It's great watching McKellen play MacBeth, who I think is a more complex character than Richard. Plus, McKellen's young and quite dashing in it.
As for Kurosawa, I prefer Throne of Blood
I love Throne of Blood, too (and, oddly enough, it was the first thing that came up on imdb when I did a search for "Macbeth"). It's got the more robust, feisty flavour of younger Kurosawa (not to mention Toshiro Mifune), but I'm in love with the unabashed coldness of Ran.
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It's great watching McKellen play MacBeth, who I think is a more complex character than Richard. Plus, McKellen's young and quite dashing in it.
As for Kurosawa, I prefer Throne of Blood
I love Throne of Blood, too (and, oddly enough, it was the first thing that came up on imdb when I did a search for "Macbeth"). It's got the more robust, feisty flavour of younger Kurosawa (not to mention Toshiro Mifune), but I'm in love with the unabashed coldness of Ran.