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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
Meryl:
I got to see the German film "The Lives of Others" last weekend. What a good movie! I can see why Anke and Chrissi have been rooting for it to win awards, and it did win the Oscar for Best Foreign Film over "Pan's Labyrinth," surprisingly. It's quite a different film from PL, although both deal with political oppression.
The main character works for the government in East Germany before the fall of the Berlin Wall. He's assigned the job of spying on a playwright and his actress girlfriend, looking for evidence of subversive ties with the West. As he comes to sympathize with his subjects, he finds himself looking for ways to protect them and plays a dangerous double game. It's very well written and acted, and it makes you ever so happy to live in a country that has freedom of speech! The ending is perfect. It won't play in many theaters here, but when it comes out on DVD, it's definitely worth renting.
ednbarby:
Meryl, I watched "The Lives of Others" this past weekend, myself. EXCELLENT. I agree with all you've said. The acting across the board was extraordinary. What a wonderful film. And the last line, as they say, is like a shot to the heart.
Now that I've seen it, I guess I can live with it winning those awards over "Pan's Labyrinth." It is truly a A+ movie. One of the few perfect ones I've seen in recent times.
opinionista:
--- Quote from: saucycobblers on February 12, 2007, 09:28:21 am ---WOOHOO!!! Forest Whitaker won the Best Actor BAFTA!! Go Forest!!
The BAFTAs sure have great taste - remember thay gave the statue to Jakey last year?
;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D
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I finally saw The Last King of Scotland and I have to say, Forest Whitaker's performance is beyond outstanding. I was so impressed. Too bad they gave too much movie time to the scot guy. He didn't do it that good.
saucycobblers:
--- Quote from: opinionista on March 12, 2007, 07:29:11 pm ---I finally saw The Last King of Scotland and I have to say, Forest Whitaker's performance is beyond outstanding. I was so impressed. Too bad they gave too much movie time to the scot guy. He didn't do it that good.
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I felt the same - I think he overdid the cocky new boy act a little. It didn't need to be that strong (or irritating) in the beginning to show his journey over the course of the film.
I hope the Oscar means we'll see more of Forest on our screens from now on :D
ednbarby:
I actually quite liked James McAvoy in that role. But then again, I'm an American, and we don't get to hear nearly enough of that particular accent, IMO. Or at least I don't.
:)
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