# Recent Shakespeare movies, AKA Branagh is the swooniest!

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**Created:** [March 5, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-shakespeare-movies-aka-branagh-is-the-swooniest/394634 "2007-03-05T04:24:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leechboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9fc348/32.png) [@Leechboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leechboy)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-shakespeare-movies-aka-branagh-is-the-swooniest/394634/21 "2007-03-06T19:06:07Z")

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[QUOTE=SmartAleq]

Also a shout out to **Leechboy** for the head’s up on the Rylance _Henry V,_ although I’m having a tough time picturing the essentially retiring and inward actor as the larger-than-life character, should be an interesting juxtaposition. Netflix will be busy this week..  
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Well, he is less bombastic than the other two. But you do get a real sense of Henry’s concern for his men. His cry of “Not today O Lord, not today” is heartbreaking.

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-shakespeare-movies-aka-branagh-is-the-swooniest/394634/22 "2007-03-06T20:47:44Z")

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**outlierrn** - good call on **In the Bleak Midwinter**

I liked the recent **Midsummer Night’s Dream** , but that may have had more to do with it being my favourite play.

I liked the Bonham Carter **Twelfth Night** of '96. Haven’t seen **She’s The Man** yet.

And as a loose adaptation, **10 Things I Hate About You** was quite good.

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**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-shakespeare-movies-aka-branagh-is-the-swooniest/394634/23 "2007-03-06T21:25:09Z")

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[QUOTE=MrDibble]

I liked the recent **Midsummer Night’s Dream** , but that may have had more to do with it being my favourite play.

I liked the Bonham Carter **Twelfth Night** of '96. Haven’t seen **She’s The Man** yet.  
good.  
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Oh yeah, forgot _Midsummer,_ looked fabulous but most of the acting was… hmmm… you COULD build bridges out of it, but Callista’s too thin to make a good strong bridge spar.

Ben Kingsley’s Fool was also very good…

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