Syriana

[secretanchitman]

really? i thought this movie was one of the better summer movies (or dvd releases or whatever its out on).

 

[Syringer]

It was Ebert's 2nd favorite movie of the year, and Roepper's favorite, and was nominated for best picture.

So if you want to be a movie elitist, say that it was great!

 

[j00fek]

i thought it was good, but not spectacular

 

[razor2025]

I think it was great. It sure beats the recent flood of comic adaptations and cookie-cutter romance/action/2slow2dumb stuff that Hollywood has been putting up. I think some of the flaws in the movie would've been eliminated if it was made into something longer than a movie feature. Maybe a mini-series would've served a good medium.

 

[0roo0roo]

overhyped. media loved to talk about it and fill columns using it as a jumping off point for talking about current events. as a movie..not so great. really had nothing new for most of us, really just boring.

 

[MasterOfKtulu109]

I loved it and was really fascinated by it. I also didn't go into it expecting an action movie.


It seems a lot of people are missing the point of the movie (or what I saw the point as). It is not supposed to make sense. We are not supposed to understand everything, just like all of the characters in the movie (and the people who hold these jobs in real life) do not understand everything that happens. The people in the real world see the money come in, the oil go out, and nothing in between. They don't care to understand anything else. They got their money, and they moved on.

I don't see how this movie could have been simple. If it had been simplified, it would have been inaccurate and people would be bitching about that instead. And if people are saying a movie should get a message across or should have a clear story and purpose, that's like saying a painting should have a clear explanation for what is being portrayed and that there should not be any interpretation. I saw Syriana as a movie of style, not substance, and i always enjoy that more. The Usual Suspects was not about revealing the ending, but about the journey there.

It doesn't bother me if people don't like the movie, but people who saw this expecting a Vin Diesel action flick should have stayed home. This movie was trying to surround the viewer in global politics, money and power, not to explain it or document it.

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: MasterOfKtulu109
I loved it and was really fascinated by it. I also didn't go into it expecting an action movie.


It seems a lot of people are missing the point of the movie (or what I saw the point as). It is not supposed to make sense. We are not supposed to understand everything, just like all of the characters in the movie (and the people who hold these jobs in real life) do not understand everything that happens. The people in the real world see the money come in, the oil go out, and nothing in between. They don't care to understand anything else. They got their money, and they moved on.

I don't see how this movie could have been simple. If it had been simplified, it would have been inaccurate and people would be bitching about that instead. And if people are saying a movie should get a message across or should have a clear story and purpose, that's like saying a painting should have a clear explanation for what is being portrayed and that there should not be any interpretation. I saw Syriana as a movie of style, not substance, and i always enjoy that more. The Usual Suspects was not about revealing the ending, but about the journey there.

It doesn't bother me if people don't like the movie, but people who saw this expecting a Vin Diesel action flick should have stayed home. This movie was trying to surround the viewer in global politics, money and power, not to explain it or document it.

That's how a feel. A lot of people want a movie that is logical and follows a formula. You had to pay attention to Syriana, and it purposely left holes and made you wonder. Which, amazingly, is EXACTLY how life really is.

 

[lizardboy]

Loved this movie, one of the best movies I saw last year.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Never seen the movie, but I just finished reading the book it was based on (See No Evil by Robert Baer) which was excellent. I've also read Sleeping With the Devil by the same author, another excellent book. The guy is ex CIA and the things he has seen and lived through are troughly amazing.

 

[MaxDSP]

just saw the movie and thought it was a great "insight" into the world of oil and the dealings that go on for it. Some of the special features are also worth watching, as they give more info on certain things.

Here are a few questions though:


Who exactly was Bennett, and who was the guy that picked him up in the limo, Don?

When Bennett had the meeting with the Connex CEO (where he refuses the drink), was he ratting out his boss to give the Justice department the 2 convictions they need?

Who was the guy Bennett was talking to on the street and the guy goes on a rant about how corruption keeps the US going?

Who was the guy Bob met in the cafe and threatened to kill his family?
What's this guy's connection to Bennett?

Were the new Emir, the US govt, and Connex-Killen all involved in the decision to off Nasir?

Why did "Jimmy" kidnap and torture Bob? Did he just betray him because he had plead allegiance to Nasir?

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
I saw it with a friend from ATOT and we both thought it sucked hard cold donkey nutz. Talk about anti-climatic...

I will say, the George Clooney torture scene was pretty hot...

Yeah it's no Napolean Dynamite:roll:

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: siameseplease
tokyo drift was better than that. And thats saying something.

Yeah it's saying that you're an idiot:thumbsup: