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Post by trubble on Feb 15, 2011 9:19:33 GMT
And I say! Wasn't David the most awful sort of a chap. Yes, he was, and I was especially pleased that they chose Guy Pearce to portray him, because I'm not keen on him as an actor. (Didn't he used to be in Neighbours?) I remember my mum telling me that when Edward VIII abdicated, that Christmas they sang "Hark the herald angels sing, Mrs. Simpson stole our king, peace on earth and mercy mild, wasn't Stanley Baldwin wild? Oh, fab bit of info.  Now then, Ev. I have to discuss something very serious with you regarding a possible hitch in the film.  You others: Please look away. This contains spoilers!!!  Just thought we could do with some gratuitous McQueen. LD. Seriously - here's my question, Ev: The part where Bertie sings about his Nanny not feeding him and pinching him was a lump-in-throat sort of moment. Cleverly done. Very moving. But hold on... the story of the pinching Nanny comes from David's memoirs! Can you explain this to me, Ev? Were they both pinched? The implication in the King's Speech appeared to be that Bertie was pinched because the Nanny liked David. |
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Post by everso on Feb 15, 2011 14:20:09 GMT
I don't think Colin Firth is the world's best actor generally (although of course he still holds a place in my heart for his Mr. Darcy - or, as Mr. E. says, Mr. D'Arsey), but I thought he was excellent in The King's Speech, mainly because of the way he handled the speech impediment. Geoffrey Rush was good also - is he up for any award, do you know? I still haven't seen it, but I definitely will. I have seen this still . . . I should have typed "Mr. Duh-Arsey" (Mr. E. gets a bit jealous when I sigh over actors on t.v.) |
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Post by everso on Feb 15, 2011 14:29:28 GMT
Yes, he was, and I was especially pleased that they chose Guy Pearce to portray him, because I'm not keen on him as an actor. (Didn't he used to be in Neighbours?) I remember my mum telling me that when Edward VIII abdicated, that Christmas they sang "Hark the herald angels sing, Mrs. Simpson stole our king, peace on earth and mercy mild, wasn't Stanley Baldwin wild? Oh, fab bit of info. Now then, Ev. I have to discuss something very serious with you regarding a possible hitch in the film. You others: Please look away. This contains spoilers!!! Just thought we could do with some gratuitous McQueen. LD. Seriously - here's my question, Ev: The part where Bertie sings about his Nanny not feeding him and pinching him was a lump-in-throat sort of moment. Cleverly done. Very moving. But hold on... the story of the pinching Nanny comes from David's memoirs! Can you explain this to me, Ev? Were they both pinched? The implication in the King's Speech appeared to be that Bertie was pinched because the Nanny liked David. Trubbs, that set my knees all a-tremble. It took me right back to my courting days with Mr. E. when I used to make him take me to see all the Steve McQueen films. Well, now regarding The King's speech, I just found this: theroyaluniverse.com/louis-greig-man-george-vi/ |
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Post by trubble on Feb 25, 2011 19:44:37 GMT
That was very interesting, Ev, and of course the speech therapist wasn't his only friend but it must be quite galling for friends of his friends to notice that implication.
Did you watch either Reputations or this week's 'The Real King's Speech' on Ch 4? Both good but the latter was extremely so. I have almost fallen in love with King George. I have found the topic all so interesting that I am wishing very hard for many Oscar wins.
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Post by trubble on Feb 25, 2011 19:46:29 GMT
And I am re-thrilled that I once saw the Queen Mother in the flesh - not nekkid or anything, but we happened upon her by chance outside St Paul's Cathedral. It was tourist's dream, I guess: Go to London and see the Queen Mum at St Pauls.
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Post by motorist on Feb 25, 2011 20:05:22 GMT
And I am re-thrilled that I once saw the Queen Mother in the flesh - not nekkid or anything, but we happened upon her by chance outside St Paul's Cathedral. It was tourist's dream, I guess: Go to London and see the Queen Mum at St Pauls. I was a young teen when I saw the Queen herself. She was in a car driving through Shortlands, crowds either side of the street. I was close enough I could see the little mechanical arm waving  |
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Post by trubble on Feb 25, 2011 20:29:38 GMT
Are you sure that wasn't Eric Morecambe?
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Post by jean on Feb 26, 2011 15:41:35 GMT
I was walking along Piccadilly the other evening when a large car drove up outside some (sub-Ritz) hotel and the Duchess of York got out with one of her daughters.
Does this count?
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Post by everso on Feb 26, 2011 15:45:51 GMT
Trubbs, I worked in Pall Mall in the early 70s and my friend and I would often go out for a walk at lunchtime to St. James's Park. Clarence House wasn't far away from Pall Mall and we used to walk past there on our way back to the office.
Anywaaaay, one day there was a small group of people hanging around the gate where her car would drive in, so we joined them, suspecting that she was due to arrive shortly. Sure enough, a couple of minutes later, the car drew up (probably been round to the Queen's for lunch) and instead of just sweeping through the gates, it stopped, she got out, and smiled and waved at us all. I thought then, she knew how to work her public. She knew we'd all be waiting to see her and she didn't disappoint.
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