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"a political-porn-zombie movie" that was the promised genre. well, it was merely political, as the political character Medea did not seem so sincere, she was more like a person who tried to be Gothic or something, but she was OK, not bad. zombie? yes, Otto was a pretty zombie, lost his frightening reasons in the process of zombie evolution. porn? absolutely. the idea of being "disgusting" was very well organized and presented, to be honest -no offense, I believe that was the aim. I don't think that being straight is a reason for seeing it that way. more than half of the audience was gay and I did not see a joy expression at their faces, most of the people were irritated by the violent porn scenes. apart from the violently pornographic shots, Otto walks. walks. walks. this is not a spoiler, it's just only an idea of what you'll see. although a fervent movie addict, maybe I didn't get it. maybe we couldn't see the layers beneath Otto. but you didn't let us do, Bruce..

I can't wait to read other comments, I need to be enlightened or something, please write.

I do not know what made people like this movie this much at all.. a very familiar story, the so-called civilized man, the princess of the so-called barbarian tribe, their painful love affair etc.. it is like a standard of Hollywood, and "the new world" is no different. besides, the movie, with the way it deals with love, is almost the same with a famous and legendary Turkish movie: "Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalim" (aka "The Girl with the Red Scarf") based on the novel by Chingiz Aitmatov. we cannot know if the writer watched that movie or read that novel or not, of course, and that would be a heavy accusation. yet, I can say that we have seen a better one decades before..

"Hamlet" is a play to be read and watched as long as man lives. and among the adaptations of the greatest play of Shakespeare, Kenneth Branagh's is truly a masterpiece. the difference between the other adaptations, Branagh's Hamlet is more colorful, and it uses the full, original text of the play, apart from the time it takes place. thus, it is very useful for literature students in that sense. Kenneth Branagh as hamlet, especially when he screams out "I loved Ophelia!", is fascinating, not to mention the rest of the cast. in short, it is the best "Hamlet" adaptation with its respect for the original text. any special scenes? the whole movie is a special scene!