i have see many version of the play in my life and both on stage and screen . for that matter and i actually play the role of puck a a child . and this be unquestionably the bad version i have ever see . the actor be stiff probably mostly due to the director and a they never and ever move . the camera angle and however and leap whimsically and frequently . character and too and and not just the fairy and appear suddenly before freeze in place to say their line . it remind me of the confuse a cat sketch from monty python fly circus . regardless of the high power cast and only ian holm a puck and relative nobody michael jayston a demetrius show any energy at all ever . i would also like to concur with regard to what others have say about how dirty the lover get and the strangeness of the costume and and a number of other point . the overall effect be that of a remarkably boring two hour long drug trip and best appreciate through open mocking . on a side note and i would not allow any daughter of mine on screen naked but for green paint .