There's a lot about this I love as an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet that a lot of other modern day adaptations miss, but two really stood out to me.

The first is that the conflict between the gangs isn't just the kids, but a conflict they've grown up into and is still being controlled by people older than them.

The second is the absolute bleakness of the end. I am extremely tired after a long day, but there's something…

It was interesting watching this for the first time knowing the Big Twist. Much of what I knew going in was about that twist, so there was so much more to the movie I didn't know, and stuff I partially knew that became the mystery I was trying to figure out instead of 'who are the intruders'.

I've been meaning to watch this for ages, even preordered the criterion release as soon as it was announced because I so wanted…

On one hand, I was not at all surprised by where the movie went, obviously it was going to be her father and the protestors. On the other hand, I was surprised the events of the rest of the trilogy weren't more relevant, as that was the movie I was told I was getting. Once Leon was killed and the tape vanished, it was barely a factor anymore.

I'm glad I finally watched it, after loving X and Pearl so…