hmm. Branagh criticism

[burntcopper]

Much ado about nothing : dammit. I love this film. Really I do. The Benedick/Beatrice banter is a joy to behold, and Denzel... oh, Denzel. Not just *mrowr*, but ♥.

But argh, I'd forgotten how much I hate Claudio as a character. STABBY.

That and Keanu's acting. :winces:

Well, and the fact that Branagh can't handle any 'Fool' scenes. I've seen those done well. Michael Keaton and Ben Elton look like gurning idiots.

So I fast-forwarded through the bad stuff and rewinded the Benedick/Beatrice, then swooned over Denzel a bit more. It's the only thing you can do, really.

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I know most of the surviving film musicals, but I wonder which lesser known (stage, perhaps) ones you'd recommend if I was getting into South Pacific and Sweet Charity. The latter, ie. Fosse or Porter, I am more familiar with than R/H (and I don't want to listen to the Sound of Music :)), and I couldn't get my hands on G/Sullivan either.

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uh... um. honestly, I haven;t seen that many that aren't mainstream or porter. Sondheim's good. Wicked, Guys and Dolls, any Lloyd Webber. Like I said my non-mainstream knowledge is pitiful, unless you count Victor/Victoria.