tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post3978629409691293730..comments2023-07-07T10:56:11.083-04:00Comments on Shakespeare Geek: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadDuane Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-48106142374577660012008-08-06T04:03:00.000-04:002008-08-06T04:03:00.000-04:00I love this movie. And the play. I saw a productio...I love this movie. And the play. I saw a production last year that was pretty interesting, but it's hard to compare when I love the movie so much.<BR/><BR/>The story and dialogue are very clever, Stoppard is a genius.Gedalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14062369041909869842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-19913967329521981562008-08-05T12:22:00.000-04:002008-08-05T12:22:00.000-04:00this movie caused me to constantly confuse oldman ...this movie caused me to constantly confuse oldman and roth for years after.<BR/><BR/>recently done at a local college, this is one of my favorite stoppard plays.<BR/><BR/>glad you enjoyed it.Christine G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17781551364340088590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-4052752621458654372008-08-05T11:03:00.000-04:002008-08-05T11:03:00.000-04:00Perhaps I'm just a huge Gary Oldman fan? Has he ev...Perhaps I'm just a huge Gary Oldman fan? Has he ever done a bad movie? I think the star power makes the movie a bit unbalanced - you don't really care about the Hamlet, because it's not a particularly memorable one.<BR/><BR/>Never seen the play. Read the script once upon a time, remember it being a bit over my head at the time. I suppose the play would be more balanced because all the Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-78162857437248390832008-08-05T10:47:00.000-04:002008-08-05T10:47:00.000-04:00I know I'm some kind of freak of nature, but I did...I know I'm some kind of freak of nature, but I didn't really care for the filmed version. Love the play. Something about the live theatre really makes it work for me in a way it just doesn't on the screen. Maybe it's the interplay with the audience; maybe it's the way it really seems like _Hamlet_ is going on just on the other side of the curtain.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543729525469734022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-62306431718030902382008-08-05T01:55:00.000-04:002008-08-05T01:55:00.000-04:00Stoppard (responsible for the witty script of Shak...Stoppard (responsible for the witty script of Shakespeare in Love by the way) directed it himself and added all sorts of lovely bits - best for me was the paper plane joke!Alan K.Farrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930353547190453742noreply@blogger.com