kiraboo
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Sat Feb-19-05 12:00 PM
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Have you seen the new version of "The Lion in Winter"? |
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There's a quote in it where Henry or Eleanor points at their imbecilic son John (so he is portrayed in this film) and says, "If that's a Prince, then there's hope for all the apes in Africa." It struck me as peculiarly apt. Good movie, by the way.
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Sat Feb-19-05 12:10 PM
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The original is one of my all time favorite movies. Can this hold a candle to Kate and Peter?
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Sat Feb-19-05 12:52 PM
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4. I think Patrick Stewart does a fantastic job as Henry. |
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Glenn Close doesn't even approach the genius of Hepburn. I've seen the original too, many times, which is what inspired me to see this one.
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Sat Feb-19-05 11:53 PM
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Sat Feb-19-05 12:33 PM
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2. What's that you say? There's a line where George or Barbara |
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points at their imbecilic son George and says, "If that's a President, then there's hope for all the apes in Africa"?
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Sat Feb-19-05 12:34 PM
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3. Oh. Sorry. I mixed up your movie with another one: "The Lyin' In Winter"! |
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Sat Feb-19-05 12:53 PM
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5. LOL. I think yours sounds like a documentary! n/t |
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Sat Feb-19-05 11:17 PM
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7. Heh heh! I think of it as more of a cheap burlesque! n/t |
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Sat Feb-19-05 01:26 PM
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6. The New Version Is OK........ |
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.....but it still isn't nearly as good as the original movie with Peter O'Toole and Kate Hepburn.
Sign of the changing times: there's a segment where King Henry talks about all the various sexual partners he's enjoyed over the years. In the 1968 movie, "little boys" is on the list; in the new TV movie, it's deleted.....
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