February 6, 201214 yr Active Members I just recently saw The Iron Lady with Meryl Strep and J Edgar with Leonardo Decaprio. Both have done poorly at the Box office but I enjoyed them both because I enjoy history. Sadly these types of movies are not popular in the age of teenage vampires and comic book movies. As for J Edgar I found out that young people don't even know who he is. I was out at a bar a month or so ago with some young friends and mentioned the Movie. One of the guys, who just graduated from the University with 2 degrees said "what is it about?" I said it is about J Edgar Hoover from history. He says, oh he was the President during the depression wasn't he? I busted out laughing and said no he was the FBI Director for decades under multiple Presidents and had a somewhat checkered life. He says "Oh". None of the 20 somethings in the crowd had a clue who J Edgar was. Oh well they are all cute and great eye candy so history doesn't have to be their strong suit. Plus Mr 2 degree Graduate lets me play with his hot chest after he takes his shirt off in the bar after a few drinks.
February 6, 201214 yr The problem with J Edgar was the amateurish acting as old men. I thought their portrayal of older men laughable and like watching high school students attempting to do it in a school play. It was so distracting to me that it ruined the movie. Now Meryl on the other hand nailed her performance of an older woman with dementia.
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