Very即興！
Knew from last night that there'd be stand-by tickets on the day of screenings. Today I woke up a bit late and was quite tired because I couldn't sleep until 3am this morning. So, I decided to try my luck today. I mean, COLIN SHOOK MY HAND YESTERDAY!
Arrived at Leicester Sq at 11:15am, 75mins before the screening started. And lucky me, I got a ticket!!! Of course I'd very much love to see The King's Speech before the general release next Jan. It's also quite a meaningful thing to participate in the London Film Festival, my first cultural event in London. This time next year I'll probably not be in London. So that was the only chance that I'd see how it's like here. And it's big! I've been to HK International Film Festival and it wasn't bad at all. But here, London Film Festival, a real international massive event! You have all those big movies coming here and some have galas. I remember when Matrix 2 or 3 premiered in HK I really wanna go to see what it'd be like. It's so different. That's one reason why I wanna come to London. HK is great, but not like this. But London, everything comes here.
Back to the movie. Like ppl said online, Colin Firth's gonna 'Helen Mirren' his way to the Oscars. I haven't seen other films like 127 Hours or True Grit, but his performance is so sublime. I also love Geoffrey Rush in this and I wouldn't be surprised if he wins his 2nd Oscars.
After the ending credits, there was a Q&A section with director Tom Hooper. See, that's why I want to go to film festivals like this. You never get the chance in HK! And ppl ask insightful questions, not 行貨.
I can't wait for the award season next year.
