The first meeting of the Movie Snarkers' Society will come to order

[litlover12]

Since a number of us here expressed a desire to some movie snarking, I present to you two recently released clips from W.E., for your snarking pleasure.

Lord knows, they're asking for it.

Comments

[goldvermilion87.livejournal.com]

So... they're hoping to ride the coattails of The King's Speech?

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Yes . . . it's even being released by the same company. But they're clearly making B&E out to be the bad guys, or at least the "dull" guys. Given how much people loved those characters in the first movie, I think those coattails may backfire on the company, if you'll pardon the horrendously mixed metaphor.

[sonneta.livejournal.com]

W.E. = WhatEver

Also, prettty sure I wasn't supposed to start laughing during #2 up there, but I DID.

[modernelegance.livejournal.com]

Waiiiit, are they REALLY trying to make a sympathetic dramatic movie about Nazi sympathizers? I mean, REALISTICALLY if he had stayed on the throne, Great Britain WOULD have become part of the Hitler's territory.

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

It was #1 that got me -- the way he kept chasing her around the tree was making me positively dizzy. I was ready for him to pull a Luke from "Gilmore Girls": "Would you just stand still!"

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

I don't think anyone's ever accused Madonna of having good taste. . . .

[modernelegance.livejournal.com]

Seriously, I am thrilled that movies are being made about this time period. I mean it's relatively "modern history" that has impacted our world today. However, if you're going to write about Edward, at least be truthful about it instead of trying to hide the fact that he was a Nazi spy and not exactly an upstanding inspirational person...these people. Madonna, you just need to stop trying to be British and stick to kidnapping adopting children.

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

Who gives a rip about history? It's all about the loooooooooooooooooove story, dontcha know!

http://youtu.be/NeDj0i8k3Ao

[msantimacassar.livejournal.com]

Oh dear... I'm not sure I'll be able to handle two hours of that. What's with the tree chasing and Wallis' vampire-like skin? I half expected her to start sparkling! I shall now watch The King's Speech and laugh in Madonna's face. *hugs Bertie and Elizabeth* How dare you insult my babies!

[msantimacassar.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, she sounds so awful in that video! So much looooove it's killing me...

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

*ROFL* at the thought of sparkling Wallis! She IS just about as annoying as a "Twilight" vampire, come to think of it . . .

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

She's one of the most annoying celebrities of all time. And that's saying a lot considering the competition. How long have we put up with her? 25-30 years? GO AWAY ALREADY!

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

Why is he chasing her around a tree? What are they, 14?

[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

Do you have lupinskitten on your flist? If not, she needs to see this.

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Yes, she's a friend.

[myrna-nora.livejournal.com]

It's worst than I imagined. The subject matter and the director made me wary (but still curious), however if this is a true taste of the movie with the intrusive music, the flashing images, and the dizzying camera work... I'm not sure I could sit through it without getting motion sickness!

[neemarita.livejournal.com]

This looks really awful.

I have a lot of sympathy for David and I think he was just so desperate for someone to love him considering his low self esteem and self loathing, but jeez, romanticizing this when Wallis totally used the guy and then when he wasn't exactly an upstanding fellow himself... Oh well, they romanticize everything these days.

[ever-maedhros.livejournal.com]

Wow, is the whole movie about them playing ring around the rosy with trees and talking about how they can't be together? Sounds almost like Twilight.

The funny thing is, my brother came in as I was watching the first video and said, "She looks like you!" Oh, how flattering. LOL.

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

I just read the first review of the movie I could find that mentions Bertie . . . and it says that Madonna portrays him with "contempt."

KILL!!!!!!