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Anyone seen Lord of War?
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ToyMachine228
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I saw Lord of War last night and I liked it. Keep in mind that it really isn't an action movie despite being based around war. Nicholas Cage isn't a solider, he's a salesman. But yeah I enjoyed the movie. You learn quite a bit about guns and the more poor countries in the world, and whatnot, and overall I reccomend it to those interested.
TheQueen'sOwn
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Just don't go in expecting action.
I watched it tonight and loved it
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I watched it tonight and loved it
.I saw it also. I thought it was excellent, one of my favorite movies of the year. It is very well written and I think its one of Cages best performances in a long while. There are some things critics can latch onto to bring it down. It isnt like critcal acclaim oscar worthy good, but it struck with me and will probably be one of my personal favorites at the end of the year. Ill definatly be seeing at least two more times on a 4 dollar day when i have nothing else to do.
Uno Ill Nino
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I saw it last night. I fully expected it to be some sort of action comedy, but it wasn't at all. It was really thought provoking and depressing. It reminded me a lot of "Blow" with Johnny Depp. I reccomend it to anyone. I thought it was fantastic.
I saw it yesterday afternoon. I didn't like it as much as others in this thread, but I liked it. It has problems, but it doesn't quite deserve the poor reviews it's been getting (something like 50% at RT). This sounds like faint praise if you haven't seen it, but the title sequence was amazing--the best part of the movie.
But now it's time to complain: I thought that though the film was cynical in its tone, it didn't seem quite cynical enough. I wanted the movie to go into full-on Dr. Strangelove territory, and though it came close it never quite made it (partly because of the preachiness that kept cropping up in the screenplay). Also, after coming off seeing The Constant Gardener, in which the effect of poverty and international politics on African culture and society is portrayed in a complex and deeply human way (though that film had its own problems), the Africans in Lord of War seemed cartoonish and two-dimensional to me.
I also didn't like the underwritten female characters (esp. Bridget Moynihan, who was largely wasted in a thankless role), though that's partly because of the way I've been thinking about movies lately.
That said, there were a number individual scenes that I did like in it:
And Nicolas Cage gives one of his better performances. All in all, it was worth the $6 I paid for the matinee. As my friend said as we were walking out, "I thought that it was pretty bad, but I'm glad I saw it."
But now it's time to complain: I thought that though the film was cynical in its tone, it didn't seem quite cynical enough. I wanted the movie to go into full-on Dr. Strangelove territory, and though it came close it never quite made it (partly because of the preachiness that kept cropping up in the screenplay). Also, after coming off seeing The Constant Gardener, in which the effect of poverty and international politics on African culture and society is portrayed in a complex and deeply human way (though that film had its own problems), the Africans in Lord of War seemed cartoonish and two-dimensional to me.
I also didn't like the underwritten female characters (esp. Bridget Moynihan, who was largely wasted in a thankless role), though that's partly because of the way I've been thinking about movies lately.
That said, there were a number individual scenes that I did like in it:
the scene in which Yuri sells his first gun; the bit where the ship's repainted; the repeated scenes of Yuri taking his brother to rehab; the final conversation between Yuri and Hawke's character after he's finally busted.
SPOILERS!
Sad movie. He's always wanted to have that supermodel woman, gets married to her, starts ignoring the family, and then she leaves him. His brother dies, and it seems that he really doesn't care in the end. True story too about how there are weapon suppliers around the world doing shit like this, and our country is apart of it all.
Sad movie. He's always wanted to have that supermodel woman, gets married to her, starts ignoring the family, and then she leaves him. His brother dies, and it seems that he really doesn't care in the end. True story too about how there are weapon suppliers around the world doing shit like this, and our country is apart of it all.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Can't wait to see it. <3 Jared Leto
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