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 Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:14 pm Post subject: Syriana |
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| Anyone know anything about this movie? |
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azreal60
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Leanan
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: Syriana |
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| I'm told it's already on the P2P networks, though I don't know anyone who's watched it yet. |
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UIUCstudent01
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realeyz
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 4:05 am Post subject: Re: Syriana |
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Some interesting quotes from Ebert and Roeper on Syriana (both gave enthusiastic thumbs up):
Roeper: "This is the best film I have seen this year."
Ebert: "The bottom line is, there's not enough oil and we all want it and there's gonna be big trouble real soon....somehow..."
Roeper: "Absolutely and in this kind of world at some point its every man or woman for themselves"
I think they are both closet peak oilers. |
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Daculling
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:20 am Post subject: Re: Syriana |
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| realeyz wrote: |
I think they are both closet peak oilers. |
Sounds to me like they are standing in the middle of the room.
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Eli
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 8:55 am Post subject: Re: Syriana |
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I like the CIA agent Bob Baer that the movie is based on he bashed both Bush Sr. and Clinton for not taking out Sadam when they could.
There was coup d'etat in place but Clinton would not back up the plan with support after the fact and because of that the Kurds were slaughtered and the rest is history.
Hopefuly it is a good movie and if it just explains how precious oil really is it will be a great movie. |
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SinisterBlueCat
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:26 am Post subject: Re: Syriana |
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| yeah, but will it have a hollywood ending? you know, where the good guys (US) are victorious in the end and we ride off in our hummers into the sunset to live happily ever after. |
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Eli
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:15 am Post subject: Re: Syriana |
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Doubtful Clooney is far too liberal and hates GWB with a passion. My bet is that it will end in a jaded non-conclusive kind of way with the hero of the story being left out to dry. And the sinister power brokers will end up keep on doing what they do.
That is what happened to Bob Baer at least he stuck his neck out only to get it chopped off by the likes of Bill Clinton and George Bush senior. |
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DantesPeak
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| Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:21 am Post subject: Re: Syriana |
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Rolling Stone has a good review of this movie in its magazine. The shortened version of this review is available online.
| Quote: | | George Clooney has his own take on Syriana, the hot potato he executive-produced and in which he stars as Bob Barnes, a CIA agent caught in the twisting, toxic tentacles of Big Oil: "It's going to get us in a lot of trouble." Let's hope so. Why toss a political grenade into the multiplex if you don't expect scorched earth? Syriana, written and directed in a fever of risk-taking provocation by Stephen Gaghan, takes off with the lightning speed of a thriller, the gonzo force of frontline journalism and the emotional wallop of a drama that puts a human face on shocking statistics. Global oil corruption has seeped into every facet of our lives, from the collusion of White House and business interests in the Persian Gulf to the financial squeeze we all feel just pumping gas. No dry civics lesson, this fighting-mad film isn't just hot, it's incendiary. And no one gets off the hook. You see it with the exhilarating feeling that a movie can make a difference. |
http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/_/id/6165451?pageid=rs.ReviewsMovieArchive&pageregion=mainRegion
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sameu
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 9:38 am Post subject: Re: Syriana |
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so were can I download it
I'm going to see it anyway in the cinema
but it's just I can't wait  |
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Leanan
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:04 am Post subject: Re: Syriana |
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The kids around here all seem to be using Shareza.
BTW, check this out. There's a web site that's tying campaigns for social and political change to movies. They are planning one for Syriana:
http://www.participate.net/oilchange
| Quote: | | Oil addiction. It saps America's economic strength, pollutes our environment, and jeopardizes national security. We need to break that addiction. We already have the technology to get off oil, like hybrid cars and renewable energy. It all begins with the choices we make as individuals. Instead of oil dependence, let's choose Oil Change! |
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