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Coriolanus (Blu-ray + DVD)
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| Genre | Action/Adventure |
| Format | Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Color, NTSC, Widescreen |
| Contributor | Gerard Butler, Ralph Fiennes |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 2 hours and 3 minutes |
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Caius Martius 'Coriolanus' (Ralph Fiennes), a revered and feared Roman General is at odds with the city of Rome and his fellow citizens. Pushed by his controlling and ambitious mother Volumnia (Vanessa Redgrave) to seek the exalted and powerful position of Consul, he is loath to ingratiate himself with the masses whose votes he needs in order to secure the office. When the public refuses to support him, Coriolanus's anger prompts a riot that culminates in his expulsion from Rome. The banished hero then allies himself with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius (Gerard Butler) to take his revenge on the city.
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.01 Ounces
- Item model number : Relay time: 122min
- Director : Ralph Fiennes
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
- Run time : 2 hours and 3 minutes
- Release date : May 29, 2012
- Actors : Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish
- Studio : The Weinstein Company
- ASIN : B0059XTUT0
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #79,269 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #447 in Military & War (Movies & TV)
- #2,062 in Mystery & Thrillers (Movies & TV)
- #5,815 in Drama Blu-ray Discs
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Prime is a service that is paid for, and advertisements in movies that are tagged as being part of Prime is unacceptable. PLEASE reconsider this choice, Amazon - you can be better than this.
AT THE VERY LEAST: if you are going to place a ridiculous commercial within a classic work of art, please plaster an equally ridiculous banner across the listing warning "At 6 minutes in to Shakespeare's masterpiece, we at Amazon have chosen to destroy the momentum and evocative flow of the movie with something nonsensical." Then the strong negative reaction that arises could be avoided for others. If this is the new standard for movies that are included within Prime Video, you can be assured that I will be watching none of them, turning to another service. Please reconsider this choice, Amazon.
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But it is Shakespeare, faithful dialogue, delivered with the attention to metre and tempo, so be prepared for that.
Coriolanus is one of those tragedies where the anti-hero has a message to deliver and a mirror to hold up to those fickle citizens that want multiple things from their war-heroes that changes from moment to moment. Men bred to war are seldom suitable for anything else...
There's no point singling out any actor in this, except perhaps for Vanessa Redgrave, who is mesmerising and so powerful as to own the screen every time she is on it. Stirring stuff.
The modern feel reflects the theme perfectly, the direction is well-paced and attentive to character and the action is full-on, so where it does serve as an illustration of war, it hits home.
One thing I would say is that the dialogue is hit and miss for volume: in all Shakespearian adaptations to the movies, the sound is a problem as those taking things to the big-screen take advantage of the huge range of potential delivery for dialogue that doesn't have to be 'heard at the back'. This means some of it can be a bit mumbly, a bit too low, straining to hear is a problem, especially when the language being used isn't that familiar. (And with regional accents being thrown in, it gets even more interesting! :)
But apart from that, a stirring effort. Really liked it, Congrats to Mr Fiennes and all involved. More please.
Its one of Shakespeare's not-as-famous plays, but I have no idea why!!
The plot:
A famous general (Ralph Fiennes), wins a great victory over Rome's enemies (led by Gerard Butler), and is soon promoted to the Senate, but some of the Senators fear a dictatorship and scheme to have him removed. He eventually joins forces with his old enemies against Rome in revenge, before being stopped by the pleas of his family.
The reason why I like this one is that its modernisation is truly inspired. Whilst retaining the original language, the contemporary setting makes this a great story referring to political greed and the idea of war against minority governments.
James Nesbitt's turn as a plotting senator in the market place is one such scene, the impeachment scene re-shot as a TV debate is another.
My favourite scene though, has to be the initial battle scene, complete with explosions, a knife fight, and a bloodied Fiennes, which leads to my favourite line, delivered with great authority: The blood I drop is rather physical// Than dangerous to me: to Aufidius thus// I will appear, and fight... And then he leads his men back into the battle!!
Buy it, watch it, love it!
It's happened before, notably with a recent "Macbeth" where all the emphasis is on the fighting not the human drama and of course the words of W.S.
I had expected better from Ralph Fiennes.
The film is a pared-down streamlined version of the play, which as Fiennes himself says in his commentary on the DVD, was done to get to the story and circumvent somewhat what he called "the density of the language." I found some of the camera work jittery and annoying, particularly when the jumpy scenes occur outside the context of media reporting. However, within the context of the production, it worked. I found it gripping, in that it made the brutality of war and rebellion a reality for the viewer. I have to say, I'm not used to getting adrenaline surges when watching Shakespeare, but it's a pleasant experience and the time flies by.
I studied Coriolanus at university and it was never one of my favourite Shakespeare plays. I never really got into the man's mind. However in this production it's plain that Coriolanus' arrogance and self-righteousness are his downfall; as someone once said: God deliver us from men who "know" they're right! After watching Fiennes' film you realise that Commander Coriolanus was never meant to engage our sympathy, as even MacBeth does in his downward spiral. There's a definite resonance with Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" in several scenes.
Vanessa Redgrave gives a sterling performance as Volumnia, the she-wolf who whelped the dragon. You can definitely see where Sonny Boy got his pride. Their face-off is a wonderful piece of staging.

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