Gnomeo and Juliet Review

By: Emily Kellas
Rating: 6 out of 10

When I first saw the trailer for the animated film Gnomeo and Juliet, my initial thought was that Hollywood must really be desperate for story lines. The film, directed by Kelly Ashbury, and produced by none other than Sir Elton John, is yet another take on the famous William Shakespeare tragedy Romeo and Juliet. This version of the heart wrenching play focuses on the love affair between two ceramic garden gnomes who hail from rival gardens in London, England, fall in love, and eventually bring their feuding backyards together ending (how else?) with a dance party.

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Top 5 Over-Used Romantic Comedy Themes

By Andy Chruscicki

Romantic comedies have been around in film dating back to the 1930s with films such as Trouble in Paradise and It Happened One Night.  When films such as these were released, they were fresh and something new for the public to see.  Something however has happened to these films over the past century.  What is it you ask?  THEY ARE ALL THE SAME!!!  I don’t know how many times I can be talking to someone and they ask if I have seen the most recent romantic comedy and I look at them and say “no but I bet I can tell you what happens to save myself 10 bucks.”  So in honor of the day after Valentine’s Day, I have come up with the five most overused themes in romantic comedies.  Click read more to see what they are.

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