shakespeare was probably turning in his grave

[wildcard_47]

This is mainly due to the fact that the adaptation of Richard III we watched today was utterly and completely cracked out. Here's a clip of the beginning. Imagine what the rest of the film was like, if you dare.

If I were Ian McKellen, I'd be all over the Wite-Out trying to get this off my resume. He could also type 'King Lear' and LOTR in gigantic letters if he wanted to really get creative.

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[elvenlaughter.livejournal.com]

I saw it last year. I didn't think it was so bad... not great, obviously, and some of the acting sucked, and the setting was pretty stupid, but I recall that it had some good moments, most of them being Ian McKellen's. I do remember hating Robert DJr's performance, and whoever played one of the lead female roles, don't remember which. Neither was memorable.

Yeah, okay, it was bad. But I remember liking those few moments... I just don't remember what they were exactly.

[wildcard-47.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Ian McKellen was probably the best of the cast, and there were tiny moments where I liked his portrayal of Richard, but overall, he didn't do anything memorable or awe-inspiring for me.

He also broke the fourth wall constantly, which bugs me. I don't mind an aside or two, or even a couple of soliloquies, but the continual asides got on my nerves. Plus, the very end - his supposed-to-be dramatic death scene? Hated it.

[elvenlaughter.livejournal.com]

I totally agree about the death scene, I have to say. very anti-climactic. I don't recall all the asides, but then it's been a while since I've seen it.