I mean it has this very modern sounding dialogue:

CHIRON

Thou hast undone our mother.

AARON

Villain, I have done thy mother.

Two Gentlemen of Verona is pretty cringe.

Somehow, Julie Taymor managed to make a masterpiece out of Titus. She embraces the fact that it's a horror story, and treats that horror in a fashion akin to Tarantino: awful and beautiful.

I would have sworn it was impossible, but she did it. And having done it, I don't feel like it ever needs to be done again.

That said, I've seen moderately successful attempts at other horror-inspired approaches: grand guignol, horror fun-house, even "Titus! The Musical".