Beast Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Has anybody else seen this amazing movie? I simply loved it. From the performances from Firth, Rush and Bonham Carter to the great story. 2011 has officially started off brilliantly so far! Is there anybody else who is a fan of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 From what I've gathered. The King has a stutter. I must spend two hours [ish] knowing how he resolved it. All in all, not the best inspiration to visit the cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxigen_Waste Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 2011 has officially started off brilliantly so far! You mean 2010 ended brilliantly. As do all years, most heavyweight contenders come out later in the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I just can't bring myself to be interested in this film. Despite all the praise I hear for it I see Colin Firth, the royal family and period drama and just switch off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fish Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I just got back from seeing it. It's really rather wonderful, and I strongly suggest going to see it. By far the best film to come out in a hell of a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipaul Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 'Like all good films it simply fills you with joy'.....? What kind of dumbass criticism is that? It does look good though. I'm sort of interested, but I can't ever imagine convincing someone to see it with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I'll cum. Oh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 You mean 2010 ended brilliantly. Not this again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murr Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 It is actually a really really good film! I got dragged to see this by my other half (a down payment on making her watch Thor, Green Lantern & Captain America), and ended up really enjoying it. Although I would of enjoyed it more if there were more references to WW2, i know that's not the real story to the film, but I enjoy that genre alot, and I liked the footage that they showed in the film of Hitler gathering momentum and such, and would of liked a bit more pre-war prep in the film. regardless of my want though it was a very very good film. And had a lot of funny moments too which I hadn't expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chairdriver Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 People don't understand that source material does not dictate how good a film is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Indeed. I'm arranging to go see Black Swan (can't breathe/dying/fuuuu etc) tomorrow night, and in gathering my fellow film students, one guy said; "Oh I don't think it's for me." Why? "It's about Ballet." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxigen_Waste Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Not this again. What? You're not the center of the world, you know? It doesn't matter when you saw it or when it came out where, the year is that of the film's first final release, that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 People don't understand that source material does not dictate how good a film is. True, but it does affect how one decides to see a film. Maybe it's got all these cinematic pieces which do wonders to the soul, and one day I may go see it. But as far as I'm aware at the moment it's about a king with a speech impediment. I'm not really inclined to delve more into the sub/plot when the face value doesn't really appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fish Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 What? You're not the center of the world, you know? It doesn't matter when you saw it or when it came out where, the year is that of the film's first final release, that's it. Jesus christ, I thought I was the Lord High Pedant... It's still in it's original box office running period, so it's perfectly fair to count it as a film to start 2011, especially as that's when he saw it in the cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Jesus christ, I thought I was the Lord High Pedant... It's still in it's original box office running period, so it's perfectly fair to count it as a film to start 2011, especially as that's when he saw it in the cinema. Depends what part of the world we're talking about. Stolen from the Wiki: 10 December 2010 (2010-12-10) (United States) 7 January 2011 (2011-01-07) (United Kingdom) If we're running on Yankyland time, then by all means it's a 2010 film. But if you're a proud member of The United Kingdom you will take it as a 2011 film. S'up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj metroid Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 It's a 2010 film end of. But let's not get bogged down on that point. Ya I heard this is a good one to see. I tend to have a soft spot for these kind of movies too. I hear it's got awful oscar bait written all over it though. I'll try not to let that ruin my enjoyment People don't understand that source material does not dictate how good a film is. Ya I know. A lot of people wouldn't watch the social network because they didn't have a facebook account. It's crazy, I'm not into bobsleighing but I love cool runnings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Boham Carter?! ...it's a must-see for me then. She completes me EW MOn DIEU! I like your new sig, Paj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Indeed. I'm arranging to go see Black Swan (can't breathe/dying/fuuuu etc) tomorrow night, and in gathering my fellow film students, one guy said; "Oh I don't think it's for me." Why? "It's about Ballet." Fail. What he should have said was: "I can't go. I have a thing." "What thing?" "A penis." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 To be fair Ashley, I think there may be something appealing to blokes in the movie too (as ReZ has shown us, haha). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 To be fair Ashley, I think there may be something appealing to blokes in the movie too (as ReZ has shown us, haha). To be fair Dazz I think you'll find... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcsrlJmpZKc#t=6m41s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj metroid Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Saw this anyway and I did enjoy it very much so I'd give it a good 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 To be fair Dazz I think you'll find... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcsrlJmpZKc#t=6m41s I do hope you know I'm referring to there's Natalie Portman snogging the face off another woman, right? lol. I was referring to what ReZ was saying about it, lol. I wasn't too sure because you put Colin Firth as the spoiler title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellmeister Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Yeah I also got dragged to see it by my other half. It looked good and I knew reviews were supposedly raving about the film but it just wasn't something I would choose to see. Whilst I did enjoy it a lot and can agree with why it has been scored so highly in reviews, I didn't think it was amazing in my opinion. Probably because it wasn't the type of film I really enjoy I guess, much like why I'm hesitating at seeing Black Swan. I'd enjoy it once someone made me watch it but its the initial dragging me there that would be the hard part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksnowman Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 I saw this the Thursday before last. Good stuff indeed. Helena Bonham Carter was great as the Queen Mum I thought. I kind of wished there had been more of the friendship between Bertie and his speech therapist shown because I enjoyed their interactions throughout. The headlines about the film seemed to pertain to the royal family trying to wash their hands off it, saying no one knows what Berties relationship with his speech therapist was and stuff like that, so I thought it was gonna be a bit more controversial or something. I'd recommend it to anyone, eeven Eevil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Saw it this evening, thought it was very good. Not exactly the intense rollercoaster ride of Black Swan, but it's not in any way trying to be. I don't even know why I'm comparing the two. I shouldn't. Very strong performances from all 3 mainies, and Colin Firth was brilliant as a stammerer. I know because I had a stammer which, while "cured" still affects my speech ability. So yeah, really made my throat feel all weird throughout. Very interesting cinematography I noticed too. A lot of "rule-breaking" - the focus at many point was the negative space, with the character shoved off the side (which is used as obvious symbolism, but also kinda sets it apart from similar films). I was held the entire way through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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