Between River's death, Richard turning into a boar, Tyrrell assassinating the kids and that twisted creepy psycho ending, this was surprisingly one of the most fucked up movies I ever saw.
After watching this movie several times over the years I suddenly recognized the allusion to Jimmy Cagney in "White Heat" shouting "Top o' the world, ma. Top o' the world!"
I thought it spectacularly clever when I first saw this, actually. Especially the amusing moment when his jeep gets stuck - cue the cry for a horse which wouldn't have broken down like a stupid jeep. Terrific. The texture of the language is undamaged by the visual effects or the setting. It might even have been more profoundly revealed to Shakespeare's latest audience by the interpretation. Ah well, I suppose I'm just more susceptible to 'idealist myth' (whatever that means).
Years ago the Stratford Festival did a great production of Richard III. At the end of the play (done in period) Richard and Tudor fight and Richard WINS the fight, and its only after all of Tudor's men come in and grab Richard, does Tudor win. While they held Richard down Tudor stabbed him. I've never liked most of Shakespeare's "heroes" and prefer his villains. I loved that ending. Richard was evil, but Tudor is a twerp.
I don't think we're meant to have great sympathy for Richmond, to be fair. His claim is just as weak as Richard's and it's obvious that for all Richard's vicissitudes Shakespeare finds him by far the more sympathetic figure.
Shakespeare messed around an awful lot with history for effect. He made (huge) historical inaccuracies. And he put in references to things in modern times that hadn't existed at the times his plays were set. Changing a sword fight to modern warfare is pretty much just following in Shakespeare's footsteps.
4:16 I like to imagine that Henry's smile at the end was due to Richard's death. As in, the way Richard went out was so badass and epic, even he couldn't help but grin. (Yes, I know the true meaning of why they showed him smiling.)
+Adam Besley Also someone pointed out to me that he's looking directly at the camera when he smiles. Possibly suggesting he's gained Richard's ability to address the audience. Fitting since most modern adaptations of the play like to portray Henry Tudor as someone with the potential to become just as twisted as Richard was.
Good bit with the stuck jeep. It's a historical fact that Richard lost his horse and was left completely on his own before he was killed. Same thing but with a jeep. On the other hand, Richard falling onto a burning truck with a creepy inane grin on his face was not quite accurate. ;P
as that character was able to walk into a room despite his small mangled stature and make others seem small. That could rail with a powerful thunder and was known to acts of Valor himself a few admirable qualities to go with it creating the conflict for the viewer just like people in real life that do evil things.
@seamonsterization That's because Lord Stanley (Richmond's uncle and the air force commander) defected and joined forces with his nephew and brought the planes with him.
No deja de ser llamativo de que un personaje lisiado, tanto física como moralmente, como era Ricardo III haya podido conquistar a una bella y válida mujer para sus perversos planes.
The contemporary custom to portray villains for the sake of the viewers vanity as always being cowering, kinieving wretches to make the viewer root for his demise having no qualities to admire, strips the power of this story of the observationary commentary it intends. I still appreciated Oliver's Richard III more
Watching this movie with my dad over Christmas holidays. My mom coming in to sit with us. Richard shoots his gunner no context. My mom screaming “ What the fuck” priceless
I'm glad to see this again but some of the best moments were cut . And one should always let the end play out so we can listen to Jolson and ruminate .
I think Olivier's actings is much to dry and old fashioned. McKellen brings terrific acting chops to this role and creates an especially devious Richard and my personal favorite interpretation.
Henry Tudor weren't that bad. He was actually really clever as well, I'm doing about Richard and Henry in history. It was Henry VIII who was a bit weird.
That scene didn't work at all - at least had they been fighting amongst horses it might have been somewhat plausible. He may as well of shouted any random thing at that point 'My kingdom for an Raleigh Chopper'. The whole scene looked like it was done on the cheap as well. Also the 'hand in hand to hell' lines lacked any menace, meaning or value. It was a hammy ending, which wasn't in keeping with the rest of the film, which was okay.
the scene was done using Czech military equipment (hence the post-war Soviet T-55 tanks and T-34's) and some museum pieces (Richard's Jeep, a Dodge WC-52)
Between River's death, Richard turning into a boar, Tyrrell assassinating the kids and that twisted creepy psycho ending, this was surprisingly one of the most fucked up movies I ever saw.
