Charlie Wilson's War

[katiemac]

Anyone else seen this yet?

I'm feeling very political now.

[Bird of Prey]

Anyone else seen this yet?

I'm feeling very political now.

I'd like to. Have you?

[Haggis]

Read the book but haven't seen the movie yet.

[katiemac]

Yes, I did see it. Liked it very much.

For someone who wasn't born during the start of this war, I think the film was easily understandable. Aaron Sorkin has a sharp and funny script, and Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts both acted wonderfully (although I am always biased when it comes to Tom Hanks). Phillip Seymour Hoffman is, as always, brilliant.

Also, for being a "political" film, I didn't feel anything preachy about it.

[robeiae]

Read the book but haven't seen the movie yet.
We all eagerly await your analysis of the movie, my master. No doubt, it will be as meaningful as all you say.

[Toothpaste]

I just came back from seeing it! I really enjoyed it! Yes they push the message home at the end a tiny bit too much, but not as badly as I'd read in some reviews. The acting across the board is solid (shout out of course to the amazing Philip Seymour Hoffman). Aaron Sorkin is a brilliant writer despite some of his slip ups with Studio 60 (still loved that show), and he seemed a lot less up his own ass with this one. Altogether smart and really well done. And the theatre was packed. Considering National Treasure 2 is the top grossing film right now (Alvin and the Chipmunks at 3), I have to say it was really cool to be sitting in such a large crowd of people for this kind of film.

ETA: Was an odd moment when they mentioned Bhutto though.

[katiemac]

ETA: Was an odd moment when they mentioned Bhutto though.

I noticed that, too. Considering we're still dealing with the repercussions of "Wilson's war," who the hell knows what we'll be dealing with in another 20.

The crowd was pretty full for me, too. My friend and I were the youngest in the theater -- oddly, that also happened when we went to see Juno and Atonement. Hmm.

[Scrawler]

I liked that the film was political but not heavy handed. Phillip Seymour Hoffman was excellent.
The Bhutto reference, murdered Pakistan's previous ruler, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, really shows how far (or not) we've come in 25 years.
The final quote ("These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we f*cked up the endgame") sums it up.