Henry V—historical movie—attempts to use the small screen as a theatre stage.The movie requires a stage to cover the theatrics and long dialogue rants. The movie could be watched as an academic work of what not to do. The sets are probably the best part of the film.
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Storyline
A
British military king fights to take over France in the early 1400s A.D..
.Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Kenneth Branagh for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producer Stephen Evans for making the film possible. Cast includes Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Branagh, Simon Shepherd, James Larkin, Brian Blessed, and James Simmons.
Buy a
ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe. If the audience absolutely loves Shakespeare-theater-style entertainment, then this is the film for them. This movie absolutely needs a plotline read to place events and the reason for those events. Otherwise this movie can be an exceptionally long and drawn out film.
Gladiator II—important story—relies on a wide variety of potential fights that a gladiator could be involved in. It is not perfect, but is well portrayed and acted. Paul Mescal, Denzel
Washington, Pedro Pascal, and Connie Neilson perform well in this film.
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Storyline
A soldier from Africa is taken as a prisoner of war and appointed as a gladiator for Rome, Italy.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to Director Ridley Scott for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Ridley Scott, Michael Pruss, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, and David Franzoni for making the film possible. Cast includes Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hachinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielsen, and Denzel Washington.
Buy a
ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. This
is one of the better gladiator stories produced. There is some gore and violence in this film. Be aware it is NOT a family watch. There is an interesting scene that shows the flooding of the arena so that a sea battle with real ships could be viewed.
The King’s Speech—a ‘don’t miss it’ inspirational film—utilizes
the talents of an outstanding cast that includes: Colin Firth, Geoffery Rush, Helena
Bonham Carter, and Timothy Spall. Director Tom Hooper allows room for a full expansion
of the casts’ talents. The film is a family watch film that provides
opportunity for much educational conversation before and after watching.
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Storyline
King
George VI (Colin Firth) needs to overcome a serious speech impediment in order
to speak to the English people publicly. He engages Geoffrey Rush (Lionel
Logue) to help him.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director Tom Hooper for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive
Producers Paul Brett, Mark Foligno, Geoffrey Rush, Tim Smith, Bob Weinstein,
and Harvy Weinstein for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast
include: King George VI (Colin Firth), Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) Queen Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter),
Archbishop Cosmo Lang (Derek Jacobi), Equerry (Robert Portal), Private
Secretary (Richard Dixon), Chauffeur (Paul Trussell), BBC Radio Announcer
(Adrian Scarborough), Robert Wood (Andrew Havill), and BBC Technician (Charles
Armstrong).
