In reply to:
Max,
I got dragged along to the "updated" RIII movie against my better judgement which is usually totally fallible - but not in this case.
The dialogue was at odds with the setting and the setting was at odds with the basic premise of the play. It fits into what I call the "Bored with the Bard Production Set".
Good enough for me, CapK. I'll head off to the local librarty and rent the Beeb's production first, before tainting my perceptions with the "modernised" version. Much obliged, it seems that the next movie role I see Sir Ian in will be as Mithrandir - roll on December, although I have read of death threats made against Jackson for his work (rumours of plot changes, and other Hollywood style bastardisations) on that masterpiece.
