tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post6094995042940384414..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Posterized: Dame Emma ThompsonNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-18447531509681931982010-08-24T11:49:42.260-04:002010-08-24T11:49:42.260-04:00I've seen 7.
Interesting when you run these ...I've seen 7. <br /><br />Interesting when you run these on someone and I see how much I've missed. It makes me realize sometimes how, when we're talking about a particular actor, I may be missing parts of the conversation.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061313079120981794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-78958119917526069572010-08-23T10:15:21.402-04:002010-08-23T10:15:21.402-04:00Agreed, Dame Emma Thompson - only a matter of time...Agreed, Dame Emma Thompson - only a matter of time...a great person.<br /><br />I never quite got the Howards End love - Dame Vanessa was the star of that show in my opinion<br /><br />Seen most of them - never seen Wit or The Winter Guest.<br /><br />Her vulnerability in Last Chance Harvey was typically moving.<br /><br />But The Remains of the Day, well...I haven't seen that film for a while, maybe I should but my emotions spill out too much.Burning Reelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240650652319642523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-72836843225602635062010-08-23T09:52:54.308-04:002010-08-23T09:52:54.308-04:00Regarding Love Actually.
This movie is a gem. It...Regarding Love Actually.<br /><br />This movie is a gem. It's my favorite Christmas-time movie pleasure. The scene at the end where Colin Firth bumbles Portuguese to propose to Lucia Moniz in the restaurant = one of the most romantic movie scenes ever. Emma and Alan are great together - I would love to see them team up again. Just a perfect little treat of a movie!Sawyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-31211061659459167462010-08-23T09:45:12.511-04:002010-08-23T09:45:12.511-04:00Love, love, love her. Easily one of the 5 best sc...Love, love, love her. Easily one of the 5 best screen actresses of all-time. <br /><br />The Remains of the Day is my favorite film featuring Emma, but I think her best performance might be Much Ado.Sawyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47987438863116101632010-08-22T23:29:20.056-04:002010-08-22T23:29:20.056-04:00Didn't Emma just say that she is in the last t...Didn't Emma just say that she is in the last two Potter films? Unless she was referring to her past work?gabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-73969045488856936542010-08-22T14:48:45.537-04:002010-08-22T14:48:45.537-04:00I remember reading somewhere a while back (EW I th...I remember reading somewhere a while back (EW I think) that Emma Thompson had turned down the opportunity to appear in the final Potter films because it conflicted with the filming of Nanny 2, which she really wanted to do. I don't know if anything changed since then, because that was a long time ago, but it would kill me to not have her in it. And Trelawney is such a vital part of the story, that if they wrote her out or recast the role, it would be very upsetting :(<br /><br />-JonnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-28844848429618884782010-08-22T10:19:23.475-04:002010-08-22T10:19:23.475-04:00I believe the reason for her absence from the scre...I believe the reason for her absence from the screen was down to a change of priorities after she married Greg Wise; apparently she had a great deal of trouble conceiving a child and so after she gave birth, Gaia became her priority. <br /><br />She's a fantastic actress and screen presence; any time she shows up in a film you're guaranteed to be entertained.Scott Willisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284196034782356946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-41271559068333665292010-08-22T08:09:24.100-04:002010-08-22T08:09:24.100-04:00Brian -- i hadn't heard what she wanted to do ...Brian -- i hadn't heard what she wanted to do it, just that she was doing it. Are you still in London? Maybe you'll run into her ;) <br /><br />Timmy -- isn't that odd though since they list just about every other character in the final credits list, but not her (Harry Potter)<br /><br />oh and see DEAD AGAIN. Hokey in its hugely theatrical delivery, but lots of fun in the performance/thriller/style way.<br /><br />Paul K -- why on earth? That movie is so great. So deserved BP in 1992... at least among the actual nominees.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-51967204609949882002010-08-22T07:47:52.581-04:002010-08-22T07:47:52.581-04:00I don't think the perf was too small in love a...I don't think the perf was too small in love actually the rest of the film i can do without but those 2 scenes - the one in the bedroom and when she confronts rickman have so much power & emotion,i'd give it to her in a shot,i still think about that bedroom scene now!!!MRRIPLEYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-58870572364572256362010-08-22T06:48:58.896-04:002010-08-22T06:48:58.896-04:00She's pure gold.She's pure gold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-30612763932659145612010-08-22T04:02:03.773-04:002010-08-22T04:02:03.773-04:00Emma was my obsession, too, from about 1992 - 1999...Emma was my obsession, too, from about 1992 - 1999...<br /><br />I doubt that she'll ever be 'damed', though, mostly because she's such a leftie -- probably wouldn't accept it even if offered. I miss her onscreen and am sad when she only gets cameos and small roles. But she's decided to have a full life -- raising her family and working admirably for lots of political causes.<br /><br />What do we think of her proposed screenplay for a remake of 'My Fair Lady'??? I think the idea is very intriguing, but I wonder if the producers will actually allow her to do any radical changes...Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13557334347811230894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-4388441972892447802010-08-22T00:05:16.963-04:002010-08-22T00:05:16.963-04:00So where is everybody's top ten list?
