Netflix had Merchant so it's in my queue. I like Jeremy Irons, although I occasionally want to slug Pacino, so it will be interesting to see how I react to his Shylock.
Braveheart is the only movie I've ever walked out of from sheer steaming anger, without being able to figure out precisely what had pissed me off so. It was a strictly visceral reaction. But I had to sit in the car for about fifteen minutes to calm down before I felt safe enough to drive home. It was seriously bizarre.
And, yeah, the Zeffirelli R&J probably isn't good Shakespeare, but it's a good movie.
My only real problem with Branagh as Aral is that I don't see him as the romantic male lead (unlike practically everyone else). He's the romantic male lead's father. Since my crush on Branagh is long-standing (for about 16 years now), my brain is having a hard time reconciling him in the part. But I suspect I could get over it, given half the chance [g]. Branagh does look darned good in military uniform...
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Date: 2009-03-27 02:19 am (UTC)Braveheart is the only movie I've ever walked out of from sheer steaming anger, without being able to figure out precisely what had pissed me off so. It was a strictly visceral reaction. But I had to sit in the car for about fifteen minutes to calm down before I felt safe enough to drive home. It was seriously bizarre.
And, yeah, the Zeffirelli R&J probably isn't good Shakespeare, but it's a good movie.
My only real problem with Branagh as Aral is that I don't see him as the romantic male lead (unlike practically everyone else). He's the romantic male lead's father. Since my crush on Branagh is long-standing (for about 16 years now), my brain is having a hard time reconciling him in the part. But I suspect I could get over it, given half the chance [g]. Branagh does look darned good in military uniform...