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- First reviewMarch 6, 2011
- Last reviewMarch 14, 2011
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Don't be ripped off
PostedMarch 14, 2011
FilmLoversouthsuburbs
from Chicago south suburbs
This movie is horrendous. Like quite a few other flicks I've seen recently I felt ripped off and even abused - that is insulted by its shameless stupidity as well as a seemingly utter contempt for its audience. We hardly see aliens, spaceships or great scenes of destruction. Instead we are made nauseous by a camera that literally never sits still as if the whole thing is a cinéma vérité style documentary. Everything is in extreme close-up with the camera swinging around from one face to the next to a brief glimpse of CGI images back to a face again. These people have not bothered to provide any SFXs worth looking at - an obvious cynical attitude to go cheap. And then there's the storyline and dialogue. We follow the exploits of a marine platoon. What you are subjected to is embarrassing jingoistic uttering's about Marine honor and duty. It's a shameless commercial for the military that says don't complain about be ripped off by banks or having your unions busted cause the men in green are fighting for you - pure right-wing militaristic / shut-up-and-know-your-place propaganda. This "movie" is a very poor man's 'Independence Day' with bad 'Blair Witch' production values and the point of view of the Duke's 'Green Berets'. YUK!!!
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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The Kings Great!
PostedMarch 6, 2011
FilmLoversouthsuburbs
from Chicago south suburbs
First & foremost it's entertaining as can be. So well acted and executed you can't help enjoying the story of the reluctant king confronting his public speaking stammering handicap. The development of George the Sixth's relationship with Lionel Lowell, his elocution teacher, is subtle and touching in that the King's childhood is brought out in the process. Terrific use of editing when we see the final speech given accompanied by the second movement of Beethoven's seventh symphony. Whole cast is fantastic - Geoffrey Rush in particular as Lowell is extremely nuanced. I don't have enough time to go over how this movie so totally hits the mark. IT'S JUST GREAT!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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