Romeo, Juliet and Google...

Romeo, Juliet and Google...

You remember the story of Romeo and Juliet, right? If not, let me refresh your memory... Back when it was first written, it was an "action flick". Maybe even one of the very first action flicks. Of course, in Shakespeare's day (he... [more]

You remember the story of Romeo and Juliet, right? If not, let me refresh your memory...

Back when it was first written, it was an "action flick". Maybe even one of the very first action flicks. Of course, in Shakespeare's day (he wrote Romeo and Juliet), there were no movies. Oh there were theaters all right, but no movies.

And going to the theater was big-time entertainment. And big-time entertainment needs big-time stories with bigger than life characters. Enter Romeo and Juliet...

Romeo and Juliet were in love, but they just couldn't get it together. They weren't meant to be, or at least that's how Juliet's parents felt about the whole thing.

Romeo + Juliet - 1996

Classic story of Romeo and Juliet, set in a modern-day city of Verona Beach. The Montagues and Capulets are two feuding families, whose children meet and fall in love. They have to hide their love from the world because they know that their parents will not allow them to be together. There are obstacles on the way, like Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo's friend Mercutio, and many fights. But
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