Advantages: Great Acting, excellent story Disadvantages: Some sad scenes of the Afghan suffering
discover they were not when they picked them up. I thought the adults who were spoken to managed to put their suffering across in a very poignant way and at times I did feel extremely sorry for them.
The scenes which show the Afghan people fighting against the Russians were filmed and shot with great detail and they were all believable and did not look altered or computer animated in any way.
The DVD which we have does have some bonus material which includes:-
The Making of Charlie Wilson's War - An inside look at the making of the film featuring interviews with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts.
Who is Charlie Wilson? - A Profile of the real Charlie Wilson, featuring interviews with Charlie Wilson, Joanne Herring, Tom Hanks, Aaron Sorkin and Mike Nichols.
I have not got around to watching these bonus features yet but I am keen non ...
Advantages: Engrossing, clever, an eye-opener. Disadvantages: none
Director: Mike Nichols
Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin
Book: George Crile
Genre: Biography - Drama
Country: USA
Certification: 15+
Language: English
Released: 5th May, 2008 (DVD)
MAIN CAST:
Tom Hanks (Charlie Wilson)
Amy Adams (Bonnie Bach)
Julia Roberts (Joanne Herring)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Gust Avrakotos)
In the early 1980's, the USA was smack in the middle of a cold war with Russia. While The USA was keeping a close watch on Russia's growing army and tensions were at there highest, the Russians invaded Afghanistan in an attempt to enrich themselves with the country's crude oil. Because Afghanistan did not have an acting army, it was down to the people to defend themselves against the Russians... not an easy task considering that they didn't have the necessary weapons to fight. With the Russians ...
Advantages: great story and acting Disadvantages: None
I have wanted to watch this film, ever since I saw a trailer of it on the television. So my husband and me decided to watch it. Most reviews of this film have been negative so far, but this one is more positive.
The plot
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The film is a remake of the Hong Kong film "Jian Gui", Sydney who had become blind in child hood, through a bad accident; already having one failed eye transplant is going for another one. The eyes this time work, her eye patches are removed and she can see, although her images are all blurred and out of focus.
Sydney starts to see things, that she is not sure if they are real or not. She starts to go see Dr. Paul Faulkner, who is to help her to get her vision back properly. She tells him about the visions she keeps having of people who have died or that are about to die. Well he thought her ...
kineticspade 10.05.2008
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