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[DeafTourette]

Haven't seen it (and tbh Romeo and Juliet is not among my favorite works by Shakespeare). But I can recommend the recent Macbeth movie starring Denzel Washington (Apple+). That movie is dope and Denzel is great as Macbeth.

Agreed

 

[The Stig]

I had to study this and the 68 film for my GCSE's, so I ended up having to rewatch them dozens of times so I quickly got bored of them. Wouldn't watch them ever again if I had the choice, which is a shame, as the 68 film had tits in it, and the Leo film was pretty good for a modern take on it

same. didnt care for them much.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Fact check: No evidence that Aemilia Bassano wrote all of Shakespeare’s plays

Social media posts falsely claim that a woman named Amelia Bassano wrote all of Shakespeare's plays and did not receive credit.

eu.usatoday.com

Remember this doing the rounds on Twitter years ago. Shakespeare stole from a black woman named Amelia Bassano and he was illiterate.

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

National geographic with their photos of top less tribal women was a legit resource

I knew I wasn’t alone.

 

[jason10mm]

Haven't seen it (and tbh Romeo and Juliet is not among my favorite works by Shakespeare). But I can recommend the recent Macbeth movie starring Denzel Washington (Apple+). That movie is dope and Denzel is great as Macbeth.

He was great in this one as well.

IMHO Branagh should be doing nothing but Shakespeare films.

 

[Jenov]

He was great in this one as well.

IMHO Branagh should be doing nothing but Shakespeare films.

lol that movie is ridiculously star studded. Even Wilson from House I must watch this.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

lol that movie is ridiculously star studded. Even Wilson from House I must watch this.

Exactly the words straight from my brain strips.

 

[CGNoire]

I don't get how except y'all were saying the girl is "ugly" ...

Edit: I don't think she's ugly at all. Maybe not classically beautiful like Angela Bassett or Lupita N'Yongo... But definitely not ugly.

That said, I understand why (at least he) @HAYA8U5A thinks the stage play is a monstrosity in waiting

She not "hard to look at Ugly." Shes Hollywood Ugly. Its a stage play so who cares.

 

[GigaBowser]

my wife childhood sweetheart says i was romeo when i meet her

 

[DetectiveBananas]

The soundtrack was decent. The look of it (costumes, locations) was on point, but not the easiest movie to sit through. High light of show was probably John Leguizamo as Tybalt.

 

[SiriusBlack]

He was great in this one as well.

IMHO Branagh should be doing nothing but Shakespeare films.

His adaptation of Disney’s Cinderella was also the only great live action remake.

 

[Ozriel]

After the monstrosity of Tom Holland's new movie.

It’s a play, not a movie. At least try to know the basic shit before you complain.

Doesn’t change the fact that it is a monstrosity.

You’ve seen it?

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

i dunno but I think they used a Mexican church for the movie. the same one my grandparents got married

 

[Grildon Tundy]

I was not the demographic for it at the time, and I thought carrying over the Shakespeare line-by-line was goofy.

I only watched it because it was on a free HBO weekend, and my satellite TV provider had a rating system where it said it had nudity in it. I thought I'd get to see boobies, but nope.

 

[Dr. Claus]

It’s a play, not a movie. At least try to know the basic shit before you complain.



You’ve seen it?

I have seen who they cast. Can't imagine it could be good unless they are going the Toxic Avenger route and making it a comedy.

 

[Ozriel]

I have seen who they cast. Can't imagine it could be good unless they are going the Toxic Avenger route and making it a comedy.

For the umpteenth time, It’s a theater play

You’ve seen her act on stage before?

 

[Dr. Claus]

For the umpteenth time, It’s a theater play

Never said otherwise.

You’ve seen her act on stage before?

Nope, but it doesn't matter if she is the world's greatest actress. It would be akin to having Sloth from The Goonies playing John McClane. You can't take it seriously.

 

[jason10mm]

Never said otherwise.


Nope, but it doesn't matter if she is the world's greatest actress. It would be akin to having Sloth from The Goonies playing John McClane. You can't take it seriously.

Oh come now, thats a bit of an extreme take, no?

Is this play even set in 1600's Verona or where ever the OG play was? Or is it a modern rendition. If the latter, they can really cast whomever they want, Shakespeare belongs to the world. and I support any and (almost) all use of the Bard in that context. If the former, well, maybe she is from Sicily and this is True Romance

 

[MayauMiao]

The Shakespeare dialogue broke the immersion. I get what they trying to do but it just didn't work eapecially to those not familiar with the original play.

Imagine playing the movie in a foreign country with basic grasp of English but never heard of Shakespeare because its not part of their lesson growing up.

 

[FatallyYours]

Both, probably.

I think I was in 8th grade when I saw it in class, so that flash of nudity set us on FIRE.

Of course back then pron was hard to come.by (heh heh) and National geographic with their photos of top less tribal women was a legit resource

Oh. Really? Wow.

Well. Just another reason not to watch it lol

 

[jason10mm]

Oh. Really? Wow.

Well. Just another reason not to watch it lol

It's just a few frames in a 60ish year old film. Nothing to stop you from enjoying what is broadly considered the best adaptation of R&J ever.