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What's your favorite?

I personally loved A Midsummer Night's Dream with Kevin Kline and Stanley Tucci. I also liked Brannaugh's Hamlet.
Nemo me impune lacessit

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Al Pacino's "Looking for Richard".
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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That Romeo and Juliet with modern technology and "Sword" Brand guns, I thought was hilarious.

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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
That Romeo and Juliet with modern technology and "Sword" Brand guns, I thought was hilarious.

Heh, I loved that. Particularly:
"Get me my longsword!"
*reaches for a shotgun*

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That Romeo and Juliet with modern technology and "Sword" Brand guns, I thought was hilarious.
Didn't see it, but the name 'Get Romeo' comes to mind.

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That Romeo and Juilet film sucked.
"A Jedi can feel the force flow through him".
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i'd have to say kurosawa's adaptations of shakepeare are good. Macbeth (Throne of blood) and Ran?

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

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That Romeo and Juilet film sucked.


So says you. I thought it was hilarious.

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mine was hamlet and hte lion king.
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Scotland, PA

It's a great retelling of MacBeth.

Check it out for sure.

“You know, when you think about it, the Ewoks probably just crap over the sides of their tree-huts.”

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Two of the Hamlet films make my list:

A) 'Hamlet' starring Kenneth Branaugh (first version with complete text of play! not on DVD yet though dammit but at least I have my LD!)

B) 'The Adventures of Bob and Doug MacKenzie in Strange Brew' (aka Strange Brew). Most of you younglings won't know who the heck Bob and Doug are, but not only is the basic 'plot' of this film Hamlet, but it is probably (along with Clue) one of my favorite comedies of all time!!! And it has an AWESOME Star Wars joke in it!!





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Doug McKenzie (Vader breathing): I am your father, Luke. Give in to the dark side of the force, you knob.
Bob McKenzie: He saw Jedi 17 times, eh!




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The power of the Force stopped you, you hosers!
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Originally posted by: greencapt
Two of the Hamlet films make my list:

A) 'Hamlet' starring Kenneth Branaugh (first version with complete text of play! not on DVD yet though dammit but at least I have my LD!)

B) 'The Adventures of Bob and Doug MacKenzie in Strange Brew' (aka Strange Brew). Most of you younglings won't know who the heck Bob and Doug are, but not only is the basic 'plot' of this film Hamlet, but it is probably (along with Clue) one of my favorite comedies of all time!!! And it has an AWESOME Star Wars joke in it!!





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Doug McKenzie (Vader breathing): I am your father, Luke. Give in to the dark side of the force, you knob.
Bob McKenzie: He saw Jedi 17 times, eh!




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The power of the Force stopped you, you hosers!


Good day, eh? Take off.....you hosers.

A loo coo coo coo coo coo cooooooooo.........A loo coo coo coo coo coo cooooooooooooo...........

I doubt ANYONE here except greencapt and me will get this!!!

BEER HUNTER!!!!!!!!!!

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God damn that shit cracks me up.

I just watched that yesterday. what are the changes of coming here and seeing people talking about that movie?

Anyway if you haven't see strange brew go rent it now. Oh and pick up Scotland, PA while your out too. You'll love it if you like MacBeth.

“You know, when you think about it, the Ewoks probably just crap over the sides of their tree-huts.”

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Believe it or not, I've never seen Strange Brew. I heard it was released on DVD, so I fully intend to see it at some point.

I love Bob & Doug's album though. My older sister had it and we used to listen to it and laugh our asses off at it. Especially the Darth Vader part.

"Darth Vader, you're evil!!! I'm going to zap you with my laser gun!!!!"

mock Vader breathing - "Take off hosehead!"

And the part with Geddy Lee from Rush is just golden..........."ten bucks is ten bucks...."

Damn, I can go on and on....
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Believe it or not, I've never seen Strange Brew. I heard it was released on DVD, so I fully intend to see it at some point.

I love Bob & Doug's album though. My older sister had it and we used to listen to it and laugh our asses off at it. Especially the Darth Vader part.

"Darth Vader, you're evil!!! I'm going to zap you with my laser gun!!!!"

mock Vader breathing - "Take off hosehead!"

And the part with Geddy Lee from Rush is just golden..........."ten bucks is ten bucks...."

Damn, I can go on and on....


Did you know they've been trying to get a sequel off the ground for some time? Looked like it was a go a couple years back- fellow Canadian Todd McFarlane (jerkwad of Spawn and toy-making fame) was going to fund it for them but backed out at the last minute.

The script by Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis is called 'Home Brew' and focuses on the MacKenzie's attempt to make their own brand of beer, eh!

A highschool friend and I used to do a pretty darn good MacKenzie impression- good enough that a local radio station let us do on-air bits and occasional weather reports.
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Personally, I liked Baz Luhman's Romeo and Juliet. My favourite Shakespeare play is Macbeth though.

War does not make one great.

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Originally posted by: greencapt
Two of the Hamlet films make my list:

A) 'Hamlet' starring Kenneth Branaugh (first version with complete text of play! not on DVD yet though dammit but at least I have my LD!)

B) 'The Adventures of Bob and Doug MacKenzie in Strange Brew' (aka Strange Brew). Most of you younglings won't know who the heck Bob and Doug are, but not only is the basic 'plot' of this film Hamlet, but it is probably (along with Clue) one of my favorite comedies of all time!!! And it has an AWESOME Star Wars joke in it!!





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Doug McKenzie (Vader breathing): I am your father, Luke. Give in to the dark side of the force, you knob.
Bob McKenzie: He saw Jedi 17 times, eh!




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The power of the Force stopped you, you hosers!


Good day, eh? Take off.....you hosers.

A loo coo coo coo coo coo cooooooooo.........A loo coo coo coo coo coo cooooooooooooo...........

I doubt ANYONE here except greencapt and me will get this!!!

BEER HUNTER!!!!!!!!!!


It was ten years after the apocolypse, eh....
Nemo me impune lacessit

http://ttrim.blogspot.com
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Originally posted by: Cable-X1
Believe it or not, I've never seen Strange Brew. I heard it was released on DVD, so I fully intend to see it at some point.

I love Bob & Doug's album though. My older sister had it and we used to listen to it and laugh our asses off at it. Especially the Darth Vader part.

"Darth Vader, you're evil!!! I'm going to zap you with my laser gun!!!!"

mock Vader breathing - "Take off hosehead!"

And the part with Geddy Lee from Rush is just golden..........."ten bucks is ten bucks...."

Damn, I can go on and on....


Did you know they've been trying to get a sequel off the ground for some time? Looked like it was a go a couple years back- fellow Canadian Todd McFarlane (jerkwad of Spawn and toy-making fame) was going to fund it for them but backed out at the last minute.

The script by Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis is called 'Home Brew' and focuses on the MacKenzie's attempt to make their own brand of beer, eh!

A highschool friend and I used to do a pretty darn good MacKenzie impression- good enough that a local radio station let us do on-air bits and occasional weather reports.


Now I hate McFARTlane even more!!! To think, I used to collect many of the figures he puts out. Glad I sold them all now!!!!
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hey waht was your favorite shakespear play.

mine is the tempest.
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i also like much ado about nothing