Comments | grumpyolddog: Spoilin' for a fight

grumpyolddog

Spoilin' for a fight

Feb 21, 2010 16:54

TLDR: Solomon Kane kicks ass, go see it.

Full: The casting is a little odd. James Purefoy is very, very posh indeed. "Son of an earl"-style posh although I have no idea whether he is actually the son of an earl or not. So his attempt at a West Country accent (very piratical) was somewhat grating but not actively painful. Okay, that's out of ( Read more... )

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ebren February 21 2010, 19:14:07 UTC

Hhhhmmm, looking forward to seeing this one. Your review has merely encouraged me to try and see it on the big screen.

BTW I thought I heard that Purefoy was from the West Country . . .

grumpyolddog February 21 2010, 19:32:09 UTC

Apparently he is (http://www.imdb.com/ says so anyway). He has the look of it but from personal experience, not the sound.

strawberryfrog February 22 2010, 09:49:28 UTC

Hm, I'm still working up the nerve to see "Invitus". It takes nerve because it's got 1) rugby 2) An American actor attempting a Saffrican accent. 3) Mat Damon. 4) Actual recent history. Still I feel I should see it. Maybe Solomon Kane for escapism next.

I saw Ponyo on the weekend: Best Darwinist children's fantasy about fish-love ever. Studio Ghibli movies still look and feel absolutely beautiful, like nothing else.