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prof_pangaeanicol williamson, why you got to be so good? finally saw his hamlet from 1969 -- excellence on spooled magentic tape. if only it was on dvd, i would be making screencaps of great length. i expected it to be rather like the bbc adaptations of the early 80's, like his macbeth -- very uneven, awkward, and visibly straining for cash. instead it is still somewhat uneven but rather beautiful, if low-budget, with several scenes that are the best i've ever seen. somehow i forgot that gordon jackson plays horatio. how is that possible? i dun know.
the scene with hamlet and his father's ghost is fuckin amazing. i watched it... a lot.
this is actually not one of the strongest scenes, mainly because i don't think the producers really thought through anyone else's characters very much, so ophelia is just sort of a vessel for nice lines. she has an incestuous relationship with laertes, but this never seems to go anywhere in regards to her or polonius' characterisation. it perhaps makes hamlet's obsession with his mother's "incestuous" relationship make more sense and seem slightly less... weird. but it doesn't seem to be especially exploited. ah well. you get bonus anthony hopkins with ear-rings at the end, so it's all good.
the real point is that thing where every time i see/hear/read hamlet again i remember i want to do a project with it. i've got several false-starts for comics and a choose-your-own-adventure story so far. might give a stab at the comics bit again.
the scene with hamlet and his father's ghost is fuckin amazing. i watched it... a lot.
this is actually not one of the strongest scenes, mainly because i don't think the producers really thought through anyone else's characters very much, so ophelia is just sort of a vessel for nice lines. she has an incestuous relationship with laertes, but this never seems to go anywhere in regards to her or polonius' characterisation. it perhaps makes hamlet's obsession with his mother's "incestuous" relationship make more sense and seem slightly less... weird. but it doesn't seem to be especially exploited. ah well. you get bonus anthony hopkins with ear-rings at the end, so it's all good.
the real point is that thing where every time i see/hear/read hamlet again i remember i want to do a project with it. i've got several false-starts for comics and a choose-your-own-adventure story so far. might give a stab at the comics bit again.
