Love Actually on Tonight
- Thread starter LilMissHissyFit
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i watched about 20 minutes under duress.
absolute fucking filth.
It's like Extras without the alleged cruelty - a seemingly endless parade of overpaid cunts mugging through a non-existent script. No jokes, no feelings, no charm, no point.
A fucking disgrace
absolute fucking filth.
It's like Extras without the alleged cruelty - a seemingly endless parade of overpaid cunts mugging through a non-existent script. No jokes, no feelings, no charm, no point.
A fucking disgrace
i got in, pie eye was watching it and i was eating my dinner
scifisam
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Zed - I think you have a good point in general, in that this type of film does encourage some women to have ludicrously high expectations of their men (most romances do that, actually). However, it is possible for a woman to watch the film and not change their opinion on what makes a good partner. I like the film, and I still don't fancy men at all, however much money and class they have!
Badger Kitten
oof
actually it did make me feel Christmassy and romantic, garrrrr
Fingers
From Tuscany SE22
Fingers fact:
One of the scenes (when he is looking for martine) is filmed on milkwood road, herne hill and the film dudes came round with fifty quid cash to decorate my wheelie bin and window with some christmas decorations (bizzarely in early february) which was a god send as i was completely skint. Ten quid of it went on a ten bag from Home James and the other forty went on beer in the half moon.
Super day
One of the scenes (when he is looking for martine) is filmed on milkwood road, herne hill and the film dudes came round with fifty quid cash to decorate my wheelie bin and window with some christmas decorations (bizzarely in early february) which was a god send as i was completely skint. Ten quid of it went on a ten bag from Home James and the other forty went on beer in the half moon.
Super day
Fingers said:Fingers fact:
One of the scenes (when he is looking for martine) is filmed on milkwood road, herne hill and the film dudes came round with fifty quid cash to decorate my wheelie bin and window with some christmas decorations (bizzarely in early february) which was a god send as i was completely skint. Ten quid of it went on a ten bag from Home James and the other forty went on beer in the half moon.
Super day
At last ...a positive, heart-warming Love Actually story.
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
awwww. kewl.
I love it, Its not gonna win any oscars but it created a moment of
when Mrfit said andrew lincoln ( he loves afterlife) I didnt know he was in this...
and I replied " I do...why do you think I like it"( letch letch)
hhaahaha. That Card scene is magic
I love it, Its not gonna win any oscars but it created a moment of
when Mrfit said andrew lincoln ( he loves afterlife) I didnt know he was in this...and I replied " I do...why do you think I like it"( letch letch)
hhaahaha. That Card scene is magic
billy_bob
Air of bewilderment model's own
spanglechick said:
I agree, I watched this because Mrs_bob was down and wanted to. I thought the Emma Thompson/Alan Rickman relationship was the only one which bore the scantest resemblance to reality.
I'm not averse to slushy, trashy, flimsy romantic comedies in the right mood, but this one actually made me feel physically ill in parts. The woman from Truman Show hugging her *special* brother!! Egg and the fucking cards and carol singers!! Worst of all, Prime Minister Hugh saving us all from the other Billy Bob's Evil Empire!!! Overall probably the most artificial, charmless, manipulative, smug, downright offensive piece of "cinema" I've ever had the misfortune to witness.
DrRingDing said:Martine McCutcheon sends me potty
Me too.
I would.
LilMissHissyFit
Disturbed in a pink bra
no....
shoddysolutions
back by dope demand
nonamenopackdrill said:
I wouldn't. Not even with yours.
Perfect moment my arse.
Watched it a few weeks ago but have seen it a couple of times. Standard Curtis fare so I wouldn't look too much into it. He's writing to sell a feel-good story to people who may be feeling a bit shite this time of year or those who want a few cheap laughs. Of course it's staged, barely anyone in Britain lives the lifestyle portrayed there but then how many people live lifestyles portrayed in loads of films? I found the same happened with Bridget Jones, perhaps both films were made by people who do live an upper middle class lifestyle.
I doubt realism enters his mind when it's written, entertainment's the objective. And I reckon he succeeds, it's pretty amusing, not exactly laugh out loud but gentle humour. Most of the actors have reached that stage in thier careers where they are part of the establishment and thus act civilised and decidely uncontroversial. But agree with others, Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson are clearly the best characters of the film.
