ign logo IGN.com | AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | GameSpy | FilePlanet | TeamXbox | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | Direct2Drive

RottenTomatoes.com

RT Bug Squash
Home Movies DVD Celebrities News Critics Photos & Trailers The Vine Forums
Box Office | Best Of | Certified Fresh | Showtimes
Register for free site & special features! | Log In | What is RT?
                       
MOVIES / ON DVD / ROMEO AND JULIET
Romeo and Juliet

Rate This Movie

Write a Review
Share This Movie
Add to List
Buy Poster

Bookmark and Share

Romeo and Juliet (1968)

96%
100%
80%
N/A
N/A
N/A
96 %
Reviews Counted: 28 Fresh: 27  Rotten:1 Average Rating: 8/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins
Synopsis:
Director Franco Zeffirelli's penchant for period love stories find its perfect outlet in this classic Shakespeare tragedy, and many consider it the best filmed version of the story. As the title characters, fifteen year old Olivia Hussey and seventeen year old Leonard Whiting bring a... [More]
Director Franco Zeffirelli's penchant for period love stories find its perfect outlet in this classic Shakespeare tragedy, and many consider it the best filmed version of the story. As the title characters, fifteen year old Olivia Hussey and seventeen year old Leonard Whiting bring a touching amount of spontaneity and innocence to their roles, which works in the favor of the film, if not always the text. The exquisite cinematography by Pasqualino De Santis and haunting score by Nino Rota are also key elements in the films effectiveness. A supporting cast of largely unknown actors lend the film terrific urgency, especially Michael York as Tybalt, whose duel with Romeo is nothing short of gut-wrenching. This film was a huge hit with young audiences when originally released, and was considered a symbol for the anti-war, pro-peace youth movement. It remains something of a cultural touchstone, a romantic idealization of youth that still strikes a deep, reverberating chord. [Less]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, Milo O'Shea, Michael York, Paul Hardwicke

Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Screenwriter: Franco Brusati, Franco Zeffirelli, Maestro D'Amico
Story: William Shakespeare
Producer: John Brabourne, Anthony Havelock-Allan
Composer: Nino Rota

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 5, 2001

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Generic
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

Reviews

 
T-Meter Critics
 
 
Top Critics
 
 
RT Community
 
 
My Critics
 
 
My Friends
 
 
DVD
 
 
 
1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Text View | 1 2
Arrange By: Name | Fresh | Rotten | Date | Source
 
 
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
01/22/08 03:15 AM
Channel 4 Film
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
N/R

Click to read the article

Full Review | Comment
02/09/06 03:16 AM
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image

Cheesy at best, but perfect school Shakespeare.

| Comment
09/23/04 01:57 AM
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus
Ratings Image

No review available.

| Comment
10/14/05 09:54 PM
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
Ratings Image

No review available.

| Comment
09/21/05 10:07 PM
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com
Ratings Image

No review available.

| Comment
06/29/05 10:43 AM
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Ratings Image

No review available.

| Comment
12/05/04 01:48 PM
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
Ratings Image

... the excessive wailing of the ill-fated couple as they suffer all manner of ... set-backs made me want to turn them over my knee and 'give you something to cry about.'

Full Review | Comment
08/28/04 01:59 PM
S. James Wegg
JWR
Ratings Image

No review available.

| Comment
07/02/04 01:18 PM
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Ratings Image

Franco Zeffirelli's rendition of Shakespeare's classic tragic love story gets off to a slow and rocky start but eventually takes hold once its titular leads take over.

Full Review | Comment
03/16/04 05:16 PM
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
Ratings Image

No review available.

| Comment
12/24/03 10:20 PM
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly
Ratings Image

No review available.

| Comment
06/20/03 07:58 PM
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Ratings Image

The best screen adaptation of Shakespeare's wonderful romance.

| Comment
06/13/03 11:18 AM
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal
Ratings Image

Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet is a lovely, sensitive, friendly popularization of the play...

Full Review | Comment
05/20/03 05:12 PM
Renata Adler
New York Times
Top Critic Icon Top Critic
Ratings Image

A staple of lazy high school English teachers everywhere.

| Comment
01/11/03 04:03 PM
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
Ratings Image

Still the best adaptation of Shakespeare's most popular effort

| Comment
12/13/02 07:40 AM
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World
Ratings Image

Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet is best version on film.

Full Review | Comment
11/07/02 01:23 PM
James Rocchi
Netflix
Ratings Image

No review available.

| Comment
10/08/02 09:59 AM
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Ratings Image

No review available.

| Comment
08/22/02 04:26 PM
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Ratings Image

No review available.

| Comment
08/09/02 07:09 AM
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Text View | 1 2
See More Topics...

Related Forums

what is the best version
by: pimpologist 3/1


Absolutely!
by: Tessa 6/18/01


come on
by: Charlie 2/26/01
all

News

RT on DVD: The Simpsons, Stardust, and More!
posted by Jen Yamato December 17, 2007
This week the shelves are packed, and just in time for the holidays! Check out the long-awaited big-screen debut of...


RT's Top Holiday Thrillers -- Christmas Countdown, Day Three
posted by Jeff Giles December 20, 2006
Welcome to Day Three of RT's Five Days of Christmas Countdown, in which we serve up a different list each day of the best...


Are You Dreaming of (Another) "Black Christmas"?
posted by Scott Weinberg March 31, 2005
The writing/producing/directing team of James Wong and Glen Morgan ("Final Destination,"...

Around the Network

• Romeo and Juliet at Rotten Tomatoes
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive

By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2008, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.