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Post by cyanea on Jun 4, 2011 9:47:02 GMT -5
What's the one Shakespeare production you're forced to watch in every Shakespeare class that you JUST CANNOT STAND?
For me, it's Brannagh's Hamlet. The man is a ham. He goes overboard in a few scenes, and the way he kills Claudius at the end is just...unnecessary and stupid.
Oh, and McKellen's Richard III. I love McKellen, but I don't think that was a particularly good production of the play. Ron Cook<3
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 5, 2011 3:22:23 GMT -5
Did anybody else watch that Midsummer Night's Dream with the little green men? I was forced to watch it in seventh grade, and it's stuck with me ever since, though that's all I remember about it. That, and it was godawful.
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Post by Silva on Jun 5, 2011 16:49:25 GMT -5
I don't know which version of MND we watched, but it had the fairies as... people with glitter on. Eek. I was so annoyed by the lack of... fairy-ness.
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jun 6, 2011 2:42:33 GMT -5
I don't think I've actually seen a truly terrible version of Shakespeare...then again, I haven't seen a lot of Shakespeare productions outside of the theatre. I think maybe that one of Macbeth set in the post-apocalyptic world was pretty not good, though I dislike the Welles version more. Just...just no.
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Post by Fuck Yeah Dion on Jun 6, 2011 21:54:59 GMT -5
I don't think a really good film adaptation of MSND exists. I've noticed most of them take the damn thing too seriously. It's a hilarious play and it should be presented as such.
Also, wasn't there a Much Ago About Nothing adaption with Keanu Reeves, or was that a different play? God, it was awful.
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Post by Silva on Jun 6, 2011 22:18:30 GMT -5
Also, wasn't there a Much Ago About Nothing adaption with Keanu Reeves, or was that a different play? God, it was awful. Oh my god we watched that version of Much Ado About Nothing in AP English class, but I wasn't sure what version it was. IT WAS TERRIBLE. |
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Post by Marina on Jun 6, 2011 22:33:19 GMT -5
Also, wasn't there a Much Ago About Nothing adaption with Keanu Reeves, or was that a different play? God, it was awful. Oh my god we watched that version of Much Ado About Nothing in AP English class, but I wasn't sure what version it was. IT WAS TERRIBLE. But that has so many other cool actors in it like Emma Thompson, Denzel Washington, Kenneth Branagh, Robert Sean Leonard! |
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Post by Silva on Jun 6, 2011 23:06:09 GMT -5
Oh my god we watched that version of Much Ado About Nothing in AP English class, but I wasn't sure what version it was. IT WAS TERRIBLE. But that has so many other cool actors in it like Emma Thompson, Denzel Washington, Kenneth Branagh, Robert Sean Leonard! The only one I noticed was the bad one. |
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Post by Fuck Yeah Dion on Jun 7, 2011 3:49:00 GMT -5
Oh my god we watched that version of Much Ado About Nothing in AP English class, but I wasn't sure what version it was. IT WAS TERRIBLE. But that has so many other cool actors in it like Emma Thompson, Denzel Washington, Kenneth Branagh, Robert Sean Leonard! Keanu Reeves was a vortex of suck though, dragging down the quality of everyone and everything around him. |
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Post by Olive on Jun 8, 2011 7:26:03 GMT -5
Also, wasn't there a Much Ago About Nothing adaption with Keanu Reeves, or was that a different play? God, it was awful. That was Much Ado, and while Keanu was god-fracking-awful, I really, really adore the rest of that adaptation. Of course, I had practically worn the cassette out by the time I was 12, so... |
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Post by iamahexagon on Jun 8, 2011 13:24:46 GMT -5
I feel like this thread isn't completed until someone mentions the 1996 adaption of Romeo and Juliet. It's creative and unique, but, in my opinion, it's a bit too unique.
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Post by Marina on Jun 8, 2011 13:48:58 GMT -5
I feel like this thread isn't completed until someone mentions the 1996 adaption of Romeo and Juliet. It's creative and unique, but, in my opinion, it's a bit too unique. Horribly executed is what I think. Could have been much better if they got better actors. |
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Post by Dobby on Jun 10, 2011 15:40:33 GMT -5
I feel like this thread isn't completed until someone mentions the 1996 adaption of Romeo and Juliet. It's creative and unique, but, in my opinion, it's a bit too unique. Horribly executed is what I think. Could have been much better if they got better actors. I love that adaptation! Although Clare Danes isn't great in it, I think she's a lot better than Olivia Hussey. (Although I've only seen the balcony scene from that adaptation, so I probably shouldn't judge, but it seemed like Juliet rambled on and on and on...) Leonardo DiCaprio is fantastic though. |
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Post by sunnydays on Jun 10, 2011 17:06:32 GMT -5
Three words: West Side Story. I know it's not a "true" Shakespeare, but it was still horrible.
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jun 14, 2011 1:19:06 GMT -5
Three words: West Side Story. I know it's not a "true" Shakespeare, but it was still horrible. "My hands are cold" -- worst pick-up line ever? Methinks so. |
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