Argo

[YoursTruly]

Well, I've finally seen all the Oscar nominees, and none of them have displaced Argo as my top film of the year. I still can't believe Affleck didn't get a Best Director nod. WTF, Academy?

Edited January 28, 2013 by YoursTruly

[jb007]

Very well directed by Ben Affleck. Too bad he was snubbed for a directing nod. The story is riveting and has a real sense of urgency and tension in the movie especially in the last third of the movie. It is the exact opposite of ZDT wherein a dry subject has been handled with flair and clarity by the director and the script is excellent.

 

Argo,,, go f..

 

This is my third favorite movie among Oscar BP contenders after Lincoln and Django Unchained.

 

Rating: A-

 

P.S.: BTW I loved the old WB logo from the 70s. 

Edited January 28, 2013 by jb007

[BoxOfficeZ]

Enjoyable film, though rather overblows the US role, but its Hollywood. Music is excellent. There's a lack of character development with lot of the cast. Also, I hate how the main character was so obviously race casted, not to mention keeping the same facial expression throughout the whole film. 

 

B-

[Impact]

Finally saw it yesterday. Not sure if I thought it was better then Lincoln, but still desereved the Oscar. Afleck was good and I loved Arkin, Cranston and Goodman. Never thought I say that I liked Goodman in a serious role but I did. It was well written also. (Though I do have to confess out of the 3 nominees I saw I think I enjoyed Django the most even if I don't think it was as well made as this or Lincoln).

A

[DAR]

Just finished a second viewing. Happy to report it still held up. A

[RobinHood26]

-

Edited August 15, 2018 by Jay Hollywood

[IndustriousAngel]

Caught up with this on BD, extended cut. Very good production, and I liked the pace: First nearly documentary-style, then the ridiculous Hollywood setup and finally the best part, the scenes inside Iran. The tension was nearly unbearable in some scenes. And congrats to art direction, set design, costume - they did a fantastic job!

[Jay Beezy]

Caught up with this on BD, extended cut. Very good production, and I liked the pace: First nearly documentary-style, then the ridiculous Hollywood setup and finally the best part, the scenes inside Iran. The tension was nearly unbearable in some scenes. And congrats to art direction, set design, costume - they did a fantastic job!

 

Extended cut of Argo?

[IndustriousAngel]

It's 9 minutes longer but don't ask me which scenes got added/expanded.

[Jay Beezy]

It's 9 minutes longer but don't ask me which scenes got added/expanded.

 

The U.S. I don't think has an extended cut.

[Punishment]

Finally got around to watching this.

 

An extremely well put together film; I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.

 

A for me!

[Goffe]

I will never understand why this movies gets so much praise (8.4 on RT, Oscar to Best Moive and great box office run  ). NEVER. 

The first 5 minutes and climax are amazing, the supporting cast are good too and that's it. On the other side the premisse is uninteresting, the acting by Ben Affleck is AWFUL and one of the biggest mystery in the movie industry, How did this shit score got nominated to Oscars?

to be frank I never liked those type of films, political thrillers (or any Ben Affleck movie)

 

2012 "watch later" movies

 

9/10 A Wreck it Ralph 

8/10 B The Guilt Trip 

7/10 B Premium Rush

6/10 B Frankenweenie  

6/10 B Argo        

5/10 C Dredd          

5/10 C This Is 40    

Edited June 8, 2013 by Goffe

[Hatebox]

Watched this, somewhat appropriately, on a plane going to the US.

 

It was... ok. I felt the same way about it as The Town: Affleck has an admirable, minimal style that never calls much attention to itself, but the trade off is it's hard to get emotionally involved in any of the proceedings.

 

I was also surprised at how slight the plot was. When Affleck finally arrives at the Embassy they go to a market, then the airport the next day and that's it. The build-up was nice but ultimately it didn't strike me as a story worth telling over a 2 hour movie. Apparently the Academy disagreed.

Edited July 2, 2013 by Hatebox

[RobinHood26]

My best friend made the Blu-Ray cover hahah! He's the guy in front with the beenie! 

[ChD]

This movie is so great, yet so average...

[Lordmandeep]

It tells a great story and the scenes about Iran were interesting.

 

Solid effort but as a Canadian I can't score this higher then a 8 as its distorts History.

[Hatebox]

It tells a great story and the scenes about Iran were interesting.

 

Solid effort but as a Canadian I can't score this higher then a 8 as its distorts History.

 

If it's any consolation, the film outright lies about British involvement, saying they turned away the Americans when in fact they housed them for a while before moving them to the Canadian embassy which was considered safer.

Edited July 6, 2013 by Hatebox

[Jack Nevada]

I've now seen it three times, and I've enjoyed it more on repeated viewings. Its a 4,5/5

[Goffe]

This movie is so great, yet so average...

this

[LexJoker]

Brilliant. The tension was so unsettling. Affleck got it almost perfect.

 

Still not sure about his acting though (I mean he hardly had more than 1 expression in the whole movie)