Katherine Hepburn’s voice really annoys the shit out of me. It was always irritating but as she grew older it got worse. It makes me want to stick ice picks in my ears. That’s not to say she isn’t a great actress because she is. But she sounds like a pretentious death rattle.

Peter O’Toole was the star of my favorite film of all time so he gets a free pass for everything he ever did. Even Caligula. I own Caligula on Blu-ray.

Sooooooo, I’m sort of typing this while I’m watching it because it’s preeeeeeetty boring. 2 hours and 14 minutes huh? Pfffffffffffff. Twiddles thumbs. I’ve never written ‘twiddled’ before now. I guessed right. Great cast. 2 great actors…

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The year was 1969. Nominations for the 1968 Academy Awards were soon to be announced. Naturally, the films leading the Oscar discussion and the nomination field were 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick’s dazzling venture into the far reaches of space, human evolution, and the future, and Rosemary’s Baby, Roman Polanski’s American debut featuring an oustanding Mia Farrow performance and a memorable exploration of maternal anxiety and paranoia. The two films combined to sweep the ceremony held in March, with 2001 winning Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Cinematography,…

Based on a play by James Goldman that is fictional but centers around historical facts and characters, The Lion in Winter is a historical drama about King Henry II and his family during Christmas of 1183. Henry (Peter O'Toole) has to decide which of his three sons will inherit the throne: Richard (Anthony Hopkins in his debut), a formidable soldier with a heart made of stone; Geoffrey, a cold and calculated man lacking honor; and John, the youngest and Henry's favorite, a simpleton with no muscles nor brain. Henry allows wife Eleanor (Katharine Hepburn) out of imprisonment for the holiday while King Philip II of France is Henry's guest at the castle.

The movie takes place almost entirely inside or…

"Power is the only fact"

Ah. A good, old fashioned medieval drama. This is the original game of thrones (without all the incest).

The Lion in Winter is a criminally unseen period drama. It's a master class in acting, presenting an interesting plot filled with memorable characters and one hell of a script. It's a tour-de-force in nearly all it's aspects, whether they be technical or human.

The film takes place during Christmas 1183, King Henry II desires for his youngest son Prince John to inherit his throne, while his estranged wife Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine (whom he keeps locked away) favours their oldest son Prince Richard the Lionheart. Meanwhile, King Philip II of France, Eleanor's ex-husband, has given his…

Katherine Hepburn’s voice really annoys the shit out of me. It was always irritating but as she grew older it got worse. It makes me want to stick ice picks in my ears. That’s not to say she isn’t a great actress because she is. But she sounds like a pretentious death rattle.

Peter O’Toole was the star of my favorite film of all time so he gets a free pass for everything he ever did. Even Caligula. I own Caligula on Blu-ray.

Sooooooo, I’m sort of typing this while I’m watching it because it’s preeeeeeetty boring. 2 hours and 14 minutes huh? Pfffffffffffff. Twiddles thumbs. I’ve never written ‘twiddled’ before now. I guessed right. Great cast. 2 great actors…

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*sigh*

You know, I only picked this one because I didn't want to torture you guys again with another cheeseball film, like Looney Tunes: Back in Action. Now that I've seen the 3-time Academy Award-winning film, can we go back to the goofy shit?

This film started out great! I loved how vicious O'Toole and Hepburn were to each other, there was enough good snark in that first hour or so to make the cast of MST3K blush!

Then, as the plot got more complicated, and the dialogue got more Shakespearean, I zoned out, and…

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Smiler, the boy done good. Great pick. I loved this film. A massively strong Oscar winning screenplay by James Goldman. Wonderful dialogue, which manages to balance having a feel of aged authenticity but still feel contemporary, witty and at times packed full of emotional power. It's stage roots are always evident. I love the fact that it's set on a single Christmas Eve and it is just staged as a series of fascinating conversations. There's one magnificent scene which contains nearly all the characters hidden off-stage behind tapestries. It gives such a feel of the theatre.

Peter O'Toole is truly…

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The Lion in Winter is yet another movie essential in Acting 101 if you want to join a theater class. The performances in this are outstanding, from Peter O'Toole's over-the-top manic portrayal of King Henry II, Anthony Hopkins as his sinister son Richard, Timothy Dalton as the flamboyant Philip, and especially Katherine Hepburn as Henry's slimy wife.

Definitely recommended for the performances alone.

Also a great character movie where everybody double-crosses each other for political power. And while the limited action sequences are disappointing, it's the dialogue and conversations that make the movie intense and riveting, and as an old-school drama watched by someone who typically…