K. and I had another cinema evening, this time watching The Other Boleyn Girl.
It was ok. Natalie Portman and Eric Bana played very well, Scarlett Johansson didn’t so much [but she usually doesn’t. If she didn’t have a nice ass I don’t think she would be anywhere close to a screen].
Historically, as K. explained to me [I wouldn’t know. I take my knowledge about this period from The Tudors, Elizabeth and Elizabeth: The Golden Age], it wasn’t really accurate. As if reality wasn’t dramatic enough. But I guess you’ll have to blame Philippa Gregory for that.
Anyway, it felt like a prequel to Elizabeth, but one where they didn’t use as much money, time or good writers like for Elizabeth.
This sounds really bad. It actually wasn’t. But it wasn’t as good as Elizabeth, which I’ve just seen, and it’s hard not to compare the two.
It’s worth a watch, but it’s not the best movie of all time. I’d give it an enthusiastic meh.
(It probably would have changed my mind if there had been more of naked Eric Bana, as I expected from the things I heard about the movie before…)
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The writer is usually better than this, too. I promise that I *got* that the two were sisters round about the 15000th time they said it. “sister”, “sister”, “sister”, … “sister” this, “sister” that…it never ended.
Anyway, I checked, and she really was convicted of high treason + incest. Her brother + four (!!!) other men were executed along with her. I got her mixed up with Catherine Howard (the fifth wife)…sorry.
Don’t worry about it. General tone in the internet is anyway that it isn’t historically accurate so…
I was waiting for them to start with “my beautiful sister… you’re so beautiful…”.
Just a nice ass .. ? It’s not only about the ass , it is the whole … nevermind. (wiping off drool :P )
*handing a napkin*
There’s no accounting for taste…
Natalie can’t act either. Aren’t you dumb or what? She can’t do the British accent and all she can play are ‘bitchy’ roles. Anne Boleyn is not Cleopatra (“Make me Queen” spoken by Elizabeth Taylor in the movie Cleopatra).
They both suck.
I am thinking about deleting this comment… I don’t mind people having other opinions than me but I don’t like being called dumb for mine.
Anyway, concerning the matter:
I think that Natalie Portman can act very well and she has a big repertoire of roles in her CV. And I do believe that she represented Anne as Anne was written in the script (not necessarily how Anne actually was, but neither you nor me could know that. Or at least I assume that you weren’t alive at that time either).
In any case, I don’t think that I own the sole wisdom about movies, books or anything else I write about and it could well be that I am wrong. This is my blog and therefore I write my opinions not somebody else’s. You are very welcome to drop by at any time to disagree with me. The only thing I ask is the usual politeness: Don’t call me (or anybody else commenting here) dumb for expressing opinions.
Congrats, kalafudra –
You just found your first troll!!!
Thank you!
I actually have to say that I’m a little proud – obviously, there are people reading this blog that I don’t know at all, never invited here or are friends of friends of friends :)
Well i suggest you delete the comment or Prestidigitator will hunt him/her down.
lol
I kind of like it. It says so many things in so little words.