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What a PARENT wants to know about Much Ado for children, Déc 8 2003
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Exposing children to classic Shakespeare is a great way to enhance their education in a fun way! As a parent, it is difficult to find 'child-appropriate' productions, especially in view of the fact that the Bard did NOT write for children in the first place! Language is typical Shakespeare, and every questionable word is in the original script. If you are studying Shakespeare, then you need to read the entire play first, before viewing any production of it, and thus, the scenes I am about to detail will be no surprise to you. After you finish reading the play, I strongly recommend watching the entire movie without your children first, so that you know exactly when the questionable content occurs. Then you can plan accordindingly. I will allow my own budding 'English Lit. Major' (12 yrs old) watch it, and will shield her from the following scenes: 1) In the opening, after Beatrice says, "No, not till a hot January," everyone runs to the house to get ready for a party. A 'bath house' scene ensues where they all shed clothing at an alarming rate! The men are separate from the women, and the nudity is 'confined' to lots of shots from the back. If the amount of 'skin' in Classical Art offends you, then this entire scene will offend you. I suggest skipping directly from the end of the picnic on the hilltop to when the soldiers approach the house on foot in formation.
2) At the masqurade, Hero's maid Margaret cavorts with Borachio, though their clothes do remain on. This sets up a later plot development. However, a careful parent is going to have some of those 'difficult things' to discuss with their children about appropriate vs. inappropriate behavior, as this is a great example of how no one wishes to see their own daughter/son behave. This part of the scene lasts about a minute, and is towards the beginning of the party scene.
3) The villain discredits Hero with the aid of his servant. I certainly wish they had been more vague in how this was presented to the movie camera, but it is straight from the play script, & shown in such a way as leaves no doubt about what is happening as Claudio, Don Pedro, & Don John look on. I will stop the movie after Don John verbally belies Hero (still in the house), and skip this scene out in the courtyard under her window. However, you will need to explain what happened, as the 'wedding scene' that follows will make no sense otherwise. Concluding remarks: Having read the entire play first, I realized that I had missed some very important plot points that were revealed much more clearly when I actually watched it. If you are studying Shakespeare, then you really need to see the plays acted out, as this is the artistic medium through which they were intended to be displayed. Not every production of one of Shakespeare's plays is worth seeing just because Shakespeare's original script is used. However, this production stays very close to the original intent and design of the author, and is worth your careful consideration for educational viewing.
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Very Entertaining, Mars 6 2004
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This movie really took me by surprise. I guess I was expecting it to be dated and more serious, but in Shakespeare fashion it was quite entertaining and timeless. It was a brilliant take on a classic. Enjoy!
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An enjoyable Shakespearian adaption, Juil 31 2006
I thought this movie was very good, it was well shot, great costumes, the scenery was breath taking as it was taken in the Italian countryside in summer. I am not a big fan of Shakespeare but the acting was very well done and the characters kept me entertained throughout the entire film.
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I liked it., Fév 27 2004
Great film, but Reeves should stick with the Matrix type movies. Was he supposed to be funny?
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A GOOD DVD RELEASE FOR A FINE FILM!!!, Avril 20 2003
William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" is brought to life with elegance and grace. Aside from the nudity and [adult] content, this is a great film full of funny humor, a great cast and brilliant filmmaking (Credit for that goes to Kenneth Branagh, who has proven time and again that he is as fine a director as Spielberg, Lucas, and Scorcese, if not better). The second DVD release features a fine digital transfer of the film, complete in it's 1.85:1 Widescreen format. The short featurette "Making 'Much Ado'" is not the best doc ever made, but it does it's job. Other special features include the Theatrical trailer and trailers for the "When Harry Met Sally..." and "The Princess Bride" DVD's. A fine addition to the collection. Get this along with "Henry V."
Movie Grade: A+
DVD Grade: A-
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good but uneven, Avril 15 2003
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this is an enjoyable adaptation of shakespeare's play, but it is slightly marred by some poor acting and by the abridgement of the text that loses the depth and rhythm of the play. on the other hand, the film does capture the festive atmosphere.see the bbc television production for a more well-rounded and better acted adaptation. it doesn't have the production value of branagh's version, but it is a more satisfying adaptation of much ado about nothing.
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Charming..., Mars 3 2003
The scenery is gorgeous, most of the acting fine, the music lovely, and the language, after all, belongs to Will Shakespeare. Unfortunately, this production suffers from K. Brannagh's editing. He cut out a lot of the play's funniest lines. Some would also argue that he darkened the plot inappropriately.Despite all that, I think it's one of the best of the recent Shakespeare movies. Brannagh and Thompson are great as two of Will's smartest lovers.