I doubt realism enters his mind when it's written, entertainment's the objective. And I reckon he succeeds, it's pretty amusing, not exactly laugh out loud but gentle humour. Most of the actors have reached that stage in thier careers where they are part of the establishment and thus act civilised and decidely uncontroversial. But agree with others, Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson are clearly the best characters of the film.
LilMissHissyFit said:Its one of my favourite films
Mine too
It's so horrible ain't it?
I cry everytime they do the collage of the airport people.
bluestreak
HomosexualityIsStalin’sAtomBombtoDestroyAmerica
OMG it's you! how long have you been back? how you doing etc?
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
fucking hell. I sat thought this last night as its one of mrs kaks faves. I was expecting sentimental cheesy gash - but it was so much more terrible than that.
I was surprised - given the calibre of brit luvies who seem to have lined up to get involved - at just how utterly cliched, bland and tame it is. It was made in 2003 but if it was released now it would surely be shot down for its uber vanilla heteronormative whiteness. Im surprised it wasnt at the time (its not that long ago)
Every single principle character is white.
every single romance is straight.
nearly every principle character is on the affluent middle class to stinking rich spectrum (yet apparently all their kids all go to the same school in the "rough end" of wansted).
Half the stories centre on men in their 50s involved with very beautiful women who are signifyingly younger then they are.
Every single couple are incapable of articulating their feelings and are afflicted with the stereotypical "English" reticence and reserve about taking the plunge um and erring on the doorstep.
Richard Curtis co-wrote the brilliant blackadder - but at no point did he have the wit and imagination to reverse the gender or sexuality of the characters (i.e. emma thompson being the mature boss falling for the sexy employee and breaking her husbands heart, or a female Writer fleeing to her summer retreat in Portugal and falling for the hunky handyman, or the best man at the wedding struggling with his feelings for the groom (as it was I was getting distinctly uncomfortable "obsessive stalker alert" from that storyline).
Within its sugary blandness there were some decent gags and the Bill Nighy story was engaging and fun (could have been made into a film of its own - with the implied pathos and self hate explored more) - the Emma Thompson/Alan Rickman story was proper "ouch" - but the "sexy secretary" temptress was such an appallingly cliched non-character.
So lazy. So fucking tame. The soundtrack was shite as well.
In revenge I am now insisting that she watches "the Battle of Algiers".
I was surprised - given the calibre of brit luvies who seem to have lined up to get involved - at just how utterly cliched, bland and tame it is. It was made in 2003 but if it was released now it would surely be shot down for its uber vanilla heteronormative whiteness. Im surprised it wasnt at the time (its not that long ago)
Every single principle character is white.
every single romance is straight.
nearly every principle character is on the affluent middle class to stinking rich spectrum (yet apparently all their kids all go to the same school in the "rough end" of wansted).
Half the stories centre on men in their 50s involved with very beautiful women who are signifyingly younger then they are.
Every single couple are incapable of articulating their feelings and are afflicted with the stereotypical "English" reticence and reserve about taking the plunge um and erring on the doorstep.
Richard Curtis co-wrote the brilliant blackadder - but at no point did he have the wit and imagination to reverse the gender or sexuality of the characters (i.e. emma thompson being the mature boss falling for the sexy employee and breaking her husbands heart, or a female Writer fleeing to her summer retreat in Portugal and falling for the hunky handyman, or the best man at the wedding struggling with his feelings for the groom (as it was I was getting distinctly uncomfortable "obsessive stalker alert" from that storyline).
Within its sugary blandness there were some decent gags and the Bill Nighy story was engaging and fun (could have been made into a film of its own - with the implied pathos and self hate explored more) - the Emma Thompson/Alan Rickman story was proper "ouch" - but the "sexy secretary" temptress was such an appallingly cliched non-character.
So lazy. So fucking tame. The soundtrack was shite as well.
In revenge I am now insisting that she watches "the Battle of Algiers".
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
I agree with almost all of this, except that, surely the relationship between Bill Nighy and his manager was not straight?
Other than that, totally agree - there are so many bits of the story that are seriously dodgy and ill thought out.
.King Biscuit Time
Well-Known Member
Well done for bumping this 15 year old thread. Thankfully, in the intervening years, Lindy West came very close to summarising precisely what I find so objectionable about this film.
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