. . . . has come to life. I'll review later.

THE SOCIAL NETWORK. Cool.
I'll post my review tomorrow.

Emmmm, emmm how do they even do reviews?

I'd forgotten I was supposed to review. I'm glad Semid reviewed first. Technically, there's not much to this film. But it is extremely hard to desensitize oneself from material one is so familiar with. That's why it's hard for some people to enjoy old movies. They can't ignore all the stuff they already know. I watched this film like I didn't know nada about facebook. You can't fault it for rehashing stuff you already know anymore than you can fault Schindler's list for being historically accurate. That said, I found the film very good. I didn't know you could spin such a bio to interest me at all but it did. Andrew Garfield's performance was stellar and I'm like a big fan. I'm excited about his career. Jesse is his usual do-everything-right self. Cut a long story short, I liked the movie. 75%.

Nice review. .Semid4lyf

I'll rate the movie 60%.

@ justkunmi

Is there a set no of reviews for a movie that constitutes a quorum on this thread?

If there isn't, I suggest we set it at 3 so a movie can be quickly reviewed & rounded up so we can move on to review the next movie and keep the thread moving. . .

Meanwhile, round up this movie so we can move on to review the next movie. . .The King's Speech hopefully

I think there's already a rule about what constitutes a quorum and I think it's three or five. Our trouble is not making rules, we make a bunch, but following them.

To me the social network was nice. I was impressed with the eisenberg guy most of all. It was very good for a biography. I'll give it 65%

@semid4lyf
noted. and yea. .like vesc said, we have that rule in place. and i think its a minimum of 3 reviews. .

that said, congratulations to all involved with the social network. the guys at the academy reckons its good enough.

shall we wrap this up and review Semid's King's Speech? He's been on about it for a while so lets have a go at it. .

Round this up abeg.

The Social Network

General Comments; Really nice biography. Well written, well thought out, well crafted, great cast, easy to follow, no surprises; just plain simple story well told.

Average rating; 61% (Based on 5 reviews)

see this movie if you haven't. And hey, it got 3 Oscar awards. .so why wont you see it?  

Next movie. .

jus my thots. . (<--------notice those words in bold letters?)
Shld we try to review the movies that got nods at the Oscars? Twould be nice to see what y'all think bout em. .
Some of the movies are on queue already.

we've done The social network
The King's Speech
Black Swan
The Fighter
. . and ofcourse the other movies already on queue

Why is THE SOCIAL NETWORK getting a lot of low ratings here?

THE SOCIAL NETWORK was good if you ask me. Great acting from the likes of Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Rooney Mara and surprisingly Justin Timberlake. The story is based on a book called Accidental Billionaires.

The direction was good as well. Nice job David Fincher.

I'll give it an 87% rating.

@JK
Seems like a lot people like only action movies. But to me most of the action films that came out last year sucked eg. THE EXPENDABLES. Why can't action films be as cool as DIE HARD or HARD BOILED?

So, what are we reviewing next?

Sorry for post my review on THE SOCIAL NETWORK late.

justkunmi:


The King's Speech
Black Swan
The Fighter
. . and ofcourse the other movies already on queue

@justkunmi
Anyone is fine by me.

obi
you dont get movies like Die Hard anymore. .

Next movie on review. .The King's Speech

_{this is for you semid4lyf my friend}. .

@justkunmi
I won't be surprised if semid4lyfe comes and says THE KING'S SPEECH was boring. He likes only action films with massive killings.
Lets review "Machete".

The King's Speech

The King's Speech is a 2010 British historical drama. It won Best Picture at the Oscars and the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award. It was nominated for fourteen BAFTAs, of which it won seven; twelve Academy Awards nominations, of which it won four; and seven Golden Globes, with Colin Firth winning for Best Actor.

Director: Tom Hooper
Starring: Colin Firth
Geoffrey Rush
Helena Bonham Carter
Guy Pearce
Timothy Spall
Derek Jacobi
Jennifer Ehle
Michael Gambon

Your unbiased reviews. . .

@obi
we'll do Machete. Lets see what people say about this movie.
You've seen it? Lets have your review.

@justkunmi
I have to rush back to work.
But all I can say is that THE KING'S SPEECH was nice movie. I'll post my rating later today.

