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Worried About the Boy (2010)
The Boy brought it back to me
Just watched "Worried about the boy" based on Boy Georges' rise to fame,,,,,, Well,, talk about nostalgia brought it all back to me,,, i,e being different dressing to excess and not giving a fu**,( however during these times I did have a job and did not rob out of coat pockets..lol,,,
What struck me about the movie was it seemed soo accurate in the music,,, the times,, clothes,, and the people on the scene,,,...
Having not been to the Blitz club and admiring the movement from a distance I really enjoyed the pointing out of who was there,, ie Spandau,, Idol etc etc,, OOOh again I wished I had gone there,,,
Enjoyed the kirk Brandon story,, Wow didn't know that happened umm, remember seeing him in Spear of Destiny ( wot a hunk) and just assuming he was a total straight man,,, well u never know apparently,,,,
In a later court case about 1999 Brandon sought to prove George a liar over his autobiagrophical claims that they were lovers , the Judge ruled George to be telling the truth,,,, Brandon bankcrupt and now married vied he would continue to prove there was no truth to the story,,, well one only has to look on gooogle images for photos of the two together ( make up your own minds),,
Hey back to the film,, Douglas Booth (George) plays a great part despite being only 17, (wow) at times made me look twice at the screen his portrayal ( whilst in full make up) was uncanny, no wonder Boy upon visiting the set was said to be pleased with how the production was going ,, hey wouldn't you want a young established model, lovely boy portraying you??,, Great performances from Matt Horne ( Jon Moss) and Marc Warren ( Steve Strange) But for me the "steal the show" performances in equal measures go to Mark Gatiss ( Malcolm Mclaren) and Freddy Fox ( Marilyn) too many good lines to quote here,, although malcoms " Im being sent a new house,,, but bit by bit" was good,,,,
Whether your a fan of " The Boy" or not if u were in your prime in the 80s dressing to excess and having lots of fun this film is for you,,, if not still give it a go as the music, colour,, ambiance and music makes it a ( in Cillas words) A " Lorra Lorra Fun"
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
A Disappointed HP fan
Wow as a huge Harry Potter fan I was so looking forward to seeing THBP,,,I almost cried when it was put back 6 months,,, I was so sure this was going to be THE best HP film as the book is bloody marvellous.
Coming out of the theatre I could have cried and not with joy I must add it was the weakest HP film I had seen,and so far from the book,,,, I agree with most people who have posted above about what was left out, admittedly film makers cant include everything, as the books are lengthy (this is why DH is going to be made into 2 films) however major issues were left out,,, I wont go into these again as they have been well covered previously ,, however i felt strongly ,,,,,,Tom Riddles background, and the fight at the end MUST have been in there,,,,also in anticipation of DH Kreacher and Dobby so Definitely should have been seen,,, oh I could go on all day thankfully a lot of my thoughts have already been covered by fellow fans,,
Just one thought re DH,, they had better get THAT Snape scene right (fans u know what I mean)
Keep on Pottering