We're seeing The King's Speech at this theater today.
Posted on 01/15/2011 5:43:50 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
Glad I didn't see that one.
$10 per ticket? I thought that was for the popcorn.
We're seeing The King's Speech at this theater today.
The only reason is that the all-purpose anglo-saxon verb
is used.Shame,this is real movie making.You should google
Lionel Logue after the show.I believe his grandson is co-writer of the screenplay?
Trust me, it's not.....it's played for a comic effect....and most all the words are jumbled together.....
...the King & his teacher are very aware of proper decorum....
....truly it's esentially one small segment with the 'words'...
I especially don't want to listen to the Lord's name in vain...(the F bomb doesn't affect me near as much as the other!)
...I only remember one... quick, almost whispered ......
The movie builds very slowly.....giving time to each character....
And the movies themselves are awful. Loud. Vulgar language. Lousy writing. Terrible plot. Horrible theme. Usually negative attitude toward traditional values. Usually negative attitude towards our country.
It’s gotten so bad that I always notice if the F-bomb isn’t strewn throughout the dialog.
I try to always avoid R rated movies because of the constant F bomb, but I'm making an exception to see The King's Speech.
I wanted to see it but I got called into to work over my holiday vacation and did not have time.
I do have the soundtrack.
Thanks!
First, the incredible cheapness of acquiring movies (Netflix, DirectTV) at home soon after they are release dramatically (no pun intended) diminishes the value of seeing anything in a theater. I just saw "True Grit," and I think it was the first movie I saw in a theater in over a year. I loved it, wanted to see it early, but I could have waited. Nothing in the "theater" experience that made it any better.
Second, the utter rudeness of audiences, whether cell phones or running commentaries or misbehaving kids, is driving people out who LOVE movies and really want the full experience.
Third, the incredible falling costs of making a movie, due to digital technology, mean that studios have to have a home run every time, and therefore could NEVER make a "Breakfast Club" or a "Slumdog Millionaire." It's not surprising that aside from a few predictable special effects hits---Transformers 1-10 or Iron Man---or movies that have, from books, massive built-in audiences ("Harry Potter," "Lord of the Rings," "Twilight")---studios don't want to front for anything except sure winners. "300" was a freak, made for something like $10m with NO A-list actors, yet it grossed over $180m domestic.
Finally, the piracy issue is huge. My son has seen movies that are just out in theaters on his home computer. Someone will slip a videocam in, and the next day it's on the internet, free.
So as one who is just now trying to break in, it's a challenge, but not an impossible one.
Are you talking about Secretariat? The audience applauded at the end.
no “The King’s Speech”
Heard other people say they didn't like it either.
Definitely see “True Grit.” Bridges is great, but the girl is awesome. Steals the movie.
I'll let you know if I like it.
I thought “True Grit” was a gem, and that the girl absolutely stole the movie. What you heard as “stilted” speech, I saw as extremely iconic and different from other movies, and liked it.
Yikes! Is he ok?
“...caters to families...”
I think that is the key.
Exactly!
On my Netflix list.
Which one?
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