watching the movie😂👏🏽

[@LakiaJaiTV]

Lol I’m remember those days

[@niklaus7340]

This hand's down the best Romeo and Juliet movie ever

[@Xk8rsx]

This play as a whole is Shakespeare saying “love sucks and it can kill you” 😆😆 its a cautionary tale more than a love story in my opinion…*read it in school and wrote several essays lol 😂 * prefer Macbeth anyway lol 😂

[@agenttheater5]

And a cautionary tale about letting other people get caught up in your personal problems though that's mostly seen through Mercutio dying even though he wasn't a Montague or a Capulet. As far as R and J go it's a case of not letting your family get involved in your disagreements with someone but in the wider sense mostly regarding M is that no one has the right to let half the town get dragged into your personal problems. But yes there is the part about it being dangerous to love too much - if only the characters who warned against the dangers of rushing into things didn't do the exact opposite of what they just said. Still I guess that could be another way of the play saying 'be careful', even Juliet admitted that it was the wrong way to love even if she couldn't stop it herself.

[@Sam-0827]

Macbeth slaps

[@stephaniesanderson7970]

Oh my gosh I love your romantic movie reactions 😂 I'm dying

[@LakiaJaiTV]

Lol thanks

[@jessyca_zander]

I'm here after watching Moulin Rouge because they're directed by the same man. 😁

[@agenttheater5]

6:33 Yep. He knows he's forshadowing something to do with his death but he doesn't know what exactly it is he's foreshadowing. I forget the trope name for 'he's afraid but he doesn't know of what'.

[@Jujuthecat]

I never knew Jamie kennedy was in this…. And I’ve see. This so many times…. Oh and I too was head over heels in LUH LUH LOVE with Leonardo 🥰🥰

[@Jjsspace]

"She speaks. Speak again, bright angel" His facial expression just made him look scared Pretty sure this is the only movie spoken in complete English where I didn't understand a single word of it

[@tinkerella007]

Wonderful video. I love your commentary, I personally love BW’s opinions on films. We do it big. If u want another romantic film. U HAVE to do the big daddy of them all: Moulin Rouge. Same director as R&J and it’s a musical. It’s my fave film.

[@msnorringtonsims6536]

Loved watching this with you. I was obsessed with this film back in the day. Which was a Wednesday… I made my high school sweetheart reenact the end scene many a time. Oh the damn melodrama of it all 😏 Fantastic soundtrack, wonderful performances and a smart interpretation of the text, especially for the time. As a teen, I didn’t have the vocabulary to quite understand Shakespeare. Not enough experience to put context together. But Baz created a visual that made it all clear to my young eyes. He made me feel for the fiction. Before this film, I’d just thought of the star crossed lovers as idiots. This film really helped me understand the tragedy of William’s story ♥️

[@redandpurple317]

I wonder if Harold Perrineau's back still hurts from carrying this whole movie.

[@LakiaJaiTV]

Right lol carried 💪🏾

[@adamwarlock1]

That's why he was in a wheel chair for six years of Oz!

[@beth_m]

Is the cousin the same voice as Bruno Madrigal and Sid? The voices sound similar…

[@LordVolkov]

The extremely talented John Leguizamo.

[@agenttheater5]

And Toulouse-Lautrec (who was a real artist and aristocrat by birth, was a sucker for redheads, really did have that many names and was called a dwarf even though he wasn't really, it's just that as a result of an accident and an illness when he was a child he had a torso of a man and the legs of a teenage boy) in 'Moulin Rouge' (which he did frequent, apparently he admired the 'devil-may-care' attitude of the dancers and prostitutes who worked there).

[@Ohsoyoutae]

Quindon Tarver singing his songs Everybody's Free and When Doves Cry slapssss🙂

[@ishathompson8439]

Agreed! 🔥🙌🏾

[@Orion_TheyThem]

He died too soon. 😭🥺

[@sammybear7100]

"I am Fortune's Foooool!!" I'm gonna start yelling that when some fuckery happens 😂 lol

[@Jjsspace]

Young Leonardo Dicaprio is just the cutest person in the world in my opinion!

[@TheSuperkittykatgirl]

I just love your editing, adding references to other media and timing in your videos. I have seen other KZbinrs that have been on this platform longer and your editing of videos parallels their videos and sometimes exceeds their videos. Great job 👏😃

[@sconez23]

Yaaayyy! Finally someone reacting to this! Thanks you love!