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Even Benedick & Beatrice Would Agree this is a Great Movie!, Janv. 14 2003
I'm the first to admit that I'm not an expert on Shakespeare or his work.I can't tell you if Director/Actor, Kenneth Branagh has stayed true to the Bard's original text or themes. What I can tell you is that Branagh's version of "Much Ado About Nothing" is a light and enjoyable film that makes me smile, laugh and even sigh.The title pretty much says it all about the plot.There are two sets of couples who are in love.One couple (Claudio & Hero) has their love threatened by the nasty meddlings of others (more percisely the evil, Don John).The other couple (the battling Benedick & Beatrice)are brought together through the trickery of others, but their love is more threatened by their own personalties and neuroses (shades of Woody Allen!).Branagh's version of this simple plot is delightful.The actors for the most part show a good deal of chemistry together. This is especially true for Branagh and Actress, Emma Thompson (who eventually married and divorced in real life). Their fighting Benedick & Beatrice really hit a note of perfection.The play's hilarious insults easily flow from the lips of these two wonderful actors. Denzel Washington also does a fine job, as his sparkling personality comes out, in the role of the domineering, yet friendly Don Pedro.I know it's not to everyone's taste, but I cracked up at Michael Keaton's bizarre take on Constable Dogberry. It's rather interesting to see Beetlejuice doing Shakespeare with a touch of Monty Python thrown in.The only false note of the production is Keanu Reeves as the villainous, Don John.Why do producers and directors continue to put this guy in their movies? He has to be the most wooden actor in the universe!The film is also very beautiful to look at. It puts to good use it's Italian countryside locations and sets. The same can be said for the costumes (especially the masks worn in the party scenes).The DVD to this film has a good clear picture. The extras were a bit on the skimpy side with one very short 'making of feature' and a trailer.I highly recommend watching this movie with the DVD player's subtitle feature in the 'on' position to follow the wonderful text.For a fun evening of light entertainment, I highly recommend this version of "Much Ado About Nothing".
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Branagh's Best, Janv. 5 2003
Obviously there are many reviews for this film -- I don't want to take up too much space - just want to say that this film demonstrated to me that Branagh is a true talent. Henry V and Hamlet are both failures in my opinion -- although both have wonderful aspects, Branagh overacts severely... however his ranting and raving work well in this fine rendition. Emma Thompson is absolutely wonderful as his foil. Denzel is quite good as well. The actress who plays Hero is beautiful, and acts reasonably well. The actor who plays Claudio is utterly forgettable -- he would do well playing the part of a woman. But the worst is Keanu Reeves. I can only guess that Branagh chose him to attract young girls to this movie, otherwise it makes no sense... he is such a sorry actor -- I earnestly believe that many people who have NEVER acted in their lives could do at least as well as Keanu in this role if not better. His performance is an embarassment, and he should leave the profession and do something more suitable to whatever talents he does have (except Bill and Ted's, he was great in that.) But I digress. Bottom line is that this is a wonderful film -- restored my faith in Branagh. He should do more light roles like this and stay away from Hamlet &c.
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Fine addition to the canon, Déc 20 2002
Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more. Men were deceivers ever;
One foot on sea, and one on shore, to one thing constant never.
So sigh not so, but let them go and be you blithe and bonny,
Converting all your sounds of woe into hey nonny nonny. This little piece of iambic heptameter (seven beats instead of the usual five)--Shakespeare's version of "turn that frown upside down"--recurs throughout Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing. It begins the film--being read by Emma Thompson's Beatrice to the other characters--and afterwards is sung twice (to music by composer Patrick Doyle)--once solo, and at the end by a full chorus. Its simple statement summarizes the action within: there is a conflict after which forgiveness is given, leading to a happy ending. Kenneth Branagh burst on the movie scene in 1989 with his action-packed Henry V. In 1991, he paid homage to Alfred Hitchcock and the film noir genre with Dead Again and he soon followed with Peter's Friends, a fine entry in the "old mates reunion" genre of The Big Chill and Return of the Seacaucus Seven. Then he returned to his "first love," Shakespeare. Much Ado About Nothing is not the best adaptation of the play that I have seen (that has to go to the BBC version from 1984; the acting is perfect all around), but it is the one most focussed on bringing out the fun inherent within. Branagh as director does tend toward the overly dramatic (like the opening scene where the soldiers arrive), but seems to know when to tone things down for the quieter, more romantic scenes. His choice to film in Tuscany and use its wondrous landscape to full effect was ideal. The Hollywood-based members of the cast are surprisingly good. Denzel Washington (Don Pedro) gives a natural line-reading that belies his lack of experience with the bard while accenting his natural ability. Branagh (Benedick) and then-wife Emma Thompson (Beatrice) are obviously comfortable with the language--respectful when the poetry calls for it and more natural when bantering or simply moving the plot along. In fact, the only detriments to this film are Keanu Reeves' scowling turn as Don John and Robert Sean Leonard's overdone Claudio. Leonard is not bad, per se, he's just stage-acting on film--overemoting for the back row while in extreme close-up. Of Michael Keaton as Dogberry, I'll only say that I wonder if he thought he was in Much Ado About Beetlejuice. He's obviously trying very hard, but doesn't fit with the tone and seems as if he has walked in from a different film entirely. Branagh differs from previous Shakespearean film actor/directors (like Laurence Olivier and Orson Welles) in that he presents the plays not as art but as mainstream entertainment. He believes that they should be appreciated by everyone, not just so-called scholars. He succeeds, mostly. His Much Ado About Nothing is by far the most accessible of his Shakespeare films and is a fine addition to the canon.
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