Yes, this is the kind of thing that makes me feel better. Trust me, I know they exist—but any list that includes them must veer irretrievably into the hypothetical. Consider my rankings based on a combination of skill at achieving whatever style of Hamlet is called for and essential enjoyability. Exclusion from this list should not necessarily be taken to mean a lack of ranking, and there are definitely more Hamlets in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in this philosophy, but I was as exhaustive as I could be, and listen, you gotta stop somewhere.
Finally, as always: my list, my opinions. This is mine; may it inspire you to further define your own or just laugh at your desk at the goofy ones—whatever works for you. After all: to thine own self, etc. Jimmy Gourd as Omelet, in VeggieTales Hamlet retold as a morality play starring vegetables in which the moral is: God likes it when you share. I hate everything about this except the Battleship joke.
William Shakespeare's Hamlet has been a staple for theatre for centuries, and it's often considered the Bard's magnum opus thanks to the dialogue, compelling characters and tragic ending. Along with these, there have been several direct adaptations. Despite telling the same story and using the same Shakespearean dialogue, filmmakers throughout the years have created their own interpretations of the tragedy. Here is a list of every filmed version of Hamlet ranked from worst to, best according to critics, based upon Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic scores.
The dialogue and plot of Hamlet should be good enough to engage with audiences, regardless of the cast and settings. However, Bruce Ramsay's adaptation of the play, which takes place in s, somehow manages to drop the ball in a huge way.
Ramsay's film has five reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, and all are negative, giving it a whopping zero percent. It also doesn't help that the notoriously lengthy play was condensed into 89 minutes. At least it has a score of 33 on Metacritic, averaging out the movie's score to While it's odd to watch Mel Gibson play the Prince of Denmark, he was good casting for Hamlet at the time, following his memorable performances in Mad Max and Lethal Weapon. Glenn Close gives one of the better portrayals of Gertrude onscreen as a caring mother who may have incestuous feelings about her son.
The movie runs at minutes and cuts out parts of the play's complex themes, but critics still liked it, including Roger Ebert, who writes , "the style of Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet , with Mel Gibson in the title role, is robust and physical and -- don't take this the wrong way -- upbeat.
Still Pretty Great. Super-purists might object to the inclusion of projects that replace the original text and even the title with contemporary language. It can be argued that the Australian director had the advantages of a recognisable cinematic genre teen tragedy and the example of West Side Story, but his consistent finding of plausible modern interpretations for both story and speech manages to be simultaneously radical and respectful.
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