What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension; how like... a god... The beauty of the world; the paragon of animals; And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust?
His enthusiasm in this scene? It's perfect. It's meant to look over the top and overacted. It's not Kenneth Branagh being too enthusiastic, it's Hamlet being over enthusiastic. I love it!
I think he did an okay job on this scene, but I don't think Hamlet should be overacted. The other Kenneth Branagh movies he did so wonderfully. His words were careful weighed with passion and amazing. Some of these scenes were breathtaking, but others I just felt like he was racing, and he just didn't pull me into the scene like he did in his other movies.
I think that this version of hamlet is so well done. in england Kenneth Branaugh is directing Hamlet for theatre and Hamlet is going to be played by Jude Law...i'm actually not certain of how well he will do...
The Royal Shakespeare Company is also presenting Hamlet, at nearly if not the same time, the role of Hamlet this time going to David Tennant, and Claudius is Patrick Stewart. i would rather see that one to tell you the truth.
good move, but i think live would be an experience!
i dunno...i kinda want to see Jude Law as Hamlet...I also just want to see him period, so i suppose i'm not the most objective judge. what can i say, the man is teh sex.
What? i offered my opinion on the physical appearance of a popular celebrity, and that means i can't control sexual "cravings"? You make no sense. by that logic, any guy who'd ever say "oh she's hot" would be a rapist. Expressing your sexuality in a healthy way (yes, even on the "net"), is a far cry away from sexually assault.
and really, don't flatter yourself. even if you were assaulted that would only mean you attract CRAZY girls and wouldn't reflect on your "good" looks at all.
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You've got serious problems!
can't you take a joke?
Sexual frustration, i bet!
relax! writing on the web, expressing your schoolgirl sexual fantasies just proves i was right in the first place. I'm a good judge of character, what i am certain of is my physical appearance, 'out of this world' I was once described as...God help me if you ever saw me in your local! i dread to think how you'd react...over react, i expect! now stop writing hysterical letters, bringing attention to your self,ok?
maybe someone else reading this (yes, on the "web"), can vouch for me on this, but i never once was hysterical when writing these responses.
i mean geez, just because i'm not some sexually repressed "schoolgirl" and can say when i think a guy is attractive doesn't mean i go around ripping off guys' shirts. i'm actually more introverted than a lot of people.
also stop with the whole "Beatles" comparison about yourself. its annoying.
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I never mentioned the beatles!
are you on smack?
why can't you just accept the fact that my opinion of you is accurate?
How can anyone vouch for you when you're probably alone in one of those awful student flats, with all your belongings scattered over the floor, littered with condoms etc?
i only mentioned the Beatles because the way you describe your "out of this world" effect on people is lifted from Beatlemania accounts.
and for the record: why can't you just accept the fact that my opinion of you is accurate?
here's why: You don't know me. you formed an image in your head of a sex-starved student based on absolutely nothing. I don't need to be "fashionable" and i certainly don't need to be quiet. the only one with the problems here is you.
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Will you please stop bothering me? I've got better things to do then remonstrate with you! I'm not your mother!
find your self a boyfriend, I don't care about your sexual frustrations, they are none of my business. Nor am I your councillor! I'm just an 'ordinary' person with outstanding intelligence, and astonishing good looks!
i'm sorry if i missed the sarcasm earlier, but i should have realized there's no one THAT stupid who would be commenting on a Hamlet Clip.
lemme guess, the "I'm just an 'ordinary' person with outstanding intelligence, and astonishing good looks!" is a comment on Branagh's huuuuge ego, right?
you write in riddles! despite my profound intellect you've got me stumped!
I haven't got a clue what you are talking about!
i can only assume that you are hitting on me. unfortunately, i am in Moscow right now so any kind of relationship must be put on hold! by the way, what's your favourite colour?
um, i just guessed you might've not grown up speaking english because it would explain how all this resulted because i called Jude Law "teh sex" and you assumed that meant i'm a rapist. or something. i'm not 100% sure how this started.
but if thats not why, then i guess the only other explanation is that you're crazy.
mike moscow you are a fucking idiot that harrased this woman for expressing sexual attraction, on top of that your posts have demonstrated your astonishing stupidity, obnoxiousnes and i am quite willing to bet your as ugly as a roach.
can someone PLEASE post scene act 1 scene 2, when everyone's gathered in the hall of state and it ends with those white petals falling from the ceiling? i love that bit.
