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DVD Release in 2006, confirmed by Warner Bros.
Yes, finally Warner Bros. has confirmed that this film will be issued on DVD sometime in 2006 for its tenth anniversary. Rumors of legal problems delaying the release (some stated even by WB themselves) were apparently just that -- rumors. [Or, whatever it may have been, they can't talk about.]
The DVD is expected to have Branagh's "full cooperation".
Check here for more details:
http://www.kenbranagh.com/news.htm
This movie is a riot
I kid you not; I spent most of my time laughing throughout this 4-hour film. I'm not going to give you a lengthy rendition of all the important facts one usually includes in a review as many have done it before me, so read theirs if you are looking for practical and knowledgeable information. I must inform you that I am an illiterate twit who has never read a Shakespearean play in her life. These comments are purely concentrated on my own personal thoughts as I viewed this film. Right, here we go.
Kenneth Branagh plays...Kenneth Branagh, though even more hammy and over the top that before. This might seem annoying to most hardcore fans of the play but for me, well I just lapped it up. This guy is MAD. I have to commend him for the directing as well as it goes like this: Focus on me! Me I say! Right now once you've got my face slowly zoom in closer and closer until you can see the hairs up my nostrils.
You get the picture, be prepared to see a lot of Kenneth Branagh. In fact it's almost over exposure! But that's fine with me, as I love watching him hop about with that insane glint in his eyes as he contorts his facial muscles with every line. It's pretty impressive really. There's only one catch. Every time I think of hamlet or indeed any Shakespearean play, his face and voice conjure up in my head. I have also seen him in much ado about nothing (I love that play) and he *is* Benedict. I can't think of any one else. So now, when I read Shakespeare out loud I sound like Kenneth Branagh! The same crazy intonation! The same un-necessary heightening of vocals! It's quite disturbing really. Kate Winslet plays Ophelia and she's definitely got that `I'm a few sandwiches short of a picnic' act down to a tee. But come on! A straight jacket for heaven sakes! I run around screaming, giggling madly, singing out of tune and dry humping the air on the floor in my nightgown every other day! She's perfectly sane. Or should I say it's madness by numbers or perhaps just another over the top scene from this outrageously over the top film. But hey, that's what makes it so enjoyable. To me anyway. Well we finish off with a rather engaging sword fight where the men, clad in, hey!, over the top gear(the torso padding is defined with pecs, abs etc) battle it out. Hamlet, by the powers of Kenneth, is able to launch his sword from one end of the mile long room to the other, where it pierces and kills the king, who's in full sprint, in a perfect bulls eye. Quite a feat if you ask me. Anyhow if you want to buy this movie on dvd, you'll have to wait since it will be released on December 31, 1969 according to Amazon. Er...yeah. Thanks to the reviewer below me who's rightly informed us that it will be available in 2006. Buy it then. I loved it!!! But then again I'm mad, so perhapes I could relate a little more then most.
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