Crazy summary from (where else) ffnet...

[valis2]

A young Muggle girl finds her way into Hogwarts and also into the infamous Potions Master.

Sounds messy.

ETA: bwa haha hahahahah!!

Two households, both alike in dignity, in London, where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes-A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life…

"Fatal loins"?!! HAHAHhaha

ETA: gillieweed has pointed me to this abomination.

Comments

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love the Tempest! One of my favorite Shakespearean plays.

This discussion reminds me of the Milla Jovovich version of Joan of Arc. When they polled test audiences, someone wrote on their card, "Why does she have to die at the end?"

*headdesk*

[ciara-belle.livejournal.com]

*facepalm* I believe that, sadly.

Shakespeare movies are iffy like that too, I think. Although there are some really good ones out there. Kenneth Branagh's are always well done. I had a class on Shakespeare this semester and we watched Julie Taymor's Titus after reading Titus Andronicus and I have to say, I thought the movie was actually better than the play. It's one of the first things Shakespeare wrote and the pacing in the play is a bit off at times. The movie was an excellent adaptation, though, and I thought the edits and the rearranging of scenes Taymor did worked extremely well.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I've heard that before, that Titus is better than the play. I've been meaning to see it.

Have you seen Prospero's Books? Terrific version of the Tempest!

[ciara-belle.livejournal.com]

It's definitely worth watching. Have you seen Branagh's version of Love's Labour Lost? It's a little unorthodox, granted, because he sort of turns the play into a musical, but they use great music from the 30s and 40s and I think it turned out really well.

I haven't! But I'll definitely check that out, 'cause I've always loved The Tempest. Thanks!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Just to warn you, Prospero's Books is NC-17 or at the very least a hard R, it's a movie by Peter Greenaway and he's notorious for having squicky material in his movies. It's not pr0n, not at all, but it is a bit shocking at points the first time through. It really is a brilliant interpretation, and it stars Sir John Gielgud.