Shakespeare on Film - The Tournament (1 Viewer)

[Elizabeth S]

Third:

Much Ado About Nothing

 

[SteveGon]

Well, I haven't see a lot of Shakespeare films, but I'll participate where I can.

I'll third:

Throne of Blood

I'll second:

Hamlet (1990)
Julius Caesar

I'll nominate:

MacBeth (1948 - Welles)
Othello (1952 - Welles)
Othello (1995)


Two thirds and one second left.

 

[Jan H]

Great, Steve. You may not have seen many, but you've seen some good ones. BTW, can anyone tell me anything about Forbidden Planet? Any good? What play's it based on? I could do some research on it, but I'm too lazy.

 

[Evan Case]

Here's Leonard Maltin's :star::star::star:1/2 review:



In short, it's well-regarded both critically and among sci-fi fans, with arguably the greatest visual effects in history, pre-2001. It also features one of the most terrifying monsters in filmdom, which I won't ruin here.

Good stuff.

Evan

 

[Jan H]

Thanks, Evan, I'll seek it out.

Nominate:

Macbeth (Polanski)

Third:

Hamlet (Branagh)
Romeo & Juliet (Zeffirelli)

Second:

Titus

 

[SteveGon]

I'll second Polanski's MacBeth. Can't believe I didn't think of it - heck, I just bought the DVD a few months ago. :b

Two thirds left.

Has anyone seen The King is Alive? If so, how is it? A local video store has the DVD and I've been thinking about renting it...

Go here for more details on the movie.

 

[Richard Kim]

I'd like to nominate Strange Brew.

 

[Evan Case]

I don't know if that can count, Richard, because technically, Shakespeare horked their script, not the other way around.

Evan

 

[Jan H]

Ok, we'll take it. Elsinore beer and all that.

 

[Brian Lawrence]

Has anyone seen The King is Alive? If so, how is it? A local video store has the DVD and I've been thinking about renting it...

It fucking sucked big-time! One of those pretentious, boring, crap-fests that people who don't know how to make a frickin movie like to churn out under the label of "Dogme95" in hope that pseudo-intellectual film critics will lap it right up.

A bunch of people stranded in the desert, mumbling non-sense for a couple of hours. Along with intentionally crude camera work ("Hey the camera is shaky, see how real our film is?")

Just awful!

 

[Justin Doring]

I'll third:

Titus

Macbeth (Polanski)

 

[Rain]

Second:

Hamlet (Olivier)
Romeo + Juliet (Luhrman)

Third:

Julius Caesar

 

[Gabe D]

I'll third:

West Side Story
Romeo + Juliet (Luhrman)

I'll second:

Tromeo and Juliet
Strange Brew

I'll nominate Zeffirelli's The Taming of the Shrew.

 

[Jan H]

List updated. 14 films are in. 2 more and I'll start the tourney. Please vote on the individual merits of the film, rather than how faithful they are to Shakespeare.

 

[Lew Crippen]

Third:

Hamlet (Oliver)

 

[Jason Seaver]

Second - Scotland PA, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern

Nominate - Love's Labour's Lost, Ten Things I Hate About You

 

[Ric Bagoly]

Third-

Strange Brew