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SolarSystem · July 23, 2014 4:26 am

Tinks wrote:
gently69 wrote:
I guess, that film will be really really hard for me ... if I already find those pics that moving. Can't describe how much I am looking forward to watch it!

Me too! I haven't been this eager to see a Movie in a long time.
I know it will be difficult though because I'll be not just sad, but angry too.
I'm so glad he's playing this role, because I know he'll have done his absolute best to do justice to Alan.

Same here, Tinks.
But it's weird... I really think that this movie will be an emotional roller-coaster ride and probably hard to take. Nevertheless I'm looking forward to all those emotions, sadness, anger, whatever. Because I think it is a treasure these days when you go to the movies and what you see on screen is doing something to you emotionally.

gently69 · July 23, 2014 7:08 am

And yes ... we know that Benedict is going to transport all these emotions perfectly to the audience. There are a few actors I like to watch films with but honestly noone ever convinced me in her/his roles like Benedict did. He doesn't only play the characters he transforms into them!

tonnaree · July 23, 2014 11:44 am

I'm kinda excited because this is a Benedict movie my husband actually wants to see with me. He's fascinated by the subject matter.

gently69 · July 23, 2014 12:02 pm

Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!
My hubby seems the only one not being interested ...
Maybe later on DVD ... but he won't go to the cinema for it.

SolarSystem · July 23, 2014 12:08 pm

tonnaree wrote:
I'm kinda excited because this is a Benedict movie my husband actually wants to see with me. He's fascinated by the subject matter.

Same here. Although my boyfriend actually likes a lot of Benedict's movies... from TTSS to STID and TFE. He's a history buff, but hadn't heard of Alan Turing before I told him about the movie. And now he's really interested.

SusiGo · July 23, 2014 2:49 pm

I think my husband will watch it as well. But only after I have cried with some of you.

tonnaree · July 23, 2014 3:17 pm

SusiGo wrote:
I think my husband will watch it as well. But only after I have cried with some of you.

Understand.
I'll have to go see it by myself at least once so that I can sob freely.

SolarSystem · July 23, 2014 6:47 pm

tonnaree wrote:
SusiGo wrote:
I think my husband will watch it as well. But only after I have cried with some of you.

Understand.
I'll have to go see it by myself at least once so that I can sob freely.

And you're not the only one...

tonnaree · July 23, 2014 7:23 pm

I wish we all had teleportation devices so that we could meet and go together!!!

SusiGo · July 23, 2014 7:24 pm

That would indeed be brilliant.

MartaSt · July 23, 2014 7:37 pm

I would love to watch this film with you, girls. All my family and my friends are not interested in this type of movie so I will end watching this alone.

This Is The Phantom Lady · July 23, 2014 7:40 pm

Luckily my best friend would like to go with me

But I'm not sure she could handle a too emotional film... we were in stitches after going to see August Osage County together... not to mention the time I showed her TRF

Marta · July 23, 2014 10:32 pm

I'm going with my sister, and I'm sure some of my friends from university would be interested in Turing's story, so I'll probably watch the film several times. Almost none of them knows Benedict (sadly) so I'm excited they'll finally see him, playing such an extraordinary person

tonnaree, that would be great

TeeJay · July 24, 2014 6:12 am

Most of the time, I actually prefer going to the cinema alone. I'm a movie purist, so for me it's not about the "cinema experience" (i.e. I don't need popcorn or nachos), it's about getting immersed in the movie and live in another world for 90+ minutes. I can best do that if there's no one next to me who might lean in and whisper something or who starts fidgeting because they end up not liking the movie. It's also that I almost always watch movies in English, and most of the people I know prefer to watch movies dubbed because they don't understand English well enough to get all the nuances. I've gotten used to it and really don't mind.

SolarSystem · July 24, 2014 7:23 am

I don't go to the movies to eat or drink or talk during the film, either. But I think it can be very satisfying to have someone to discuss the film with afterwards, in person, not just on the internet.
But then probably everyone has a slightly different moviegoer philosophy.

gently69 · July 24, 2014 7:28 am

Same here, Solar.
People who join me for cinema also know how to enjoy a film in proper silence. Didn't had any problems with family or friends so far.

SolarSystem · July 24, 2014 7:30 am

You only had problems with me, right? William Ford...

gently69 · July 24, 2014 7:44 am

Solar, that wasn't a problem that was pleasure.

EDIT: So adorable!

But I'm sure I will get the story as well.

Last edited by gently69 (July 24, 2014 7:46 am)

SolarSystem · July 24, 2014 7:49 am

You're too sweet!

I'm sure the story in combination with him will be a deadly mixture...

gently69 · July 24, 2014 8:04 am

Definitely, Solar.

I watched 2 films of "Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter" yesterday. Do you know them?
Well, they are about war and completely different of course. I really had to struggle with them, but nevertheless I found them worthy to watch.

TIG will show us another point of view and I think it will be the first film about war and anything around for me, which isn't placed on battlefields. And of course it's part of Alan Turing's biography. Because I am convinced of Benedict's brilliant acting skills this film will be a gem!!!