"In those days, nickles had pictures of bumblebees on them!"

hat-tip to Jeff Wells

Andy Rooney reviews"The King's Speech," in a manner that's both sincerely endearing and also, unintentionally, explains how and why this particular film became an awards season juggernaut:



"I like movies that remind me of something I know about," indeed.

Easy to roll your eyes at, granted - though I'd caution folks my age and persuasion to keep in mind that this is basically the "sweet old man talking about actual history" version of how WE sound when explaining why Star Wars references still "work" (back when they still did, anyway...)