The King's Speech

fatchowmein
fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
edited April 2011 in Music & Movies
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this movie yet or it may be my ability to use the search feature is sorely lacking.

A very good drama with an appropriate amount of humor. Fantastic performance by Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush but Firth had the much more difficult part as King George VI. 118 minutes yet I did not realize it was almost 2 hours long.

Rated R for language. No nudity, sex, or violence. There's rumor of a re-edit to take out the language in order to lower the rating to PG-13 but it would detract from the movie. It has it purpose.

Highly recommended. May not appeal to the younger crowd. There were perhaps a handful of people younger than me and I'm almost 40. The theatre was packed. I look forward to the Blu-ray because I'm a Geoffrey Rush fan and I do enjoy historical dramas but for others this may be a rental.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited February 2011
    I couldn't agree more, excellent movie. We saw it yesterday at the Senator Theater and thoroughly enjoyed it. It really makes you think you were really there seeing history as it might have been.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited February 2011
    fatchowmein wrote: »
    I'm surprised no one has mentioned this movie yet or it may be my ability to use the search feature is sorely lacking.
    I'm pretty sure it's the latter... :tongue:
    Tour2ma wrote: »
    Saw it last night.... A solid 10. Screenplay and Direction were its strengths along with...

    Colin Firth... He was exceptionally good. Easily a performance worthy of an Oscar.

    Geoffrey Rush was also very good, but a few line deliveries flashed me to his Shakespeare in Love character. Not a bad thing, just bit of a distraction.

    This is really a two-man show, but the supporting cast worked for me.

    Helena Bonham Carter did her usual fine job in a limited supporting role.

    It was a nice surprise to see Guy Pearce again, even if it was in a very limted support role. I liked his work in LA Confidential and Momento.
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited February 2011
    That's strange. I searched for the entire title, searched for just "king", and searched for "speech". Tour2ma's review did not show up. :confused:
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  • Ace944gs
    Ace944gs Posts: 110
    edited February 2011
    I saw it last night too...and loved it. It was a refreshing change in plot/style from a lot of the other movies out there. Not a lot of action, but the story was incredibly engaging and engrossing. It's been a while since I was sad a movie was over....
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  • Ron Temple
    Ron Temple Posts: 3,212
    edited February 2011
    I'm older and a history buff, so it was an easy movie for me to like...alot. Very well done and I think that though GB pretty much stole every scene, CF will get the Oscar nod. Might take best picture too.

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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited April 2011
    Just saw ad where they're re-releasing an editted PG-13 version "for the whole family."

    Personally I'd miss the rapid fire F-bomb sceen... although the King shouting "Fudge! Fudge! Fudge! Fudge! Fudge! Fudge!" could be even funnnier...

    That said, how many kids are there that would be able to sit through 1 hr 51 min's of zero action???
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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