Gnomeo & Juliet

February. 11,2011      G
Rating:
5.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A version of Shakespeare's play, set in the world of warring indoor and outdoor gnomes. Garden gnomes Gnomeo and Juliet have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness?

James McAvoy as  Gnomeo (voice)
Emily Blunt as  Juliet (voice)
Michael Caine as  Lord Redbrick (voice)
Maggie Smith as  Lady Bluebury (voice)
Julie Walters as  Lady Montague (voice)
Jim Cummings as  Featherstone (voice)
Ashley Jensen as  Nanette (voice)
Matt Lucas as  Benny (voice)
Ozzy Osbourne as  Fawn (voice)
Patrick Stewart as  William Shakespeare (voice)

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Reviews

Matrixston
2011/02/11

Wow! Such a good movie.

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Wordiezett
2011/02/12

So much average

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VeteranLight
2011/02/13

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Salubfoto
2011/02/14

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

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Eric Stevenson
2011/02/15

This is one of the more recent Shakespeare adaptations and it's more or less the story with gnomes. In fact, that's all it is, really. I actually thought the animation was pretty nice. The main problem is that it's too short and it tries to put in too much with all this big conflict at the end that wasn't in the play. It just seems silly for a something with garden gnomes to have battle scenes. Still, I actually would recommend this to little kids because the film is completely harmless. There's absolutely nothing offensive in it.It's at least much better than "Romeo And Juliet: Sealed With A Kiss" because this film was at least animated well and it didn't have the annoying characters. Of course, it's hard to make a kid's version of a Shakespeare play. I really do like the bit where the William Shakespeare statue comes to life and comments on the story. It does make you wonder how their world works. It seems to work on "Toy Story" where they're not allowed to show themselves to humans. The Elton John music is good too. **1/2

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Marc Hoover (marcchoover-56977)
2011/02/16

Despite the name, this movie is not a real incarnation of Romeo & Juliet. Yes, it does have the same plot, but I would say that's basically as far as it goes. Despite this, Gnomeo & Juliet is a great movie. The brought in some great voice over actors and actresses. James McAvoy as Gnomeo, and Emily Blunt for Juliet - they even brought in Ozzy Osbourne and Jason Statham.The movie will have you laughing at times, and sad at others - it definitely does a great job of bringing out the emotions. The animation is great - you sometimes forget that the characters are garden gnomes made of porcelain - but they do a great job of making sure that you that they are, from the way they look to the death of the characters - instead of blood and guts, it's just the shattered remains.Despite the movie being great, after I watched it once, I tried watching it again and it lost it's appeal. Maybe I will come back after a few months and try to watch it again and see if it's a re-watchable movie or just a one-time movie.

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mdurkin-49013
2011/02/17

Romeo and Juliet is undoubtedly one of the most popular Shakespearean tragedies to take to the stage. Many stimulating film adaptations of the play have been created over the years insuring the story of the star-crossed lovers could be forever cherished by Shakespearean fans. However the film adaption "Gnomeo and Juliet" which was directed by the wonderful Kelly Asbury could be described as.. a little different! The animation took to the screens in the year 2011. It is a fun-like, heart -warming adaption that certainly left me feeling less disheartened than previous adaptations and definitely a lot more anticipative about the theory of "falling in love". The film was released in Ireland In February 11th for the upcoming Valentine's Day. I was intrigued to discover how such a dramatic love story could be adapted into an eighty-two minute long comedy dominated by garden gnomes and talking flamingos, but this connection surprisingly works a treat. Despite the release of the film's animating advertisements which were mainly at the younger generation, it is abounding with good humour and a soundtrack of Elton John classic making it also perfect for a family movie night in with the kids. The Walt Disney Pictures production is set in the back gardens of two neighboring households that are continuously at feud. One similarity to the 1968 film adaption of the Shakespearean play is the use of color to distinguish between the two households. The blue gnomes, which appear in the Montague's garden are led by lady blueberry (Maggie Smith), while the red acolytes of Miss Montague's home are led by Lord Redbrick (Michael Caine)."Gnomeo" is a young Montague who wears a blue hat, he is voiced by the talented James McAvoy and is horrified to discover that he has fallen for "Juliet" a sweet little red played by the London born actress Emily Blunt. It is to their misfortune that Juliet is the daughter of the Lord Redbrick and leader of the enemy garden.The stumpy little gnomes are instantly drawn to each other during an unexpected meet at night on the top of a greenhouse while both rebelling against their garden families. Like Gnomeo, Juliet is completely dressed in camouflage, and the lovers are blissfully unaware of their opposite colorings. The meeting scene is quite adorable and bursting with playful innocence rather than predictable romantic gestures. Juliet discovers her feelings for the gnome after the pair depart and she returns back to her guardian "Nanette" (Ashley Jensen) the ever so bubbly green frog. Nanette was a personal favorite of mine! She is an active companion to little Juliet playing a role very similar to the "Nurse" in the original script, however the frog is a far more lovable, fun character. It is no surprise when she is found at the center of the most humorous, face palming moments in the film.A blushing Juliet is oozing with excitement for a daring date with her smitten Gnomeo, who spruces himself up nicely for the occasion. Gnomeo and Juliet must decide whether their love for each other is strong enough to violate their own families' wishes. As the storyline broadens and the plot continues, different eruptions occur between the enemy gardens leaving Gnomeo and his beloved caught in the middle. The plot is dramatically thickened when violence breaks out between a red (Tybalt) and Gnomeo's best friend Benny. Tybalt slices into Benny and in return Gnomeo then slices into a firing Tybalt. The 2011 classic adapts to genres such as comedy, family, romance, and animation. It certainly maintains a steady balance between the classical Shakespearean storyline, and its fresh interpretation. There are a number of interesting features included in the film that expose its modernity and natural edge. The introduction commences with use of intriguing music to set the scene. Then to one's surprise a tiny gnome appears and introduces the story with a "prologue", his speech is comical and he light-heartedly mocks Shakespeare's works essentially stating the blunt truth "the story you are about to see has been told before a lot". The sharp-witted appearance of Shakespeare was cleverly woven in, where he looks to be self-mocking himself in a harmless way. As a Shakespearean fan I could correlate immediately to these inside jokes. It is features like this that prove the film's enjoyment for a generation a little older.If you are looking to be blown away by the ever so beautiful romance that is expressed between Romeo and Juliet all over again, you will be disappointed w. However if you have a rather light-hearted humour and feel rather ill thinking of the tragedy of true love, you will enjoy the animation. The story of the garden gnomes is brought to a climax with a contrasting cheesy rendition of Elton John's "crocodile rock" rather than the suicidal sorrows of two conflicting families in the beautiful Verona.

