This is Lee: Top10 Best Scene's The King's Speech/Other Reviews

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Top10 Best Scene's The King's Speech/Other Reviews

Top10 Best Scene's

1. CHAIR

King George VI: [Sees Logue is sitting on the coronation throne] What are you doing? Get up! You can't sit there! GET UP!
Lionel Logue: Why not? It's a chair.
King George VI: No, that. It is not a chair. T-that... that is Saint Edward's chair.
Lionel Logue: People have carved their names on it.
King George VI: [Simultaneously] That... chair... is the seat on which every king and queen has... That is the Stone of Scone you ah-are trivializing everything. You trivialize...
Lionel Logue: [Simultanerously] It's held in place by a large rock. I don't care about how many royal arseholes have sat in this chair.
King George VI: Listen to me. *Listen to me!*
Lionel Logue: Listen to you? By what right?
King George VI: By divine right if you must, I am your king.
Lionel Logue: No you're not, you told me so yourself. You didn't want it. Why should I waste my time listening?
King George VI: Because I have a right to be heard. I have a voice!
Lionel Logue: [pauses] Yes, you do.
[Longer pause]
Lionel Logue: You have such perseverance Bertie, you're the bravest man I know.

2. STAMMER

Lionel Logue: What was your earliest memory?
King George VI: I’m not… -here to discuss… -personal matters.
Lionel Logue: Why are you here then?
King George VI: Because I bloody well stammer!

Lionel Logue: [as George "Berty" is lighting up a cigarette] Don’t do that in here.
King George VI: Why not?
Lionel Logue: Sucking smoke into your lungs will kill you.
King George VI: My physicians tell me it helps to relax the throat.
Lionel Logue: They’re idiots.
King George VI: They’ve been knighted.
Lionel Logue: Makes it official then.

3. "Practice makes it Perfect"

Lionel Logue: [Bertie is lying on the floor, and Elizabeth is sitting on his chest] Take a good deep breath...

[Bertie inhales]
Lionel Logue: And up goes Her Royal Highness... Now exhale slowly...
[Bertie exhales]
Lionel Logue: And down goes Her Royal Highness...
Queen Elizabeth: This is actually quite good fun, Bertie.

4. The Duke of York

Queen Elizabeth:[Using the name "Mrs. Johnson"] My husband's work involves a great deal of public speaking.
Lionel Logue:Then he should change jobs.
Queen Elizabeth:He can't.
Lionel Logue:What is he, an indentured servant?
Queen Elizabeth:Something like that.

Queen Elizabeth:what if my Husband is the Duke of York?
Lionel Logue:I thought the appointment was for Mr. Johnson, forgive me your...
Queen Elizabeth:"Your Royal highness"
Lionel Logue:Your Royal Highness...

5. Bertie and Lionel

Lionel Logue: what do I will call you?
King George VI: Your royal highness and Sir after that.
Lionel Logue: How about "Bertie"
King George VI: Only my family used to say
Lionel Logue: In here it's better if we're equals.
King George VI: If we we're equals I won't be here...

"My Castle, my rules. Don't call me Dr. It's Lionel"

6. The "F" word

Lionel Logue: Do you know the “f” word?
King George VI: Ffff… fornication?

Lionel Logue:Oh, Bertie.

7. "A cup of Tea"

Myrtle Logue:Will their Majesties be staying for dinner?

[Logue and Bertie look panic-stricken. Elizabeth comes to the rescue]

Queen Elizabeth:We would love to, such a treat, but alas... a previous engagement. What a pity.