Just Saw A Very Good Movie

Sailor Steve · 05-06-11, 01:17 AM

I let a friend talk me into going to our local $1 theater today, and saw a movie I hadn't even heard of: The King's Speech.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504320/

Being a history buff I was well aware of King George VI, the current queen's father, and king during WW2. I didn't, however, know he had a speech impediment. The movie is the story of that problem, and the man who helped him get around it (I would have said get over it, but the implication is that he never really did). Colin Firth as Prince Albert (later King George), Guy Pearce as Prince David (later King Edward VIII), Michael Gambon as their father George V, Helena Bonham Carter as Albert's wife Elizabeth, and Geoffrey Rush as Lionel Logue, the failed Australian actor who became the friend of a king.

Great cast, great writing, great acting, great history, great movie. It's one I'll be buying soon to add to my collection.

kiwi_2005 · 05-06-11, 01:21 AM

Yes I seen this last week and liked it as well. I was a bad stutter when a child that thankfully died out when I became an adult. Good movie.

Torplexed · 05-06-11, 01:55 AM

An outstanding movie. Colin Firth certainly had the more difficult performance to pull off, but Geoffrey Rush got all the good lines.

Lionel Logue: [as Bertie is lighting up a cigarette] Please don't do that.
Bertie: I'm sorry?
Lionel Logue: I believe sucking smoke into your lungs will kill you.
Bertie: My physicians say it relaxes the throat.
Lionel Logue: They're idiots.
Bertie: They've all been knighted.
Lionel Logue: Makes it official then.

Castout · 05-06-11, 02:20 AM

Yeah I enjoyed the movie too when I caught it in the movie theater when it was just released.

Good movie though I can understand younger people might not like it due to its no sex, no gun and no explosion scene

sharkbit · 05-06-11, 07:46 AM

I suppose you didn't watch the Oscars then?

It won Best Picture and I think some of the acting awards.

Armistead · 05-06-11, 12:47 PM

Yea, watched the director's cut online just when it came out, a great movie....

Just glad the he neve choked on a marble..lol.

Sailor Steve · 05-06-11, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharkbit

I suppose you didn't watch the Oscars then?

I think the last Academy Awards show I watched was 1970.

Quote:

It won Best Picture and I think some of the acting awards.

Cool. It deserves recognition.

05-06-11, 01:17 AM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Just Saw A Very Good Movie I let a friend talk me into going to our local $1 theater today, and saw a movie I hadn't even heard of: The King's Speech. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504320/ Being a history buff I was well aware of King George VI, the current queen's father, and king during WW2. I didn't, however, know he had a speech impediment. The movie is the story of that problem, and the man who helped him get around it (I would have said get over it, but the implication is that he never really did). Colin Firth as Prince Albert (later King George), Guy Pearce as Prince David (later King Edward VIII), Michael Gambon as their father George V, Helena Bonham Carter as Albert's wife Elizabeth, and Geoffrey Rush as Lionel Logue, the failed Australian actor who became the friend of a king. Great cast, great writing, great acting, great history, great movie. It's one I'll be buying soon to add to my collection. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-06-11, 01:21 AM	#2
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Yes I seen this last week and liked it as well. I was a bad stutter when a child that thankfully died out when I became an adult. Good movie. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

05-06-11, 01:55 AM	#3
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	An outstanding movie. Colin Firth certainly had the more difficult performance to pull off, but Geoffrey Rush got all the good lines. Lionel Logue: [as Bertie is lighting up a cigarette] Please don't do that. Bertie: I'm sorry? Lionel Logue: I believe sucking smoke into your lungs will kill you. Bertie: My physicians say it relaxes the throat. Lionel Logue: They're idiots. Bertie: They've all been knighted. Lionel Logue: Makes it official then. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

05-06-11, 02:20 AM	#4
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Yeah I enjoyed the movie too when I caught it in the movie theater when it was just released. Good movie though I can understand younger people might not like it due to its no sex, no gun and no explosion scene __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

05-06-11, 07:46 AM	#5
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	I suppose you didn't watch the Oscars then? It won Best Picture and I think some of the acting awards. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

05-06-11, 12:47 PM	#6
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Yea, watched the director's cut online just when it came out, a great movie.... Just glad the he neve choked on a marble..lol.