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Your favorite Shakespearean adaptations

posted 7 years ago by PeteRose (2893)
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Whether it's with original text or an interpretation. Mine are Macbeth 1971, Hamlet 1996, Romeo + Juliet 96, 10 Things I Hate About You, and Hamlet 2000. Also Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet is hard not to love. Oh and O.

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[–] captainbucky (15252) 7 years ago

Love Hamlet. Ethan Hawk and Bill Murray especially. also 10TIHAY

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

Yeah I just watched Hamlet 2000. There are so many standout performances but I really understand Ethan's Hamlet more than most. Love Bill Murray always.

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

Oh man I had to look up Macbeth 2015. With Michael Fassbender I am so in.

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[–] croft_alice (12180) 7 years ago

How about the worse

Cymbeline 2015

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

Not familiar but I'll take your word for it. What am I saying? Of course I will have to see it for myself, but a movie with Dakota Johnson is portent of doom.

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

On the other hand I really like what Hawke and Michael Almereyda did with Hamlet so I have to see it to be sure

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[–] AngularTurnip (3338) 7 years ago

"Hamlet" with Mel Gibson

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[–] twinA (4921) 7 years ago

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

I'm gonna watch this one. I love Ian Mckellen

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[–] twinA (4921) 7 years ago

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

Best friends, they always admired each other from afar and finally sealed the friendship deal when they did X-Men. Patrick was best man when Ian married his husband.

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[–] kenburke (2397) 7 years ago

Titus (based on Titus Andronicus, naturally), starring Anthony Hopkins.

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

I've been meaning to see this one

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[–] CountJohn (603) 7 years ago

Olivier's Hamlet and Henry V, plus Throne of Blood (Kurosawa's samurai adaptation of Macbeth)

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

I like Olivier's Shakespeare films, but I have not seen Kurosawa's Throne of Blood. That's going on the list to watch for sure.

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[–] Stratego (31083) 7 years ago

Shakespeare in Love.

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

Has anyone seen Richard III from 1995 with Ian Mckellen? I want to but haven't gotten around to watching it. It seems cool, restaged in a WWII-like scenario.

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