Nicholas Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby
#0Nicholas Nickleby
Posted: 12/18/04 at 11:58pm
did anyone see this movie, 2002!? I mean, talk about the caliber of the cast:
Nathan Lane
Chris Plummer
Jamie Bell
Juliet STevenson
Anne Hathaway.
Alan Cumming
visually it was stunning, though a bit over acted. any thoughts?
#2Jamie bell
Posted: 12/19/04 at 12:19ami know!! he played a crippled kid and was sooo cute!
#3Jamie bell
Posted: 12/19/04 at 12:20amI diiiiiiid. And I agree.
#4Jamie bell
Posted: 12/19/04 at 12:21am
'twas a good, yet semi sad film. No?
oh ya, and Nathan Lane is brilliance!
#5Jamie bell
Posted: 12/19/04 at 12:24am
I love the little dance Alan Cumming does at the very end. 
#6Jamie bell
Posted: 12/19/04 at 12:25amoh ya! the one he was trying to do throughout the film but always got interupted. That was funny. I love it when Jamie Bell hobbles on the stage and doesn't say anything for the longest time and you think he's gonna faint or something. it was a cool movie
#7Jamie bell
Posted: 12/19/04 at 12:26am
Yeah, at the party or whatever at the very end. I thought it was adorable! YAY ALAN!
It was a cool movie.
#8Jamie bell
Posted: 12/19/04 at 12:31amwe're sorta going in a loop here, aren't we?
#9Jamie bell
Posted: 12/19/04 at 12:32am
A little bit. Long day... though the movie was kind of drawn out, kind of the way a big loop is. There, fixed!
#10Jamie bell
Posted: 12/19/04 at 12:34amyeah, there were parts were i laughed out loud, because of the speeches and the 'cheese' factor.
#11Jamie bell
Posted: 12/19/04 at 12:34amLike when Nicholas was talking to Anne Hathaway's character? Way cheesy.
#12Jamie bell
Posted: 12/19/04 at 12:36amand when he was like "FATHER! I do not want these strength *tears* if i have to loose him... noooooooooo"
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#13Nicholas Nickleby
Posted: 12/19/04 at 8:59am
CQT, two recommendations for you:
1. Read the novel by Dickens
2. See the production by the Royal Shakespeare Company, which is available on VHS or DVD. While the biggest name in the cast might be considered to be Roger Rees, this is the most vivid and faithful adaptations. It's nearly 8 hours long, and worth every minute. Having seen it live on stage this production remains for me the most memorable pieces of theatre I've experienced in the 30 years I've been going to theatre in NYC. In my home watching NN has long been a Christmas tradition.
With either recommendation, or both, you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be uplighted, and you'll be filled with hope, but you will never, ever be bored.
Happy Christmas!
#14Nicholas Nickleby
Posted: 12/19/04 at 9:58am
Yes, saw this version and, after trudging through the novel in college (but liking it), I found the movie to be SO homoerotic. Why does Nicholas have his shirt off when he is a teacher? (not complaining) and it seemed that the "love interest" for Nicholas was Smite (Jamie Bell) -- again, not complaining. When that Hathaway girl showed up I thought "get outta here honey, the boys are busy."
I don't recall the actresses name but the comically evil girl who pretends to faint for Nicholas -- HA! She was great.
#15Nicholas Nickleby
Posted: 12/19/04 at 12:28pm
thanks for the tips Jose' ! BTW- i'm Jewish, but w/e. No matter!
Andy: i just thought that teh actor who played Nick was way overdramatic and delivered his lines as if the world was ending. I had the same question about the shirt off part. That was sorta dumb. And the romance, well, i think it was a little rushed. But other than that it was beautiflly acted and well worth a watch.
Jose' - you don't think they'd have the DVD at my local Hollywood Video?
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#16Nicholas Nickleby
Posted: 12/19/04 at 2:27pmI like the version with Jamie Bell. Another good version is a BBC production with James D'Arcy and Lee Ingleby. The characters are played really well. In some ways I like the one with James D'Arcy better, but I also really enjoy the one with Jamie. I have yet to see the RSC one.
#17Nicholas Nickleby
Posted: 12/19/04 at 2:40pm
For fans of Jamie Bell, it might delight you to know that he has a small role in Peter Jackson's King Kong, now being filmed.
#18Nicholas Nickleby
Posted: 12/19/04 at 2:49pm
mmmm.... Charlie Hunnam. this was a good one. I love how he had his shirt off while teaching!!! delicious!!! and yes, strong homoerotic subtext in this one. loved it. and don't forget dame edna was in this one too!!! well, you know...
Charlie Hunnam
Updated On: 12/19/04 at 02:49 PM
#19Nicholas Nickleby
Posted: 12/19/04 at 3:12pmoh ya, i forgot about King Kong. I'm not a huge Peter JAckson fan but it cant be THAT bad. i mean, considering the cast...
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