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ARGO(The Movie)

  • Gblock
    watched it last night. It was above average for movies nowadays. 3/5 stars. It would have been higher but i felt they got a little urealistic at the end if they were going to portray this as a true story. anyone else see it? thoughts?
  • dlazz
    Gblock;1303441 wrote:watched it last night. It was above average for movies nowadays. 3/5 stars. It would have been higher but i felt they got a little urealistic at the end if they were going to portray this as a true story. anyone else see it? thoughts?
    I am waiting on the martyirish review.
  • Commander of Awesome
    dlazz;1303452 wrote:I am waiting on the martyirish review.
    I'm waiting for Scarlet Buckeye's.
  • cat_lover
    If it doesn't have wolves hunting down people I won't see it.
  • vball10set
    Argo fuck yourself :cool:
  • Laley23
    Really liked it. 4/5 for me easy. Id have to watch again to really give a full on report, but I thought initially it was very good.

    Really, no fat to the script. The dialouge and actions in the movie were all moving forward. No fluff at all, which is awesome. Decent comedic drop-ins, but again, not out of place and didnt take away from the plot moving the direction it needed to. Good on the edge of your seat parts as well.
  • vball10set
    Laley23;1303549 wrote:Really liked it. 4/5 for me easy. Id have to watch again to really give a full on report, but I thought initially it was very good.

    Really, no fat to the script. The dialouge and actions in the movie were all moving forward. No fluff at all, which is awesome. Decent comedic drop-ins, but again, not out of place and didnt take away from the plot moving the direction it needed to. Good on the edge of your seat parts as well.
    Excellent review, and echoes my feelings as well...I'd see it again in a heartbeat.
  • Gblock
    my only problem was this(spoiler alert)

    http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/10/18/the_true_spy_story_behind_argo#.UIgN0W-vGGs.email
  • Laley23
    Im confused. Your problem was they fabricated a bit to make it edge of the seat instead of (essentially) rolling credits??

    Would have been terribly boring and a disappointing end had they gone "by the books" at that point in the film.
  • vball10set
    All movies take liberties on "true stories" for dramatic effect--it's Hollywood!!!
  • bigdaddy2003
    I enjoyed it. It was easily better than anything Marty has reviewed.
  • wes_mantooth
    Thought it was really good, but still the weakest of Ben's latest movies.
  • vball10set
    wes_mantooth;1303660 wrote:Thought it was really good, but still the weakest of Ben's latest movies.
    What's your favorite Ben movie? For me, it's Good Will Hunting, followed by Armageddon.
  • wes_mantooth
    vball10set;1303761 wrote:What's your favorite Ben movie? For me, it's Good Will Hunting, followed by Armageddon.
    1. The Town
    2. Good Will Hunting
    3. Gone Baby Gone
  • sportchampps
    The town and gone baby gone are amazing
  • vball10set
    wes_mantooth;1303768 wrote:1. The Town
    2. Good Will Hunting
    3. Gone Baby Gone
    sportchampps;1303777 wrote:The town and gone baby gone are amazing
    I forgot about The Town...good call.
  • wes_mantooth
    Yeah, he has been pretty much a "sure thing" on anything he has directed. I am sure he has a couple of duds, but I can't remember any right now.
  • hoops23
    I'll be seeing it tomorrow... Hopefully it's as good as I think. As Wes said, Ben has been on a roll lately with the shit he's directed.
  • jordo212000
    Good movie
  • Laley23
    Affleck has only directed like 4 movies in his career lol. Yeah, they are awesome, but it isnt many. Certainly NOT Armageddon or Good Will Hunting. Dont confuse writing with directing (Good Will Hunting).

    Off the top of my head he has directed:
    Argo
    Gone Baby Gone
    The Town

    There may be others, but I dont think so....
  • GOONx19
    Laley23;1303907 wrote:Affleck has only directed like 4 movies in his career lol. Yeah, they are awesome, but it isnt many. Certainly NOT Armageddon or Good Will Hunting. Dont confuse writing with directing (Good Will Hunting).

    Off the top of my head he has directed:
    Argo
    Gone Baby Gone
    The Town

    There may be others, but I dont think so....
    IMDb says he also directed "I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney" in 1993.
  • vball10set
    Laley23;1303907 wrote:Affleck has only directed like 4 movies in his career lol. Yeah, they are awesome, but it isnt many. Certainly NOT Armageddon or Good Will Hunting. Dont confuse writing with directing (Good Will Hunting).

    Off the top of my head he has directed:
    Argo
    Gone Baby Gone
    The Town

    There may be others, but I dont think so....
    Point taken. When I responded to Wes' post, I was thinking 'acted in' vs. directed.
  • Laley23
    vball10set;1304111 wrote:Point taken. When I responded to Wes' post, I was thinking 'acted in' vs. directed.
    Wasnt a shot at you, or anyone really. But I was talking to my friend before the movie who said the same types of things about Armageddon, Good Will Hunting and Paycheck. I had to correct him that while Ben is involved in Directing and Producing, he is still a rookie at it. But damn, does he know how to pick scripts and then NOT fuck them up. Good Will Hunting he was obviously involved in though, since he wrote the script.
  • wes_mantooth
    I am too lazy to look it up, but how close was this movie to the real shenanigans? Or is it another loosely based true stories?
  • Gblock
    wes_mantooth;1304211 wrote:I am too lazy to look it up, but how close was this movie to the real shenanigans? Or is it another loosely based true stories?
    i posted a link to the real story..i think its close up until that last 15 20 min and then i think they get a little over the top its hard to answer without spoiling the movie for you or others