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Snooze-Fest - Deeply, Profoundly BORING - Eliteist, Class Conscious Snobbery
This was two hours of my life, that I will never get back! I kept hanging on until the very end HOPING it would pick up a head of steam and eventually offer SOME semblance of interesting interviews, but it just slogs along - with every segment even MORE boring than the previous segment.
I am American but have a life long affection for UK/British culture. I am a devout "Anglophile" and love the Brits! I grew up in the early 1960's at the height of "Mersey Beat Music" and Beatle-mania, the Mods and the Rockers. I love love love British art house cinema and and am a devout fan of Masterpiece Theatre - I watch a LOT of British tv shows and British news media on You Tube to keep informed about the current UK situation.
Unfortunately, this is a turgid, slow moving, deeply boring "Snooze-Fest". Lots of stuffy, long winded "Talking Heads" which are overtly white, male Ruling Class, socially elite FUDDY DUDDY archaic, antiquated, fossilized "Turnip Toffs" - the UK Ruling Class 1% who live in massive mansions on huge estates and NEVER WORK but just live off the income their get from rent paying tenants.
UK is in reality, multi-cultural with all sorts of folks. 1950 era beliefs in this deeply, profoundly BORING Snooze-Fest. There is waaaay way too much screen time wasted on blathering and banging on about how fabulous Cambridge and cricket is. Yes, of course - Cambridge is a world class university BUT also for ONLY the very rich, white Ruling Class elite. Cricket is a great sport BUT it does not DEFINE the UK/British culture.
There are a few snippets of Dame Judy Dench and Ian McKlellann but neither of them really say much of anything of importance....just some random comments of no consequence.
SKIP IT - DON'T STREAM IT....... Even watching "Palace Confidential" on You Tube every Thursday when a brand new episode drops - offers far more insight to the UK and what is happening in England today.
I don't really believe in the concept of monarchy and inheirited wealth with artistocratic titles BUT I greatly admired and respected Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and King Charles III will be a good solid "Transition Monarch" until William and Kate take over the monarchy.
I am American but have a life long affection for UK/British culture. I am a devout "Anglophile" and love the Brits! I grew up in the early 1960's at the height of "Mersey Beat Music" and Beatle-mania, the Mods and the Rockers. I love love love British art house cinema and and am a devout fan of Masterpiece Theatre - I watch a LOT of British tv shows and British news media on You Tube to keep informed about the current UK situation.
Unfortunately, this is a turgid, slow moving, deeply boring "Snooze-Fest". Lots of stuffy, long winded "Talking Heads" which are overtly white, male Ruling Class, socially elite FUDDY DUDDY archaic, antiquated, fossilized "Turnip Toffs" - the UK Ruling Class 1% who live in massive mansions on huge estates and NEVER WORK but just live off the income their get from rent paying tenants.
UK is in reality, multi-cultural with all sorts of folks. 1950 era beliefs in this deeply, profoundly BORING Snooze-Fest. There is waaaay way too much screen time wasted on blathering and banging on about how fabulous Cambridge and cricket is. Yes, of course - Cambridge is a world class university BUT also for ONLY the very rich, white Ruling Class elite. Cricket is a great sport BUT it does not DEFINE the UK/British culture.
There are a few snippets of Dame Judy Dench and Ian McKlellann but neither of them really say much of anything of importance....just some random comments of no consequence.
SKIP IT - DON'T STREAM IT....... Even watching "Palace Confidential" on You Tube every Thursday when a brand new episode drops - offers far more insight to the UK and what is happening in England today.
I don't really believe in the concept of monarchy and inheirited wealth with artistocratic titles BUT I greatly admired and respected Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and King Charles III will be a good solid "Transition Monarch" until William and Kate take over the monarchy.
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- cmwhalen2001-1
- Jun 5, 2023
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- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $5,935
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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