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1.A Midsummer Night's Dream starring: James Cagney, Dick Powell, Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Hobart Cavanaugh directed by: Max Reinhardt, William Dieterle July 05, 2000
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $12.99
Now I know why this movie failed in the theaters. First of all - Shakespeare's plays with their Elizabethan English are too hard to understand by semi literate American audiences, especially of the 1930's. Second of all, there were way too many special effects, music, and dance numbers right out of Vaudeville. Thirdly, some of the fairies looked like something out of a nightmare of Dante's Inferno, appearing quite grotesque. Fourth, the adults and children were so scantily clad I imagine the Catholic Church and other churches had fits when it was released. Fifth and finally, there was not enough of the Bard for the play to make sense. It came off as Shakespeare collides with Ziegfeld's follies. The acting to say the least was over done, exaggerated, and hammy at best. To borrow a title from ... Read More

2.A Midsummer Night's Dream starring: James Cagney, Dick Powell, Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale, Hobart Cavanaugh directed by: Max Reinhardt, William Dieterle July 28, 1998
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $2.98
Now I know why this movie failed in the theaters. First of all - Shakespeare's plays with their Elizabethan English are too hard to understand by semi literate American audiences, especially of the 1930's. Second of all, there were way too many special effects, music, and dance numbers right out of Vaudeville. Thirdly, some of the fairies looked like something out of a nightmare of Dante's Inferno, appearing quite grotesque. Fourth, the adults and children were so scantily clad I imagine the Catholic Church and other churches had fits when it was released. Fifth and finally, there was not enough of the Bard for the play to make sense. It came off as Shakespeare collides with Ziegfeld's follies. The acting to say the least was over done, exaggerated, and hammy at best. To borrow a title from another ... Read More

3.A Midsummer Night's Dream starring: Verree Teasdale, Ian Hunter, Anita Louise, Hugh Herbert, Frank Mchugh directed by: Max Reinhardt, William Dieterle 1987
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: $2.89
Now I know why this movie failed in the theaters. First of all - Shakespeare's plays with their Elizabethan English are too hard to understand by semi literate American audiences, especially of the 1930's. Second of all, there were way too many special effects, music, and dance numbers right out of Vaudeville. Thirdly, some of the fairies looked like something out of a nightmare of Dante's Inferno, appearing quite grotesque. Fourth, the adults and children were so scantily clad I imagine the Catholic Church and other churches had fits when it was released. Fifth and finally, there was not enough of the Bard for the play to make sense. It came off as Shakespeare collides with Ziegfeld's follies. The acting to say the least was over done, exaggerated, and hammy at best. To borrow a title from another ... Read More

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