Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 2
• Studio: Madacy Records
• VHS Release Date: June 2, 1998
• Run Time: 163 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304425007
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,047 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great stage production, shoddy tape production., October 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Shakespeare Collection: The Taming of the Shrew [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If this was just about the Stratford production, I'd have put 5 stars, no hesitation--it's a joy to watch. But the box doesn't even tell you it's Len Cariou as Petruchio. On top of that, the tapes are reproduced at EP/SLP, and they *still* use two tapes for a roughly three hour presentation!! If you can't stand not owning this, go ahead and blow the money, but otherwise wait until a better quality tape or DVD comes out. Same goes for the other tapes in the collection.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I'm sorry, what did you say?, March 15, 2000

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Gregory R Snyder (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Shakespeare Collection: The Taming of the Shrew [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If I had bought this for anything less than study purposes, I would be disappointed. The sound, camera work and video quality are so bad that it is hard to judge the quality of the production.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Production, July 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Shakespeare Collection: The Taming of the Shrew [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I don't know what the other reviewers are complaining about. I have no trouble at all hearing any of the dialogue. Sure, the picture quality is not up to current digital TV standards, but what do you want from a play recorded in 1983? The picture quality is good enough-- there is no problem seeing anything. And as far as the performances go, they're all excellent. This is probably the best version I've ever seen of _Taming of the Shrew_ anywhere. Everyone is right on target and the performances show you just how much of a comedy this is-- whether it is in the pacing and delivery of dialogue or the physical humor. This one has it all unlike some productions where you wouldn't even know you were watching a comedy; it's a winner all around. I'd recommend ordering the box set that contains this play, _As You Like It,_ and _Romeo and Juliet._ All of them are great productions that will really make you appreciate what a live stage show can do. I wish I had attended these performances.