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Summary: This Movie Hit My Heart Very Hard!
Review: This film is loaded with magical, fairies, sprites and all creations of heavnly beings. Things that we all used to dream about as children but now due to busy lives most of us have forgotton about them. This movie did something to me. From the moment I pushed play my eyes were wide open and bright. This film captured the true essence of human nature. The cast was chosen wisely. Calista Flockhart & Christian Bale were lovely. The time period this film was set in fits the story quite well. This film made me laugh & cry. Since the first time I watched it which was last weekend, I have watched it about 20 more times. Every time I see it my heart beats louder and faster. The music is wonderful too. I enjoyed how well the classical compositions worked with this breathtakingly beautiful film. Now I am going to watch it again before I sleep. I wonder what dream I may have tonight...
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Summary: Bicycles?
Review: I read all the reviews on this site and couldn't wait to get my copy. My grandson and I have enjoyed Midsummer Nights Dream video many, many times. Our version was made in 1935 and starred Hollywoods best at that time, like Mickey Rooney, at age 11, Jimmy Cagney and many others. I would advise all to rent both that version and this version before you purchase. I didn't care for this one at all, and I wouldn't show it to my grandson. The story was not presented well, the music almost non existant, and that aging Puck, well, even Kevin Kline couldn't make me keep this thing.
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Summary: A trip into the Magical
Review: This is the kind of movie that pulls you into its enchanted world of soft mist, pastel colors, lush scenery and beautiful people, and holds you captivated as you follow the carefree story of longing and romance. As you enjoy the visual feast, you are allowed to forget our mundane world of reality, and escape into a place where time and place have decided to create a carefree society of people who can enjoy the simple things in life, namely, friendship, love and nature. When all is said and done and each of the players of the film have spoke their final lines and bid you a fond farewell, you'll feel that tinge of sadness of leaving this enchanted world, as though you were waking up from a wonderful dream to a new day.
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Summary: Certainly holds one's interest
Review: It is obvious the director had Max Rheinhardt's kitschy production from the 1930's in mind and attempted to outdo him. (Women wrestling in mud is going a bit too far!)The film also has strange casting with Stanley Tucci as Puck and Kevin Kline as Bottom. These actors should have switched roles. Bottom as a pathetic character robs the play of much of its comedy. The rest of the cast are superb. The young lovers are suitably attractive and Rupert Everett and Michelle Pfieffer are gorgeous as Oberon and Titania. I don't why why someone was credited with composing music since Mendlessohn, Verdi, Donizetti, Bellini, and Mascagni supplied the tunes. I liked that however as they added additional lushness to an already lush production and added to the fun. Casting and directing errors aside the film nevertheless holds one's interest.
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Summary: A fun filled fantasy adventure!
Review: This is my favorite Shakespeare play, so I was dying to see it when I heard it was coming out. And I can tell you, this film not only fulfilled my expectations, it exceeded them. This hilarious tale of love gone awry thanks to the mischief of the fairy world is told through splendid visual and musical scenery. Shot in Italy, it really adds a touch of wonder to the already wonderous atmosphere. My favorite is Kevin Kline as Bottom, the actor without a clue, although I do love Christian Bale as the spiteful Demetrius, who has a great change of heart by the end of the film. If you love Shakespeare, or (like me) love Italy, then you definitely want to see this romantic comedy!
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Summary: Shakespeare in the Mist
Review: Well, I have little to add that my fellow critics have not already mentioned. The movie truly did convey a sense of magic and wonder. Sometimes I think this play is so well loved because it takes the mind back to its earlier child-like fantasies. And this movie succeeds superbly in creating for today's visually oriented viewers the fantastic world that the Bard's audiences would have visualized clearly with their ears alone. I'm sorry to hear that many still consider Shakespeare's poetry more an obstacle than a pleasure, for the words truly are the music of the play. But it IS unfamiliar to many, and if movies such as this are able to bridge the gap between today's audiences and Shakespeare's verse, to spark the interest of the average viewer and prompt him or her to discover the magic of the poetry one-on-one, then it's a good thing. Speaking of music, I was delighted as much by what I heard in this film as what I saw. Using Mendelssohn's incidental music to this very play was a welcomed treat and I found the operatic selections equally effective. I enjoyed this movie tremedously from first to last, and thought it handled both the comic and the sublime with a masterful touch. I recommend it to those who venerate the Bard as well as to those who are now just getting to know him. For those who prefer the comic vein to the tragic, it is as good an introduction to Shakespeare as any I know of.
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Summary: A Shakespearian Dream!
Review: This movie is wonderful! Even though many first time Shakespeare viewers may have a hard time with the form of tongue, they will be able to follow the story and they will still love it! The selected cast did a surprisingly wonderful job on this movie and Calista Flockhart did a great job! And so did everyone else, from Kevin Kline, to the smaller parts, like Christian Bale! The scenery was beautiful! One of my favorites! You're going to love it! Enjoy!
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Summary: Absolutely Superb!
Review: This movie is wonderful! Dispite the fact that the dilect might be hard to understand for some veiwers, I trully think most will enjoy it. The actors do a splendided job of making the story understandable to first time Shakespeare veiwers like myself. This movie was well cast, every one of the actors is outstanding! I highly recommened this movie!
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Summary: The best Shakespeare ever on film
Review: This is the best adaptation of Shakespeare to film that I have seen. The entire movie is magical. This movie actually made me get out the play and read it. The cast is tremendous. I keep reading about Kevin Kline, an excellent performance, but Calista Flockhart stole this show. She was wonderful. The sets are perfect and the entire cast just brings the whole play to life. I have seen it twice and plan to buy it and watch it over and over.
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Summary: Surprisingly entertaining
Review: I didn't exactly want to see this movie. But I went and I thouroughly enjoyed it. The cast, of course, did an incredible job and the scenery was amazing. Not only was it done beautifully but I could not stop myself from laughing. Kevin Kline is hilarious! I also found that Christian Bale did an amazing job that was noticable even though he had sort of a small part. He had a difficult part to play and he did it well. Althought it is in Shakespearian language (which I have a hard time with), the story was not difficult to follow along with. It actually sets the mood better. This is an enjoyable movie for anyone.
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