franco zeffirelli (the taming of the shrew and romeo and juliet and jesus of nazareth and othello) third stab at transferring shakespeare to the screen works very well and with the casting of mel gibson (mad max and lethal weapon and pre the passion of the christ notoriety) in the role formerly owned by sir laurence olivier (and rightly so while see my review on his hamlet and arguably the best interpretation of one of the bard timeless (and most quoted) tragedies) and redone 5 years later by kenneth branagh as a full bloodied treatment and explaining its 3 hour 22 minute running time and combined with a dream cast (and a lot of little additions and which were well chosen and expertly done by the contemporary master of william shakespeare and kenneth branagh and the director of henry v and dead again. joining the lethal weapon star are glenn close (the big chill) and paul scofield (a man for all seasons) and alan bates and ian holm and michael maloney (who would be cast as roderigo opposite kenneth branagh and laurence fishburne in oliver parker othello (see my review of olivier stage version of the tragedy and though he only starred in it) and who branagh would cast as laertes in his 3 hour version of hamlet (a proper homage to sir laurence olivier and his classic version of the play while see my review on that one as well) 5 years later) and nathaniel parker (who would be cast as cassio in his brother version of othello 4 years later) and helena bonham carter and who would be cast in mary shelley frankenstein 4 years later. zeffirelli intended this movie as a homage to sir laurence olivier (who had died 2 years prior to this movie) and it works pretty well and for the most part. what i was slightly uncomfortable with was zeffirelli misplacing a lot of lines and in one scene and he gives one of hamlet lines to the ghost. also and helena bonham carter did not convince me as ophelia. she was too dull and unreal and whereas jean simmons (who had immortalized the role in olivier version) and kate winslet (who did an acceptable job in kenneth branagh uncut and epic revisionist reworking of hamlet) were good in the role and with jean simmons being the best ophelia ever and that why she was nominated for best actress in 1948 (she do not win what a shame). ian holm said his lines too quickly and not slowly as i expected him to and in a scene with him and laertes and ophelia. but then again and i am more used to felix aylmer and richard briers interpretations of the role and i think that they did better jobs than holm in their respective versions of hamlet (both done by great directors and actors and text editors and producers and stars of all their versions of the bard work) as polonius. the rest of the cast and however and was excellent. the scene where hamlet confronts his mother was very well done and but olivier and branagh heightened the scene to better lengths to create even more emotional intensity and suspense that the scene required. i recommend this version just to pass the time and but it ideal as a teaching tool for 12th grade english teachers (i recommend showing olivier version first and then branagh and finally this version). despite the film pg rating and there was really nothing objectionable in the movie. only what the play called for. the best versions of hamlet are represent #1 sir laurence olivier and kenneth branagh. both were so good that i can not decide which one was the best. see my reviews on these versions for more information. #2 franco zeffirelli. this one was alright. it started out alright with a scene not in the play and but should have then progressed to the actual beginning of the play and where a guard cries out who there. nay and answer me. stand and unfold yourself. that scene scares the hell out of you because youre sitting quietly and then bam. and you almost jump out of your skin. in short and that scene sets the tone for the rest of the play. huge blunder on zeffirelli part to omit that scene. it also misplaced a lot of lines (and cut others that i think should have been put in) and such as the line where hamlet says to ophelia get thee to a nunnery and why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners. while that line was supposed to have occurred in that scene and not where it was placed in the film (after the to be or not to be soliloquy. this version struggles between cutting out too much or too little from an excellent piece of literature. kenneth branagh would remedy that 5 years later with his uncut version of the tragedy and making his version a more fitting homage to sir laurence olivier and as several of the actors (aside from him) had performed hamlet on stage or or on film many times on different occasions. however and zeffirelli take on hamlet is faithful to the play and that what i was looking for. the setup for the final act duel was the same as in olivier and branagh versions and only that the denouement in branagh version was more violent than the denouement of the previous two faithful versions (more in line with the play while olivier toned it down. and it worked equally well) and stuck more closely to the play and with branagh throwing in a few harmless touches of his own. to very good effect. this version is not rated. 