After watching this movie several times over the years I suddenly recognized the allusion to Jimmy Cagney in "White Heat" shouting "Top o' the world, ma. Top o' the world!"
I love the ending....Great movie and acting by Ian Mckellen!
I was wondering how they were going to work "My kingdom for a horse!" in there. Nice! :)
I could tell McKellen had a blast playing this part...and it was a blast watching HIM have a blast.
A jeep! A jeep! My kingdom for a jeep!
I thought it spectacularly clever when I first saw this, actually. Especially the amusing moment when his jeep gets stuck - cue the cry for a horse which wouldn't have broken down like a stupid jeep. Terrific.
The texture of the language is undamaged by the visual effects or the setting. It might even have been more profoundly revealed to Shakespeare's latest audience by the interpretation.
Ah well, I suppose I'm just more susceptible to 'idealist myth' (whatever that means).
"A horse, a horse, mi Kingdom for a horse!", I LOVE this scene, thank!!!.
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That T-34 is now sitting at 105 Page's Walk, London SE1 4HD, UK.
"I'm sitting... on top... of the WOOOOOOOOOORLD!!!"
Years ago the Stratford Festival did a great production of Richard III. At the end of the play (done in period) Richard and Tudor fight and Richard WINS the fight, and its only after all of Tudor's men come in and grab Richard, does Tudor win. While they held Richard down Tudor stabbed him. I've never liked most of Shakespeare's "heroes" and prefer his villains. I loved that ending. Richard was evil, but Tudor is a twerp.
I don't think we're meant to have great sympathy for Richmond, to be fair. His claim is just as weak as Richard's and it's obvious that for all Richard's vicissitudes Shakespeare finds him by far the more sympathetic figure.
0:17 my kingdom for a Blenheim!
Shakespeare wasn't really into historical accuracy anyway. He made up half the stuff in Hamlet, for example.
Years later this ruined factory was demolished and a car park was put in it's place.
No doubt. But the location it was filmed in was a factory.
Is there a Lidl there now ?
i found it, Its the Battersea power station.
No it wasn’t. That’s battersea power station! It’s still there!
No one understanding the joke here smh
Shakespeare messed around an awful lot with history for effect. He made (huge) historical inaccuracies. And he put in references to things in modern times that hadn't existed at the times his plays were set. Changing a sword fight to modern warfare is pretty much just following in Shakespeare's footsteps.
4:16 I like to imagine that Henry's smile at the end was due to Richard's death. As in, the way Richard went out was so badass and epic, even he couldn't help but grin. (Yes, I know the true meaning of why they showed him smiling.)
+ClassicLuigiFan And why?
+jakuzy37 The King is dead. Long live the King!
+Adam Besley Also someone pointed out to me that he's looking directly at the camera when he smiles. Possibly suggesting he's gained Richard's ability to address the audience. Fitting since most modern adaptations of the play like to portray Henry Tudor as someone with the potential to become just as twisted as Richard was.
+ClassicLuigiFan Is the true meaning to show the cycle of evil?
The King is dead. Long live the usurper! I
If not to heaven then hand and hand to hell
i love that ending where he is just going down in flames with a smile on his face, and is like, screw you all
I love this. I know someone that is going to make a GTA V Director Mode film for youtube about Richard III, but in modern LA. Its such a good concept.
Ian McKellen deserved an Academy Award for Best Actor for this role
En häst, en häst !! Mitt kungarike för en häst !!
Good bit with the stuck jeep. It's a historical fact that Richard lost his horse and was left completely on his own before he was killed. Same thing but with a jeep.
On the other hand, Richard falling onto a burning truck with a creepy inane grin on his face was not quite accurate. ;P
as that character was able to walk into a room despite his small mangled stature and make others seem small. That could rail with a powerful thunder and was known to acts of Valor himself a few admirable qualities to go with it creating the conflict for the viewer just like people in real life that do evil things.
Cue Bunk: "Sheeeeeeeeeiitttt, Jimmy."
" ' ere, what's all the explosives for?"
"We're doing a Shakespeare play."
"...right."
Definitely Shakespeare's best play, and this is the best performance of it!
