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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent to watch, but at best FAIR to GOOD as a teaching tool
This is a WONDERFUL production, well acted and interestingly staged, using modern costuming. McKellan and Dench are in fine form, both as malevolent as they need to be. As a teacher, however, I found this DVD to be a major disappointment, because for some silly reason the publisher did not bother to offer subtitles (which are immensely valuable to aid...
Published on December 28, 2008 by Marc Pollitt
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31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mushy sound - needs subtitles...
I was disappointed... the films of live plays are visually flat, and the sound was mushy, and I really wished there were subtitles. In my opinion, the BBC productions are much better.
Published on July 16, 2007 by Roglio
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31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mushy sound - needs subtitles...,
By Roglio (Emeryville, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Thames Shakespeare Collection (Macbeth / King Lear / Romeo & Juliet / Twelfth Night) (DVD)
I was disappointed... the films of live plays are visually flat, and the sound was mushy, and I really wished there were subtitles. In my opinion, the BBC productions are much better.
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent to watch, but at best FAIR to GOOD as a teaching tool,
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This review is from: The Thames Shakespeare Collection (Macbeth / King Lear / Romeo & Juliet / Twelfth Night) (DVD)
This is a WONDERFUL production, well acted and interestingly staged, using modern costuming. McKellan and Dench are in fine form, both as malevolent as they need to be.As a teacher, however, I found this DVD to be a major disappointment, because for some silly reason the publisher did not bother to offer subtitles (which are immensely valuable to aid students' comprehension of a fairly difficult text).
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Shakespeare Goes Home,
By Dah Deb (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Thames Shakespeare Collection (Macbeth / King Lear / Romeo & Juliet / Twelfth Night) (DVD)
These DVD's are high quality acting with an excellent rendition of Shakespeare's classics. Affordable luxuries are always the best.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good,
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The acting and sets are kind of corny. But they're old made-for-BBC productions, so what might one expect?
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
OUTSTANDING!!!! A MUST!!!!,
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This review is from: The Thames Shakespeare Collection (Macbeth / King Lear / Romeo & Juliet / Twelfth Night) (DVD)
THis is something you must have if you are interested in understanding Macbeth! Outstanding acting!!!! Dench and McKellen are superb!!!! The only drawback is that it is not captioned!!!
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The Thames Shakespeare Collection (Macbeth / King Lear / Romeo & Juliet / Twelfth Night) by Tony Davenall (DVD - 2006)
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