Review: Moulin Rouge and Romeo & Juliet Blu-Ray

My husband loves watching movies, and every now and again I get to choose the movie.LOL Of course, he goes for zombies and I go for romance, so there is a lot of compromise going on at my house. With the release of two of my favorites, Moulin Rouge! and Romeo + Juliet , on Blu-Ray, romance was in the air.

20th Century Fox was nice enough to send me a copy of each of these releases on Blu-Ray.  I settled in with some popcorn to watch these movies and their extras.  It was a long and fun movie night for me, with lots of tears.  I forgot how much I loved these movies and it had been forever since I had seen Romeo and Juliet!   I have been a Claire Danes fan, since “My So-Called Life” and was introduced to Ewan MacGregor in Moulin Rouge!. 

Here are the extras that are included on these discs:

Moulin Rouge! Blu-ray Disc–
–New High Definition Transfer supervised by Director Baz Luhrmann
-Spectacular, Spectacular Picture-in-Picture Mode* with Audio Commentary by Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin,     Donald M. McAlpine and Craig Pearce and featuring Behind-the-Scenes Footage and Stills
-All-New Featurette A Creative Adventure and Introduction by Baz Luhrmann A Word from Baz
-Uncut Footage from the Bazmark Vault including:
-Father & Son – A Look at an Alternate Opening
-Nicole Kidman’s First Vocal Test
-Production Featurettes and Interviews: The Stars, The Writers, The Design, The Dance, The Music and The Cutting Room
-The Making of Moulin Rouge and More!
-BD-LIVE:** Live Lookup™ powered by IMDb®

William Shakespeare’s Romeo+Juliet Blu-ray Disc-
–New High Definition Transfer supervised by Director Baz Luhrmann
-Shaking Up Shakespeare Picture-in-Picture Mode with Audio Commentary by Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Donald M. McAlpine and Craig Pearce and featuring Behind-the-Scenes Footage and Stills
-Uncut Footage from the Bazmark Vault
-Romeo + Juliet: The Music Documentary
-Filmmaker and Interview Galleries
-BD-LIVE**: Live Lookup™ powered by IMDb®

If you are looking for a great gift for the holidays, keep these releases in mind.  With all the extras included, any fan would be thrilled to receive these movies.  William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge! Blu-ray Discs will each be available for the suggested retail price of $34.99 U.S. / $37.99 CAN. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS REVIEW IS MY OPINION. THANK YOU TO 20TH CENTURY FOX FOR SUPPLYING THESE PRODUCTS FOR REVIEW.