So I finally saw "The Queen" this weekend

[LynneSin]

Damn, Helen Mirren knocked that role out of the ballpark, probably one of the best of her career.

I thought it was very well done, respectful of the fact that these people were playing parts of folks who were still alive and doing their same jobs.

BTW, I loved James Cromwell as Prince Philip.

[Parche]

1. I Thought YOU were the Queen?

:rofl:

:hi:

[underpants]

2. I thought it looked like a cheap BBC/PBS production

and it just sort of...ended. Suddenly it was over.


:shrug:

[Westegg]

4. God bless cheap BBC/PBS productions, I say...

...they tend to be damn sight better than most American network crap.

I recall seeing an unwanted fly buzzing around and occasionally landing on the actors in a scene during "I, Claudius," I think it was. That would NEVER happen on a multi-million-dollar network show, but so what? "I, Claudius" was amazing.

[underpants]

6. I meant from a production value/look perspective

not that I am really a fan either (love Curious George and Super Why though) but I meant from the way it was shot. It didn't look like a major motion picture to me.

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. It wasn't a major movie; the main production company was part of British TV

Granada, which is part of the BBC's biggest competitor, ITV, and who make things like 'Prime Suspect'. See http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ia767a63ba2afa61b94908e362bd908d4

[joeybee12]

3. Helen Mirren was brilliant, I thought the movie second-rate

It was especially hard to watch Tony Blair, knowing what a piece of shit he is now.

[LynneSin]

5. Seriously - I kept thinking "WHY AREN'T YOU TAKING YOUR OWN ADVICE NOW"

Tony Blair had the makings to be a legendary PM and screwed that one over with being George Bush's lapdog

[joeybee12]

8. Very true...has there ever been anyone in politics who has been

a bigger disappointment? :shrug:

[billyskank]

16. I wasn't disappointed.

I knew he was going to be shit.

[billyskank]

15. Tony Blair actually likes Bush. He agrees with him.

There was always something of the neocon about Blair. He likes bombing people for their own good. Because he only ever wants to do good. Why can't people understand that? Still, no-one ever said being good was easy.

But seriously though, I could not disagree more about Blair. He never had the makings of a legendary PM. He was always a fraud and a phoney. I despised him right off the bat in 1994 when he became Labour leader. I knew he was going to be trouble.

[joeybee12]

20. Are you in England? I guess those of us on the other side of the pond

probably bought into the hype more.

[Aristus]

12. They really captured Blair's grinning, sweaty insincerity.

n/t

[applegrove]

14. Helen Mirren was mesmerizing. I agree the rest of the movie didn't live

up.

[madinmaryland]

7. Thanks for not having me detained last Thursday!

Is that on DVD yet?

:hi:

[LynneSin]

9. It was on Encore On-Demand for free

and I'm sorry about Thursday - it was just hectic with work

:cry:

[madinmaryland]

10. The DuPont country club is pretty cool.

They even have lawn bowling!!1!!

I took some pictures, but the SD chip in my phone is not compatible with the SD chip in my camera. :shrug:

I actually finished up around 3:30 and was able to get home by a little after 5, so that I could see my wife and daughter.

:hi:

[LynneSin]

11. You'd ditch me for your *gasp* WIFE AND DAUGTHER

:crazy:

Actually it's always good to get a head start on traffic on 95.

Anyhow, you're bringing them to my picnic on 4/19 (or at least yourself)

[madinmaryland]

13. And I get home, and my wife comments to me...

"If the toll booth fits..."

:grr:

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

17. You say you saw

Pickle's this weekend? Was she pasty and longhorn too? :eyes:

[terrya]

18. Michael Sheen was a dead ringer for Tony Blair

Another excellent performance.

And I think "The Queen" is one of Stephen Frears' best films.

[yellowdogintexas]

21. watched it myself Saturday night. we picked up a copy cheap @ Hollywood video going out of business

sale. I loved it. Helen Mirren has been one of my most favorite actresses since I first saw her in a BBC production of "Cousin Bette" on Masterpiece Theater back in 1971.
All the actors were great, and the interposing of real time news footage added to the feeling you were actually on spycam in Balmoral.

It was a slam dunk for her, that's for sure

I loved the scene where they are setting up the picnic and she turns to the corgies and says "Stay" and 4 little corgies just freeze in place. They were so cute.