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The King's Speech

What did ya'll think of that overrated movie The King's Speech? Personally, I found it very dull. The photography was subpar (the lighting was terrible), the settings were claustraphobic, the script was mostly turgid and the story could move almost nowhere at times. Why did this win Best Picture? Now before yall rant on me and say, "You watch early talkies, they're all static and slow." Well I'll answer kindly. This movie is around 113 minutes. Most movies from the 1929-1930 era were under a 100 minutes (Rio Rita is an exception, though), they had good lighting, some directors were good at getting the camera moving around (Rouben Mamoulian) and they contain some snappy tunes. Nope, The King's Speech is not a musical (I'd be shooked if it was, this is not the type of story that should be set to music) but it is a drama and I like those, but not like this turkey; goodness Mary! I wonder if The Artist is as overrated?