Anyone seen the1990 film adaptation of Rosencrantz & Gildenstern Are Dead?

[bloodyjack]

I ask this because MY FRIEND is downloading it right now and needs to know what to expect.

I don't know how I could possibly go wrong since the play was terrific, and everybody loves Tim Roth and Richard Dreyfuss.

[BoX o BooX]

1. Well, your FRIEND is a smart guy.

I haven't seen that version, but a Stoppard play with quality actors sounds like a winner.

Your FRIEND seems to be in luck!

[bloodyjack]

6. No, he's actually a total bumbling lackwit

I'm only friends with him out of pity

[BoX o BooX]

13. Well, we all thought so.

Your contempt for FRIEND comes through clearly. What a loser!

[lateo]

18. Well then...

Your friend should expect not to "get" this movie.

[NVMojo]

2. great film, watch closely

[bloodyjack]

3. Apparently the movie's out of print. Why is this.

Why did it (presumably) bomb at the box office? bad marketing strategy? no frontal nudity? too much DEATH?

Also, is the screenplay any different from Stoppard's script?

[BoX o BooX]

4. I never heard about this version.

But I was drunk in 1990, so don't go by me.

[Reverend_Smitty]

5. I watched it in my senior english class...

I enjoyed it, but you have to really watch it or you will miss a lot!

[NightTrain]

7. Yes; it sucked.

I couldn't wait for the fucking thing to end!

[bloodyjack]

16. What didn't you like about it?

Bad acting? Boring plot? Excessive CG?

[asthmaticeog]

8. The scene where Roth and Oldman play "Questions"

is one of my favorite scenes in cinema history.

[Reverend_Smitty]

15. After I we saw that movie...

there was about a 2 week period that my friends and I would play "questions" every day at lunch...boy did I suck at that game

[Rabrrrrrr]

9. Great movie, and very well done!

[gmoney]

10. It's tremendous, if you're in the right mood

it helps if you've recently seen or read "Hamlet" or have a strong familiarity with it.

[miss_kitty]

11. I liked it a lot

and for the tranquility of this thread, i am happy Woody Allen had absolutely nothing to do with it.

But you have to concentrate. It is involved.

[snoochie]

12. I liked it.

A lot.

:shrug:

[joeybee12]

14. Well, I saw it when it came out and thought it really stunk...

...I think Richard and Tim are wonderful actors, but I don't know, I guess I didn't get it. I think there's a cult that worships these two minor Shakesperian characters, and they probably liked it.

[Metatron]

17. The movie is great .

It's a wonderful rendition of the play. Anyone who enjoys Hamlet will surely enjoy the film. Gary Oldman and Tim Roth are great.