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The King's Speech - Dr. Ivor Yeti - 12-19-2010
It was time for our yearly outing to the cinema. My GF, whom some of you have met, has trouble with things that require her to sit for any length of time as that would keep her from puttering. As with many persons of the feminine persuasion, my GF's preferred film is usually referred to as a "Chick-Flick", with a marked preference for anything from The Merchant of Ivory or some such thing. A lot of sepia, white flannel, and exotic sorts mumbling "yes, Memsahib", etc..
So. King's Speech. I tried to sell "RED" and was close to getting the nod thanks to Helen Mirren with a machine-gun, but...well, a whiff of sepia and period dress, and we were off to The Embarcadero for a "foreign film".
The good news is that it was a good movie; Colin Firth was quite good in making certain that we could see the intelligence behind the stammerer, Geoffrey Rush was very good at being a self-aware Aussie in London who was not a pirate, Helena B-Carter was good at the many faces of Royal matronliness and killed no one with a magic wand. It was not too dark, not too light, not too bogged down in historical exposition (history was alluded to in conversational snippets and one newsreel scene). The pacing was quite good.
I can give it a "thumbs up" without hesitation. It was enjoyable, well-acted, positive, and well-paced. Anyone who has spoken publicly will instantly identify with with Colin Firth's King.
Re: The King's Speech - The Queen - 12-21-2010
Any explosions? I like a few explosions when I go to the movies.
Re: The King's Speech - Dr. Ivor Yeti - 12-21-2010
Nope, not a single one. No King-Fu, either. Get it? King-Fu? HaHaHaHahahahhahahhhhhaah--cough!--hahaha!
cough indeed - Drunk Monk - 12-22-2010
If Helen isn't going to burst into flame, I can't see how this could possibly be entertaining.
Re: The King's Speech - Greg_phpbb3_import1 - 12-22-2010
And yet it was very entertaining. tQ was actually swayed by the Yeti's review. Whoever saw that happening?
tried to watch it last night - Drunk Monk - 05-25-2011
I came home from a screener and the mrs. was about halfway through. I couldn't get into it at that point and fell asleep. Didn't sleep well in L.A. - the Bonaventure's weird feng shui kept me up - paid for it Monday and again last night. I'm going to try again right now, from the beginning, as soon as I finish replacing the water filter.
I fell asleep AGAIN! - Drunk Monk - 05-27-2011
Fortunately, I think I fell asleep during the portion I was awake for in the first viewing.
The film suffered from the Potter-factor with both Bellatrix and Dumbledore in it. That's messing with a lot of UK flicks for me now.
It seemed amusing - certainly well acted - and I liked the cussing scenes. Needed a sword fight.