Apart from the obvious King's Speech rationale you reference -- 12 nominations -- my plan runs this way because 1) my wife's health precludes her making many forays out, and King's Speech is the big one she's decided she can't miss; 2) King's is playing at a Sony theatre where I can use already paid-for Costco tickets, rather than putting out $12-13 for Another Year; and 3) my feeling toward Mike Leigh, while not approximating Damien's, is well short of the critics' general consensus. I've loved precsiely one Leigh movie (Vera Drake); liked some others well enough (Secrets and Lies); and been beyond baffled at the universal praise for some (Life is Sweet, Naked, Topsy Turvy).Uri wrote:I'm aware of the fact that the way we all run our lives, certainly at this time of the year, is dictated by the preferences of the Academy, still I somehow think both you and your wife will find watching Another Year a more deserving use of your time than even that of The King's Speech. Just a hunch.Mister Tee wrote:I'm waiting on my wife's availability for The King's Speech. Otherwise in the top categories, I'm short Biutitful (may catch it tomorrow), Animal Kingdom (got the netflix DVD today) and Another Year (will see it if it fits the schedule).
There's of course always the chance Another Year will surpass my expectations -- as Black Swan did vis a vis previous Aronofsky's -- but I don't feel the possibility strongly enough to make it a must-see right now. (Especailly given BJ's reaction)
