Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Best Film & Video Co
• VHS Release Date: September 22, 1987
• Run Time: 40 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300130983
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #645,228 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Video presentation designed for English teachers and classrooms

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If, like a crab, I could go backward,, June 24, 2004

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"tkaring" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hamlet By Shakespeare [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I would rate this even lower than 1. It appears to be designed for middle or high school audiences. There are a few howlers in it. Did you know that "The Murder of Gonzago" was "an ancient Greek drama"? Hamlet's "Get thee to a nunnery" speech is delivered in a monotone, perhaps so it will be in sync with Ophelia's responding "Oh what a noble mind." If students are supposed to be "getting" the play from visuals & acting, I promise you: they won't.

Teachers: save your $20. If your students are functioning at a level no higher than this 40 minute summary, it's just not time to try Shakespeare. The main conclusion they draw is likely to be, "Boring." It's a summary that takes all of the passion & deception & violence of Hamlet, & produces nothing more than a ho-hum.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best Hamlet ever, but worth the rental price, August 30, 2001

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"slsailors" (BIrmingham, AL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hamlet By Shakespeare [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This was certainly not the best Hamlet I've ever seen. But I think it is worth checking out just to observe the natural difference in dramatic interpretation.