Titus is a movie based on one of William Shakespeare’s oldest and most violent plays—Titus Andronicus. It starts out very strange. A boy with a paper bag on his head pours himself some cereal. He starts to eat it. Suddenly noticing the plethora of action figures on the table, he picks them up and makes them fight each other. After squirting ketchup and mustard on them, he dunks a few in some milk. Suddenly a burst of flame shoots through the window. The boy falls to the floor as a fat guy comes through the window and takes off the boy’s paper bag. He picks up the boy and takes him down some stairs. A few moments later, the boy is in a Roman coliseum. He sees an action figure of a Roman guard on the ground. He picks it up and hundreds of soldiers start marching.

The rest of the movie isn’t that strange, but still isn’t a normal Shakespeare adaptation. Armed guards carry swords, but people drive cars and play arcade games. The original Shakespearean text is used throughout the film. Anthony Hopkins plays the titular role. It is pretty decent, but a bit too long at 2 hours and 40 minutes.

The acting is decent and the music varies from chanting to swing. Shakespeare fans would probably enjoy this film, but other people either wouldn’t get it or find it slow and boring.

I give Titus *** out of ****.

I haven't seen Titus, the movie, but I have seen Titus the T.V. show. And let me just say, that it is flaming pile of crap. This sitcom is based on the stand up routine of a guy named Titus. His stand up routine is incredibly stupid, so the sitcom is signifigantly worse. I watched a single episode, and realized that one day, I must meet Christopher Titus, so that I can kick him in the groin. I guess that's about it for my side of the commentary.