Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 couldn't find a thread for this already. saw it last night and was pleasantly surprised. its not a popcorn film but a great character study finely acted. not sure it is best picture but it could be best actor for nixon guy. tony blair was good too as david frost. odd to see a major movie about a tv presenter i remember mostly from 'through the keyhole'. lloyd lol one thing i don't understand is how much fiction is involved. i mean obviously the interviews we're real but all the stuff behind them? how was the writer able to get the info or did he make it up for dramatic effect? research required. trailer: Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneboi Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 (edited) i liked it, but knowing nothing about the history made me wonder how accurate it really was Edited February 4, 2009 by beneboi Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-941808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Panoptimist Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 It's a movie. You should already have some general inclination as toward its accuracy before you watch it. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-941811 Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneboi Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Panoptimist said: It's a movie. You should already have some general inclination as toward its accuracy before you watch it. lol ok. i know that watergate happend, and i know nixon was interviewed. maybe i will read a book before i see a movie next time. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-941814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Panoptimist Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 beneboi said: Panoptimist said: It's a movie. You should already have some general inclination as toward its accuracy before you watch it. lol ok. i know that watergate happend, and i know nixon was interviewed. maybe i will read a book before i see a movie next time. Sometimes textual discussion sucks... ...what I actually meant was based on the fact that its a movie you can guarantee there's a primacy of entertainment over any attempt to maintain "accuracy." I'd rather read the book than watch a movie anyway. I don't watch movies/tv, and in the event I do it's solely for entertainment purposes. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-941821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneboi Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Panoptimist said: ...what I actually meant was based on the fact that its a movie you can guarantee there's a primacy of entertainment over any attempt to maintain "accuracy." i understand this, which is why im interested to learn more of the actual events that took place Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-941830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Panoptimist said: I don't watch movies/tv, and in the event I do it's solely for entertainment purposes. So you figured out their use right? Thats step one. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-941855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yegg Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Nixon was awesome, Frost was questionable, wouldn't watch a second time. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-941857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Yegg said: Nixon was awesome, Frost was questionable, wouldn't watch a second time. do you mean the portrayals? frost was pretty close to how frost was Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-941872 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yegg Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 I meant the acting. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-941877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosmachine Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 I also watched this the other day. Worth watching. Also worth tracking down the original interviews. If you liked W, you'll probably like this. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures WATMM Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-941883 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest assegai Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 Benedict Cumberbatch said: Yegg said: Nixon was awesome, Frost was questionable, wouldn't watch a second time. do you mean the portrayals? frost was pretty close to how frost was I've actually been hearing the Frost character was just as good if not better than the nixon portrayal. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-941896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpenprol Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 I've actually been hearing yegg is wrong Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide lumpenprol's signature Hide all signatures After this I listened to geogaddi and I didn't like it, I was quite vomitting at some tracks, I realized they were too crazy for my ears, they took too much acid to play music I stupidly thought (cliché of psyché music) But I knew this album was a kind of big forest where I just wasn't able to go inside. - lost cloud I was in US tjis summer, and eat in KFC. FUCK That's the worst thing i've ever eaten. The flesh simply doesn't cleave to the bones. Battery ferming. And then, foie gras is banned from NY state, because it's considered as ill-treat. IT'S NOT. KFC is tourist ill-treat. YOU POISONERS! Two hours after being to KFC, i stopped in a amsih little town barf all that KFC shit out. Nice work! So i hope this woman is not like kfc chicken, otherwise she'll be pulled to pieces. -organized confused project Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-941950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrcopyandpaste Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 I thought the casting for all the parts was excellent, and that for me was the best part of the film. I don't know anything about Watergate (apart from that my dad cut Carl Bernstein's hair) so I wasn't bothered by accuracy, but found it a very engrossing film nontheless. Frank Langella was great, and I would agree with those that say his portrayal was the stronger of the two. Again, I'm going only on the performance not likeness. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-941958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 the two guys played the characters in the play version for a good while so both had lots of time to perfect them. my wife hasnt said anything yet but i'm sure she hated how the female character was so useless and underdeveloped Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-941967 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fox Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 Benedict Cumberbatch said: one thing i don't understand is how much fiction is involved. much Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-942200 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ezkerraldean Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 saw it about a month ago. extremely well done me thought. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/42320-frostnixon/#findComment-942519 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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