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Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing is great, almost entirely because of Emma Thompson. Her Beatrice is one of my favorite all time performances of any character in any medium. The other actors are good (though Keanu struggles as the villain) and the photography is lovely. I did really like Amy Acker in the Whedon film, though.
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Ensign_Ricky posted:The chemistry between Thompson and Branagh is just so amazing. Hell, every performance (minus Keanu) in that one is just sooooooooo good. I sat back afterwards and had to say aloud "Why the gently caress hasn't Denzel done more Shakespeare? He was wonderful in that!" The downside of Denzel Washington always getting very serious heady roles is he rarely gets to be as charming as he can be. He's always had a Cary Grant quality.
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Dec 14, 2014 02:14
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TychoCelchuuu posted:Anyone have any other recommendations as to which of these are good? Or are they all at least good enough to be worth watching? Macbeth was a really good one- McKellen, Judi Dench, Roger Rees as Malcolm, Bob Peck as Macduff. Very atmospheric and the witches' scenes are especially well done.
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Dec 14, 2014 18:59
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Stare-Out posted:I watched Titus last night and drat, that movie is like a fever dream. It's very, very faithful to the material which is great but the modernizations come off as a bit clumsy, particularly in Goldenthal's otherwise great score. Hopkins easily steals the show and the scene where Titus pleads for his sons' lives is absolutely captivating. And speaking of Taymor's adaptations, what's the story with The Tempest? The cast looks stellar but I saw it received mixed to negative reviews. Worth checking out? I quite enjoyed Taymor's Tempest- I don't remember it too strongly but it had a nice atmosphere.
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Dec 22, 2014 01:38
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A major problem is that Shylock is ultimately a supporting character in a comedy- Shakespeare was empathetic enough to glimpse past his and society's anti-Semitism to at least posit "this guy is human, after all, isn't he?" but it never gets past that, and the mood of the play is so light overall that trying to bring in a serious consideration of racial prejudice is difficult.
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Dec 30, 2014 18:44
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2010 was like peak "everything is teal and orange"- I feel like it's settled down since.
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