franco zeffirelli (the taming of the shrew and romeo and juliet and jesus of nazareth and othello) third stab at transferring shakespeare to the screen works very well and with the casting of mel gibson (mad max and lethal weapon and pre the passion of the christ notoriety) in the role formerly owned by sir laurence olivier (and rightly so while see my review on his hamlet and arguably the best interpretation of one of the bard timeless (and most quoted) tragedies) and redone 5 years later by kenneth branagh as a full bloodied treatment and explaining its 3 hour 22 minute running time and combined with a dream cast (and a lot of little additions and which were well chosen and expertly done by the contemporary master of william shakespeare and kenneth branagh and the director of henry v and dead again. joining the lethal weapon star are glenn close (the big chill) and paul scofield (a man for all seasons) and alan bates and ian holm and michael maloney (who would be cast as roderigo opposite kenneth branagh and laurence fishburne in oliver parker othello (see my review of olivier stage version of the tragedy and though he only starred in it) and who branagh would cast as laertes in his 3 hour version of hamlet (a proper homage to sir laurence olivier and his classic version of the play while see my review on that one as well) 5 years later) and nathaniel parker (who would be cast as cassio in his brother version of othello 4 years later) and helena bonham carter and who would be cast in mary shelley frankenstein 4 years later. zeffirelli intended this movie as a homage to sir laurence olivier (who had died 2 years prior to this movie) and it works pretty well and for the most part. what i was slightly uncomfortable with was zeffirelli misplacing a lot of lines and in one scene and he gives one of hamlet lines to the ghost. also and helena bonham carter did not convince me as ophelia. she was too dull and unreal and whereas jean simmons (who had immortalized the role in olivier version) and kate winslet (who did an acceptable job in kenneth branagh uncut and epic revisionist reworking of hamlet) were good in the role and with jean simmons being the best ophelia ever and that why she was nominated for best actress in 1948 (she do not win what a shame). ian holm said his lines too quickly and not slowly as i expected him to and in a scene with him and laertes and ophelia. but then again and i am more used to felix aylmer and richard briers interpretations of the role and i think that they did better jobs than holm in their respective versions of hamlet (both done by great directors and actors and text editors and producers and stars of all their versions of the bard work) as polonius. the rest of the cast and however and was excellent. the scene where hamlet confronts his mother was very well done and but olivier and branagh heightened the scene to better lengths to create even more emotional intensity and suspense that the scene required. i recommend this version just to pass the time and but it ideal as a teaching tool for 12th grade english teachers (i recommend showing olivier version first and then branagh and finally this version). despite the film pg rating and there was really nothing objectionable in the movie. only what the play called for. the best versions of hamlet are represent #1 sir laurence olivier and kenneth branagh. both were so good that i can not decide which one was the best. see my reviews on these versions for more information. #2 franco zeffirelli. this one was alright. it started out alright with a scene not in the play and but should have then progressed to the actual beginning of the play and where a guard cries out who there. nay and answer me. stand and unfold yourself. that scene scares the hell out of you because youre sitting quietly and then bam. and you almost jump out of your skin. in short and that scene sets the tone for the rest of the play. huge blunder on zeffirelli part to omit that scene. it also misplaced a lot of lines (and cut others that i think should have been put in) and such as the line where hamlet says to ophelia get thee to a nunnery and why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners. while that line was supposed to have occurred in that scene and not where it was placed in the film (after the to be or not to be soliloquy. this version struggles between cutting out too much or too little from an excellent piece of literature. kenneth branagh would remedy that 5 years later with his uncut version of the tragedy and making his version a more fitting homage to sir laurence olivier and as several of the actors (aside from him) had performed hamlet on stage or or on film many times on different occasions. however and zeffirelli take on hamlet is faithful to the play and that what i was looking for. the setup for the final act duel was the same as in olivier and branagh versions and only that the denouement in branagh version was more violent than the denouement of the previous two faithful versions (more in line with the play while olivier toned it down. and it worked equally well) and stuck more closely to the play and with branagh throwing in a few harmless touches of his own. to very good effect. this version is not rated. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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