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ZooTown74
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"The King's Speech (Hooper, 2010)"
Thu Nov-25-10 12:10 PM by ZooTown74

  

          

Ladies and gentlemen, I have seen what is (right now) a dark horse Best Picture candidate, and it is called The King's Speech, a (fact-based) story about the man who would become King George VI (Colin Firth) and his serious problem with stuttering. But since he initially has no real desire to become a ruler, he believes it's no big deal. His wife, the soon-to-be Queen Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter, back in Howards End babyface mode), thinks otherwise, and hires a speech specialist named Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) to help her husband out.

I'm going to go ahead now and say go ahead and give Oscar nominations to the following people: Director Tom Hooper, Screenwriter David Seidler (though it appears the script was heavily rewritten), Composer Alexandre Desplait, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush, and Colin Firth.

Ah, yes, Colin Firth. He hooks you in the very first scene of the movie, as he, at this time only known as the Duke of York, has to give a speech in front of a packed house at Wembley Stadium. Firth shows you the heartbreak of the moment by using nothing but his eyes. Makes you want to root for the guy to work through his issues and get over the fact that he, through a series of events, is going to become king... I thought it was a stellar performance, topping the work he did last year in A Single Man...

Some might argue that Geoffrey Rush is just putting on another variation of the "crazy renegade" character that he's played before, but I'd say that's not really the case here. He's a guy who's quite confident in his skills but also completely awed (and somewhat embarrassed) by the fact that he's literally been handpicked to help royalty out... it's a fun performance from him...

In fact the script is quite witty and includes some bon mots that apparently were actually spoken by George and Lionel... even still, it's very good work here by Seidler (and whomever else)... I was also impressed with Tom Hooper's work (didn't see John Adams), particularly the way he and DP Danny Cohen frames a lot of the shots...

Yes, this is yet another British period piece that's gunning for awards but to me this movie really isn't like other pieces, mainly because this is a surprisingly spry story of an unlikely friendship and isn't really concerned with class issues... I certainly thought it was a lot of fun... and that the R-rating that this movie got is TOTAL and COMPLETE BULLSHIT.

BTW, if you watch Nurse Jackie be on the lookout for a barely-recognizable Eve "Dr. O'Hara" Best in a small but pivotal role...

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The King's Speech (Hooper, 2010) [View all] , ZooTown74, Wed Nov-24-10 03:21 AM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
everything I've heard about it so far makes me want to see it
Nov 24th 2010
1
Saw this shit 3 weeks ago....
Nov 25th 2010
2
love Firth as an actor so I will give this a shot .
Nov 25th 2010
3
100% agree, this film is gonna grab a few statues (deservedly)
Nov 27th 2010
4
Great movie. One of the best (if not the best) about royalty I've seen.
Dec 18th 2010
5
RE: The King's Speech (Hooper, 2010)
Dec 19th 2010
6
I liked it.
Dec 25th 2010
7
this was great
Jan 02nd 2011
8
Firth was awe inspiring. Rush was fantastic. Great movie.
Jan 03rd 2011
9
no way!
Jan 06th 2011
10
      RE: no way!
Jan 06th 2011
11
Haven't seen Blue Valentine, The Fighter or 127 Hours
Jan 08th 2011
12
I was surprised I liked this more than The Social Network
Jan 14th 2011
13
this will sound like an exageration, but its not
Jan 23rd 2011
14
joining the lovefest.
Jan 23rd 2011
15
Underwhelmed
Jan 23rd 2011
16
RE: Underwhelmed
Jan 23rd 2011
17
RE: Underwhelmed
Jan 23rd 2011
18
      interesting switch up there
Jan 24th 2011
19
           Well, I think he's saying that he needs the exact historical context
Jan 24th 2011
20
                RE: Well, I think he's saying that he needs the exact historical context
Jan 24th 2011
22
                     Kinda agree with you.
Jan 31st 2011
25
                          Stuttering is debilitating.
Jan 31st 2011
29
                               I had a speech impediment when I was a kid.
Jan 31st 2011
30
                                    Fair enough.
Jan 31st 2011
33
Did you / are you gonna see Weir's new flick?
Jan 24th 2011
21
      yep
Jan 24th 2011
23
It was enjoyable
Jan 28th 2011
24
dark horse no longer
Jan 31st 2011
26
Why was it rated R anyway?
Jan 31st 2011
27
He dropped the F bomb more than once in a non-sexual context
Jan 31st 2011
31
      that's lame. a 'fuck' here and there never hurt anyone.
Feb 02nd 2011
35
that movie is fucking awesome. period.
Jan 31st 2011
28
yup
Jan 31st 2011
32
Why The King's Speech is a gross falsification (Swipe)
Feb 02nd 2011
34

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