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By: mlcwildlifepr

mlcwildlifepr — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:18:07 +0000

Love the Branagh version as well, and also can see Jude giving a good performance – nice and “angsty”. For a different perspective on Hamlet, be sure to see the movie version of the Tom Stoppard play “Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” with TIm Roth and Gary Oldman – and Richard Dreyfuss. That is one of my top 10 fave movies of all time – very clever, funny and you still get the Hamlet story in the background.

By: Kayla

Kayla — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:30:20 +0000

And by seen I mean scene.

By: Kayla

Kayla — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:29:43 +0000

While Hamlet isn’t one of my favorites I’m jealous of you seeing Jude’s version, I would love to see his take on it. The best production I’ve seen was when I was in 7th grade and put on by a semi-local theater group. It was a modern take on it and they made Hamlet’s mother an alcoholic (while never saying that in the play, every seen she was in she was drinking/pouring herself a drink) and for some reason that just really stuck with me.

By: dolorescraeg

dolorescraeg — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:39:59 +0000

i saw jude’s performance in london. it was mesmerizing. he was brilliant. i loved it so i have tickets to see it in n.y. cannot get enough of the LAW.

By: Katlin

Katlin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:10:58 +0000

I saw this production in London back in June, and I completely agree with you! It was absolutely fantastic. Jude Law’s performance was outstanding! I hope I get the chance to see it on Broadway as well!

By: sheryl

sheryl — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:34:10 +0000

Not me, Joanna, I’m not down on Jude. I love him, too. He’s a fantastic person, and I don’t see anything “caddish” about him (and I hate the word “cad”…don’t know why…weird). It’s the tabloid gossip (i.e., the stuff that’s either not true or exaggerated) that gets imprinted on him, sadly. I personally take it all with a grain of salt…about the J-Ps, about Jennifer Aniston, about the Cruises, and about Jude, too. So….anyway, my friends and I are making the trip to NYC in October to see the play, and I’m looking forward to it so much! Haven’t been in NYC in 2 years (and I really like that city) and seeing Jude’s Hamlet will make it even better.

By: joanna

joanna — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:43:19 +0000

I know people have been down on him, but i loves me some Jude Law!!

By: Winona

Winona — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:39:58 +0000

Yum – Sardi’s…

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:24:49 +0000

I have always been a Shakespeare fan, and Hamlet was always my most favorite!! Awesome you gave Kenneth Branaughs version a shout out!! I can’t tell you how many time’s i’ve seen it or the reactions my friends had when I made them watch it with me ;)

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:36:06 +0000

Until last night, Kenneth Branaugh gave my favorite portrayal of Hamlet… after seeing Jude Law perform him however, it’s now difficult to say. They both brought something so different to the role. Sad to say, I thought the actress who played Ophelia was very weak (maybe it was an off night?)
Trent (and all Shakespeare lovers), if you haven’t seen Anthony Hopkins as Titus Andronicus, do! He’s phenomenal!

By: Krissy

Krissy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:28:19 +0000

Ian McKellan is one of my heroes! I love that version…sigh. I would love to see this production of Hamlet as well. The staging sounds amazing, and Jude is a great actor, even if he is a bit of cad in his personal life.

By: It's Trent, Bitch!

It's Trent, Bitch! — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:01:08 +0000

@Kat — LOOOOVE McKellan’s Richard III … fave line is: “A horse, a horse … my kingdom for a horse” when his WWI jeep is stuck in the mud. Great adaptation.

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:54:55 +0000

Love Shakespeare…. this sounds like a great rendition.

Trent, have you seen Richard III w/Ian McKellan? That was brilliant… the soliloquy at the beginning was so natural in the more modern setting… brilliant all around and you keep wondering how they would apply the modern to the play — just loved it.

By: Green Is Good

Green Is Good — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:45:10 +0000

Trent, I so agree with you about Branaugh’s Hamlet. It flies by even at 4 hours. Brilliant!

The Ethan Hawke version is quite interesting, despite Ethan’s pretentious, Goth slacker-boy performance. To me, his performance was a redo of his character in Reality Bites. But that’s my lame-ass opinion.

Wish I could see this production. Trent, you lucky devil!