Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Unread postby FlamingDeth » Sat Jan 08, 2005 2:37 pm

Ah, the wonderful play, written by Tom Stoppard. In my opinion, easily the best piece of modernist humor to date. Beats out "Waiting for Godot", certainly. As some of you may know, it was made into a movie (screenplay written and directed by Tom Stoppard, so it's pretty accurate to the original play). Well...

...it's FINALLY coming to DVD!

Finally, I'll have a chance to get a legit DVD of it, which has me kind of excited, despite the fact that I already have a bootleg Korean DVD of it. I don't suppose anyone ELSE is jumping right on this? <p>
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Re: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Unread postby The Great Nevareh » Sun Jan 09, 2005 3:21 am

I used to think highly of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead until I had an English teacher who forced us to watch it in class and stopped the film every time there was something she thought should be explained, i.e. every two or three minutes. That horrid experience crushed my liking of the film, and thus the play as well. <p>[---------------------------]
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Re: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Unread postby Idran1701 » Sun Jan 09, 2005 3:47 am

...Weird. I like that sort of thing. <p>

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Re: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Unread postby Ganonfro » Mon Jan 10, 2005 11:24 am

...*Is scared he knows what FD was talking about, due to having to learn about them in his theatre classes*


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Re: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Unread postby Justice Augustus » Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:38 am

Awesome play, absolute genius.
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Re: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Unread postby Zemyla » Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:12 pm

Never seen it. Can someone find me the script? <p>-----
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Re: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Unread postby FlamingDeth » Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:25 pm

kay. <p>
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Re: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

Unread postby Archmage144 » Mon Jan 17, 2005 1:03 pm

Random R&G are Dead note--last weekend my old high school performed the play, and I happened to be in town, so I dropped by to see it. Excellent performance as far as acting goes, and I have to say that I enjoyed the play itself, as well. <p>
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