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Much Ado About Nothing

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Studio: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
Catalog: DVD
Release date: 2003-01-07
Media: DVD
released in theatres: 1993-05-07
Running time in minutes: 111
DVD aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
DVD Region code: 1
released in theatres: 1993-05-07
Ean: 9780792854326
Book Isbn: 0792854322
Upc: 027616869548
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Actors:
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Richard Brierssee more Dvds with Richard Briers
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User Reviews:
 Rating 4   Written on July 29, 2007
   Summary: a genuine, lively success and a delight
I got this for my daugter, now 12, to nurture her love of drama. At this, this fine rendition was an absolute success: she is watching it and memorising the language, drinking it in with the excitment and exuberance of a child. It is wonderful to behold and precisely why I got this film.

Branagh's adaptation is lush and splendidly well arranged. The only flaw, in my opinion, is Keanu Reeves, who simply fails to project any soul into his role. He just isn't of the same caliber as the rest of the cast. Denzel Washington is wonderful as the prince, quite a surprise - I think he is America's greatest acting talent, yet again.

Warmly recomended. It transmits the magic of Shakespeare into the young mind and allows us parents to re-live the brutal ups and downs of young love. I was moved, by the story but also by watching the delight of my daughter in the whole experience.


 Rating 4   Written on July 24, 2007
   Summary: Love Games
Whenever reading Shakespeare, I am always in fear that I am missing even some small portion of the plot. Shakespeare tends to pack so many grains of information into his works, that it is easy to overlook some. While "Much Ado About Nothing" is commonly refered to as a comedy, I fail to find humor in the pain. The sharp edged tongues of Benedick and Beatrice often steal the show as other characters manipulate this pair that was apparently made for each other into a compromising position. Yet the central plot seems less humorous.

The story of Claudio and Hero seems much less easy to accept. A manipulative and vendictive Don John implies that Hero was unfaithful to Claudio in the days leading up to their wedding, causing Claudio to refuse Hero at the wedding ceremony. Hero disappears seemingly into death until Don John's guilty accomplice confesses.

The story itself does not seem unrealistic by today's standards, yet I felt as though something was missing from the plot. Known as one of Shakespeare's best comedies, I felt I missed some of the humor in its subtleness.


 Rating 5   Written on July 20, 2007
   Summary: Much Ado About Nothing Review
I really enjoy this movie. Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh are excellent! I like the quick wit from these two characters and from the rest of the characters, especially the constable (Michael Keaton). I would definitely recommend this movie if you like this genre and you want something that you need to actually pay attention to. It is definitely helpful to watch the movie more than once to catch all the intricacies of the dialog.

 Rating 5   Written on July 11, 2007
   Summary: Great Movie
This is a great film to introduce shakespeare to preteens to shakespeare or early teens. Be aware of nudity in intro and gratutious scene mid way not neded for kids. I praise ken for most of his shakespear adaptations. I always use his stuff to teach bill shakespear.

 Rating 5   Written on July 2, 2007
   Summary: My favorite!
This is my favorite play by Shakespeare, and partially it is because this movie makes it easier to understand. Great actors, great movie!

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CatalogDVDDVDDVDDVDDVDDVD
Release date2003-01-072000-07-182005-08-302003-04-152007-08-142004-02-24
MediaDVDDVDDVDDVDDVDDVD
released in theatres1993-05-071989-11-081996-10-251999-05-141996-12-251991-01-18
Running time in minutes111137134120242130
DVD aspect ratio1.85:1-1.77:12.35:12.20:11.85:1
Audience RatingPG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Picture format---Letterbox--
FormatAnamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSCColor, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSCColor, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSCClosed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSCAC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSCAnamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
DVD Region code111111
DVD layers---1--
DVD sides---1--
Ean978079285432697807928461540014381135626978630562287100539392683249780790761619
Book Isbn0792854322079284615X-6305622876-0790761610
Upc027616869548027616850126014381135626086162123085053939268324085391903321
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