@seamonsterization
That's because Lord Stanley (Richmond's uncle and the air force commander) defected and joined forces with his nephew and brought the planes with him.
lol he wants a horse AND HE SHOOTS THE GUY WHO WANTS TO HELP HIM TO A HORSE ROTFLMFAO
that was the idea that alot of people have. Somehow Richard was desperate enough to sacrifice his entire kingdom for a horse.
Slave,I have set my life upon a cast and I will stand the hazard of the die!
Poor Richard III a victim of Tudor Propaganda. And the Tudors, one of the vilest families ever to have the crown.
Good movie though.
No deja de ser llamativo de que un personaje lisiado, tanto física como moralmente, como era Ricardo III haya podido conquistar a una bella y válida mujer para sus perversos planes.
I love this flick.
The end, for some reason, reminds me a lot of the ending of Doctor Strangelove.
2:07 "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"
The contemporary custom to portray villains for the sake of the viewers vanity as always being cowering, kinieving wretches to make the viewer root for his demise having no qualities to admire, strips the power of this story of the observationary commentary it intends. I still appreciated Oliver's Richard III more
A very young one, yes! I was somewhat surprised to see him in this, it's a long time since I've seen it.
Fitting that where Rick was buried should eventually be paved-over as a car-park. Horsepower. LOL
wow...
the last four seconds are hilarious.
2:05 BEST SCENE EVER
It was a brilliantly adopted film, but the film ending was really spoiled with the Al jolson song sitting on top of the world.
Watching this movie with my dad over Christmas holidays. My mom coming in to sit with us. Richard shoots his gunner no context. My mom screaming “ What the fuck” priceless
Out of curiosity, how old were you then?
pacino didnt understand richard iii, mckellen gets it. pacino is too in awe of the material.
I'm glad to see this again but some of the best moments were cut . And one should always let the end play out so we can listen to Jolson and ruminate .
"Let us to it pell mell
If not to heaven, then hand in hand to hell."
love it :)
Shakespeare really did a number of Richard.
interesting, in a way he is kind of the anti hero
I think Olivier's actings is much to dry and old fashioned. McKellen brings terrific acting chops to this role and creates an especially devious Richard and my personal favorite interpretation.
Henry Tudor weren't that bad. He was actually really clever as well, I'm doing about Richard and Henry in history. It was Henry VIII who was a bit weird.
and he was so lucky to have six wives
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Only because he kept divorcing and murdering them, and then replacing them.
Cuando una pelea es personal, es a muerte...
In this movie a t34 85 tank seen in a few shots is now a protest to a local agency with its barrel pointed at the building now with the name stompie
It would of been nice if they extended the battle a bit longer
Theron from “300” vs. Magneto
YOU SHALL NOT PASS
Richard is mad!!!!
Gandalf seems a little grumpy.
@BartJBols why did Joker shoot Bob in Batman? Because he was a bad guy.
is that the king kong song at the end?
0:38 Rambo!!!
2:18 Was it "Escape? Strafe!" or "Escape? Slave!"?
Laurence Olivier's portrayal in my opinion is more engaging
@gol67 Bahaha!
Totally noticed that!
I hope Harry doesn't watch the movie...It might give him some ideas..😂😂😂
Man Gandalf switched sides huh?
Will a lot of people from les united states be moving to Europe
4:20 FUNNY ENDING
STANley
Shootout at Bosworth factory
holy crap epic ending scene but... richmond's smile was a it... hmm...
@nivora666 I'm Sittin on Top of the World by Al Jolson
You know, if they added a comic twist to his suicide, Richard would've shouted out "CANNONBALL!"
Don't you agree?
a decent movie but I'll always like Oliver's better
@TheDeadlyFurby cus he wanted to be the one who kills him
Footage of noted tyrant Bush Senior's death, 2018
That scene didn't work at all - at least had they been fighting amongst horses it might have been somewhat plausible. He may as well of shouted any random thing at that point 'My kingdom for an Raleigh Chopper'. The whole scene looked like it was done on the cheap as well.
Also the 'hand in hand to hell' lines lacked any menace, meaning or value. It was a hammy ending, which wasn't in keeping with the rest of the film, which was okay.
The jeep had crashed in a ditch that a horse would've cleared easily. In that context, that's why he said it.
the scene was done using Czech military equipment (hence the post-war Soviet T-55 tanks and T-34's) and some museum pieces (Richard's Jeep, a Dodge WC-52)