Shakespeare in Love

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Summary: Hollywood Does Shakespeare
Review: This film is visually stunning and filled with erudite references to Shakespeare and his times, so it is with regret I admit I don't want to see the movie more than once--okay, maybe twice or even thrice. To my taste, the movie is too accessible--for which you read Hollywood "bends" reality to make a good love story. My main gripe: Shakespeare didn't need anyone to help him write--not with an output of approximately two plays a year for twenty years--that's why he is rightly called the greatest genius of English literature.

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Summary: Great movie
Review: When I saw this movie, I left the theater in a state of complete rapture. Never before has a movie affected me like this.

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Summary: A Great Surprise Hit for a family to enjoy!
Review: Perhaps not sutable for children (nudity) but if you can learrrrn to skip past that this movie is a experience all should go through. A lovley new take on romeo and juliet!

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Summary: One Great Love Story Told Around Another!
Review: This is a very well told tale of love inspiring a classic love story and internaly explaining the true nature of love. Well played by all and so amazingly written. This film I hold closely to my heart as so many a good book. Wonderful...

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Summary: Well Worth It
Review: This is a great movie to entertain anyone. One of the best things is that it covers all areas from comedy to romance. This DVD is now on the let's watch it again list.

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Summary: Better then the movie everafter and I loved that one too.
Review: This film was beautifully written. Not like some shakespearian movies where you can not understand them at all. I fell in love with the characters from the beginning of the movie. The music and the wonderful scenery were breathe taking. It captured my full attention from beginning to end and I highly recommend anyone to rent or buy this video I sure will be buying it for my own movie collection. Give this a two thumbs up.

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Summary: A Great Movie, but a chick flick?
Review: Shakespeare in Love, is as its title indicates, first and foremost a romance. It's sreenplay is witty and acurate as British phenomenon, Tom Stoppard wrote the screenplay. Stoppard also wrote Arcadia. A fabulous 1993 play which starred Rufus Sewell on the London Stage. (Rufus also stars with Joseph Fiennes in 1998's The Very THought of You(the US title,)) I personally regard Stoppard very highly and think that if Shakepeare in Love has a little bit less of Gwenyth Paltrow's Chest, his work would have been more appreciated. I would love to see a screenplay for Arcadia, when is that coming to the screen! Watch Shakespeare in Love, its a cute story, Paltrow is pretty, Fiennes makes a good lover and anything with Ben Affleck in tights gets my vote!

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Summary: What a Dame!
Review: This is a must-see for any fan of Judi Dench. She is one of the finest actresses I have ever had the pleasure of watching. It is a true testament to an actor when one can win an Academy Award and appear in less than 20 minutes of a film!

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Summary: The best movie in the entire world!
Review: I loved this movie. Words can not express my love for this masterpiece. I enjoyed it thoroughly and saw it 4 times. It was incredibly intriguing and the acting was terrific (I love Joe Fiennes! ). The costumes were gorgeous, the script was witty, everything about it was phenomenal! If you can not tell by my blunt words and novice writing I am a young lady of humble years. For an excellent movie that effects children as young as me, it must really be interesting. After watching this movie I felt compelled to read all of Shakespeare's plays. So far I have read Midsummer's Night Dream (I was slightly dissapointted with the movie), Two Gentlemen of Verona (What light is light...), Romeo and Juliet, the Tempest (I am named after the lovely Miranda)and many more. So this movie has stimulated a teenager to increase her intellect. I recommend this movie. If you liked this movie I would see Elizabeth.

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Summary: A "10!"
Review: This is a truly gorgeous film. Not only are the sets, costuming and filming top-notch, but the actors are inspired. They really took these characters and made them their own - the characters are much deeper and more three-dimensional than in many other "Shakespeare" films that are equally good, such as Brannaugh's "Much Ado about Nothing" and "Othello." The dialogue in this film is nothing short of spellbinding - I didn't move in my seat for the duration of the movie and my eyes were locked to the screen. If you think you don't like Shakespeare but you enjoyed the witty, fast paced banter in movies like "Chasing Amy," "Clerks," "Dogma," and "Good Will Hunting," then you should give this one a try.