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Last week, Elizabeth Taylor died. Its quite sad to see such a big personality pass away. it reminds us that everything and everyone comes and goes. There will be big stars such as her who we think will live on, whom death doesn't notice, but she is just as real as you and I.

I'm not a big Elizabeth Taylor fan, so I won't pretend that she was the best thing etc etc, but I acknowledge the presence that she had brought with her to those in the Entertainment industry. I haven't seen all her films, I don't think I've even seen 5 of her films. Its not that she was not a great actress, maybe its because she wasn't in the time when I started to watch movies.

There is 1 film that I saw and I will remember this film for a very very long time, this is because it was an amazing film. Her acting was simply breath-taking. I have no doubt that she was more than just an attractive face. The film was 'Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf' with Richard Burton. What I found striking was her acting, every word, sentence emotion, was 'breath-taking'.

A King's Speech

Saw 'The King's Speech' last night, and it was very good. Colin Firth was excellent, but I found Geoffrey Rush even better. Like 'The Fighter', which is another excellent film, it was not what I expected. What I expected (of 'The King's Speech') was something more dramatic, and serious. But what I experienced was a very entertaining and enjoyable film. Its the sort of film, that you can easily get into. Most of the enjoyment comes from the performance of Geoffrey, who manages to turn serious matters into his character's comical attitude to life. Both actors are very convincing, Colin, whose stammers are so real, that you actually feel his stammers, and Rush, who is so good, he could have been practicing his methods part-time for extra cash. Helena also gives a very good performance,, though not involved as much, she makes us understand and makes us feel the problems that King has to face. She makes us sympathize for the king. One thing I also noticed was how well Timothy Spall looked as Winston Churchill. Timothy Spall, doesn't have the looks, but he is a very good actor, no matter how big or small his parts are in films. I respect his attitude and professionalism. 

Now how I mark a excellent film is quite easy, after leaving the cinema, I ask myself...'Would I want to buy this on DVD?'...and the answer here is definitely YES.