Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet (Movie)

I have always loved this movie since I saw it at the movie theatre when it came out. I thought it was brilliant then and I think the same thing every time I see it. I love that even though I've seen it possibly a dozen times, I still feel the tension and the worry every time as Romeo fails to receive the message from the priest and so makes his fatal decision.

I'd been wanting to watch it with Caitlin for years and she was finally in the mood for it. We watched it with subtitles which helped with some of the trickier language. She hadn't realised that the dialogue was all from the original play, she was impressed. I felt a bit like I was showing off a well known location to her, and I was worried that it wouldn't hold up - we laughed at a lot of it and pulled it to bits like we tend to do but it was still excellent, and she enjoyed it. I love the soundtrack and I've listened to it recently but forgotten how well it fits into the movie. Still a favourite.

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