Why it's fit for Her Majesty's service:
SIR Michael Caine represents everything that's great about British cinema; he can do funny and loveable (as he shows in the Batman films), he can do hard-hitting and gritty (just look at Harry Brown) and he can do downright cool as he proved in this classic heist caper. Aside from all that, it stars a Knight of the Realm!
Why one is not amused:
It's called the Italian Job AND there's and Italian flag on the poster! Sorry Sir Michael but its off to the Tower of London for you to await your conviction.
Why it's fit for Her Majesty's service:
This film captures a century-defining era in British history and the rise and fall of the first female Prime Minister. Meryl Streep brought back to life Margaret Thatcher and showed us the person behind the iron mask.
Why one is not amused:
There's only one woman who best represents Great Britain, and she's not an Iron Lady (although she's regularly seen in silver and copper)! Furthermore, Meryl Streep, an American citizen, cannot possibly be held responsible for doing so.
Why it's fit for Her Majesty's service:
Yeah baby! In 1997 Mike Myers brought to life Austin Powers the International Man of Mystery and really we could have chosen any of the films. However, The Spy Who Shagged Me best represents it's take on the classic James Bond era of British film making. Although the films moved away from this with the later Goldmember, Myers hilariously sent-up the swinging 60s and a myriad of British institutions.
Why one is not amused:
With his background of Saturday Night Live television is the US, Myers is clearly influenced by American comedy and an American view of Britain. Perhaps, too much of a spoof to best represent the British Isles.
Why it's fit for Her Majesty's service:
Kenneth Branagh is a remnant of a great age of British theatre, a stalwart of Shakespearean acting, the closest man alive to the greats like Laurence Olivier and a British institution. His performance alone in the gloriously British Henry V - which celebrates our heroic victory over the French at Agincourt - is enough to secure it our second spot. And who can forget this speech full of the most epic lines in the history of film? "We would not die in that man's company that fears his fellowship to die with us!"
One is amused! But the next entry must surely take the top spot...
Why it's fit for Her Majesty's service:
It's a film about the Queen! In the wake or Diana's death, HRH Elizabeth II must decide how to publicly react and whether to follow the advice of the Prime Minister Tony Blair. Regardless of the dramatic storyline, that is close to the hearts of the British nation, the performances alone and the insight into life behind the palace doors are enough to secure this film the top spot in posters that best represent the United Kingdom.
Why one is not amused:
'One little thing...Helen Mirren looks far too old to portray me!'
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