Gnomeo and Juliet

Quick! When I mention "starcrossed lovers" what story comes to mind? If you said, "Romeo and Juliet" by Romeo and Juliet, you dig classic literature...if you said "West Side Story," you're into musical theater...if you said "Twilight," hahahaha yeah right.  But going back to "Romeo and Juliet" this famous story of an extreme family feud, the kids who break the rules of engagement, revenge and exile, and horrible miscommunication leading to their deaths, has been told over and over and over again, in many ways, styles, and forms.
BUT!
Has it ever been told with tacky lawn ornaments?
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Not until Touchstone pictures' "Gnomeo and Juliet." Strangely enough, this retelling of the Immortal Bard's most famous love story/tragedy is not the lighthearted children's film that many perceive it to be.  By no means is it a grim and gritty version with death and destruction everywhere, but it is somewhat faithful to the original story.  Instead of fair Verona, it's Verona Street. There are still two houses, Montague and Capulet, but there's also backyards to these houses, which is where most of the action takes place; despite the names of the original feuding families still being used, the lawn gnomes are differentiated by the color hat they wear, be it red or blue (making this story red vs blue gnome style). In a strange twist, instead of a party where the two protagonists meet, it is a thrilling action scene where the man is masquerading as a commando and the lady as a ninja and they're fighting over a flower to bring back to their respective gardens.  And while the character for Tybalt, curiously still named Tybalt, doesn't kill anyone in this version, he does do considerable cosmetic damage to Gnomeo's best friend, to which the retaliation from our hero is the same, shockingly dramatic, accidental murder.  Interestingly enough, the voice of Don Karnage from the tv show "Talespin" provides a comic relief character in THE quintessential tacky lawn ornament, a pink plastic flamingo named Featherstone, who is a supporter of the budding romance between the two protagonists, not knowing about the red vs blue situation.  What's interesting about this funny Spanish-accented bird is that, just like Jessie in "Toy Sotry 2," his backstory is shown through a hauntingly emotional montage of sadness and love lost so that the audience really feels for the silly bird.  Additionally, they reference so many of Shakespeare's works that they actually put a talking statue of the man (voiced by Patrick Stewart no less) telling how the story ends as he did it, saying that his is better like a hipster.
Overall, a really cute movie that takes its inspiration from one of the great stories, honors it well, and is good for a laugh.

Believe it or not, this scene happens with Ozzy Osbourne's voice.