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[Slippery Jack]

Originally Posted by fuzzymctiger

We watched his adaption Hamlet when we studied the text at school, and I thought it was fantastic!

Yeah, his two classic literary adaptations are big gaps in my Polanski viewing. Pirates, however, can wait . . .

[Slippery Jack]

Do you mean Macbeth, btw . . . ?

[Delirium]

Originally Posted by Slippery Jack

Do you mean Macbeth, btw . . . ?

Was about to say the same thing. Macbeth is great actually; really moody, cynical and angry. It's commonly assumed to be his filmic reaction to Sharon Tate's murder. It takes slight liberties with the text too, giving it an even more cynical edge.

I've not seen Pirates either - it's the only Polanski I haven't - but apparently it's rather good. There was a French blu that seemed to go OOP quite quickly; I remember seeing it in a Paris shop for 30 euro or so, but wasn't that desperate to see it!

[Slippery Jack]

Originally Posted by Delirium

Macbeth is great actually; really moody, cynical and angry.

Sounds right up my street . . .

[fuzzymctiger]

I always get the two mixed up!

[The Limey]

Originally Posted by zane

Well, Herzog's movie could use a superior Blu-ray, that's for sure

Nosferatu the Vampyre | Blu-ray: DE vs. DVD: DE

The French transfer on BD is superb - just a shame that it only has French audio....

[GLord]

The BFI is releasing Herzog's Nosferatu on blu next year.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by GLord

The BFI is releasing Herzog's Nosferatu on blu next year.

Great news!

[Slippery Jack]

...as long as it's not a crappy looking steelbook . . .

[GLord]

I should add that the BFI Twitter feed is my source, although I can't post a link to it as I've made less than 15 posts. It will first be rereleased in cinemas this Halloween.