Undoubting the genius Olivier brought to the role, I can't help but feel Branagh took it one step further. Noone IMO can make shakespeare as alive as he. Truely an amazing film.
beautiful. i've studied shakespeare and seen all other film adaptations of hamlet except this one. superb productions values and excellent interpretation of the text
The best version of Hamlet i have ever seen. No other actor has captured Hamlets character as fully as Kenneth Branagh imo. No other version have i felt as i have felt watching this one and no other version have i shed as many tears over. Truly great work from a great actor!
jaha7979 Kenneth Branagh is one of the most if not the best actor of this century and the last. You have obviously not grasped his amazing acting skills and outstanding award winning performances and directing...
this is shakespeare trully i like this scene soooooooo much but i have some problems with the understanding because im german :-) very hard english!!!!
I love what Hamlet says here, I love that. Hamlet express the sadness of his depression, it´s so so real. No matter if you live in a palace, in the most happy place on earth, you can feel like in a jail.
I agree, it´s the best Hamlet movie, well, Mel Gibson Hamlet is more Hollywood, is good as well. But I have seen other Hamlets, even shorters, and they are soooo boring.
I agree...milovy should post more scenes from this wonderful film, particularly First Player's (Academy Award winner Charlton Heston) Speech. It's another powerful scene from this great film of Kenneth Branagh, his Shakespearean masterpiece.
What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason! How infinite in faculty! in form and moving how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension; how like... a god... The beauty of the world; the paragon of animals; And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust?
CorpusChristi83 10 months ago
i feel bad for rosencrantz and guildenstern...i mean yeah they spied for the king but they were faithful to hamlet and he indirectly killed them
johandasu 1 year ago
@johandasu If they were truly faithful to Hamlet, they never would have spied on him.
aburleigh93 11 months ago
what a piece of work is a man....
edegasperis 1 year ago
Rosencrantz = Peter Pettigrew XD So cute.
hafsah124 1 year ago
Have had the movie for three years and is my Favorite Movie.
MichaelBoryAlis 1 year ago 2
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I hate this movie
nakidaki 1 year ago
@nakidaki Why?
al1936ful 1 year ago
A very memorable and appropriate way to introduce Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
AvatarYoda 1 year ago
I was totally thown when they announced him as Director of the Thor movie. I honestly did not see it coming. But, it works. . .
ArcaneOmen2041 1 year ago
It's funny how many times he threatened to burn that fucking place down
thinazzabird 2 years ago
am i mistaken or is this lockhart and wormtail from harry potter?
mamalies 2 years ago 4
You are not mistaken. It is indeed Lockhart and Wormtail.
rjoyhelvie 2 years ago
i had to watch this movie in school. now we are reading the book.
Cgirl017 2 years ago
does anybody have the whole movie?
moviegurl16 2 years ago
I ve watched many other versions of Hamlet ,but indeed kenneth Branagh is wonderful ,brilliant ,gorgeous actor.
sweetkittensarah21 2 years ago 8
Kenneth Branagh IS Hamlet in this movie; there is no acting.
AyraBella11 2 years ago 32
@AyraBella11 So true...
abhishek1993100 1 year ago
This is perfect. An amazing representation of a passionate, tormented, conflicted, wounded prince. I love it.
kategreen15 2 years ago 16
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I agree, Kenneth Branagh is an amazing actor and director, unfortunately he botched Hamlet with his enthusiasm.
shinku3 2 years ago
His enthusiasm in this scene? It's perfect. It's meant to look over the top and overacted. It's not Kenneth Branagh being too enthusiastic, it's Hamlet being over enthusiastic. I love it!
littlesthobbo 2 years ago 8
I think he did an okay job on this scene, but I don't think Hamlet should be overacted. The other Kenneth Branagh movies he did so wonderfully. His words were careful weighed with passion and amazing. Some of these scenes were breathtaking, but others I just felt like he was racing, and he just didn't pull me into the scene like he did in his other movies.
shinku3 2 years ago
how could he be enthusiastic with acting depression? :\
cashfan223 2 years ago 4
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Gads, Branagh's Hamlet is awful. I'll take Gibson's Hamlet any day of the week.
