Plus Olivier left out the betrayal by those three Englishmen before the invasion. That was blatant.
And the shifting from theater to theatrical set to "real world" was interesting, but jarring.
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Connie Neil - Jun 16, 2004 8:55:01 pm PDT #3368 of 10002
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Connie Neil - Jun 16, 2004 8:55:56 pm PDT #3369 of 10002
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Fiver's the visionary, right.
P.M. Marc - Jun 16, 2004 8:56:03 pm PDT #3370 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Unfortunately, Deb, Connie was asking about Hamlet. *g*
Though I agree with you that his Henry was the BEST. By Hamlet, he'd gone firmly into his "StediCam + Kenneth = Tru Luv 4 EVAH!!!1!" stage of things.
I don't think there's been a proper film version of Hamlet yet, sadly.
Connie Neil - Jun 16, 2004 8:57:38 pm PDT #3371 of 10002
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I initially meant Henry V but mistyped that as Hamlet. I fgured Deb was just being psychic.
Like Branagh's Hamlet. Gorgeous sets, the text finally made sense to me with all the political subplots--I love it.
deborah grabien - Jun 16, 2004 8:59:21 pm PDT #3372 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Double post. Weirdness...
deborah grabien - Jun 16, 2004 8:59:35 pm PDT #3373 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
(blink)
Hamlet?
suhNERK.
Sorry. Olivier, for that one, I suppose; but honestly, neither film really killed me the way Henry V did. I might have liked Branagh's better if I hadn't felt like, well, exactly what my adored Plei said, about the Steadicam, and the no really proper version on film yet.
P.M. Marc - Jun 16, 2004 9:00:11 pm PDT #3374 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I can't see an Hamlet without thinking Stoppard, and the film version of R&G is so much better than any film version of Hamlet I've seen, it makes me sad.
Plus, pointless use of the SC = five MILLION points from Gryffandor.
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2004 9:02:24 pm PDT #3375 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
We also watched both Henry V movies in that class. I wasn't really a big fan of the play, so neither movie did much for me.
And I haven't seen a single movie Hamlet. Pieces of the Branagh version, but that's it.
deborah grabien - Jun 16, 2004 9:03:44 pm PDT #3376 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I can't see an Hamlet without thinking Stoppard, and the film version of R&G is so much better than any film version of Hamlet I've seen, it makes me sad.
omigawd YES. I love the film version of R&GRDead with a deep, deep love.
Hell, that may be the ultimate film version of Hamlet, to date.
Connie, the sets on Branagh's Hamlet were, indeed, visually stunning. But I started feeling - shit, I can't describe it properly. Rather the way I felt the last time I made it through the first half of a full-cycle performance of Wagner's Ring? Mentally editing the thing for clarity, I mean.
Connie Neil - Jun 16, 2004 9:03:52 pm PDT #3377 of 10002
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Derek Jacobi as Claudius. Growf.