The Lion in Winter
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Movie Reviews of The Lion in Winter
Movie Review: Movie classic
Summary: 5 Stars
I watched this again recently. What a classic! Riveting performances by O'Toole & Hepburn which capture the essence of Henry 11 and his times. Very difficult to fault in any way. Even the depiction of Chinon is remarkably accurate as far as I could tell & I know the place well.Movie Review: A Great, Old Classic
Summary: 4 Stars
A great old movie that is surprisingly historically accurate. It was great seeing all these excellent actors and a young Timothy Dalton.Movie Review: How, from where we started, did we ever reach this Christmas?
Summary: 5 Stars
Anyone who is bored by this film should be hung from a gibbet until the crows pluck out their eyes. It is one helluva viewing, especially before a live audience. My only complaint: why the devil didn't they do a 5.1 mix on this thing when they were restoring it a couple of years ago?? I saw it at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the film preservationist proudly announced that, during sound restoration, they decided to remain true to the original mono mix rather do a stereo pass. Cricket. Cricket. Only a fool or two applauded. You can't have John Barry's Oscar-winning score in skull-splitting mono. It doesn't take much these days, thanks to the democracy of digital, to do a remix. Give me the elements and a ProTools and I'll do it.
Enough. It's still the greatest Medieval drama ever made, and corrects all the silliness of "Becket." Nobody does Christmas like the Plantagenets!
Movie Review: The Lion in Winter
Summary: 5 Stars
Katherine Hepburn won an Oscar for her performance in this movie, and it's easy to see why she was the winner. The is still a classic, and I highly recommend it for plot development and quality of performance.Movie Review: Truly a masterpiece ; Must buy "Becket" too!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a big Peter O'Toole fan and this move is incredible. The performances by Peter, Kathryn Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, and Timothy Dalton are powerful, yet not over the top.
Also, make sure to purchase "Becket" (O'Toole plays the same character, King Henry II). He teams up with Richard Burton and they both do not disappoint!
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