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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 3347
Released: February 24, 2004 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Treachery. Madness. Murder. The story of Hamlet has been told for 400 years...but it's never been told like this! Mel Gibson (the Mad Max and Lethal Weapon films) takes on his richest part to date, the title role in a dynamic new version of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli (Romeo and Juliet, Jesus of Nazareth), the location-shot production has a sumptuous look that won Academy Award nominations for Art Direction and Costume Design. Gibson plays the prince of medieval-era Denmark, who senses treachery behind his royal father's death. Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons) plays Hamlet's mother Gertrude, all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. A brilliant supporting cast, including Alan Bates as Claudius, Paul Scofield as the ghost of Hamlet's father, Ian Holm as Polonius and Helena Bonham-Carter as Ophelia, adds its powerful presence to this immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds. Big, bold and heroic, this is a vivid and virile Hamlet for the modern age and all time.
Description of Hamlet:
Franco Zeffirelli's stripped-down, two-hour version of Shakespeare's play stars Mel Gibson as a rather robust version of the ambivalent Danish prince. Gibson is much better in the part than many critics have admitted, his powers of clarity doing much to make this particular Hamlet more accessible than several other filmed versions. The supporting cast is outstanding, including Glenn Close as Gertrude, Alan Bates as Claudius, Ian Holm as Polonius, and Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia. Zeffirelli's vigorous direction employs a lively camera style that nicely alters the viewer's preconceptions about the way Hamlet should look. --Tom Keogh
Hamlet Reviews:
Flamboyant and exciting, totally overwhelming! 
2009-12-13 - Totally amazing! Mel Gibson leaves no effort in potraying 'Hamlet'. He does deliver every piece of his performence in the most genuine way, the potrayal of pain, sorrow, tension been done so well by this actor, you had to believe its Hamlet. Glenn Close is outstanding, her appearence is very appealing, very genuine both in a maternal and sexual way. The chemistry between Close and Gibson is impeccable. Glenn Close as Gertrude potrays every single emotion well, she is a prowd, happy queen to marry her husbands brother, on the other hand also a concerned and caring mother to Hamlet, her closeness to her son certainly gives a sexual tension as well. The film oozes with fine, flmamboyant performences from almost all the cast. The film maintains a fine flow and has its moments of decent humour too that will make you smile, nevertheless very dramatic and very charged! You never fail to realize that you are actually witnessing the real play by Sir Shakespeare. Definately worth a look.
Mel Gibson's version of Hamlet, the Movie
2009-11-04 - Saw the movie before seeing the play on Broadway with Jude Law. If I had not seen the movie, it would have been very difficult to watch the play and understand what was going on. Mel did a great job in playing Hamlet. The whole cast was excellent. I highly recommend this movie, if you are a Shakespeare fan.
Mike K
Hamlet - Excellent movie!
2009-09-28 - Hello I'm an autistic adult.
This is my review on Hamlet - dvd.
I rented this from my local library & have watched it on tv on the regular channel's a couple of times & really enjoy the movie. Mel Gibson is great as Hamlet in the movie. Excellent actor. I can't praise up the movie enough. If you get into Shakespeare then watch this movie. You'll really enjoy it I know I have.
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Excellent product
2009-09-09 - Is an excellent film, specially for the students that are learning about William Shakespeare famous plays, what a better way to do so .
Worth having
2009-08-03 - The screenplay takes great liberties with the script--some radical abbreviations--but overall, it was aesthetically delightful.
