Macbeth: The Comedy

2001
1 Std. 31 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuTake one power hungry lesbian couple. Throw in a slow-witted king, a Caribbean sidekick, a trio of flamboyantly gay weird sisters, and a host of other misfits. And what do you have? Macbeth ... Alles lesenTake one power hungry lesbian couple. Throw in a slow-witted king, a Caribbean sidekick, a trio of flamboyantly gay weird sisters, and a host of other misfits. And what do you have? Macbeth ! Drawing on the tradition of Monty Python and BlackAdder, Macbeth-The Comedy takes us bac... Alles lesenTake one power hungry lesbian couple. Throw in a slow-witted king, a Caribbean sidekick, a trio of flamboyantly gay weird sisters, and a host of other misfits. And what do you have? Macbeth ! Drawing on the tradition of Monty Python and BlackAdder, Macbeth-The Comedy takes us back to a time when men were not necessarily men and ruthless tyrants could also be strict ve... Alles lesen

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,5/10

IHRE BEWERTUNG

9Benutzerrezensionen

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Fotos

Benutzerrezensionen9

7,544

Empfohlene Bewertungen

2pdb103

Strange choice in humour

Sitting down for Macbeth the Comedy I was rather expecting a kind of Iris Murdochesque production, full of in-jokes about Shakespeare and Macbeth in particular. How wrong I was. Macbeth: The Comedy takes Shakespeare's well-crafted tale and adds a liberal sprinkling of modern low-level American humour. Apart from lots and lots and lots (many) jokes about gays and lesbians there was an attempt to lace the movie with slapstick comedy, presumably lightening the scene. This didn't work at all, being more the kind of slaphead comedy that doesn't make it much onto tv any more. I was pleasantly surprised to find no toilet humour, but the tone wasn't held much about that with much sniggering concerning the abovementioned lesbian and gay characters in the film: for which one must assume there is a reason. Somewhere.

10EulalieSoeursEmporium

Hilarious

One of the funniest films I've seen in a long time. It's rare treat to find erudite wit and slapstick humor coexisting. I found myself thinking about it at work the next day and laughing. The cast is terrific and I suspect we'll be hearing more from Erika Burke and Juliet Furness who did splendid jobs with Macbeth and Lady M respectively.

7bob_curtis1

good movie

I'm glad I ventured forth on a wind-swept night (while the trains weren't running no less) to see this movie. I always found "Macbeth" to be one of Shakespeare's funniest plays and I'm glad that this filmmaker does as well. After adjusting to the American accents (which add to the humour, because the "Scottish Play" is never actually performed with the appropriate burr anyway), I settled in for an enjoyable 90 minutes of sight gags, over-the-top characters, and word-play that was reminiscent of some of our better television programmes. One wonders if the writer is a fan of Ben Elton or Tom Stoppard (or both?). What Monty Python did for Jesus in "Life of Brian" this film does for Macbeth. Is nothing sacred? Thankfully not.

10bassyb

A real man's comedy!

Macbeth, the comedy is exactly what the Shakespearean community needs , a little mickey take that doesn't take itself so god damn seriously... it was great to see Allison and the cast stir up the Holy of holies... Well done, I laughed a lot and didn't miss the original script one bit.... bassyb, new york

8msambos

Truly answers the questions, "What ARE they saying in Shakespeare?"

This updated, new/old, gender-bending Macbeth mixes the Bard's lines with LiCalsi's text, giving even the Elizabethan-challenged a line on what's happening in Scotland. And England. And Ireland. Witty in a Monty-Python fashion, this one bears more than one watching to catch all the gags and allusions.