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Stiles is mostly terrible in the Bourne movies though. She might have 1 good scene - across THREE movies?
I stand stubbornly by my opinion that she's more or less adequate as long as Matt Damon is in her face and menacing her. Sadly, I think I completely forgot that she had any other scenes in any of the Bourne movies; without him there to menace her, she disappears into the background.
and Bill Murray as Polonius.
And if you're going for modern day casting, this should have been a slam dunk. To quote William Hurt in A History of Violence - "How could you fuck that up?!??!?"
It really was a bad movie - and boring! I don't think of Hamlet as particularly boring, so to make a boring movie of Hamlet is really bad.
I watched Shutter Island tonight. Great acting and visuals, but the main character's trauma feels too constructed and artificial. I didn't guess the big twist, and it had me going "Whaaaaaa...tever," but by the end, I was mostly sold. Liked it enough to be interested in the book maybe, especially if there are more coded messages, as megan mentioned. I do like coded messages.
But I have an unholy love for anyone in a dance movie.
You're just hot air until you come back with your review of Step Up 3D.
Which reminds me. I wrote a thing [link]
I thought she was okay. But I also liked that dance movie.
Late, but I actually really like Baz's R+J. I really don't think Shakespeare should be taken OMGSRSLY all the time, and the sheer over-the-top, in-your-face, completely fucking frantic, not entirely coherent visual narrative is an excellent signpost for how Romeo & Juliet feel for each other. They're teenagers - their life is a crazy pastiche, bless the little hormone bombs. Plus, Claire Dane made me like Juliet for the first time ever.
My hate for the Hawke Hamlet actually surpasses my hate for the Branagh Hamlet, and that's saying something. It's too bad Mel Gibson is such an abhorrent human being, because I do think that Hamlet was the best recent movie interpretation.
I actually saw part of Save The Last Dance for the first time a couple days ago, and I couldn't get past the cliche bombs. Which makes me sad, because lord knows I love a cheesy dance flick.
The Gibson Hamlet had Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia. That was the first time I found Ophelia truly interesting and moving. I was deeply disappointed by Branagh's Hamlet, especially considering how much I liked his Henry V. I don't think I've seen the Hawke version, and I'm feeling ok with that. The Tennant Hamlet was fun.
I wish I had this many filmed versions of The Tempest to chose from.
That was the first time I found Ophelia truly interesting and moving.
You haven't seen Paul Gross do Ophelia?
I wish I had this many filmed versions of The Tempest to chose from.
I think there's more than one animated version.
You haven't seen Paul Gross do Ophelia?
Not for the full play. He was wonderful in Slings and Arrows, but for me that was Geoffrey Tennant doing Ophelia, rather than watching Ophelia as a character in the context of a play, reacting to and being reacted to by other characters.
I think there's more than one animated version.
Thanks! I'll have to look for them. The Tempest is my favorite Shakespeare play. I saw a wonderful version live back in the early '90s.