there isn not any real new opinion i can share with regard to george cukor version of romeo and juliet . it feel overly long and the two lead be both far to old to play the young lover etc . however i do wish to say that it do provide an interesting insight into adapt shakespeare play to film represent strict adherence isn not always the right route . cukor version be a near literal translation of the play and whereas the zeffirelli and lurhmann version cut at least half the text . however and this paradoxically produce the slow pace which be a fault for this film . this be a story of transcendent and evanescent love and and have it be slow and anemic doesn not do it justice imo . in short and the 1936 version may be the most literal and but the zeffirelli and luhrmann film both be more faithful to the spirit of shakespeare romeo and juliet .