I highly recommend 'The King's Speech.'
Posted on 02/25/2011 11:01:05 PM PST by L.A.Justice
BEST PICTURE
Nominees: Black Swan, The Fighter, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, 127 Hours, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit, Winter's Bone
Prediction: “The King’s Speech”
The bottom line: while Oscar voters appear to really like “The Social Network,” they LOVE “The King’s Speech.” In many ways, it’s a throwback to the Oscar film of yesterday – like “Casablanca,” “Around the World in 80 Days,” “Lawrence of Arabia,” “The Godfather” and “Out of Africa.” Grand art direction and costumes, beautiful cinematography and score, magnificent performances and an examination of history – “The King’s Speech” has it all.
Come Sunday night, it will have the Best Picture Oscar, as well.
BEST ACTOR
Prediction: Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech”
BEST ACTRESS
Prediction: Natalie Portman, “Black Swan”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Prediction: Christian Bale, “The Fighter”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Prediction: Melissa Leo, “The Fighter”
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I highly recommend 'The King's Speech.'
At least we’re not having a Motown party!
Winter’s Bone dealt with a strata of people that generally ignored by the mainstream culture. Most people would seem to want to forget that people in deep Appalachia live like that. Urban poverty is more chic I guess.
I just truly thought the character of the young girl shone incredibly.
At least unlike Deliverance which so many folks today treat like a documentary...Winter Bone has some foot in the reality of meth industry existence.
Deliverance...I mean get real. I spend a lot of time in real Appalachia..they may shoot you if you get in their pot field and are very leery of strangers. But snatching strangers so they can sodomize fat men?
That is about as out of character as Muslims stealing pigs..why did I think of pigs..lol
Hollywood. Probably too much coke in creating Deliverance...nicely filmed though..the filters and use of light and angles and whatnot was superb.
Never read Dickey's novel so not sure how the movie follows it. Boorman went on to more things for sure.
But the stereotype Deliverance created about eastern Mountain folks and banjos will last a long time still unfairly.
Urban poverty is more excused. White poverty ignored..always been like that. There is also less predation unless caught up in it..another reason it's ignored.
but let's don't forget..and since I live very near where Appalachia starts on the eastern slope of the Cumberland mountains in TN...I'm about 30 miles due west and have several folks from the true region of Smith, Jackson and Cumberland counties who work for me. What was portrayed in Bone was a tiny segment...it is simply not like that as a rule. Most country folks work in nearby towns and have normal lives. Which again differentiates it from urban lower class which is more all encompassing of the community with criminal exchange and crime and illegitimacy etc.
ok...sociology lesson over...I really liked the movie and glad it got some notice.
But I still am very jacked up with Bridges asCogburn..incredible
and God bless the Cohens...they never really insult me with PC crap and preaching as a rule even in O’ Brother..at least it was light hearted and satirical treatment of my homestate
a state too green so they had to sepia it..true
Hell yeah.
Good post.
I am going to make sure wifey sees it.
good thanks..we just got Dish and my wife will be on it
oh dear!
I hope the weather outside is decent for that. :-)
I just got rid of my dish.. rarely watched & the 82/month was a killer
Big an Rich...Amarillo boys. Was listenin to them as I read yer post....lol !
my cable...Comcast...failed all the time...14 visits in 18 months
with my big family I have a big bill
Re: The King’s Speech
Everything I have heard and read says this one of best movies ever made.
I usually avoid this kind of movie, but this sounds like a winner from every angle.
Now THAT is a big bill!
As Bill Murray put it, “Best Supporting Actor and Actress, who really cares?”
” one of best movies ever made.”
That’s asburdly overstating the case for this mild and fairly routine film.
>>That’s asburdly overstating the case for this mild and fairly routine film<<
If you READ my post you will see my statement that I have not seen it yet but am reporting on what others have said. It might be all hype — ?quien sabe?
I know that. I was just responding to the quote. Capeesh?
>>Capeesh<<
Si, certanamoi! I was just coming off a jumping on a different thread from some kiwis, so I was a little fast on the draw there.
Trust me, all is cool and it will be fun to watch the Oscar results :)
That's your opinion. Others like it enough to vote for it. Each to his own...
There’s nothing wrong with voting for it. I was responding to a comment calling it one of the “best films ever made”.
//I thought True Grit was good...very.
Bridges may have done it more justice than Duke....and I grew up loving Duke as a boy when he made movies several times a year.//
Hailee Steinfeld’s character is very memorable...Bridges and Damon gave memorable performances as well...
I haven’t looked at your page in a while. Dang...your kids are growing fast! They are, each and every one of them, very handsome and beautiful!
But, Annette...there is one beauty that will never die. Her inner beauty shines all over her face.
As far as kids go...maybe y’all shouldn’t have much more “alone” time. lol
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