I read an interview with Bardem and it mentioned how nonplussed he was when the Coens told him they wanted him to wear that hair. But he went along with it. It must have been a little like when the Coens told Clooney they'd written the role in O Brother... with him in mind - "You play the stupidest man on Earth."

I just saw The King's Speech and I really loved it. I thought I'd just like it, but the movie swept me up and kept me in its stranglehold the whole time.

Bonham Carter is really great, but unfortunately has to deal with really bad hair.

Firth and Rush are fabulous. I am so amazed that Firth really seemed to get the physicality of stuttering really really well. He is a marvelous actor.

I guess I need to watch Pride & Prejudice again.

I didn't dislike Black Swan and the performances were great, but I must admit I didn't really get the point.

And, you know, if you feel the need to hit your audience over the head with the story of Swan Lake to make your movie work, get the damn story right.

My basic thought through most of Black Swan was "huh". One of my daughter's friends thinks it is the best movie ever made. I used to think she was a smart girl.

I really liked the performances in Black Swan, and it was visually beautiful. So, I can sort of ignore the fact that the story went nowhere.

le n, I completely agree. I expect that the hair is historically accurate (the costumes were really nice, just in general). And Firth totally deserves an Oscar for the role.

I will admit, though, that I have come to realize that I cannot differentiate between "Australian" and "one of the many accents native to the British isles". I did have a much better time with comprehension than much of the crowd I saw it with. There were about a half-dozen times when I heard someone ask, "What did he say?" (I only remember the answer to the last one, which was "knighthood") Granted, it was, in general, a more mature audience.

I find it particularly notable that it got its R rating entirely for language ( seriously, that was the most entertaining barrage of profanity, possibly in the whole history of cinema ), as there is no sex or violence.

Debet, in addition, there were a few left out. I would have died to hear Firth yell motherfucker and a few others, but oh well.

There definitely were, but it was more the rhythm and progression of it that were compelling to me. tits! got a huge laugh from the audience, not because of the word itself, but the shape of the thing as a whole.

Oh! And the silent fuckfuckfuck in the speech at the end of the film!

yes yes! I agree with all of what you said. It works perfectly. I just want some talk show host (maybe he needs to go on Bill Maher), have him shout a few more.

I think this is the first time I've linked to an xkcd comic in the Movies thread:

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