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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Saturday, October 21, 2006 - 4:04 pm
Another gem of a movie. Helen Mirrin gave an oscar performance in this movie. Michael Sheen was also magnificent as Tony Blair.
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, October 23, 2006 - 9:04 am
I have seen the previews and I want to see this. What is it about?
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Monday, October 23, 2006 - 9:57 am
Queen Elizabeth and the royal family at the time of Diana's death and funeral. I want to see it, but it's not in very wide distribution now. Hope it will be.
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Zachsmom
Member
07-13-2000
| Monday, October 23, 2006 - 10:01 am
I love periodic films. What was the one with Glenn Close and John Malcovich? LOVED that one. there is also another periodic film out..gosh I wish I can remember the name!!!
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Thursday, October 26, 2006 - 1:56 pm
The movie is very interesting, the main focus of it is the Queen's disconnect and inability to comprehend the public reaction to Diana's death and also her inability to understand why she cannot follow protocol, i.e. the flag not flown at half mast or not flown at all because she wasnt in residence. She points out the flag wasnt flown when her father the king died. Throughout this you have Tony Blair who was only elected to office three months previously and his attempts to subtly lead the queen to doing the right thing. So there was also the study of the queen's relathionship with an untested young prime minister. Her husbnd comes off as a total jerk in the movie, which is nothing new. Helen Mirren was brilliant as the queen.
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Jen
Member
07-27-2003
| Saturday, October 28, 2006 - 7:35 pm
I loved this movie! I learned a lot about what was happening over there besides the mourning public. I don't think I knew about all the drama and the fact that Blair had just been elected was news to me as well. Well acted and beautiful movie. I would see it again, and I rarely see movies twice.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, November 06, 2006 - 1:13 am
I guess I'm in the minority. I found it to feel like a Mocumentary... and the actor who played Prince Charles had a VERY annoying accent that was jarring to me. Mirren was fine, but too young IMHO. Frankly I felt the film to NOT be worth the money, maybe ok for a rental or paytv but not the full freight. The most interesting part of the film was the portrayal of Blair and his family and his experiences. It should have been called The Very New Prime Minister and How He Singlehandedly Rescued the Monarchy From Themselves.
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Sheilaree
Member
07-19-2002
| Monday, November 13, 2006 - 1:02 pm
I want to see that movie very much but it isn't around here I wonder why too I guess I have to wait until it out on DVD.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 4:17 pm
I really liked it a lot.
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 5:56 am
Finally saw this. Felt very true to the events at the time. My mother is British and very loyal to the Monarchy. She is the same way - stiff upper lip, stay to protocol and NEVER grieve in public. Never cause a scene. She was sad that Diana died, but she did feel that she disgraced the Monarchy. She said Diana knew what would be required of her and if she didn't want that life she should have never married Charles.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 - 2:14 pm
I finally just saw this, too. I didn't think Helen Mirren's role demanded all that much, certainly not Oscar-worthy Bette Davis-type scene-chewery or anything. I love Helen Mirren, but I just didn't find the role that demanding, unless "stoic" is considered demanding. She looked great in the part, though.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 - 3:22 pm
Having to deliver lines with a broom handle up her arse the whole time had to be worth SOME award. 
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 - 4:31 pm
So twue, Babyruth.
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Sage
Member
07-20-2000
| Saturday, May 26, 2007 - 11:20 pm
I watched this movie today, and enjoyed it. I like the way they portrayed the struggle the monarchy was having in following what protocol/tradition required, versus giving the people what they wanted. The people/times have changed, but the monarchy hasn't. I think Diana's death was instrumental in opening up their eyes to their world around them in a way they hadn't seen before. When the movie was over, I was thinking about the buck the queen had seen that day, and how she was awestruck by his beauty, and later finding out he was shot. My first thought was what the heck did that scene have to do with the story, when I was struck by the realization that in the story, the buck, in all his regal magnificence and beauty was representative of how the people saw Diana. When the buck was killed, the queen was sad about it, and I think she realized the correlation between her admiration/love for the buck, and the people's love and admiration of Diana. I got goosebumps when I realized how well that was tied into the story. Anyway, hope that makes sense.
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Sage
Member
07-20-2000
| Sunday, May 27, 2007 - 2:48 am
Also, I forgot to add, that the buck was being pursued just as Diana was being pursued, and they both ended up dead as a result of it.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Sunday, May 27, 2007 - 10:08 am
Nicely put, Sage. You gave it a lot more thought than I did. I was too fidgity and bored with this movie. I just grumbled that the Queen was more emotionally upset about a deer dying than about Diana. Ms. Sweetpea was kinder than I was, however, and tossed in her two cents about displaced grief.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 10:58 am
Very nicely put Sage. I also loved this movie - but then again I have always been fascinated by the monarchy.
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Bamaroots
Member
08-30-2006
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 10:58 pm
I enjoyed this movie, but I wish it had gone deeper into the relationship between Diana and the queen. I'm one of those saps who loved Diana and was on her side. As to her knowing what to expect before she married...well now, I'm not sure she knew her husband wasn't in love with her and was just using her to get an heir. Charles made a fool of her. In her place, I would have flipped a bit myself. I never have liked Prince Charles. I am amazed the British people were so willing to accept Camilla. Not I.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 4:45 am
The British monarchy needed Diana. She could have brought it into more modern times. I didn't care that much for the movie. Not as impressed with Mirren's acting as the critics. Just as a whole, didn't "do" it that much for me.
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