What Movies Have You Seen Lately?

nona · Post by **nona** » Thu February 25th, 2010, 4:37 pm

watched the last couple of nights a few historical movies, Marie Antionette ( not a favorite) Vanity Fair (love it!) Phantom of the Opera( with Gerard Butler) and the Duchess (first of Georgianna that has struck my interest)

Telynor · Post by **Telynor** » Thu February 25th, 2010, 10:15 pm

[quote=""Madeleine""]Oh yes that sprint around Bath, more like watching Chariots of Fire with skirts! A very strange, and very condensed version, of the book.[/quote]

That made no sense at all to me, and it was so OOP for me. And the cutting of the letter scene just -- well, phooey. And while Wentworth was certainly eye candy, I never really had a sense of any depth to him.

Mello · Post by **Mello** » Thu February 25th, 2010, 10:55 pm

[quote=""Telynor""]And while Wentworth was certainly eye candy, I never really had a sense of any depth to him.[/quote]

Yes, he was definitely easy on the eye, his skin a little too perfect for being at sea for 8 years!

I'll watch any Austen adaptation, good, bad or otherwise, but this one was average at best.

Chatterbox · Post by **Chatterbox** » Thu February 25th, 2010, 10:56 pm

May go to a movie tomorrow... Dithering between mindless fluff (Meryl Streep & Alec Baldwin) and Lovely Bones. Waiting for me on DVD when the Olympics are over: Coco Avant Chanel; Inglorious Basterds (highly recommended by an astute friend of mine).

Madeleine · Post by **Madeleine** » Fri February 26th, 2010, 8:20 pm

[quote=""Telynor""]That made no sense at all to me, and it was so OOP for me. And the cutting of the letter scene just -- well, phooey. And while Wentworth was certainly eye candy, I never really had a sense of any depth to him.[/quote]

Did Rupert Penry-Jones play Wentworth? If it was him, he's certainly pretty but not exactly an actor of great depth.

Telynor · Post by **Telynor** » Fri February 26th, 2010, 8:55 pm

Yes it was Rupert Penry-Jpnes in the role. I do agree with a previous poster about his not looking as though he's spent the previous years at sea!

Madeleine · Post by **Madeleine** » Sat February 27th, 2010, 3:52 pm

[quote=""Telynor""]Yes it was Rupert Penry-Jpnes in the role. I do agree with a previous poster about his not looking as though he's spent the previous years at sea![/quote]

He doesn't look as if he's even started shaving yet, never mind spending time at sea!

Leyland · Post by **Leyland** » Sat February 27th, 2010, 4:14 pm

The Wolfman a couple days ago with Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt (Young Victoria) and Benicio de Toro. Liked it a lot. Lovely gothic background! Trippy though, seeing Young Victoria fighting off a werewolfman. Wait, YV already kills supernatural beings ... and keeps the skulls I think.

Anna Elliott · Post by **Anna Elliott** » Sat February 27th, 2010, 4:59 pm

[quote=""Leyland""]The Wolfman a couple days ago with Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt (Young Victoria) and Benicio de Toro. Liked it a lot. Lovely gothic background! Trippy though, seeing Young Victoria fighting off a werewolfman. Wait, YV already kills supernatural beings ... and keeps the skulls I think.[/quote]

My dad just told me about seeing another Queen Victoria book in which Count Dracula takes the place of Prince Consort after Albert dies!

Telynor · Post by **Telynor** » Sat February 27th, 2010, 8:09 pm

Is that one Anno Dracula by Kim Newman? Very interesting, and well done; it's fun picking out the historical figures.