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Whistle Stopper - Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
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List Price: $14.99
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Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Starring: Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss, Livio Badurina, Tomislav Maretic
Directed By: Tom Stoppard
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: DREYFUSS,RICHARD
EAN: 0014381256222
Format: Color
Label: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-03-22
Running Time: 118
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1991-02-08
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Summary: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead
Comment: Nice break from the seriesness that can be Shakespear
Very funny
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Summary: Supurb Video
Comment: Have always enjoyed the movie... and the DVD is very good quality. Excellent perspective on the Shakespearean play "Hamlet".
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Summary: It's like `Hamlet' only; not...
Comment: `Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead' is truly a film I had no expectations of walking into it. I decided to watch it because I generally like Richard Dreyfuss, and the premise of the film sounded interesting. That said premise was also deceiving and I found myself confused for the first twenty minutes or so. I actually thought that this was about a group of actors who put on a stage performance of `Hamlet', I had no idea that it was `Hamlet' just told from another point of view. After I figured that out the film become much more enjoyable for me.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are two dimwitted acquaintances of Hamlet's who are contacted by his mother and step father to try and discern just what is bother Hamlet. They are told they will be amply rewarded if they succeed and so the two of them find themselves with free reign of the castle, overhearing conversations and trying desperately to put the pieces together. The trouble is that they can't even seem to keep their identities straight, let alone the root cause of Hamlet's distress.
We all know the story of Hamlet, tragic as it is, so the point of `Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead' is not to simply rehash Shakespeare's play but make light of it with witty dialog and sharp execution. For the most part the film succeeds marvelously.
The casting of Gary Oldman and Tim Roth in the leads was superb. The two of them play off one another beautifully with their banter. If you though that the recent `Juno' was heavy handed you really need to get a load of this film, for the mere fact that Roth and Oldman are able to get through each scene without choking on their words is a marvelous feat. They both seem so natural in their respective roles (whichever one that is) and their charisma is really what helps coast the film along. Richard Dreyfuss is also delightful as the wise and mysterious actor who seems to grasp the goings-on's of the house a little more than Rosencrantz and Guildenstern do. I normally am not a huge fan of Dreyfuss' comedic work, but here he is spot on.
My only complaint about the film is that at times the audience is left to feel as confused as the two leads, and really we should always be aware of what is going on, for that is what makes their confusion all the more entertaining. I am a big fan of mystery and intrigue, but when you get to the point that you are trying so hard to figure out what just happened that you miss what happened next it can get a little tiring.
Thankfully that confusion does not permeate the entire film, and we are left with an overall satisfying comedy that attacks the funny bone with force and without mercy. Thanks to the natural feel to the bantering, Stoppard's screenplay becomes one of the best of the year, witty, sharp and entertaining to the very end.
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Summary: My favourite movie of all time!
Comment: There is no way you've come to this page by accident. Before the days of dvd, I used to rent this movie from the video place. Repeatedly.
I don't know how many times I've seen this movie. It remains as fascinating, clever and witty as the first time I saw it. It is the same masterpiece it was when it was released the first time.
But if you've come to this page by accident, this is the best movie ever made. Funniest, cleverest, most unpredictable, most intriguing. It is well acted, well written, totally immersive. Pure genius. If you're not convinced, rent it. You will want to see it again and again. Even more so than "The Usual Suspects".
If you buy only one movie on DVD, this should be it. If ever a movie was worthy of five stars, this is it!
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Summary: YES!
Comment: I believe it was Joe Orton, play write, that said, "I wish I'd written that!" upon seeing this play in England, in the 60's. I feel the same. Tom Stoppard at his hysterical best. Hamlet fans, have fun,[except for the whinny dude playing Hamlet], Gary Oldman, always fantastic. Tim Roth, perfect. Richard Dreyfuss....not so much. One,[or two], miscasts won't spoil it for you, though.
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Editorial Reviews:
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In this cleverly inspired twist on William Shakespeare's Hamlet, two of the outrageous supporting players take center stage for a dazzling game of illusion and reality that delivers one-of-a-kind entertainment! World Class Cast featuring Richard Dreyfuss (Mr. Holland's Opus, Jaws), Tim Roth (Pulp Fiction, Planet of the Apes) and Gary Oldman (Bram Stoker's Dracula, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)
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