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Aatu's Movie Diary - 2009 (110 movies items)

"20.10. ***** Hieno kuvaus Ugandan hieman hullusta johtajasta Idi Aminista, jonka roolissa Whitaker tekee hienon suorituksen. Whitakerin suoritusta lukuunottamatta leffa ei ollut niin hyvä kun olisi voinut luulla. Jäin kaipaamaan hieman toimintaa, mutta sitä ei tullut. Ihan hyvä leffa kyseessä, mutta ei niin hyvä kuin luulisi."

Entertainment Weekly's 50 Best Biopics Ever (50 movies items)

"#27"

Watched in '09 (603 movies items)

"26.12.2009, TV Tyylikkäästi ja hyvin realistisesti tää kuvaa Aminin valtaannousua ja kyseistä tyyppiä noin ihmisenä. Whitakerin suoritus pääosassa on viime vuosien kovimpia, se onnistuu esittämään sekä ton Aminin karismaattisemman puolen että sen ulkokuoren alla piilevän vainoharhaisuuden upealla tavalla. Käsivarakuvausta osataan käyttää oikein ja harkitusti käytetty goreilu osaa esiintyessään järkyttää. Pointsit myös alussa näkyvästä Ugandan kauniista luonnosta ja "

Top Billing - Poster Makers B-C (9 movies items)

" Picture of The Last King of Scotland Creative Impact Agency Why do I like it? Very different, the text over his face the fonts chosen, its all so visually impressive, yet ultra simplistic. "

Academy Award for Best Actor (82 movies items)

"2006 ~ Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin Nominees: Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond as Danny Archer Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson as Dan Dunne Peter O'Toole - Venus as Maurice Will Smith - The Pursuit of Happyness as Chris Gardner "

History in 100 Movies (100 movies items)

"Period: 1970-1979 Event: Amin's Dictatorhip, Uganda-Tanzania War Historical Figure: Idi Amin"

Around the World in 80 Movies (80 movies items)

"Uganda, Africa"

Beware of Quick Friends

“I moved around a lot as a child, and something I learned along the way was to be wary of people who wanted to become friends quickly. Obviously the main character in this movie never learned that lesson, and quickly became trapped as confidant to a capricious despot. If someone likes you that quickly, they will probably hate you that quickly as well. Although the acting is great, and the locations are fascinating, I really never found the characters to be interesting and found myself watching the clock, never really wrapped up in the story. A good movie for the historical and cultural aspects, but missing something in the all-around.” read more

Astonishing!

“"If you're afraid of dying it shows you have a life worth living."

The Last King of Scotland is an intense, embracing thriller inspired by the true historical events of a horrible dictatorship that grappled Uganda throughout the 1970s. In the contemporary period of filmmaking it's an arduous undertaking to discover a film that truly stands out. With this film director Kevin Macdonald has outstandingly crafted a compelling drama abundant with tremendous power.

Nicholas Garrigan (McAvoy) is a flourishing young semi-idealistic Scottish doctor with an aspiration to escape from his conservative father. Nicholas moves to Uganda hoping to lend a hand and have some fun in the process. But he arrives in Uganda during a complicated time as the country is under the new leadership” read more

“There's no doubting that this is a fantastic movie. I can only echo previous comments about the quality of acting throughout the film, particularly from Whitaker. His portrayal of Amin was great, to see how he transformed into a brutal and extremely scary person was very convincing. I always felt nervous for James McAvoy's character whenever he went into a room with Amin towards the end. You could almost feel how frightened he was yourself.

However, I found it very difficult to sympathise with Garrigan at all other times. He was a complete bastard in my opinion. There may be spoilers ahead here, but first he sleeps with an African woman before up and leaving her, then he tried to make Gillian Anderson's character cheat on her husband with him, despite the continued hospitality he” read more

The Last King of Scotland

“I just recently saw a preview for this movie, and I knew I had to see it. Now that I have, I definitely wasn't disappointed. This was a well-told story that keeps you hooked from start to finish.

I really enjoyed this movie, despite some brutal scenes, which were not overly drawn out. Well written, excellently acted.” read more