I dunno that Hamlet sold out at Stratford in
minutes. There were tickets available for at least a month, because that's how long it took onodrim and I to decide to get them. I wish we had bought, say, 10...then we could have sold the rest and paid for our trip there!
Anyway, those of you who mentioned that you might go see it, where are you located?
As for Shakespeare movies, Titus is the big winner for me. Love that movie. Also, I know you didn't want Shakespeare "inspired" films, but Akira Kurosawa's Ran is such a great adaptation of King Lear that I'd be remiss not to mention it.