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Average Rating:	Henry V [1989] starring: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Simon Shepherd, James Larkin, Brian Blessed directed by: Kenneth Branagh June 17, 2002		List Price: Â£9.99 Vegetarian Books Price: Â£4.98 You Save: £5.01 (50%) Prices subject to change.
Shakespeare's Henry V is lavish, poetic and dramatic. The plot is simple: Young Henry V lays claim to the French throne and invades France to claim it. The rag tag English army make their way through France conquering city after city. On their way to Calais, they are met by superior, better equipped and better trained French army at Agincourt. The English, aware of their inferior numbers and training, begin to despair. Henry V, the leader that he is, inspires his men in the famous words: If we are marked to die We are enough to do our country loss And if [we are] to live the few men the greater share of honour God's will I pray thee wish not one man more He who outlives this day will stand ... Read More: >>More Details

Average Rating:	Much Ado About Nothing [1993] starring: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Briers directed by: Kenneth Branagh May 21, 1999		Used Price: Â£2.93
Flicking through my recommendations on Amazon today I came across this. Well I bought it when it first came out on DVD so thought I would add my voice to those other reviews about the quality. I won't say to much about the film. For me it was very, very enjoyable. Well acted (a pleasure to see so many British stars mixed with those from across the pond), well directed (the scene where Beatrice and Benedict are 'captured' by the trap is superb), with good music and wonderful scenery. Such a shame then that the DVD is so sloppily put together. In Mono only! No scene selection. No 'making of'. No directors' comments. Surely the time has come for a new edition? I have most of Kenneth Branagh's work and enjoyed immensely his comments ... Read More: >>More Details

Average Rating:	Peter's Friends [1992] starring: Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Alphonsia Emmanuel directed by: Kenneth Branagh November 19, 2001		List Price: Â£12.99 Vegetarian Books Price: Â£4.98 You Save: £8.01 (62%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: Â£3.75
I have seen this film once and it was one time too many. Sure it is well acted and there are some fine performances, but it is utterly depressing and without hope. The characters seem embroiled in a sense of impending doom and whilst I do not ask for happy clappy Disney traits in all films, this one lack anything of note. It is not funny in any way shape or form and should be avoided at all costs. If you like Stephen Fry, buy the Blackadder series or a Bit of Fry and Laurie. >>More Details

Average Rating:	The Magic Flute [2006] starring: Joseph Kaiser, Amy Carson, Rene Pape, Lyubov Petrova, Stephen Fry directed by: Kenneth Branagh March 31, 2008		List Price: Â£19.99 Vegetarian Books Price: Â£7.28 You Save: £12.71 (64%) Prices subject to change. Used Price:
Love Branagh. Hate opera. Thought I'd give this a shot and I quite enjoyed it but I am not converted. Helped that it was in English. However, what I don't like about Opera is the way, particularly the women sing, it is not a natural noise. I don't understand what they are trying to say and the plot is pretty mad in any case so it being unclear is not great. What would have REALLY helped is subtitles. There are none and I think that is really a missed opportunity. >>More Details

Average Rating:	Mary Shelley's Frankenstein [1994] starring: Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Hulce, Aidan Quinn directed by: Kenneth Branagh March 08, 2004		List Price: Â£5.99 Vegetarian Books Price: Â£3.98 You Save: £2.01 (34%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: Â£2.90
This is an awful adaptation. It bastardizes the essence of Shelley's novel. While the novel nurtures a moral dilemma at its heart, this destroys it. (This cannot be demonstrated better than when the monster rips out Elizabeth's heart, serving as an apt metaphor for the film ripping out the heart of the text). The sympathy for the monster which Shelley really draws on is completely undercut in the film by the monster's portrayal as a cold blooded murderer wanting an unjustified amount of revenge...it ignores the reasons behind his sadness, ignoring the carefully crafted manipulation which Shelley plays with the reader's own preconceived ideas. Among the monstrosities are the changing of the monster's final speech when Victor had died, which should have been a real climax and silent moral questioning ... Read More: >>More Details

