Proudiddy's Sometimes Weekly, Semi-Monthly Recently Released to Home Media, Movie Review - "Argo"

[TylerDurden]

8/10.

Solid movie, great directing by Affleck, great performances by all of the actors, just seemed like the script/screenplay itself could've used a little more depth.

Really cool to see how all the political stuff unfolded and how the entire situation was portrayed to the public until it was declassified.

Man, Affleck has stepped his game up in the directing department though, this was good, but if you haven't seen The Town yet, you need to - it is one of my favorite movies ever.

[captfluoro]

His directing debut, "Gone, Baby, Gone" was also really good. Guy can direct, no doubt about it.

[Doyle]

Argo was a steaming pile of sh*t compared to Gone baby Gone.

[Zaximus]

Gone Baby Gone was amazing and is his best to date IMO. The Town was already great. I think Argo is the weaker of the three, and is a bit over-rated, but was still a good flick. I don't agree with the Best Picture win though, there was at least 3-4 other movies that IMO were better last year.

[Delhommey]

Argo is good not great. Straight "paint by numbers" Hollywood, but done well.

[pstall]

Ben is taking a cue out of Eastwoods book. Good solid stories. Nothing tricky in terms of cinematography and voila.

[TylerDurden]

I agree with Delhommey and pstall's assessment. Much more concise than my OP, but what I was getting at nonetheless. Hence my opening comment, "solid movie."

My wife loved it, I just found it to be good, but with my recent watches sucking royally, I gave it an 8.

[pantherclaw]

Thank god he can direct, cause he surely can't act.

[Doyle]

Thank god he can direct, cause he surely can't act.

Now his brother Casey can act. I really liked him in The Coward Robert Ford.

[Cary Kollins]

Just watched Argo this weekend. I agree with everyone that it is certainly a very good movie, but I don't think it is great. I did not see all of the films that were up for Best Picture, but I am sure there were some more deserving than Argo. I think Argo won in part because of the Hollywood self-gloification in the film.

I can see some Academy bigwigs just eating up the moments where the producer tells the Warren Beatty story. And the part where they are explaining the film to the Iranian guards at the airport, and the guards are all wide-eyed and sucked in to the story.

It's a very well-made film, but not Best Picture quality IMO. I think Hollywood and the Academy just wanted to give themselves a slap on the back for that one.

Spoiler below!!

It's also disappointing to learn that many events in the film were fabricated. The entire climax sequence (which was so nerve racking I could have thrown up) was essentially all made up. In real life the Americans just walked right through the airport with no problem whatsoever. Also the Canadians were mainly responsible for the escape plan, not the CIA.

One of the 6 Americans is actually quoted as saying:

“The truth is the immigration officers barely looked at us and we were processed out in the regular way. We got on the flight to Zurich and then we were taken to the US ambassador’s residence in Berne. It was that straightforward.”

Jimmy Carter stated, "90% of the contributions to the ideas and the consummation of the plan were Canadian. Ben Affleck’s character in the film was… only in Tehran a day and a half."

I understand they had to rewrite history in order to make a more compelling film, but it's disappointing to learn just how much was changed.

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