Richardo reviews: The King's Speech

[Richardo]

See this movie.

It's absolutely brilliant, the story triumphant, the acting fanstastic, and the physical resemblances to well-known historical figures is astonishing. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear Richardo!

I want to see it...

I love historical dramas, and the cast in this one is just plain stellar.

I'll probably wait till it's available on Netflix, though...

Thanks for the recommendation!

:hi:

[Blue-Jay]

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[Richardo]

3. So you see my point!

:D

[peekaloo]

4. Bubbles!

has emerged from his grieving and looks a hell of a lot like his former owner!

:hide:

[tigereye]

5. bet it was, esp. with such wonderful actors!

Hope to see it soon, Richardo. I saw Black Swan over the weekend and wished I had seen King's Speech instead.

[Richardo]

12. I've heard that's a pretty intense, dark movie in a lot of ways.

King's Speech was intense in its own way, but not like that. :hi: tigereye!! :pals:

[tigereye]

13. Happy New Year!

[rbnyc]

6. If you're near Long Island...

...see it at my Cinema: http://www.cinemaartscentre.org/

[MorningGlow]

7. Two words

Colin. Firth. :loveya:

[WolverineDG]

8. the most re-wound & re-watched scene ever in TV history

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hasKmDr1yrA

dg

[MorningGlow]

9. ROFL I knew what that was going to be before I clicked on it

And--ahem--I just watched all eight hours of P&P over the weekend! Got the DVDs for Christmas. (But no, I didn't go back and rewatch that scene. Because I know it all too well. :evilgrin: )

[WolverineDG]

10. it's funny how "Love Actually" incorporated that into his story

:evilgrin:

dg

[MorningGlow]

15. Dude's career is so meta

What with that and Bridget Jones and all. Oh no--does that mean he has a sense of humor? Because if he does, PLUS the looks, PLUS the sex-ay, PLUS the talent...oh dear...

[WolverineDG]

17. I told one of my friends who also loves Colin Firth

"Who's going to play him in the 2nd movie?" LOL!!!

Too bad they killed the best line in book one---about him being named "Darcy" & acting all snotty at a party. :spray: :rofl:

dg

[tigereye]

14. he was a great Darcy, no question

wonderful series. Great book!

[MorningGlow]

16. As I rewatched it over the weekend, I realized

that what I liked better than the "lake scene" was all the smoldering looks he was giving Lizzie. Ai yi yi...

[Heidi]

11. Colin Firth is one of my secret loves.

Well, it used to be a secret. But now I guess it's not.

[tigereye]

25. he's incredibly sexy (fans self)

He looked so hot on The Daily Show the other night.

[Aristus]

18. I agree with everything except the physical resemblances comparison.

I think Colin Firth looked nothing like the real George VI. But I think his performance was excellent.



Colin Firth as King George VI.



The real thing.

[Richardo]

19. Churchill wasn't so good either.

The others - pretty good IMO.

[BuelahWitch]

20. Saw this today at the local multiplex and loved it!

I was surprised not only that it played there instead of the arthouse theater, but that we had a sizable crowd for an early afternoon matinee. Then I came home and found out it was playing to packed or nearly packed theaters all over (which is probably the reason Hollywood 12 decided to book it). Both Firth and Rush give excellent performances. Guy Pierce is pretty good too as Edward. I don't purchase many movies on DVD, but I think I'll pick this one up when it comes out.

[Skittles]

21. I loved it

the only actor I didn't like was the one who played Winston - I thought he looked and sounded like a caricature

[UTUSN]

22. Will you review Black Swan, please? I'm thinking of going. n/t

[Paladin]

23. Absolutely Wonderful.

One of the most inspiring movies ever. Highest recommendation.....

[Paladin]

24. Absolutely Wonderful.

One of the most inspiring movies ever. Highest recommendation.....

[Demoiselle]

26. One of the best movies I've ever seen.

The performances are utterly astonishing. Especially Colin Firth.
I've seen him interviewed a few times, and I think he has a sense of humor and humility, on top of everything else.
Sigh.

[BuelahWitch]

28. He also seems to be a very intelligent man

Here's a link to an interview he recently did with Katie Couric:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT2MpsbJMzU

[applegrove]

27. Colin Firth has to be one of my favourite actors. He's so cute. I'm going

to wait until this comes out on video so I can watch it with my parents who are both anglophiles.

[fortyfeetunder]

29. I second you Ricardo

It was a great movie. I will buy this for my DVD collection when it's released!