[@shevaunvan-hoff4069]

10:30 The provided line is from Act 1, Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". In this scene, Romeo sees Juliet for the first time and is instantly captivated by her beauty. He speaks these words to express his admiration for her. The line translates to "If I were to touch this sacred shrine with my unworthy hand, the only sin I would commit is a gentle one." In simpler words, Romeo is saying that if he were to touch Juliet's hand, which he considers to be a sacred and holy object, he would only be committing a minor sin. He admires Juliet's beauty and compares her to a sacred place.

[@IslandPunchProductions]

I always have fun watching your vids!

[@kathleen2268]

Your reaction was everything loved this!! 😂

[@Gosperella26]

I needed the laugh. I hadn't felt 100 and it hurts to laugh but this was well worth it. We watched in high school and even did a mock trial where I played Mercutio.

[@SofiaPerez-jw3oy]

When we had to watch the movie for class (my teacher didn’t want to read the play either. Well, she got broken up with by her fiancée that day but that’s besides the point), everybody agreed that this play was a comedy even if it’s considered a tragedy. We also called it a prevention film, but I digress

[@agenttheater5]

I think the main thing keeping it from being a comedy is the language - no matter how you feel about the story the language is beautiful. I guess thought hat's the point from the movie version of the play 'M. Butterfly' when they were talking about the story of the opera 'Madame Butterfly' and the singer argued 'it is not the story that is so moving, it's the music', basically saying that what the story is is half the battle but what makes or breaks it is how it's told. Of course the story of 'M. Butterfly' (which was based on real events) could easily be a comedy if it was told that way.

[@jnne4048]

*i recommend "sydney white", "a cinderella story", "another cinderella story" and the 2015 "cinderella"*

[@alisong826]

Lmfao your roll call edit was incredible 🎉 2:06

[@moonwalker9266]

I read the book when I was 12 I saw every movie ever made of the book but this remains my top favorite. Especially for Harold Perrineau's Mercutio and John Leguizamo's Tybalt. Those two for me stole the show from the main protagonists! Also the fact that they used the original dialogue in the modern setting was amazing and frankly genius.

[@mamichula7878]

Hi Lakia I love this movie Romeo and Juliet especially Leo looking good amazing reaction love it ❤️

[@beth_m]

I swear you read my mind sometimes, I had to watch this in class yesterday and it was super awkward during some scenes

[@-.peafowl.-]

This is and has been my #1 movie soundtrack for all time - I used to have a freaking cassette tape back in the day before I wore that damn thing out - also Baz's version is eVerYthInG visually, culturally, and don't get me started on young Leo

[@NelyRuiz.]

Yay! Something to watch on a Friday night ... let me get my snacks.

[@trevishuggins7709]

Great reaction and your edits are hilarious!!!

[@jodiescookin1]

You are hysterical!!!!!!! I absolutely loved your commentary!!!!

[@carlittahowie3827]

PERIOD IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THISSSS CAUSE HE WAS FINE DURING THE 90s

[@dgillphotos]

I love the story too. My favorite part of the review was you singing at the end! I love Radiohead! The 1990's were known for their corny-ness - it would be cool to see this done again is a "post-Jason Bourne" way - gritty - realistic. Fun review! Thanks!

[@shevaunvan-hoff4069]

10:59 In Act 1, Scene 5 of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet says "You kiss by the book". This happens right after Juliet meets Romeo at a masquerade ball and feels attracted to him. They have a brief conversation, which leads to their first kiss. Translated to modern English, Juliet is complimenting Romeo's kissing skills, saying that he kisses her in a very skilled and proper manner as if he has learned it from a book or was taught the art of kissing. She admires his technique and feels impressed by the way he kisses her.

[@itzakpoelzig330]

When I was 13 I got recruited to be in a test audience for this movie. They hadn't actually filmed every part of it, so some shots were just sketches from the storyboard. Afterwards we all had to stay put and answer questions and fill out a worksheet. I felt so important, to have Hollywood asking my opinion! Leo never did much for me, but Claire Danes' patented chin-wobble when she's trying to hold back tears, that always makes me ugly cry with snot bubbles and all, in this movie and Little Women. You might like the Zeffirelli one, once you recover from this. It has another brilliant performance by its Mercutio. I don't know if it's in the actual text of the play, but I always get the impression that movie Mercutios are hopelessly in love with the Romeos. That's the real tragic love story, in my mind.

[@johnny-mnemonic13]

U saw Leo in person?

