Reviews of Lord of War 2005
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This is my third viewing of this and first in a few years. It was finally time to buy this.
Nicolas Cage stars as Yuri Orlov, an international arms dealer who goes from selling small firearms such as the IMI Uzi 9mm to even missiles. He starts small with his brother Vitaly, and eventually works his way to a marriage with the woman he dreamed of. Standing in his way is Jack Valentine, played wonderfully by Ethan Hawke. Valentine is…
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Con unos créditos iniciales del recorrido de una bala desde su creación hasta su utilización comienza esta película con un toque crudo que se mantendrá a lo largo de todo el largometraje. Ya que El señor de la guerra critica a todos por igual con un humor negro.
Nicolas Cage es una persona aburrida sin rumbo que se da cuenta que el negocio está en vender armas. A lo largo de la película vemos ciertas etapas desde la guerra fría…
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Pretty damned good, though it ended up being too preachy in the end.
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an underrated cage movie
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I LOVE YOU NICK CAGE.
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OH MY GOD, WHAT A MOVIE.
I think this must be one of the most heavily researched movie, ever made. This would give you the most encyclopaedic, all embracing knowledge about guns, missiles, grenades, bullets, machine guns, semi-automatics, ak-47s, magnum, Guns that John Rambo uses and every fucking firearm on earth. And also you get a hands on free course of the wars that were fought in recent history, if you watch it. Director Andrew Niccol and everyone involved in…
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From the opening sequence I could tell this was going to be a very pretty film to look at, and I wasn't wrong. The vast array of very cool looking guns and weapons would have made even Gaddafi blush. The sprawling African landscape was also a highlight of the film, making sure to focus on the effects these weapons had on these war torn countries, something that I thought shooting on location really made the film feel more realistic. Nic…
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After a very inspired opening sequence about the birth and destiny of a bullet, we get to know Cage and how he gets into the arms dealing business, then we get some morality along the way, to finally decide it's just what he does best.
This rather simple message isn't brought with any subtlety (ka-tching when the bullets fly off), the love affair connected to the morality is far-fetched, but the acting, especially the inter-acting between Cage and Hawke makes this enjoyable. -
A really underrated film. Andrew Niccol deserves a lot of credit for finding a way cinematic way to explain the nature of international arms sales and what the true cost of it is.
Cage demonstrates his usual skill in making his apathetic character engaging with his gallows humor and laisez-faire attitude.
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Cada fotograma de esta película es una gran obra de arte, cinematograficamente hablando es una película común, corriente y silvestre, pero cuando notas la profundidad, realidad y honestidad del mensaje, la severidad de la historia y crueldad de la unión entre cada uno de sus personajes principales notas en esta increíble pieza una gran labor argumental.
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This was way better than I expected. An interesting take on weapons dealing with a convincing Nicolas Cage as lead.
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