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The Expendables
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Evyl Robot
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Evyl Robot
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Well, we went to see it last night. I was less than impressed. I'm glad that some of you enjoyed it more than I did. Fortunately, we went on free movie tickets, so I didn't feel completely bent over. It wasn't Shakespeare, but I have to admit that I was entertained. I guess I can't be too picky.
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randy
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Which more than I can say from some Shakespeare I've seen.Evyl Robot wrote: It wasn't Shakespeare, but I have to admit that I was entertained.
Oh, and you owe us some theater pics I believe?
...even before I read MHI, my response to seeing a poster for the stars of the latest Twilight movies was "I see 2 targets and a collaborator".
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Evyl Robot
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Damn! I knew I forgot something!Oh, and you owe us some theater pics I believe?
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Aegis
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Is that because of the Shakespeare itself, or because of the lack of skill of those doing the portrayal?randy wrote:Which more than I can say from some Shakespeare I've seen.Evyl Robot wrote: It wasn't Shakespeare, but I have to admit that I was entertained.
Oh, and you owe us some theater pics I believe?
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What? End up splayed out on the couch snoring at the TV?Evyl Robot wrote:Well I think I know what I'm going to do with Jennifer this weekend!
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It was a good formula movie.
Formula: suspend disbelief. enjoy.
Formula: suspend disbelief. enjoy.
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randy
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Yes.Aegis wrote:Is that because of the Shakespeare itself, or because of the lack of skill of those doing the portrayal?randy wrote:Which more than I can say from some Shakespeare I've seen.Evyl Robot wrote: It wasn't Shakespeare, but I have to admit that I was entertained.
Oh, and you owe us some theater pics I believe?
IOW it depends on the play (hence the "some" in my original post).
I've never been able to sit through A Midsummer's Night's Dream, and I was sick of all versions of Romeo and Juliet before I was out of high school.
On the other Hand, Julius Caesar and Henry V it depends on the production. I love the Olivier and Branagh productions of the latter for example. Others I've seen, not so much.
...even before I read MHI, my response to seeing a poster for the stars of the latest Twilight movies was "I see 2 targets and a collaborator".
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I've yet to see Othello done where I didn't like it. That said, Shakespeare does generally require a competent troupe.
Oh, and the damn teeny bopper, tragic romance sucks regardless of who does it.
Oh, and the damn teeny bopper, tragic romance sucks regardless of who does it.
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Er... R&J verges on farce. The modern pace is almost twice as slow as the original, and you need a translation for all the slang, and, you need the original, rather than the Bowlderized version. Any play which features,
"I conjure thee by Rosaline's bright eyes,
18 By her high forehead and her scarlet lip,
19 By her fine foot, straight leg and quivering thigh
20 And the demesnes that there adjacent lie,"
And, opens with:
"SAMPSON
'Tis all one, I will show myself a tyrant: when I
have fought with the men, I will be cruel with the
maids, and cut off their heads.
GREGORY
The heads of the maids?
SAMPSON
Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads;
take it in what sense thou wilt.
GREGORY
They must take it in sense that feel it.
SAMPSON
Me they shall feel while I am able to stand: and
'tis known I am a pretty piece of flesh."
Is hardly too serious.
"I conjure thee by Rosaline's bright eyes,
18 By her high forehead and her scarlet lip,
19 By her fine foot, straight leg and quivering thigh
20 And the demesnes that there adjacent lie,"
And, opens with:
"SAMPSON
'Tis all one, I will show myself a tyrant: when I
have fought with the men, I will be cruel with the
maids, and cut off their heads.
GREGORY
The heads of the maids?
SAMPSON
Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads;
take it in what sense thou wilt.
GREGORY
They must take it in sense that feel it.
SAMPSON
Me they shall feel while I am able to stand: and
'tis known I am a pretty piece of flesh."
Is hardly too serious.
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