Syriana - What a great movie!
Added 12/16/2009
This movie deals with one of the most pertinent issues in today's geo-political world, and it is admirable that it has been brought to DVD format.
The content of the movie and the special feature interviews shed important light on some of the 'shady' dealings that go on in the industrial world.
I work in the Petro-Chemical Industry, and it is an eye-opener to see what is UNDOUBTABLY going on inside many Companies' boardrooms, and how decisions made there affect workers lives, and societies' perceptions.
A heartily RECOMMENDED movie.
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Shoulda passed.
Added 11/20/2009
RS Steube is accurate - and the movie was not for me. It wasn't "bad", but it wasn't "good" either. And more resembled a TV mini-series lumped together for a few hour movie. Barely 2 stars.
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Cold War Attitudes in Remarkably Incoherent Film
Added 11/7/2009
I have to admit this was far too artsy a production for me. None of the characters were sufficiently defined to care about, none of the action sufficiently comprehensible to break through the torpor induced by the cross-cutting of scenes and characters. The cynicism which was the hallmark of fine cold war films, was marked, but I was led to indifference since it was all puppetry devoid of human characteristics. I shouldn't think any blame accrues to the actors whose playing seemed to be in tune with the desires of writers and the director; George Clooney, in particular, is to be congratulated for his heroic underplaying which dimmed his impact to near zero.
Over-all, it was quite an achievement to convert a hot issue into a bedtime story.
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SYRIANA DVD REVIEW
Added 10/17/2009
THIS MOVIE IS A GREAT PORTRAYAL ON HOW EVIL THIS COUNTRY IS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
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Disjointed, non-linear indeed
Added 10/14/2009
I found this movie in the $5 bargain box (along with a bunch of other movies I had never heard of) at Walmart. Sad to say, I wasted my money.
Writer and Director Stephen Gaghan tries to define himself for a new generation, but all that he delivers is an abortion of a motion picture. The only option for this bloody mess is to throw it in the trash, which is what I did.
The best scene was when the main character was being tortured; as the viewer, I could sympathize as I felt equally tortured watching this movie.
I actually laughed out loud during the extra features when George Clooney related how anxious his fellow stars were to get a part in the film (I wonder how they feel about it now). "Clooney the Looney" indeed.
If you want taut, intelligent drama, watch Spielberg's MUNICH instead of this force-fed globetrotting disaster - SYRIANA is one of the worst films I've ever seen.
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Syriana - What a great movie!
Added 12/16/2009
This movie deals with one of the most pertinent issues in today's geo-political world, and it is admirable that it has been brought to DVD format.
The content of the movie and the special feature interviews shed important light on some of the 'shady' dealings that go on in the industrial world.
I work in the Petro-Chemical Industry, and it is an eye-opener to see what is UNDOUBTABLY going on inside many Companies' boardrooms, and how decisions made there affect workers lives, and societies' perceptions.
A heartily RECOMMENDED movie.
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Shoulda passed.
Added 11/20/2009
RS Steube is accurate - and the movie was not for me. It wasn't "bad", but it wasn't "good" either. And more resembled a TV mini-series lumped together for a few hour movie. Barely 2 stars.
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Cold War Attitudes in Remarkably Incoherent Film
Added 11/7/2009
I have to admit this was far too artsy a production for me. None of the characters were sufficiently defined to care about, none of the action sufficiently comprehensible to break through the torpor induced by the cross-cutting of scenes and characters. The cynicism which was the hallmark of fine cold war films, was marked, but I was led to indifference since it was all puppetry devoid of human characteristics. I shouldn't think any blame accrues to the actors whose playing seemed to be in tune with the desires of writers and the director; George Clooney, in particular, is to be congratulated for his heroic underplaying which dimmed his impact to near zero.
Over-all, it was quite an achievement to convert a hot issue into a bedtime story.
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