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While all of the criticisms of this film are true to form: it exaggerates the visuals Shakespeare probably intended, Bottom has a wife and small subplot, the musical interludes are long and irrelevant, so is the praise of the film, most importantly being that Puck is captivatingly feral and likely the best Puck on film.
What might be more important, even still, and is to me as instructor of the play, is that my tenth grade English Language Learners, year after year, find themselves in hysterics throughout the entire film. The mechanicals are ridiculously amusing in their acting attempts, Puck is crazily funny, and the four lovers exaggerated facial expressions and antics towards one another are without compare. It is an old black and white film, and yet the high schoolers of the 21st century prefer it, and thoroughly enjoy it. If you teach this play, buy THIS version.
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- Love is blind, fickle and true. And under the sway of capricious fairies it becomes blinder ( a queen romances as donkey), more fickle (best friends swoon over each other's beau) and truest of all (lovers repledge their devotion). "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" in Shakespeare's bewitching comedy!Running Time: 143 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR Age: 012
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Love is blind, fickle and true. And under the sway of capricious fairies it becomes blinder ( a queen romances as donkey), more fickle (best friends swoon over each other's beau) and truest of all (lovers repledge their devotion). "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" in Shakespeare's bewitching comedy!
Awful. - Kelly Young - Buffalo, NY USA
Let me just be succinct here; this was painful to watch. Mickey Rooney as Puck was irritating and obnoxious to the point where I actually began muting the television every time he appeared. That in itself completely ruined the movie for me. In addition, the flow was very slow and dull, punctuated by long scenes without any dialogue. Otherwise, it was not too objectionable, and in fact I enjoyed the costumes and choreography, but I will not be viewing this version again. I'd much rather deal with Michael Hoffman's version, better known as the one with Callista Flockhart. The latter is funnier, warmer, and infinitely less annoying.
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