David Cameron calls for 'more commercial' British films

I think its the case that the plot of the Kings Speech was bound to attract a small minority audience - all British - notwithstanding it was an excellent movie. Like most of the commentors here I believe that we do NOT wish to make US style movies ... down at their level. OK it was a very long while ago, but SLUETH in 1972 with Olivier and Caine was a great example of movie on a budget (essentially just 2 guys in a room) that was thrilling from start to finish, without being as "specialised" as Kings Speech. Clever plots and clever dialogue are needed. We have the great actors and actresses.

Please, don´t spoil the talented film industry of GB? Do you want churning out crappy films like Sherlock and its by-products?

Cameron-you cant run the country so please do not suppose to run the film industry.Is there no limit to your know it all arrogance!!!!!!!!!!!

James I couldn't agree more except to say King's Speech was and is watched by many others than just Brits like you. I am not one but come from a Commonwealth nation and spent many student years in Britain. Those formative years gave me the greatest respect and admiration for the talent and individuality found in Britain. I do hope the British film industry keeps on exploring an alternative route to the commercial mainstream path that Hollywood has taken where massive budgets and safe, mundane storylines trump all else, ho hum.

Just 'cos you sold out Mr. Cameron doesn't mean the British Film Industry should

2 of the most successful film franchises (Harry Potter, Bond) based on British books, directed by British directors, with British cast. Also Chris Nolan's Batman has a largely British cast, Nolan himself being British. Guy Richie, Matthew Vaughn, the Scott brothers...I could go on. It seems like all the really big names and talent always go off to America, and end up being American productions. There is room I think for both a mainstream AND independent British film industry. It's just a matter of keeping and supporting both here.

when you go mainstream you always compromise quality, end up doing " historic " movies like Frida, with a "sexy" Frida Kahlo portrayed by Salma Hayek..............what an effort!!!!!

The father of the Queen was not a nice man with a problem. He was an anormal. His problems speaking were part of a disease.......there are pictures of him, when he wasn't young were his eyes looks separated and he looked dirty......didn't look like a normal person. He just had power. The power of go to the public acts and wear expensives clothes, and seem normal. But he wasn't.

Add the problems of her father to the problems of the family of her mother (nieces with mental retardation hided, then nobody could knew how her familly was)

....add that....and you have Elizabeth II.

A person who had mastered the art of live of the appearance...and nothing else.

I hope someone wil read this.

I've been harassed for my opinion against them......I really would like to make you see how they really are.

Most main stream movies are contract based. The cinemas only show these "mainstream" movies because they have contracts and a steady base of money for hollywood to keep making them. Most mainstream movies are rubbish and would never sell on there own merrit.

Saving private St-John Smyth, one mans quest to bring a posh Eton lad back from Normandy unharmed.....

shut up cameron!

Who cares what he thinks.

Why on earth is Camoron wasting time and money on the film industry. Get into the real world man When people die in the movies they get back up when the camaras are turned off. When those people who die of cancer when hospitals cannot afford to operate on them, or treat them they die for real. Get your #$%$ back to reality you stupid man.

David Cameron should shut his face and do his #$%$ job. The Kings Speech was a rubbish film BECAUSE it had been made half a dozen times before by the US and rest of the world (e.g Shine, Good will hunting etc) it was a safe oscar bet, and yeah it's nice it has helped the UK film industry but the answer is NOT to make more films in the hollywood vein. The success the UK has had in theatre and the film industry is down good actors and story tellers, don't #$%$ around trying to make a product successful will result is a MASSIVE drop in standards.

'Weir Inn Estate'-it's a long way till dawn...

Theres got to be a happy medium. The Kings Speech was not a dumbed down movie and did well. Notting Hill and Love Actually did well too but they are awful in my opinion. Bland and predictable. But hey what do I know?

camoron you knob!!!!!

The Long August Bank holiday starring Bob Hoskins. One mans struggle with rubbish TV on a bank holiday....not Thunderball again...

Or we could just remake all the classic films we know and love from the past and regurgitate them out as weak sacks of shiny tarnished vomit for the dim witted masses to watch and scoff overpriced popcorn too, and totally ignore what made the original films so awesome and memorable to begin with.

roughly translated, "we wont be subsidising the film industry any more, when's harry potter 16 coming out ?" let's do more films like trainspotting where we had to put subtitles on for the yanks cos they didnt understand a single word