DaveTheTurd 3 years ago
haha Rosenstern and Guildencrantz!
spinklevic 3 years ago 2
Kenneth Branagh is absolutely amazing!
aydingol 3 years ago
What a piece a work is this film!
mom63423 3 years ago
Ken is the man
steelerfan504 3 years ago
hamlet don't trust those bitches
parafleet 3 years ago 4
Kenneth Branagh is absolutely amazing. Period.
violetfieldflorence 3 years ago 4
Better than Olivier..
costa435435 3 years ago 7
I think that this version of hamlet is so well done. in england Kenneth Branaugh is directing Hamlet for theatre and Hamlet is going to be played by Jude Law...i'm actually not certain of how well he will do...
The Royal Shakespeare Company is also presenting Hamlet, at nearly if not the same time, the role of Hamlet this time going to David Tennant, and Claudius is Patrick Stewart. i would rather see that one to tell you the truth.
good move, but i think live would be an experience!
paigehobo 3 years ago 3
i dunno...i kinda want to see Jude Law as Hamlet...I also just want to see him period, so i suppose i'm not the most objective judge. what can i say, the man is teh sex.
AutumnDevi 3 years ago
slut.
mikemosocw 3 years ago
i'm a slut 'cause i think Jude Law is a fine looking guy? well shit, i guess 3/4 of the human population at LEAST is guilty of that.
AutumnDevi 3 years ago 3
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yes, but the difference is, those girls don't voice their opinions over the net!
I bet if you saw what an amazingly good looking guy i was you'd go crazy and sexually assault me, it seems you can't control your sexual cravings..
mikemosocw 3 years ago
What? i offered my opinion on the physical appearance of a popular celebrity, and that means i can't control sexual "cravings"? You make no sense. by that logic, any guy who'd ever say "oh she's hot" would be a rapist. Expressing your sexuality in a healthy way (yes, even on the "net"), is a far cry away from sexually assault.
and really, don't flatter yourself. even if you were assaulted that would only mean you attract CRAZY girls and wouldn't reflect on your "good" looks at all.
AutumnDevi 3 years ago 2
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You've got serious problems!
can't you take a joke?
Sexual frustration, i bet!
relax! writing on the web, expressing your schoolgirl sexual fantasies just proves i was right in the first place. I'm a good judge of character, what i am certain of is my physical appearance, 'out of this world' I was once described as...God help me if you ever saw me in your local! i dread to think how you'd react...over react, i expect! now stop writing hysterical letters, bringing attention to your self,ok?
mikemosocw 3 years ago
maybe someone else reading this (yes, on the "web"), can vouch for me on this, but i never once was hysterical when writing these responses.
i mean geez, just because i'm not some sexually repressed "schoolgirl" and can say when i think a guy is attractive doesn't mean i go around ripping off guys' shirts. i'm actually more introverted than a lot of people.
also stop with the whole "Beatles" comparison about yourself. its annoying.
AutumnDevi 3 years ago 4
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I never mentioned the beatles!
are you on smack?
why can't you just accept the fact that my opinion of you is accurate?
How can anyone vouch for you when you're probably alone in one of those awful student flats, with all your belongings scattered over the floor, littered with condoms etc?
answer that and stay fashionable?
Now, please be quiet!
mikemosocw 3 years ago
i only mentioned the Beatles because the way you describe your "out of this world" effect on people is lifted from Beatlemania accounts.
and for the record: why can't you just accept the fact that my opinion of you is accurate?
here's why: You don't know me. you formed an image in your head of a sex-starved student based on absolutely nothing. I don't need to be "fashionable" and i certainly don't need to be quiet. the only one with the problems here is you.
AutumnDevi 3 years ago 3
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Will you please stop bothering me? I've got better things to do then remonstrate with you! I'm not your mother!
find your self a boyfriend, I don't care about your sexual frustrations, they are none of my business. Nor am I your councillor! I'm just an 'ordinary' person with outstanding intelligence, and astonishing good looks!
if you bother me again, I'll call the police.
mikemosocw 3 years ago
oh man, is this a joke?
i'm sorry if i missed the sarcasm earlier, but i should have realized there's no one THAT stupid who would be commenting on a Hamlet Clip.
lemme guess, the "I'm just an 'ordinary' person with outstanding intelligence, and astonishing good looks!" is a comment on Branagh's huuuuge ego, right?
AutumnDevi 3 years ago 3
you write in riddles! despite my profound intellect you've got me stumped!
I haven't got a clue what you are talking about!
i can only assume that you are hitting on me. unfortunately, i am in Moscow right now so any kind of relationship must be put on hold! by the way, what's your favourite colour?
mikemosocw 3 years ago
Oh, okay...you're not dumb or joking...is English not your first language then?
I mean no offense, its just that that would explain the misunderstanding.
