mrsal67 wrote:dexterG wrote:Holocene Hero wrote:If you haven't seen Becket with Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole, yall are missing out. Absolutely fantastic movie.
Absolutely correct, an excellent movie. I saw Becket in high school in my British Lit class.
Instantly got FJ correct.
You should watch Peter O'Toole play an older Henry II in the Lion in Winter. Its an interesting follow-up plus has a young Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton.
We just watched it over this weekend. Didn't even recognize Hopkins all bearded up and so young! It was his film debut as Richard Lionheart.
The wife instagot him, "Look, it's that British guy who fed people their brains!" LOL
A very young-looking Tim Dalton played King Philip II of France, his wars with cousin Henry II and second cousins John, Geoffrey and Richard went on for decades, and the film seems to last almost as long, lol!
Kate Hepburn took the only Best Actress Oscar to ever be shared, for Eleanor of Aquitaine, tied with Barbara Streisand's Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. Best pic that year was Oliver! which was definitely more entertaining. Funny how watching these oldies makes me wonder, "Gosh, I remember we used to pay good money to go see these dreadful sleepers!" Snore... ROFL!