[@itzakpoelzig330]

@@johnny-mnemonic13 No, he wasn't there. No celebrities or crew members at all were there, because I don't live in LA. But it used to be fairly popular in the nineties for studios to do a bit of audience research before finishing a movie, to see if they needed to tweak the ending or anything. And that meant randomly handing out tickets to pre-screenings, so sometimes you'd be leaving a theater and someone would be there giving out the tickets. I don't think they do it anymore because studios realized that what audiences THINK they want and what they actually want bear almost no relation to each other.

[@johnny-mnemonic13]

@@itzakpoelzig330 ok I never heard of something like this before. And I grew up in the 90s too. Sounds like a great gig and they should resume doing it cause audience can give a fresh perspective. Also, I thought you had seen Leo in person and still didn't do anything for you.. cause I would have been like wow ur prob one of the first to say that

[@itzakpoelzig330]

@@johnny-mnemonic13 Oh, they didn't do that where you live? I feel like it was really common for awhile around here. I live in California, so maybe that's why?

[@johnny-mnemonic13]

@@itzakpoelzig330 NJ. yeah nothing like that happens here:( NY maybe

[@thatonkgau5221]

The story of Romeo and Juliet isn't about True love it's about young love and the effects of prejudice. Think about it Romeo and Juliet saw each other, fell in love,got married and had sex all in the span of a few days. And despite constantly saying how much they love each other. They don't really share any loving and intimate moments. They never talk about their likes and dislikes, there interest, hobbies and dreams. They just talk about how great it is being "in love" which isn't enough to build a relationship with. Romeo and Juliet were just infatuated with each and because of the parents prejudice that kept trying to keep them apart. But ended just pushing them together more because people want what they can't have. Telling two love sick rebellious teenagers they can't be together. Makes them want to rebel and be together more .

[@amandajoyextras]

Nah I love your edits and commentary. the fresh prince, rosalind diss edit had me rollin ....and you singin at the end....I CANT LOLOLOLOL

[@bluewolf6323]

This movie is such a guilty pleasure...it's so stupid, wild, and over the top and I love it.

[@geisttheawkwardnerd7062]

Our teacher showed us the trailer for this movie in 8th grade to see if we were interested in watching this version and someone said it looked like a cross between the play and The Outsiders. (we didn't watch it) There's also a modern version of Hamlet that's kinda like this that I watched in 12th grade.

[@cecilialopez5805]

Loved this moving growing up!

[@LordVolkov]

Wasn't much of a fan of Shakespeare until I learned that his work is full of dirty jokes and double entendres. There is steep learning curve to understanding him, but it is very rewarding to delve into his use of language and wordplay. For more of John Leguizamo being extra - To Wong Foo. He's fabulous, and so talented.

[@agenttheater5]

I think he did two examples the worlds first 'your mama' jokes.

[@MDBowron]

the cool guy acting Tybalt played Luigi in Super Mario Brothers, John Leguiziamo. The guy with the pink hair is Jamie Lee Kennedy, who was in the first two Scream films. If you like modern set SHakespeare, you might enjoy Macbeth, which is set in Australia, and stars Sam Worthington in one of his early roles before Avatar and Terminator Salvation.

[@ADayinMyLife]

I am old enough that I was in high school in the mid eighties and we watched the 1968 Movie version. For super seriousness I think that one's probably my favorite. But I absolutely love this one as well.

[@lifewithjessi8672]

Ur so gorgeous and I love ur reactions so freaking much and also this movie is so good

[@LakiaJaiTV]

Thank you 😊

[@Lysis99]

I was 8 when that movie came out. I remember my older sister watching it. I went to watch it with her and she said "It's Shakespeare, you'll not understand" and I thought she meant it was another language altogether ahaha.

[@cremebrulady_x]

John Leguizamo ( very talented as an actor, performer, writer, comedian) and Jamie Kennedy ( he's in the Scream movies) are the two actors that look familiar to you :) Great video lady.

[@fshomarlen]

since you’ve watched this, I feel like you have to watch Moulin Rouge! after all these years, I’m the same way with Mercutio’s scene. I’m like 🧍🏻‍♀️

[@bloomwiththestars]

This movie AND a Shipley's shout-out? I'm having a great Friday night!

[@ishathompson8439]

This is one of my all time favourite movies ever!

[@BMetcalf82]

I am so happy that someone reacted to Romeo + Juliet...finally...

[@StrawberrySiren]

Honestly, my favorite is a movie called "Shakespeare in Love" 1998. During the time when Shakespeare created Romeo and Juliet. Such a fantastic movie!!

