Hamlet 2008

[Matt²]

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Yay! Hamlet is on tonight on PBS! Most places should be on at 9pm.

Better yet, it has David Tennant AND Patrick Stewart!!

 

[Soliloquy]

Pfft. That's nothing. I saw it live!

The way they do the ending is pretty interesting, and the confrontation between Claudius and Hamlet in Act IV scene iii after Polonius is killed is pretty hilarious.

That said, the way they do the acting isn't the best -- you really have to know your renaissance-era English to know what's going on. I've seen productions (at the Old Globe in London, actually) where they emphasize the right parts of the lines and use the right blocking so that you can get the gist of what's being said without having to be extremely well-versed in the text of the play.

 

[Matt²]

blah blah blah, I can't hear you!

I haven't seen Hamlet before, nor read the book, so I'm wanting this to be a nice experience!

 

[Soliloquy]

Wow, I never thought it would be necessary to add spoiler tags for Hamlet.

Spoiler

Everybody dies. Like, everybody. All of them. Hamlet, Claudius, Gertrude, Polonius, Ophelia, Laertes, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern -- all dead.

Seriously though, I hope you like it. It's a great play. But with the way Tennant and Company performed it, it'll be a bit difficult to follow if you don't already know the story.

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Though maybe the film version will be easier to follow, if it's directed properly.

 

[twitchmoss]

its a great play.



I don't know why, but this always makes me laugh.

 

[Soliloquy]

Ah, yes. Tennant is awesome.

 

[Bowielee]

If you want to see a good Hamlet, watch the Kenneth Branagh version.

Personally, Hamlet is my least favorite of Shakespeare's plays. Hamlet defines emo.

 

[Soliloquy]

If you want to see a good Hamlet, watch the Kenneth Branagh version.

Personally, Hamlet is my least favorite of Shakespeare's plays. Hamlet defines emo.

Or you could just watch this version. This is a good Hamlet.

 

[Fun Size]

Psssh. Mel Gibson FTW!

(Flees before the vicious pelting begins.)

 

[sixpackshaker]

Psssh. Mel Gibson FTW!

(Flees before the vicious pelting begins.)

I actually liked his version. It was just a bit rushed. i.e. they cut some stuff to run in the allotted time.

 

[Soliloquy]

I like versions that realize that Shakespeare meant some parts to be hilarious, instead of taking the whole play and making it somber, depressing, and in many ways, intolerable all the way through.

Hence why I like the Tennant version.

 

[evilmike]

In case anyone missed it:

Note: The embedded video plays the first scene and then links to the rest of the play.

 

[Covar]

If you want to see a good Hamlet, watch the Kenneth Branagh version.

Personally, Hamlet is my least favorite of Shakespeare's plays. Hamlet defines emo.

It's not emo when the problems are real.

I really enjoyed the Tennant and Stewart version. I thought the fake muscle shirt was strangely appropriate for conveying insane behavior.

 

[strawman]

It's not emo when the problems are real.

I really enjoyed the Tennant and Stewart version. I thought the fake muscle shirt was strangely appropriate for conveying insane behavior.

You should link to it when you mention it:


Probably US only, I'm guessing...

 

[Covar]

It was linked a couple times above, and he's wearing the shirt in the youtube clip twitchmoss linked.

 

[strawman]

I'm obviously very behind on my forum reading. I keep posting videos into the awesome videos thread that have already been posted too...

 

[Soliloquy]

Well to be fair, the last time this thread was posted on was in April 2010, before the necro.