Judi Dench, Nine

[featherxquill]

Last weekend I hired Nine. I thought it was fantastic. Glittery and large and fun and wow what an interesting cast of women. I can see where it might have got negative reviews - they mention in the special features that they cast the film before they really wrote the characters, and thus every character is exactly who you would imagine her to be, based on her casting, which isn't particularly adventurous or ground-breaking, but damn, is it fun.

I haven't seen the original, so I have no idea how it compares to that. But I will say that the entire experience was worth it to see Judi Dench rocking this fabulous corset in her musical number.
















I love this one. I'm considering playing with it a little and using it as a header.



And THIS BOY. I hate him, I think:

Just look at that smug little 'I'm being clutched to Judi's fabulous and rather generous bosom and I'm too young to appreciate it *at all*' look on his face.

Comments

[beguiletosmile.livejournal.com]

God, I do love me some Dame Dench. I haven't watched Nine yet, because I was scared away by its poor reviews when it premiered. Think I should give it a try now, though. :)

[featherxquill.livejournal.com]

You totally should. It's very fun. There are large M-ish overtones to Judi's character, which I found enjoyable (I love M). As a character, she has a very similar function in terms of taking no crap and telling it like it is, which is a pleasant antidite to the casual mysoginy of a story about a male film director and all the women who are framed as objects of inspiration to him.

[velmaneuwirth.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen the movie yet but I'm a big fan of the original show so I WILL see the movie when I get a chance to rent it.

I'm guessing Judy played the French woman and her number was Folles Begerres(sp?)?

She really does rock that corset. I want one. Maybe with Judy still in it.

[featherxquill.livejournal.com]

She is. Sort of, anyway. That is her song, but she doesn't do any pretense of being French/a French accent. Instead, she says that Folles Begerres (IDK how to spell it either) was where she learned her costume making craft, and that launches her into it. :)

[minervas-eule.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the pics - now I know I have to see this movie after all....
And your comment on the last pic is so spot on! He reminds me a little of the very young Daniel Radcliffe in "David Copperfield" with Maggie as his aunt who gives him a bath - but Daniel manages to look much more appreciative *LOL*

[featherxquill.livejournal.com]

You do. I could totally upload the clip of Judi's musical number, though, if you so desire :)

And I am so going to have to see David Copperfield now. I had no idea Daniel had done any acting before he was cast for Harry Potter.

*slaps the Minerva/Harry plotbunnies*

[(Anonymous)]

Oh yes, you have to see it (but beware it has been made into a movie several times) - half of the HP-cast is assembled *LOL*; Maggie and Daniel are both great in it, and I even heard that Maggie suggested Daniel to play Harry, as she has been so impressed by his work in David Copperfield...

[minervas-eule.livejournal.com]

sorry, forgot to log in :-)