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bleacheddecay
05-13-09, 03:10 PM
I watched The Other Boleyn Girl the other day.

Confession: The beautiful green dress really got to me on the poster. LOL It's true that drew me in.

The movie was mostly interesting because I was watching Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman. Pretty girls are sort of fun to watch.

I already knew the story so the only other thing that was interesting was to see what they would do with it, and how far off they'd be on it.
LeRollingStone
05-29-09, 04:16 PM
Scarlett Johansson is a horrible actress, and she insists upon herself. But yes. She is stunningly beautiful.

Natalie is also beautiful. She held her own, I guess.
Harry Lime
05-29-09, 05:03 PM
Scarlett Johansson is definitely not a horrible actress.
scribblelikeme
08-01-09, 11:51 PM
Good acting. The script was the only one in error in my opinion, though it wasn't all bad.
Film Addict
08-02-09, 02:05 AM
The beautiful costumes and big names attracted me to the movie. Plus I had already read the book too.

Disappointingly, the movie is not good. Its pretty to look at...with all the lavish costumes, sets and beautiful people, but the script was weak and the acting wasn't all that great.
honeykid
08-03-09, 12:27 AM
...Disappointingly, the movie is not good. Its pretty to look at...with all the lavish costumes, sets and beautiful people, but the script was weak and the acting wasn't all that great.

Yeah, basically, if you like The Tudors, then this is probably the film for you.
Thursday Next
08-03-09, 02:47 AM
Yeah, basically, if you like The Tudors, then this is probably the film for you.

I disagree. The Tudors is so ridiculous it's quite funny, with some brilliantly hammy turns from some good actors (Peter O'Toole as the Pope, for example). I found the first series quite entertaining, and it does at least attempt to show the political and religious intrigue, however inaccurate it gets. The Other Boleyn Girl, on the other hand, was just dull.
brainqiusowhat
08-04-09, 04:34 AM
this is quite good movie .. especially .. Scarllet and Natallie they r soooo great .....
WBadger
08-04-09, 01:00 PM
It's been a while since I've seen it but I really did not like this movie at all. Seemed like the kind of drama that is endless and gets back to where it is started. The whole movie had the same plot and theme, it seemed like.
Caitlyn
08-04-09, 11:39 PM
It's been a while since I've seen this too... but I wasn't that impressed with it... Bana was just blah to me... I've been going to pick up Anne of the Thousand Days and compare them but keep forgetting to...
honeykid
08-05-09, 07:13 AM
... Bana was just blah to me...

So a film starring Eric Bana that isn't Chopper or Munich then? :D
LeRolls
08-07-09, 10:56 PM
I thought this movie was just OK. It just felt like the movie was missing something and I didn't like Bana's performance. I agree that Scarlet is really something though.
beelzebubbles
08-08-09, 12:58 AM
It's been a while since I've seen this too... but I wasn't that impressed with it... Bana was just blah to me... I've been going to pick up Anne of the Thousand Days and compare them but keep forgetting to...
There is no comparison. Anne of the Thousand Days is far superior to The Other Boleyn girl. Enjoy! Burton and Bujold are wonderful. Especially Bujold.

A Man for All Seasons is another excellent movie about this subject of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. It stars Paul Scofield as Sir Thomas More, who stood up against Henry divorcing his first wife in order to marry Anne.