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Summary: WOULD MAKE THE BARD PROUD!
Review: Have loved this film for years... my teenagers quote it! A must see for everyone on the planet! Richard Burton is perfect.. his laugh will stick with you forever!
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Summary: Long Live the Shrew!
Review: Having loved Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in Cleopatra, and being a huge fan of anything Shakespearean, I had my heart set on high praise for this movie from the opening credits. I was thankfully not let down. Taylor and Burton's on screen presence cannot be denied as anything but spectacular and their chemistry could melt the harshest critics. Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
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Summary: Brilliant And Delightful Farce
Review: I have seen both a staged version and this Burton-Zefferelli production of the Taming of the Shrew and needless to say I like this movie best! Richard Burton and Liz Taylor are great as the two antagonists in this picture. There is also a great supporting cast which includes the gifted actors Michael York and Cyril Cusak. The movie production is filmed against a back drop of Renaisance (Padua) Italy and like Zefferelli's Romeo and Juliet is thus all the more believable and realistic than any mere stage version. Shakespeare's poetry is eloquent enough. However the genius of Burton and Taylor make the Bard's poetry sincere. The music is truly enjoyable and most appropriate to the place and time the story takes place. This film is pure joy! Based on Shakespeare's brillilant farce this movie is pure entertainment and a delight to watch over and over!
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Summary: Better in widescreen
Review: I like the widescreen version of this much better than the standard size view because you can tell more of what is happening. Especially when Tranio says "No profit grows where is no pleasure taken." In the regular size view, he looks like he's talking to the horse. In widescreen, we see that he's talking to the handler.
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Summary: Wonderfully Done!
Review: I must say this was a delight to see. As a high school student Shakespeare can be extremely confusing but if you want to start somewhere this is a perfect way to go. The actors make it easy to understand what is going on. Elizabeth Taylor makes you feel for her character and Richard Burton plays his character like a pro. Truly amazing film that I could go on and on about!
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Summary: Good transfer, GREAT FILM, subtitles in asian languages?
Review: I used to check this tape out from the University film library and watch it on the top floor of the main library in the media center any time I wanted to get a lift. It's a really well done version of the great play, and of course Taylor and Burton make it a joy to watch.I was a bit concerned about the transfer to DVD, as many such transfers have been poorly handled with degraded masters. There is some age to this master print as well, but the transfer comes off very good, with little pixillation, and the sound is bright and clear. Imagine my surprise when I found I could listen in multiple languages, and view subtitles in others! And, we're talkinga bout going beyond the basic French or Spanish! I don't even know what some of those were, but it was cool to watch! And, there can't be enough said for the ability to view this movie in wide-screen for the first time! I had no idea how much image I was missing! Now I just have to convince my wife to get a bigger television!
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Summary: asses are made to bear and so are you
Review: I was 'forced' to watch this for my english lit. A level. At first I remembered how much I had hated romeo and juliet, but once the movie started I was amazed! I actually ENJOYED a Shakespeare adaption. No doubt thanks to the gorgeous Liz Taylor and Richard Burton. Katherina is one of the most compelling characters to have ever been thought up, and as much as I despise Petruchio for his complete torture of kate, I find him an amusing and wonderful character. Unfortunatley the film is let down by cutting half of Katherina's lines, and becase they KEPT Shakespeare's appauling ending... (it's late and I don't remember accuratly but something to the effect of 'yeah, stand on my hand if it makes you feel better, Petruchio dearest.' Could that be any more degrading to such a strong-willed intelligent character?)
Great film and play.
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Summary: Stunning
Review: I've seen many productions of Taming of the Shrew, but they all suffer from the curse of political correctness. Fortunately, Zeffirelli did not worry about this and has produced the finest Shrew of modern times. Like nearly all films of Shakespeare, at least half of the text is left out. However, the complete spirit is captured and that is the best one can hope for in a film version. Burton is quite good in this, but Elizabeth Taylor is incredible.
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Summary: Required watching
Review: If there is a better adaption of this great play I'm not aware of it. The personal relationship and tension between Taylor and Burton combined with their own great acting ability (plus many good supporting performances from such as York and Holden who never seems to get credit) turn this into a tour de farce that is both a visual feast and a lession of how to act. Watch this and drink in a an all time classic.
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Summary: One Of The Absolutely Great Ones
Review: If you love Shakespeare this one has to be in your collection. The DVD version is nothing spectacular (no extra anythings) but it will probably keep forever now that it has been digitized.....so forget about the next generation in your family not being able to view the crumbling magnetic tape from your VHS copy. A classic for-the-ages Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton film from their peak period in 1967. Directed by *the* Zeffirelli, what more could you ask for. Oh.....you want a good score....this one is award winning.....Nino Rota. There is absolutely nothing lacking in this version.....you can enjoy it every time. It's one for kids to watch to see how much fun real Shakespeare can be. It's one for budding actresses to watch to see Taylor at her best. It's one for anyone studying the Bard in school to have under their belt. And it's one for all the rest of us to enjoy again and again.
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