Thread: NonRussian films (work in progress)

Originally Posted by rockzmom

Kamka,
I'm sorry that you were "slightly disappointed" by the King's Speech. We've talked before how one can watch a film that has soooo much hype and then think "why?" This might have been the case for you. You read and hear so many great things about it in advance and then it is a let down for you. Sadly, it can never live up to the build up or expectation in your mind.

I think the reason it won so many awards is from a technical point of view. The amount of work and research that went into this film and for Colin Firth to be able to portray Bertie really was remarkable. We are not talking special effects and CGI and all those other things that "Hollywood" has been putting out these last few years, we are talking about a great script, a compelling true story and amazing ACTING. The opening scene, when Bertie is giving his first speech you can feel his panic and shame. You suspend disbelief and you are back in history feeling what it must have been like for this poor man to have to speak in front of his country publicly when he could not do so without making a fool or joke of himself or having the nation feel pity for him. And this is all done by a man who in real life does not suffer from any speech difficulties.

To be able to create that type of raw emotion and suck the viewers in so quickly, is why this film is so good. It went old school. Back to basics. It just told a story without any bells and whistles.

Colin Firth was, indeed, amazing, and his Oscar is well-deserved, in my opinion. Perhaps you're right and the hype is to blame for my being disappointed with the film, but I just didn't find the story too appealing. I mean, sure it was a good movie - I'm in no way trying to deny that, I just wouldn't see it as an Oscar-winning one.
I was also disappointed with the lack of nomination for "Blue Valentine". Have you seen it, by any chance? It' one of these stories that just gets stuck in your head for day and days, mostly because it's so real. Plus, the acting was brilliant, both Williams and Gosling did an excellent job!

I was just watching a series called Family Guy for the first time. I know it's famous but I've just never seen it before.
Why is the little boy speaking English with a phony sounding British accent even though his family is American?

Originally Posted by Hanna

I was just watching a series called Family Guy for the first time. I know it's famous but I've just never seen it before.
Why is the little boy speaking English with a phony sounding British accent even though his family is American?

Look at that.
British Accent vs American Accent [Funny] - YouTube

... I know I look a bit frightening but at least I sound intelligent.

Originally Posted by alexB

Look at that.
British Accent vs American Accent [Funny] - YouTube

Alexb!!!!!! Thanks for the video!!! Our family was in need of a laugh tonight

Originally Posted by Hanna

Why is the little boy speaking English with a phony sounding British accent even though his family is American?

Maybe they are mocking the numerous Hollywood movies where the villains and mad scientists always seem to speak with foreign accents? Just a guess.

Originally Posted by translationsnmru

Maybe they are mocking the numerous Hollywood movies where the villains and mad scientists always seem to speak with foreign accents? Just a guess.

Yes... maybe that's it... He is a bit "evil" though.
It's kind of funny but not massively so...

Originally Posted by Family guy

"Welcome to Poland, a great country to invade, please take a queue number"
Lol