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 Post subject: Movie: The Last King Of Scotland
PostPosted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:14 am 
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A Scottish doctor on a Ugandan medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world’s most barbaric figures: Idi Amin. Impressed by Dr. Garrigan’s brazen attitude in a moment of crisis, the newly self-appointed Ugandan President Amin hand picks him as his personal physician and closest confidante. Though Garrigan is at first flattered and fascinated by his new position, he soon awakens to Amin’s savagery--and his own complicity in it. Horror and betrayal ensue as Garrigan tries to right his wrongs and escape Uganda alive.

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Just saw this tonight. WOW. :shock:
Highly recommended.

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Yeah, definitely would like to see this one

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Someone whose opinion on film I greatly respect thought this was really bad.

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Forrest Whittaker is a revelation in this film. Magnificent performance by the man!

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It's... alright. Not as good as I thought it would be. I really did not care what happened to James McAvoy's character.

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 Post subject: Re: Movie: The Last King Of Scotland
PostPosted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:18 pm 
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This movie was pretty bad ass.

Hell, I slept through the dismemberment of his wife, and I still liked it.

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 Post subject: Re: Movie: The Last King Of Scotland
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pretty good

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Garden of Stone wrote:
Forrest Whittaker is a revelation in this film. Magnificent performance by the man!

His performance alone is worth watching. And for all you X-Files fans, Agent Scully AKA :heartbeat: :luv: Gillian Anderson is in it too, she's a blond in this one!

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