I like the Tempest and Richard III, thanks in part to Al Pacino and the amazing Looking For Richard. I knew the play fairly well, but this movie casts a different light on it. If you haven't seen it, it's really worth your time. Especially if you're a Mississippi uneducated person who only likes Puck and the Queen of Fairies.
As for the Chaucer/ Shakespeare debate *takes highly patronizing tone*, sorry, people, but it's highly irrelevant. You might as well discuss the merits of Nathaniel Hawthorne VS. Ernest Hemingway (who was some kind of a boxer).