AutumnDevi 3 years ago 2
no, i am not Russian! why do you presume so? people do leave the uk to work you know!
you never told me your favourite colour!
mikemosocw 3 years ago
um, i just guessed you might've not grown up speaking english because it would explain how all this resulted because i called Jude Law "teh sex" and you assumed that meant i'm a rapist. or something. i'm not 100% sure how this started.
but if thats not why, then i guess the only other explanation is that you're crazy.
AutumnDevi 3 years ago
mike moscow you are a fucking idiot that harrased this woman for expressing sexual attraction, on top of that your posts have demonstrated your astonishing stupidity, obnoxiousnes and i am quite willing to bet your as ugly as a roach.
XIPM3 3 years ago 4
I dunno..all I see in him is Gilderoy Lockhart. :D
panksuzmuzhu 4 years ago
thats okay....when i heard Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, a part of me was a bit dissapointed to not see Tim Roth and Gary Oldman...
AutumnDevi 3 years ago 2
can someone PLEASE post scene act 1 scene 2, when everyone's gathered in the hall of state and it ends with those white petals falling from the ceiling? i love that bit.
Genesis28v12 4 years ago
Undoubting the genius Olivier brought to the role, I can't help but feel Branagh took it one step further. Noone IMO can make shakespeare as alive as he. Truely an amazing film.
jimbob6986 4 years ago 3
beautiful. i've studied shakespeare and seen all other film adaptations of hamlet except this one. superb productions values and excellent interpretation of the text
paddynoodle 4 years ago 3
The best version of Hamlet i have ever seen. No other actor has captured Hamlets character as fully as Kenneth Branagh imo. No other version have i felt as i have felt watching this one and no other version have i shed as many tears over. Truly great work from a great actor!
Helliconia 4 years ago 7
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Actually, Branagh is too much in love with himself to grasp the role of Hamlet fully. That is always the problem with his acting.
jaha7979 4 years ago
Well thanks for telling us all this supposed 'fact'.
Helliconia 4 years ago 6
I'm afraid i can not be so eloquent.
WRONG, WRONG, YOU'RE WR00000*up an octive*00ng.
wrooooo00000OOOOONG!!!! jaha7979
wrasidlo 4 years ago 5
lol, like the Doctor Cox thing:
"Wrong wrong wrong wrong, wrong wrong wrong wrong! You're wrong! you're wrong! You're wrong!"
AutumnDevi 3 years ago
jaha7979 Kenneth Branagh is one of the most if not the best actor of this century and the last. You have obviously not grasped his amazing acting skills and outstanding award winning performances and directing...
ilovemuchado 3 years ago 6
this is shakespeare trully i like this scene soooooooo much but i have some problems with the understanding because im german :-) very hard english!!!!
beckx3000 4 years ago
Many native english speakers have difficulty with Shakespeare as well...
Fortinbras85 4 years ago
in germany it is quite the same with the german translation :-D although the translation is actually good.
tz tz tz :-)
beckx3000 4 years ago
thank you for posting this, a thousand kisses.
valland55 4 years ago
oh, my, this is wonderfull...
valland55 4 years ago
I love what Hamlet says here, I love that. Hamlet express the sadness of his depression, it´s so so real. No matter if you live in a palace, in the most happy place on earth, you can feel like in a jail.
I agree, it´s the best Hamlet movie, well, Mel Gibson Hamlet is more Hollywood, is good as well. But I have seen other Hamlets, even shorters, and they are soooo boring.
Witchqueen 4 years ago 2
No other film version of Hamlet even comes close to this one. Mel Gibson's was a joke. I walked out of that one when it came to the theater.
mdginzo 4 years ago 5
Well, perhaps I need to watch Mel Gibson´s Hamlet again to have a better opinion.
I saw it many years ago. XD
But certainly I agree.
Witchqueen 4 years ago
Can't wait til i get the dvd, when i can finally make videos of Hamlet!!! =]
B0l33 4 years ago 2
the greatest Hamlet since Sir Laurence Olivier. LOVE him.
ShakespeareHamlet 4 years ago 3
Branagh's just excellent here. He gives real life to Shakespeare's words.thanks for posting this!
Edelwyn 4 years ago 3
I agree...milovy should post more scenes from this wonderful film, particularly First Player's (Academy Award winner Charlton Heston) Speech. It's another powerful scene from this great film of Kenneth Branagh, his Shakespearean masterpiece.
ShakespeareHamlet 4 years ago