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War Horse (with Joey and....Jeremy Irvine as Albert)
milomorris:
Wipe your chin.
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Aloysius J. Gleek on December 25, 2011, 04:54:04 pm ---
But movies with Spielberg nearly always do--I think you're safe! :laugh:
--- End quote ---
Was kinda dodgy there for a bit, but all ended up well. ;D
I give it 7/10 but barely. It is slow, lovingly filmed though, and I guess the awkwardness of how the main characters progress and jump is because the book is from the horse's POV.
It reminds me a horse version of the book/movie, The Incredible Journey. It's all little stories of the people this horse becomes involved with along his war experience. Good, though.
And Benedict Cumberbatch is in super-fine, stiff-upper lip form, I must say. ;D :-*
Aloysius J. Gleek:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45924908?ocid=ansmsnbc11
UK royals, Joey the horse
share Spielberg red carpet
updated 1/9/2012 7:29:55 AM ET
Catherine, Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, and Britain's Prince William
leave the UK premiere of 'War Horse'.
LONDON — Britain's Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge shared the red carpet late on Sunday with Hollywood royalty and a horse called Joey who appeared in Steven Spielberg's latest movie "War Horse."
The film, based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo which was turned into a hit West End and Broadway stage show featuring puppet horses, has opened in U.S. theatres already and reaches British cinemas on Friday.
Spielberg said he had been inspired to take on the World War One drama both by the book and the play.
"What attracted me to it beyond my admiration for the puppeteering was simply the amazing story that Michael Morpurgo first told in his 1982 children's book," he told Reuters.
Jeremy Irvine, the British newcomer who stars in War Horse, said he was overwhelmed to have found success so suddenly.
"I wasn't getting any work so suddenly just to have a job, let alone have lines, let alone be in a film with Steven Spielberg, is kind of more than I can really take in and I still haven't really taken it in," said the 21-year-old.
"I'm still trying to take in how on earth I could have fooled them to let me be in this movie."
The highlights of the red carpet premiere in London's Leicester Square were Joey the horse and the Duchess of Cambridge, formerly Kate Middleton, who celebrates her 30th birthday on Monday.
Kate and William, A-list celebrities whose every appearance is followed by the world's media, added a touch of glamour to the event held in aid of the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry, of which the duchess is a patron.
She wore a floor-length black lace dress designed by Alice Temperley, while William was in a double-breasted dinner jacket and black tie.
Before meeting the couple, Spielberg was asked whether he had rehearsed his royal etiquette.
"I don't know," he replied. "Something about tonight has to be spontaneous which means if I make a faux pas it will be an honest one."
About 600 British military personnel and their families also attended the premiere.
Reviews for the film about a boy and his horse separated by war have been generally positive, with critics praising its emotive power and predicting plenty of tears among audiences.
Aloysius J. Gleek:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/9001952/Kate-Middleton-needed-Kleenex-for-War-Horse-says-Steven-Spielberg.html
Duchess of Cambridge 'needed Kleenex'
for War Horse says Steven Spielberg
The Duchess of Cambridge was moved to tears by the First World War epic
War Horse and had to be handed a Kleenex at its premiere, the film's
director Steven Spielberg has suggested.
09 Jan 2012 10:36AM GMT
Kate Middleton wore a long black and cream lace gown by
Alice Temperley
The Duchess of Cambridge, who shared the red carpet at last night's event in central London with the film's equine star, stole the show in an elegant floor-length black lace evening gown by Alice Temperley.
Steven Spielberg told BBC Breakfast: "I was sitting next to her and all I know is at one point my wife, who was sitting to my right, right in front of my face she passed a Kleenex ... I saw the Kleenex go across my face, arrive and stop but I didn't want to intrude on her experience watching War Horse so I never glanced over."
The filmmaker, who said he did not believe he had made "a war movie", admitted he shed tears the first time he saw the play which inspired the film.
He said: "The play did that to me, I came out of the play a soaking wet wreck."
Spielberg, whose films include Saving Private Ryan, Jaws and Raiders Of The Lost Ark, said he had been impressed by the landscape in Dartmoor where some of the film was shot.
He said: "There's no place like it in the world. When I got to Dartmoor I realised I had a third character that I had to include in War Horse and that was the land and the sky so Dartmoor plays a major role."
The film, which was nominated for best drama at the Golden Globes, follows on from the success of the play, which debuted at the National Theatre in London in 2007 before sell-out West End and Broadway runs.
Spielberg earlier revealed he got ''a buzz'' from meeting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the royal premiere of his new blockbuster War Horse, on the eve of the Duchess's 30th birthday.
His British cast including Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Emily Watson, David Thewlis and newcomer Jeremy Irvine also walked the red carpet at the Odeon Leicester Square alongside 600 serving and ex-military personnel.
''It's an honour to be here with the royals. This is my first royal premiere for the Duke and Duchess, having done them before for the Queen and the Queen Mother. This is a wonderful occasion tonight,'' said the director.
''This is so exciting. I get a buzz. You never grow out of something like this,'' he added.
The premiere was in aid of the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry, which helps the welfare of those in the armed forces.
''It's a huge privilege that the film has been blessed by them and they decided to lend their support behind it,'' said Hiddleston, who plays Captain Nicholls.
Watson joked that she had been briefed about approaching the Duchess.
''We've been told to address her as 'Ma'am' as in 'jam','' she revealed.
The Duchess of Cambridge kicked off her 30th birthday celebrations by sharing the red carpet with the film's equine star.
The Duchess, who is celebrating her birthday today, stole the show last night in an elegant floor-length black lace evening gown by Alice Temperley.
Michael Morpurgo, the author of the children's book which inspired the film, led the well-wishes for the Duchess.
The Duchess shared the red carpet with the equine star of the film. She grinned and laughed when she spotted thoroughbred Joey standing patiently outside in the rain.
Mr Morpurgo said it was an "honour" that the Duchess chose War Horse as her first royal premiere and said he would send her a copy of the book as a birthday gift.
"I am thrilled, it is a wonderful honour that she has chosen this film to do that," he said.
"I will send her a copy of War Horse for her birthday.
"She is a wonderful example of dignity and calm and I like that in her."
The premiere was also attended by 600 serving and ex-serving military personnel and their families, as well as beneficiaries of military charities.
The royal couple went to the event in aid of the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry, which helps the welfare of those in the Armed Forces.
Marge_Innavera:
This story was a book originally, written by Michael Morpurgo
Info & reader reviews at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/War-Horse-Movie-Michael-Morpurgo/dp/0545403359/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1326792151&sr=1-1
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