Average Rating:	As You Like It [2006] starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Alfred Molina, Brian Blessed, Kevin Kline, Adrian Lester directed by: Kenneth Branagh February 25, 2008		List Price: Â£17.99 Vegetarian Books Price: Â£4.98 You Save: £13.01 (72%) Prices subject to change. Used Price:
Kenneth Branagh's film of As You Like It received a pretty cool critical reception as I remember. Amazon reviewers don't appear to be overwhelmed either. I came to it with low expectations but enjoyed it far more than I ever hoped I would. Yes - the 19th century Japanese setting is a bit of a problem. It is hardy what one expects to encounter in this play. The (Sumo) wrestling scene is frankly comical - I don't think Shakespeare intended us laugh hysterically at this point! More worryingly, Branagh tries to carry the Japanese setting over into the Forest of Arden. The main problem is that this is one of Shakespeare's most English plays. There are more songs in this play than in any other he wrote, though few of them make it into the film. We only get one verse of Under the Greenwood Tree ... Read More: >>More Details

Average Rating:	Love's Labour's Lost [2000] starring: Alessandro Nivola, Alicia Silverstone, Natascha McElhone, Kenneth Branagh, Carmen Ejogo directed by: Kenneth Branagh September 11, 2000		List Price: Â£12.99 Vegetarian Books Price: Â£3.98 You Save: £9.01 (69%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: Â£2.35
The joyous sweep of Branagh's "Much Ado" or the logic of the concept in his "Twelfth Night" are missing. The cuts are too great and the song and dance numbers can outstay their welcome, so that the unique flavour and pleasures of the play get lost. Branagh should have had the courage to include the deleted scenes in the DVD version. That said there are some great turns from the Anglo-American cast and the ending is spot on for the melancholy/humour balance. And at least it isn't set in Japan! >>More Details

Average Rating:	Hamlet (2 Disc Special Edition) starring: Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Billy Crystal, Gerard Depardieu, Charlton Heston directed by: Kenneth Branagh September 24, 2007		Used Price:
For me Shakespear is about grit, passion and texture. Mr Branagh and his beautiful people just cannot do it - period. I had hoped his Hamlet would change my mind but this is a slick Hollywood-style production that - for me - did the Bard no favours. It is rather like a fruit salad that has been put through a blender, smooth and with no particular flavour. Personally, I like the lumps! >>More Details

Average Rating:	Sleuth [2007] starring: Michael Caine, Jude Law directed by: Kenneth Branagh April 28, 2008		List Price: Â£19.99 Vegetarian Books Price: Â£4.98 You Save: £15.01 (75%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: Â£3.95
I disregarded critical appraisals of this movie in comparing it to the original, as I've never seen the original. Caine and Law give great performances, Caine at his aserbick best and Jude Law doing his damnedest to keep pace. I watched open mouthed at the appearance and subsequent unvailing of the loud Mancunian detective. No I didn't suss it, just wondered what the hell was going on. Unfortunately, despite the skill of the actors, I was unable to accept the basic premise. There was an 'Edger Allen Poe, short story'feel about it. Which was spun out into a feature length movie. To that end, I felt the whole excersise unworthy and unecessary. >>More Details

Average Rating:	Dead Again Dvd [1991] starring: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Andy Garcia, Lois Hall, Richard Easton directed by: Kenneth Branagh March 18, 2002		List Price: Â£12.99 Vegetarian Books Price: Â£2.98 You Save: £10.01 (77%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: Â£2.50
This is one of the best murder mysteries to come out of the Nineties, and probably for some time before or since. It's Hitchcockian without being an homage. Mike Church, a private detective in Los Angeles, is called on to try to identify a young woman (Emma Thompson), given the name Grace by the Catholic order which took her in, who at first is mute. Gradually, and with the help of an antiques dealer who is a talented hypnotist (Derek Jacobi), she begins to speak and identify herself with a woman, Margaret Straus, who was murdered shortly after WWII in Los Angeles by her husband, Roman. Roman Straus was a famous composer/conducter, an imigre from Germany whose life was saved by his now housekeeper (Hanna Schygulla), who has a young son. Roman and Margaret Straus are played in black and white flashback by Branagh and ... Read More: >>More Details

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