Posted on 01/28/2006 6:21:24 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
It is my opinion that finally there is a film that does seem to have it all.
Brilliant production quality, moving and engaging story, witty dialogue, visually stunning to watch, beautiful score, flawless make up and costume design, incredible cast each giving their best performances and endless amounts of wisdom, laughter, touching scenes and truths to take with you as the credits roll.
Based on a series of British books published for children in the 60s, titled Nurse Matilda and written by Christianna Brand, comes the story of Nanny McPhee. Emma Thompson (who won an Academy Award in 1995 for the adapted screenplay of Sense and Sensibility) wrote the screenplay for this film over the course of nine years.
Ms. Thompson remarked that one day, while dusting her bookshelf, she happened upon the Nurse Matilda books and suddenly remembered reading them as a child. As she thumbed through them, she got the idea that perhaps the character in these books would make a great movie.
What started, then, as the inspiration of a possibility, transformed over time into a film which is already being deemed a classic. Under the direction of Kirk Jones (Waking Ned Devine), Nanny McPhee is sort of like The Sound of Music meets Mary Poppins less the musical angles of those films.
I found it touching and beautiful and can only hope that it raises the bar on family productions and challenges other engaging films to follow.
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Hmmmm... Maybe "2 onions" doesn't actually mean the two absolutely biggest onions I can get holt of...
I got bigger ham to fry right now, chumpette. Never take yer dog's advice on how much ham to put in. It will be topologically improbable to actually fit the stuff into the pie pan.
Also I don't mean to be a girlie-man but it is right tearful around here right now.
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Dammit I just found the cheese grater. Why is it in a drawer? I guess this means I actually have to grate the cheese. Why did I look in the drawer?
I think this recipe needs some Coors Light in it.
Sounds like a wonderful family movie....might even make me leave my house and go to a theater!!!
I hope families support the movie.
Howard's End is one of my all time favorites - esp. the scene in the bedroom where she's holding in her emotion over her intended's dalliance with a former street girl. Interesting that Helena Bonham-Carter was also in the film (1992). Wonder if there was any behind-the-scenes animosity between the two.
Yikes!
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