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Best Movie Adaptation

posted 4 years ago by HelpMeRhonda (1158)
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So many to choose from. Even the ones that were filmed onstage are great, but I am thinking of feature films. Loose adaptations may be considered too, like West Side Story, Lion King, or 10 Things I Hate About You.

My personal favorite is 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet. Old fashioned I know. But the acting is superb, from top to bottom the cast has it down, especially the terrific Olivia Hussey. So dramatic and yet so relatable.

[–] phony (231) 4 years ago

Throne of Blood, by the master Akira Kurosawa

[–] chilidoggg (14439) 4 years ago

Is that something different from "RA" which I really liked (supposed to be King Lear.)

[–] phony (231) 4 years ago

You mean Ran? been a long time since i watched it, but yeah, its different. They are both great.

[–] HelpMeRhonda (1158) 4 years ago

I love King Lear so I'll have to check it out.

[–] Pete314 (3123) 4 years ago

Julius Caesar (1953). Brando is amazing.

[–] r5d4d2 (702) 4 years ago

Kenneth Branagh's Henry V hooked me.

[–] HelpMeRhonda (1158) 4 years ago

Man yeah that one is good. The St. Crispin's speech is killer.

[–] liscarkat (19031) a year ago

"My personal favorite is 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet."

That's my favorite, too. The whole thing is first-rate, from the music score to the sword fight between Leonard Whiting and Michael York. Neither of those has anything to do with Shakespeare, of course, but they contribute to the appeal of this adaptation of his play.