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16 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Uninspired,
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This review is from: BBC Shakespeare: The Tempest (Amazon Instant Video)
Squeamish homophobes, be forewarned: this is the most homoerotic interpretation I've ever seen of this play.
Warren Clarke's portrayal of the feral child molester, Caliban, was admirable, as was Nigel Hawthorne's drunken Stephano. I've seen more sympathetic and satisfying interpretations of the relationship between Propero and Ariel, though; and I've seen Prospero played with much more humorous sagacity. Still, it was entertaining.
5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not Recommended,
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This review is from: BBC Shakespeare: The Tempest (Amazon Instant Video)
This version of the play is not only boring (and Shakespeare should NOT be boring), but Ariel and the other sprites wear less than loin cloths -- along with sparkly body glitter. Their costumes, as well as their acting, are distracting and ridiculous.
I would never show this to someone who didn't already love Shakespeare. They'd come away thinking he wrote boring, uninspired stories, with a dash of the inappropriately lewd and strange. |
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BBC Shakespeare: The Tempest by John Gorrie
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