My review of The King's Speech (2010)

Directing: 95%
This film has fluidity and chemistry which is the mark of a great director.

Acting: 100%
Well, there's a reason Colin Firth had no (real) competition for Best Actor at the Oscars. He plays his part extremely well. He manages to come across as insecure and regal at the same time somehow. Plus he does the speech impairment very well. And let's not forget his co-nominees. Helena Bonham Carter plays the supportive wife perfectly and Geoffrey Rush is amazing as the controversial speech therapist. You just need to see the film to appreciate what a good job they do.

Cinematography: 97%
Now, you'd think this film would have pretty "standard" cinematography but there are some stunningly beautiful scenes in this film. The London mists especially are a stunning backdrop. Even the therapist's room is an artwork in itself which adds to the stunning cinematography in this film. The film is of course visually very interesting as well since it's set in the past (but not too far in the past). Things are familiar but different and the setting everywhere is perfect for the time period.

Editing: 95%
Historical dramas lacking action can often be sleeping pills but this film is directed well. It stays interesting throughout and it has great pacing. But the film at times felt a bit choppy when jumping from one scene to another (quite literally). I'm not sure whether it was a problem in the film or with my cinema and its copy of the film.

Writing: 100%
This along with the acting is of course where the real strength lies. This is a character drama and depends completely on the writing. And it's done perfectly. Characters are (realistically) likeable and believable. And the story is of course an emotional and thought-provoking one.

Overall rating: 98%

Ogaga recently caught my attention with his reviews on his thread. Kaether caught my attention first time on this thread. Nice.

I thought The King's Speech was like a kick in the nuts to Hollywood. Basically telling them 'you got the technicalities but we've got all the talent'. I believe The King's Speech was not Hollywood but I'm not sure, I've not checked.

Colin Firth, amazing as he was, wasn't the only reason why the film was sublime. Geoffrey and Helena were sublime. Many times two outta this world performances are all that's necessary to earn Best Film. If Mellisa didn't choose The Fighter to deliver the performance of a lifetime, I'd have felt so pained for Helena. The film's directing was straight forward and sequential. Easy to follow, no jolts, a little anxiety and an instant relation to the stammering prince/king made the audience a part of the journey. Almost everything was perfect with the film except what I consider to be a casting blunder in the form of Guy Pearce. Luckily his role was fringe. I rate it 90%. Truly deserving.

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@vescucci
Ogaga4Luv is the DON!!!

@topic
"The King's Speech" deserves every Oscar it got. Brilliant acting from the likes of Colin Firth, Helena Boham Carter and Geoffrey Rush.
I still love the story of this movie despite the fact its a true story.
I'm planning on buying the original Blu-ray when it comes out.

I'll give this movie an 89% rating.


[size=3pt]Just imagine someone like Governor Fashola stammering while addressing a massive crowd. [/size]

Its my first tym doing dis here

The Social Network:

I agree with the guy who said the movie was just too long.they wasted a lot of time getting to the point. but that bin said jesse einseberg was excellent in his role. he was really very smart, but also slimy.he was brilliant.
i'll rate it at 65%. Like the movie.

The King's speech:

lol@semid,i also lyk the part where bertie's wife was having that conversation wt geoffry rush's wyf in dt movie.i just kept grinning. the movie was really nice. Colin firth excellent as usual. I love dat guy. The suspence wen he was giving his speech almost killed me.
I also lykd hs speech at the oscars after winning.lol
Am rating this movie 95%

Black Swan:

Nyc movie. Natalie portman was excellent. She really put herself in that character. I alo lykd the twist of paranoia where she kept seeing mila kunis but it was her dark side.
am rating it at 90%

The Fighter:

Gud movie. Christian bale was excellent, i cldnt believe him. The only thing is at a point i was lyk finish already,mark walhberg win already well i guess its so for biographical stories some times. very nice,funny with all the crazy sisters.
Am rating 80%.

The king's speech was a very nice movie. I especially downloaded it because i knew it was going to move me with the whole prince/King struggling with the speech thing and all. Colin firth did very well, the interaction between the two of them was well scripted. The final speech so moved me that i thought that i was in that time. I never knew Helena bonham carter was so cute, she did well in that movie.
I'll give it a 70%