Movie Talk (New Films, Old Films... doesn't matter) (156 Viewers)

[Elvin]

It does. I remember when I watched Romeo and Juliet with Leo DiCaprio I didn't like it at all! The Shakespearean English in modern settings bothered me too much. Now that I'm a bit older I know why the film was made the way it was and it just makes more sense to me.
Perhaps I might wait for this movie to come onto DVD if I ever do decide to watch it.

Why?

 

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[Aameer]

Well, the way I see it, Shakespeare knew and understood people very, very well. Despite the language he used to write his plays, the meaning and ideas are universal to people all over the world with interactions and feelings. The things his characters do in plays are not just limited to one culture or one particular time period. So in that movie, despite the use of Old English during modern times, it is pretty well understood what is going on because of what the characters are doing. Lurhman made it that way to show how that thinking and human interaction hasn't really changed from so long ago. Shakespeare, in my humble opinion, is not really intended just to be read. You have to watch it for it to make sense.

Then again....Shakespeare was a tricky fellow and stole some of his play ideas from old European legends too.

 

[Elvin]

there's a film about Shakespeare being a fraud all together.

 

[Aameer]

Yup! Anonymous if I recall correctly. There are loads of books and documentaries following that theory too.

 

[Dominic]

Who else is really excited about this?

Great cast, but looks kind of cliche.

 

[Elvin]

I'd go see it just for the suits

 

[ĵџvє_вãвγ]

Safe, seen it in cinema yesterday, nothing special.. Jason Statham was a transporter, now he is a kind of bodyguard! not a big change, the chinese girl in the movie is frightening =| chinese Samara!

..***..

 

[Dominic]

I'd go see it just for the suits

You mean for Gosling in a suit, don't you

 

[Elvin]

Jon Hamm is the better suit-man tho...

 

[Aameer]

Looks interesting enough.

 

[Enron]

Saw The Avengers yesterday. Thought it was a good summer movie.

 

[JuveJay]

Saw MIB3, as it was the only thing really left by the time I got there. Better than I expected, given the negative reviews I'd seen. Guess I am a sucker for the nostalgia, but it was far better than MIB2.

Decent little twist at the end too, to probably close out the franchise.

 

[Dadi-SK]

The intouchables

Highly recommebded.

 

[Enron]

Battleship, Pete Berg > Michael Bay.

 

[dodo]

They blocked The Pirate Bay in Holland now Anyone know a good alternative for downloading torrents and to see what the latest releases are?

 

[swag]

The intouchables

Highly recommebded.

The Frenchie cultural sensation of 2011?

 

[Dadi-SK]

The Frenchie cultural sensation of 2011?

Did you like it?

 

[swag]

Yep. But I generally like stuff like that. It's not everyone's cup of tea.

And I claim to be anything but French.

 

[Dadi-SK]

Also, impressed by Chronicle. I am not into SF very much but this one really hit me. Unusual and original.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

ahem.. belgian