My Boy Jack

Mid A 15 · Post by **Mid A 15** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:59 pm

Did anybody else watch this?

I thought it was excellent and David Haig and Daniel Radcliffe(?spelling) were very well cast as Rudyard Kipling and Jack.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:31 pm

Son is fascinated by all that stuff so we had it on, I thought I would fall asleep but it was riveting.

David Haig wrote it and has been trying to get it made for 20 years. I think it was just waiting for Daniel Radcliffe to be ready to play Jack.

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:36 pm

... Yes ! Quiet enjoyed it !

Young Mr Radcliffe has developed into a great actor.

Apparently, he was brilliant in Equus (?sp)

And doesn't David Haig bear a striking likeness to Joseph Rudyard Kipling.

(Rudyard was his second Christian name !)

midget · Post by **midget** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:00 pm

I didn't expect to enjoy it, but I did.

ben ashton · Post by **ben ashton** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:14 pm

Ron would have been better...

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:32 pm

ben ashton wrote:Ron would have been better...

Eh ??

kerrensimmonds · Post by **kerrensimmonds** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:07 pm

I watched it and was very impressed. I read an article in The Times on Saturday about David Haig's conviction of a close resemblance between his father and Rudyard Kipling, having been given a biography of Kipling when playing on Broadway some 20+ years before. He certainly felt a great empathy for the character and that came through very well - as did the outside (and I suspect also inside) scenes actually being filmed at Batemans. And as for Mr. Potter.. yes he has certainly grown up!
Although this was the film (and it took 22 years to come to fruition) there was previously a stage play (the person - OB - who was with me on Sunday had seen that, some years ago) but I don't know whether it reached the West End or who was playing in it.

ben ashton · Post by **ben ashton** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:17 pm

..Weasley (sp?)

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:37 am

I think Ben means Rupert Grint who cannot hold a candle to Mtr Radcliffe as an actor.

Daniel Radcliffe has just been on Breakfast TV s they are filming book 6 (Half-Blood Prince) and apparently JK's disclosure of Dumbledor's sexuality has caused great amusement with Michael Gambon (who plays Dumbledore) making the most of it.

Ajarn Philip · Post by **Ajarn Philip** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:24 am

englishangel wrote:... apparently JK's disclosure of Dumbledor's sexuality has caused great amusement with Michael Gambon (who plays Dumbledore) making the most of it.

Dumbledore is gay...?

I now have awful images of him in Fiona's fishnets.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:28 am

Yes he is, but he already wears sil, velvet, lace and brocade so there is no need for fishnets.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7053982.stm

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:39 pm

Apparently Michael Gambon takes great pleasure in really camping it up on read-throughs which has the whole cast crying with laughter.

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:37 pm

JR obviously has more time to watch the Breakfast news than I do.

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:37 pm

englishangel wrote:JR obviously has more time to watch the Breakfast news than I do.

Breakfast News ???????

I rarely surface til around 10:00.

Too much footy admin to attend too in the early hours !

........... and in Court tomorrow at Noon. The joys of football management !

midget · Post by **midget** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 8:19 pm

Are you still a free man, JR, or can you arrange visitor permits for all of us?