I. Wit
...So where is everybody's top ten list?<br /><br />I. Wit<br />2. Howard's End<br />3. Remains of the Day<br />4. Much Ado About Nothing<br />5. The Winter Guest<br />6. Last Chance Harvey <br />7. Sense & Sensibility <br />8. Angels in America <br />9. In the Name of the Father <br />10. Carringtonjoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-29990639892002169192010-08-21T19:44:38.096-04:002010-08-21T19:44:38.096-04:00mrripley, I agree, that role in LA is fantasticall...mrripley, I agree, that role in LA is fantastically played by Emma. So much drama, so much subtlety. I never understood those who said the film was no more than a superficial feel-good movie. Too bad it was possibly too small a role for a supporting Oscar nomination.vg21https://www.blogger.com/profile/18224254040084856202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-68202066957268730432010-08-21T17:44:39.112-04:002010-08-21T17:44:39.112-04:00For the love of GOD...
she IS in Harry Potter and...For the love of GOD...<br /><br />she IS in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (it's just not listed on the IMDb)<br /><br />!!<br /><br />;)<br /><br />For the record, I've seen all but Dead Again and The Winter Guest, and my favourites are Howards End and The Remains of the Day. Not such a fun of In the Name of the Father and Primary Colours.<br /><br />I've actually met the woman and she was nice enough. Her son went to my uni.Timmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-3082250008498129862010-08-21T17:40:02.884-04:002010-08-21T17:40:02.884-04:00I think her small supporting role in love actuall...I think her small supporting role in love actuall is the best of her,i would have given her the 2003 supporting actress trophy.mrripleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-5670712021520457792010-08-21T16:59:06.079-04:002010-08-21T16:59:06.079-04:00Oh, my, for a split second, I let myself believe t...Oh, my, for a split second, I let myself believe the title might be true... :-) I hope it soon will be. <br /><br />Of the posters here, I have seen 18 (I mean, the films, not the posters :D) plus the HPs, obviously, and I have two that I could watch on DVD (Angels in America and Imagining Argentina). I think that's pretty much the most I have seen from one actor or actress. Not to mention that I have seen Last Chance Harvey about 50 times already, which shall make up for another 2 or 3 movies. :P Apart from that, my personal favourites are The Remains, S&S and Much Ado, but I also liked Primary Colours and Dead Again a lot.principessa1121https://www.blogger.com/profile/18171998530769543934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-37165962182169276082010-08-21T16:35:41.302-04:002010-08-21T16:35:41.302-04:00I've tried and I've tried, but I can't...I've tried and I've tried, but I can't get through "Howards End" to save my life. I'm going to give it another go one of these days though. I do need to see her Oscar-winning performance. I haven't seen too many of her earlier films, but most of the later starring roles I've seen. I do hope that she headlines something great in the future. I'll even take it if it's television (if "Wit" had been a theatrical release, wow). I refuse to watch those "Nanny McPhee" films though.Paul K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-5550003536878152622010-08-21T15:22:11.752-04:002010-08-21T15:22:11.752-04:00Emma' one of those gorgeous, sexy people who c...Emma' one of those gorgeous, sexy people who could make a career out of being gorgeous and sexy, but likes making herself ugly. That's why she's an actor. (Brad Pitt seems to be the same way.)