[@ambriaashley3383]

Tis a blessing lol 🙌🏿 ✨

[@albarnfangirl]

If you want to view another Shakespeare movie, Much Ado About Nothing is good. It has a strong cast with Keanu Reeves and Denzel Washington. Also, another Baz Luhrman movie worth viewing is Moulin Rouge.

[@agenttheater5]

yes to both of them! Please!!!!!

[@jadore1665]

You should watch the version that was done in 2013. It was 🤩

[@blissx7556]

This movie has a part of my heart. It's one of my favorite love stories of all-time. And with that I say.. You are.. You're funny. You're a funny woman. Lucky ass.

[@delirium341]

in a dictionary, there is a photo of baz luhrmann next to "melodramatic"

[@neilvannatta2520]

Loved your Radiohead cover at the end!

[@BMetcalf82]

Another great romantic story...Great Expectations by Charles Dickens...the 97 version.

[@ridealongwithnicolle1581]

You're funny. I just subscribed. You're hillarious 😂

[@mayapowell5575]

I’ve seen this movie so many times but I didn’t realize that Paul Rudd played Paris

[@LakiaJaiTV]

He’s always just randomly in movies lol

[@noothankyou]

@@LakiaJaiTV My headcanon is he just wanders around from set to set like a lost puppy and the director's are like "get this guy some lines!" Because he's Paul Rudd and he's adorable.

[@LordVolkov]

@@noothankyou 🤣🤣🤣

[@danyaramos7705]

I read the book and watched the 1968 movie version in 9th grade bc my teacher said it was the exact copy of the book

[@aniahmatthews936]

Watching this now I JUST remembered that Mercurtios gun is named Dagger and I am cracking up bc that is so funny

[@chelsea.1234]

if you want a good drama/romance set in the actual time period, there’s a show called Still Star Crossed which is what happens after R & J, with a new love story! there’s only one season but it’s SO GOOD

[@avalonsignoraalmas6150]

I live that show! I’m planning on reading the book.

[@lenniedavis1294]

This movie is when i fell in love with Baz Luhrmann's direction. It's such a well made movie. He's an amazing Director.

[@shevaunvan-hoff4069]

20:42 In Act 3, Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo says "I am fortune's fool." This occurs after he kills Tybalt, who is Juliet's cousin, during a duel. Romeo says this line out of desperation and frustration, realizing the severe outcomes of his actions. In modern English, Romeo is expressing his belief that he has been unfairly influenced by fate or destiny, and he feels powerless and trapped. He accepts that his actions have led to disastrous consequences and that his life has taken an unfavourable turn.

[@amandagrubbs3000]

I’ve never seen a movie reactor react to Romeo And Juliet, different movie reaction for sure. Another one with Leo DiCaprio that’s he’s really really excellent is Titanic. What’s eating Gilbert Grape is really well done too

[@thomiyab.6675]

Please watch the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet because that version of the film is better to watch for the story than the 1996 version that you just watch. I am not saying that the 1996 version is bad, but just saying that watching the 1968 version will give you more feels to the characters.

[@AlmaDeAngel]

Yesss I need her to watch the 1968 version. I remember when I watched it for the first time they truly made me believe they were the real Romeo and Juliet (even though I know they are not real) it is truly amazing :)

[@FurikoMaru]

Re: the beef: the point of the story is that the beef is pointless, and its origin is unremembered. In Shakespeare's time and place, Italy was basically the Florida of Europe - the British looked at them and were like "Well at least we're not _that_ nuts." You couldn't have English nobles killing each other over nothing and giving their thirteen-year-old daughters away in marriage in a play and have anyone take it seriously, but Italians? Everyone would just be like 'yeah that figures'. Xenophobia toward Mediterranean people was super common back then. If we absolutely have to nail down what the beef was, gun to my head, I would say it's probably a garbled interpretation of the Guelphs vs the Ghibellines. Go watch Oversimplified's War of the Bucket video for a summary of what all that was about, if you're interested.

[@koll]

I wish more people would react to this movie

[@kayo4344]

Half the stuff you said I agree 🙄 Personally I really don't like the story of Romeo and Juliet, not because it was a tragedy but because two immature and overzealous teenagers getting into a relationship that I wasn't comfortable with. This story put the term "love at first sight" to a very disturbing level and if you going to make a love story deliver the couple in a way where I'll actually root for them Love your reactions 💖 You are very funny and can I recommend you watch Sing or Rise of the Guardians

[@AppleLovePeace]

I love love love this movie!