Mon 27 Aug 2007
Perhaps the best screenplay of all time, with fabulous one liners and dialogue. I may not be quoting perfectly, but as examples, based on my recollection: Prince John moans — “Poor Prince John. If I were on fire, not a man in the kingdom would piss on me to put out the flames” and his brother chimes in quickly “I would.” Katherine Hepburn as the Queen plotting a coup says to her estranged husband — “Did you ever love me?” and when he says “No. Never”, her response is “Good, that will make this easier.” Katherine Hepburn describing the woman who stole her king — “She had perfectly even teeth. She smiled to excess, but she chewed with rare distinction.”
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October 3rd, 2007 at 4:37 pm
You’re completely right about this great film even if you do have the lines a bit off. I can’t understand how this movie is left off the top 100. Does it have to be produced in America to get on the list?
D. R.