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Topic History of: Mr Turner - a masterpiece. Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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andrew
JK2006 wrote: I should say here - various friends said it was boring but since I'm a massive Mike Leigh fan I might like it. I loved it. For me, it did for movies what Turner did for painting, took it by the scruff of the neck and dragged the art into a new direction. Spall is, naturally, wonderful. Camerawork extraordinary. Editing and direction masterful. I really think Leigh is far and away our greatest film maker.
Cheers for the review JK, anything with Mike Leigh is worth watching.
JK2006
I should say here - various friends said it was boring but since I'm a massive Mike Leigh fan I might like it. I loved it. For me, it did for movies what Turner did for painting, took it by the scruff of the neck and dragged the art into a new direction. Spall is, naturally, wonderful. Camerawork extraordinary. Editing and direction masterful. I really think Leigh is far and away our greatest film maker.