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Thomas Dinnegan
2011/02/18

Gnomeo and Juliet is a 2011 animated adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Directed by Kelly Asbury, the film takes a new look at Shakespeare's famous tragedy, presenting it as a comical, fun-filled film aimed at a younger audience. At the beginning of the film a rather squeaky garden gnome tells us that "the story you're about to see has been told before, a lot, and now we are going to tell it again, but different". The first thing that sprang to mind about "different" was different as in good or different as in bad. This film is definitely "different" as in good! Asbury manages to bring to life the world's most adored tragedy through garden gnomes in a hilarious, imaginative and witty way. At first I thought "garden gnomes" and "Shakespeare", nah! However, after watching the film for 84 minutes (its runtime), I was a little devastated that I had to return to a world of non-speaking garden gnomes and non-existent flamingo's with Spanish accents. The film begins in the clever setting of Verona Drive, with Mrs. Montague (Julie Walters) and Mr. Capulet (Richard Wilson), two elderly neighbours who hate each other. Lady Bluebury (Maggie Smith) is the leader of 'the blues' who inhabit Mrs. Montague's garden, while Lord Redbrick (Michael Caine) leads 'the reds' who decorate Mr. Capulet's garden. Both houses (and gardens of course) hate each other and to settle this hatred, the gnomes have an annual alleyway lawnmower race- Tokyo Drift style. Gnomeo (James McAvoy), son of Lady Bluebury races Tybalt (Jason Statham), a troublesome red who hates the blues more than anyone else. Gnomeo feels that he has been cheated after the race and seeks revenge by entering the reds garden,something "never done before". This adventure leads Gnomeo into the path of the rebellious Juliet (Emily Blunt), daughter of Lord Redbrick. Both are fascinated by a beautiful orchid and they playfully fight over it before falling into a pond, where they both see each other's true colours for the first time, red and blue! The humour used in this film is incredibly witty and clever with many scenes containing laugh out loud moments throughout. When Lady Bluebury tells Gnomeo about his father, who has passed on, she says "may he rest in pieces". The camera then pans to Lord Redbrick, who is speaking to Juliet about her mother,who has also passed on, and he states "bless her to bits". When you consider the fact that both leaders are telling their kids about their dead parent, it would lead you to believe that the scene would be sad and slow; however, in contrast it is clever and quick, just like the film itself. In a scene reminiscent of Shakespeare's famous Balcony scene, the writers of the film seem not only to grasp the use of beautiful language from this scene, but they also add a tablespoon of humour to it,just for fun. When Juliet is alone, just before Gnomeo enters, she utters the line "because you're blue, my father sees red and because I'm red, I'm feeling blue". Then Gnomeo enters and proclaims that "stealth" is his middle name, before standing on a button that turns Juliet's pedestal into a singing castle, which captures the attention of the whole garden. To finish it off, Lord Redbrick enters and states that if he sees a blue in his garden again,"they'll be swimming with the fishes". The camera then pans wonderfully to Gnomeo who is hiding in the pond under Juliet's pedestal, as a fish swims by. Poor old Lord Redbrick has a tendency to mix up his vocabulary also, and after an altercation between Gnomeo and Tybalt, he comes running from his garden and asks with fierce venom "what is all this constipation?" instead of the not-so funny word "consternation".I'm sure this gave the kids a giggle. Okay, I admit it, I laughed too!The character creation in the film is marvellous. The frog called Nanette (Ashley Jensen) acts as Juliet's flirtatious, chatty girlfriend, while the hilarious pink flamingo with a Spanish accent called Featherstone (Jim Cummings) acts as a mentor of love for Gnomeo and Juliet. Matt Lucas voices Gnomeo's playful friend Benny while the incredibly slow reindeer Fawn, who is Tybalt's best friend, is voiced by Ozzy Osbourne. The casting of the actors to voice these characters is something that the film should receive great credit for also. There is an excellent balance between the powerful voices of the leaders and the playful "different" voices of characters such as the Scottish frog Nanette, the Spanish flamingo Featherstone and Dolly Gnome, voiced by Dolly Parton. In all, Kelly Asbury's Gnomeo and Juliet is a clever, witty, hilarious, imaginative film, that should be appreciated for its fresh take on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and for its unprecedented ability to turn the world's most famous tragedy into a fun-filled animated film aimed at a younger audience, but that is enjoyable to people of all ages. I adored this movie and found it thoroughly entertaining and for this I award it 4 out of 5 stars. I now look forward to John Stevenson's sequel "Gnomeo and Juliet:Sherlock Gnomes".

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