Michelle in MO Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I've seen the one with Mel Gibson and Glenn Close in it. I'd really like to see the one with Kenneth Branagh in it, but I just ran up to our video story and they didn't carry it anymore! :( Which one is better? Isn't there one with Laurence Olivier? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 parts of it:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCBVmiVkzTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 what it's like. The costumes are unusual, though---not what I'd imagine for Shakespeare, although I know Shakespeare has been performed in many different types of costumes! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicGyrl Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 ANY of the Shakespeares with Brannagh in it are fantabulous!!! You could find the original, which is awesome as well, but Brannagh cannot be beat. And now I am off to waste my time on you tube thanks to Michelle. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Wise Bauer Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Anything with Kenneth Branagh, aka He Who Shall Be Revered, is worth watching. Except for Wild Wild West. Everyone working on that movie should have sought careers in other fields. Immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicGyrl Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Except for Wild Wild West. Everyone working on that movie should have sought careers in other fields. Immediately. Now thems fightin' words missy.. Kevin Kline is THE GOD in this movie (and in Pirates of Penzance).. how dare you besmirch his name like that... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Wise Bauer Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 which had the most BRILLIANT performance of With Cat-Like Tread I've EVER seen. In fact, my husband and I sing it in just that style when we wake the kids up in the morning. I'm a geek. Wild Wild West...er, not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill- OK Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 ...(that's the one my kids watched and enjoyed) and I also like the one with Ethan Hawke. (Ducking the tomatoes.) Actually, I haven't seen the Kenneth Branagh version, which surprises me. I'm thinking that there's some reason? Is it not out on DVD, could that be it? (Off to Google...I think that our library here has it, though, so I might have to remedy that.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 Anything with Kenneth Branagh, aka He Who Shall Be Revered, is worth watching. Except for Wild Wild West. Everyone working on that movie should have sought careers in other fields. Immediately. of the YouTube version, his hair is so-----whitish-blonde! And, he's dressed more as an Englishman (it appears), not as a prince of Denmark. Nevertheless, I can hardly resist Kenneth Branagh! Henry V can't be beat! Did any of you see "Shackleton" with Branagh in it? It was amazing! Beforehand, I was on an "Endurance" kick and read everything I could get my hands on about the Endurance expedition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I got to see/hear him do a small snippet of his Hamlet at UCLA - for wahtever reason the Theater Arts Dept. had him there as part of the Olympics hoohah back in 1984. So I snuck in and saw my (then) crush :cool: I mean it - no better Hamlet. Although Larry O. comes close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 I think I'll have to join! I'd like to see the one with Branagh, but I also love Derek Jacobi! Really, you can't go wrong with any of the great actors and actresses that the Royal Shakespeare Company has produced: Kenneth Branagh, Ian McKellan, Derek Jacobi, Christian Bale, Sean Bean, oh---and what's the name of the actor that played Colonel Brandon in "Sense and Sensibility"? He's excellent, also! Dame Judi Dench! Really---they're wonderful! Can you post a link to the one with Derek Jacobi? Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicGyrl Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Beleive it or not--Marc Singer (Beastmaster, V) is also part of that list ;)... I forget the play, all I remember is "loin cloth, chain around neck". hehhhe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I loved Branagh in Hamlet! And I agree that the costumes are unusual. Horatio looks like he's in the late 19th century, and the guards (Jack Lemmon, et al) look like WWII German soldiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 Beleive it or not--Marc Singer (Beastmaster, V) is also part of that list ;)... I forget the play, all I remember is "loin cloth, chain around neck". hehhhe But, who is this Marc Singer that you speak of? Do you have a photo or clip of him? I've probably seen him around, but can't place him. Nevertheless, I'm always impressed by the quality of actors that come out of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Top-notch! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in MO Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 I loved Branagh in Hamlet! And I agree that the costumes are unusual. Horatio looks like he's in the late 19th century, and the guards (Jack Lemmon, et al) look like WWII German soldiers. past the unusual costumes and setting of this version of Hamlet? Does the acting "draw you in," so to speak, despite the costumes? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 past the unusual costumes and setting of this version of Hamlet? Does the acting "draw you in," so to speak, despite the costumes? Thanks! At first I was taken aback, but after we got into the story, the costumes and set didn't get in the way at all. ER & I both thought the movie flowed very well. There was a scene or two done "out of order" (as compared to the published versions we've seen), but they seemed to make more sense that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielle Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I'm going to join the faction that doesn't like the Branagh Hamlet. Absolutely interminable and so bright it was hard on the eyes. I didn't expect to like the Mel Gibson one, but it ended up being our favorite of the two--atmospheric, great costumes of the period, and Glenn Close is also terrific. Danielle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeccaC Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 My 15 yo ds son says this is a no brainier and y'all are off your rockers because it is the version with Sir Laurence Olivier. I prefer the Gibson version myself but I am not a fanatic although I do live with a Hamlet fanatic. Ds saw the Olivier version when he was 12 and tries to watch it at least once a year. He thinks all the other versions are weak although he thinks Branagh's Henry the V is passable. I and he think the Olivier version is the longest. Fun thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicGyrl Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 But, who is this Marc Singer that you speak of? Do you have a photo or clip of him? I've probably seen him around, but can't place him. Nevertheless, I'm always impressed by the quality of actors that come out of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Top-notch! :D Google him ;) Marc Singer is all you need to type in. Here is his IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001743/ And blasphemers to all those who shun Brannagh!!!!!!! How dareth thou.. uhhh... anyway.. Hussey/Whiting in Zeferelli's version of Romeo and Juliet--mmmmrowr!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Did I mention I adore him?!? I liked him way better them Mel Gibson.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dooley Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 The play with Marc Singer in it is Taming of the Shrew. That is the first Shakespeare play I ever saw (in high school) and I am telling you, Marc as Petrucio (spelling) is STUNNING. Made me sit up and clap. He has a fine bod....and the play was done as a choral, sort of in the round - wonderfully funny.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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