Love Actually

[Colli]

Ok ok... another movie I'm following solely due to the cast. The movie is actually ten different stories which unfold in the two months leading up to Christmas Day. It stars (get this):
Laura Linney
Liam Neeson
Martine McCutcheon
Hugh Grant (he plays the British PM)
Emma Thompson (she plays his sister)
Alan Rickman
Colin Firth
Rowan Atkinson
Martin Freeman
Keira Knightley
Andrew Lincoln
Rory MacGregor
Heike Makatsch
Chris Marshall
Bill Nighy
Rodrigo Santoro

I can't honestly imagine who WOULDN'T want to see this movie. ;)
Here's a better summary of the story: This ensemble comedy tells ten separate (but intertwining) stories of love in London (with a small portion set in France), leading up to a big climax on Christmas Eve. One of the threads follows the brand new (unmarried) Prime Minister (Grant) of the United Kingdom, who on his first day in 10 Downing Street falls in love with the girl (McCutcheon) who brings him his tea (Thompson plays his sister; Rickman plays her husband). Another story follows the relationship between a stepfather (Neeson) and his young stepson.

http://images.countingdown.com/images/countdowns/movies/587607/1011/2789141_main.jpg
http://images.countingdown.com/images/countdowns/movies/587607/1011/2789147_main.jpg

Release Dates: (I'm at a loss as to why it releases here in the US before the UK)

USA 7 November 2003
Germany 20 November 2003
Netherlands 20 November 2003
UK 21 November 2003
Austria 12 December 2003
Russia 18 December 2003
France 24 December 2003

(edit)
*drool* http://www.firth.com/images/loveac/vanfair75wm.jpg
I don't really know if I can handle Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, and Alan Rickman all in one movie.

On location in France:
http://www.firth.com/images/loveac/btsvid5_wm.jpg
http://www.firth.com/images/loveac/btsvid1_wm.jpg
http://www.firth.com/images/loveac/btsvid4_wm.jpg
http://www.firth.com/images/loveac/btsvid2_wm.jpg

[glaelia]

wow! :jawdrop: what an utterly incredible cast!!!


eep! i'm soooo going to watch that!!


glae
xx

[Fleurdelacour]

Grr... Why do all movies apart from HP and LotR come out stateside first... And it seems like a Brit flick... Its in Britian...

Hugh Grant as the PM?! :D

[Colli]

Yeah FleurD.. it's completely British. Which absolutely BAFFLES me as to why it's released here first! :confused:

I agree glae... great cast. :D

Looking forward to seeing Alan and Emma paired as husband and wife. ;) I haven't seen them together in a movie since Sense and Sensibility.. and then Alan was going after Emma's sister. :D

[alqua]

Wow, that's a very impressive cast! I must see that movie. :)

[swiftsnowmane]

Oooh! I remember you posting something about this a while back. I had completely forgotten about it.:eek: WOW. I would have gone to see just for ONE of those actors---but ALL OF THEM!!! IT BETTER BE GOOD!!!:D :D ( Not that it would matter even if they did nothing and just stood their--i would still go see it!)

Colin Firth!:swoon: :swoon:
Alan! :swoon:
Hugh!:swoon:
Liam! :swoon:
Heck I even swoon for Emma!:swoon:

~A very excited Swifty! :D

[stridersghirl]

That really is some cast :eek:

Liam Neeson is amazing :D

It will be interesting to see Hugh Grant as the Prime Minister lol Or should that be interesting to see the PM with Hugh Grant's usual character ;)

[Colli]

You mean an awkward prime minister with floppy hair who hates kids and can't seem to stop blinking?

Yes, ok, I see what you mean. ;)

[sirius2004]

colli: HP was completely british...it got released here!!! lol
i would like to see that. i'm usually not too into romanic movies but, due to the casting, that one would be interesting lol

[Colli]

Not so, sirius. HP is made by Warner Brothers... American if I think correctly. Directed by Chris Columbus, American. (Even if his name's Italian. ;)) Even the style of the movie was American (which was highly disputed a year or so ago, but now that I've seen a few British movies I can be happy to say that HP is completely American style). "BBC" appears no where if I'm not wrong. Just the actors are British. :D

And I'm not saying it won't get released here, I'm saying it won't show in my local theater. ;)

[Fleurdelacour]

Yes, HP is terriblely American ;) I'm alloud to say that, I like Brit flicks and Amelie... :p

Oh I don't get it... It's soo annoying! :rolleyes: Can't we make the Americans wait for once!? ;)