honestly, that the best love movie i've ever seen and i don't mean that mushy stuff zeffirelli made. his romeo - pshhh! that boy looked so sedated he barely stood up on his feet, let alone be madly in love. whereas leonardo di caprio is believable. and you know what's best? even though i knew it would end tragically and the movie says so in the beginning too the death scene is still gut wrenching and a total surprise. somehow, after all the colors and frantic action you don't expect them to die right there like that. *snifff, tissue. and the actors do a great job at being the characters which is not the case with other romantic movies that shall not be named. leo and claire made me believe and care for a completely off-the-wall-insane-passion-what-is-wrong-with-you-people story. which other couples did not, even though their story made more sense. romeo and juliet are very convincingly in mad love and, in that movie, it makes total sense for them to act the way they do. whereas in the zeffirelli version, i expected them to fall asleep in every moment.
then there was the r&j moment in shakespeare in love. which was acted by a libra and gemini and of course it did not come out very well.