<br /><br />Anyway, she's probably my favorite actress ever. She's amazing in Much Ado and devastating in Sense & Sensibility and Howard's End (still my favorite Emma performance). Wish she got more work-- she can do pretty much anything. She could have a career like Meryl Streep's if she wanted to. My sense is that she doesn't. Otherwise, why would she be writing those Nanny McPhee movies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-66356874452321489472010-08-21T15:08:38.109-04:002010-08-21T15:08:38.109-04:00It does kind of suck that she isn't in the las...It does kind of suck that she isn't in the last HP film. Emma is just brilliant, I love her so much but she's never really in as much movies as I wish she would...excellent in <i>Howards End</i> and soooooooooo great in <i>Much Ado About Nothing</i> (oddly, un-nominated for that and nominated for <i>In the Name of the Father</i> where she IS good...but...?). I want her back in a nice plum role (that being said the new <i>Nanny McPhee</i> movie is nice, nicer the first and when she does turn pretty at the end I do sigh. Wish she was that nice throughout.)Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-85835633661768971342010-08-21T11:33:08.762-04:002010-08-21T11:33:08.762-04:00I've seen most everything but Imagining Argent...I've seen most everything but Imagining Argentina and Pirate Radio. I was so glad she had a lead part in Last Chance Harvey, which is a little gem.<br /><br />Still need to watch Fortunes of War and Look Back in Anger which are in my DVD collection.<br /><br />Though I didn't care for Carrington, it wasn't the actors' fault.<br /><br />I agree about The Winter Guest, a sadly neglected film. I have the haunting score to the film on my iPod.<br /><br />Has anyone seen her skits with Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry as part of the Cambridge Players? Fun stuff. Also I like her singing on the Me and My Girl CD and wish I had seen on stage.<br /><br />She doesn't seem to love acting too much at the moment, which is our loss.<br /><br />Now if she had kept her mouth closed about Audrey Hepburn, she's be practically perfect.gabrieloakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00460263240309976652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-20025611107795429442010-08-21T11:18:36.527-04:002010-08-21T11:18:36.527-04:00I'm really glad you noted her ability to bridg...I'm really glad you noted her ability to bridge that tragic/comic divide. She can seemingly do everything, but that's definitely an unusual strength of hers. I've seen all but 3 or 4 of these (plus other stuff like Fortunes of War), and she's always so good you can barely get your head around it. And yeah, it's a shame her work in Harvey didn't get awards traction. It might be her best performance since 1995.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607567799469685872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-88002890203617416462010-08-21T09:20:46.126-04:002010-08-21T09:20:46.126-04:00Like 5-10 years ago a list was leaked of all the p...Like 5-10 years ago a list was leaked of all the people offered the OBE who declined it; embarrassingly long list. I believe she was one it.Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52040775571984048972010-08-21T08:56:35.860-04:002010-08-21T08:56:35.860-04:00Oops sorry for misspelling you name. Typo. :-)Oops sorry for misspelling you name. Typo. :-)Leeheenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-53934090812718612612010-08-21T08:55:46.304-04:002010-08-21T08:55:46.304-04:00I'm sorry, but I respectfully disagree about &...I'm sorry, but I respectfully disagree about "Imagining Argentina". It has its merits, though it does veer into the fantastic (as it, suspend your belief kind of fantastic) at times. And to me, her performance is totally worth seeing it at least once. I'm not saying it's a masterpiece or anything, but any Thompson fan has to see it to appreciate her even more. <br /><br />Nathaneil - Have you seen clips from her tv series "Thompson" on youtube? They're freaking hilarious, and she also sings and dances quite a lot. The clips feature her mother, her sister, Brangah,and a hysterical Imelda Staunton. Two samples:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxqZs8_YDE8&feature=related<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcSyoRkMiyoLeeheenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-84125564171988444992010-08-21T07:09:36.036-04:002010-08-21T07:09:36.036-04:00Impromptu is quite awesome.Impromptu is quite awesome.The Jaded Armchair Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511211427198395696noreply@blogger.com