Macbeth Trailer

[Nutso]

In Select Theaters 12/4

From the producers of THE KING’S SPEECH comes the feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth (Michael Fassbender) whose ambitious wife (Marion Cotillard) urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyFAn5IaFS0

[Mikey]

There's a lot of Shakespeare film adaptations that are really awful, but this looks intriguing.

[Jim]

I really dislike the ones where they use more or less original verbiage/language but set it in a modern time.

[IanKennedy]

I really dislike the ones where they use more or less original verbiage/language but set it in a modern time.

Are you suggesting that they change the text. It's been done before, but, it wouldn't really be Shakespeare, just something based upon it.

[IanKennedy]

I love Kenneth Branagh's "Much ado about nothing".

The Franco Zeffirelli "Hamlet" with Mel Gibson was also very good.

Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet" was OK, but not as good as I expected.

[Jim]

I really dislike the ones where they use more or less original verbiage/language but set it in a modern time.

Are you suggesting that they change the text. It's been done before, but, it wouldn't really be Shakespeare, just something based upon it.

I am saying when they set the story in modern day NYC or LA or London but use the original writings. To me, it simply does not work, at all.

[McAvoy]

I really dislike the ones where they use more or less original verbiage/language but set it in a modern time.

Are you suggesting that they change the text. It's been done before, but, it wouldn't really be Shakespeare, just something based upon it.

I am saying when they set the story in modern day NYC or LA or London but use the original writings. To me, it simply does not work, at all.

I didn't like it either. But I understood they did it to be different from the other adoptions.

[Teaos]

The Lion King is basically Hamlet with Lions.

[IanKennedy]

Romeo and Juliet => West side story

[Graham Kennedy]

And let's not forget, The Tempest = Forbidden Planet

[Mikey]

I love Kenneth Branagh's "Much ado about nothing".

I enjoyed it, although I porbably wouldn't say that I loved it.

The Franco Zeffirelli "Hamlet" with Mel Gibson was also very good.

I enoyed that also, (I hate to say it, but) almost as much as Olivier's.

Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet" was OK, but not as good as I expected.

I thought it was downright awful.

One you might have missed was Jonathan Miller's adaptation of "Othello," starring Sir Anthony Hopkins as Othello and Bob Hoskins (in his best role ever) as Iago. Absolutely f'ing fantastic, and I've seen Avery Brooks and Andre Braugher perform "Othello."

[IanKennedy]

I enjoyed it, although I porbably wouldn't say that I loved it.

I do, it cheers me up every time I see it.

I enoyed that also, (I hate to say it, but) almost as much as Olivier's.

I must admit I was surprised how good he was. Helena Bonham Carter can sure play mad

I thought it was downright awful.

Fair enough

One you might have missed was Jonathan Miller's adaptation of "Othello," starring Sir Anthony Hopkins as Othello and Bob Hoskins (in his best role ever) as Iago. Absolutely f'ing fantastic, and I've seen Avery Brooks and Andre Braugher perform "Othello."

I will look out for the Othello.