W.
2008 Directed by Oliver Stone
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W.
Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. W takes viewers through Bush’s eventful life -- his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith, and of course the critical days leading up to Bush’s decision to invade Iraq.
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George W. Bush was an idiot...
His presidency was probably a bigger blunder than Prometheus. Blunder of the century maybe.
However Oliver Stone's satirization of George Bush's presidency is actually a very heartfelt, charming yet intense feature that is not entirely sure what it wants to be. Are we supposed to feel sorry for him? Are we supposed to like him? Are we supposed to wonder how someone like this got to be the leader of the free world? Well, I think it tries to make us feel all of these things at the same time. I think the film pulling you in all these directions is somewhat intentional. Bush was a man being pulled in many different directions and…
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If it weren't for a cavalcade of fantastic performances, this would have never worked. Kudos for keeping this from being a complete farce.
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It seems if there is one thing that Oliver Stone loves its to direct movies about Presidents. First was JFK, then was Nixon and most recently W. Who knows maybe after 2016 well have Obama. In true Oliver Stone fashion when this movie came out it was controversial, not only because it was about a President of the United States but because it was, at the time, the current President of the United States.
With all the hate being thrown Bush's way when this movie came out it would of been easy for Stone to take that same approach and berate and mock the man but to his credit he doesn't really do so. Instead he takes a more honest…
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Could have been cartoon-y or too dark, but it succeeds in painting a picture of a regular, even likeable guy who gets in way over his head. Unfortunately, for him, way over his head is the presidency and two major wars without end. Well-acted, except for Condi, who is as sketch-comedy as actors in movies get.
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I don't know if it's possible to literally put into words the gambit of emotions, thoughts, ideas and irony that Oliver Stone asks his audience to consider with W. It's difficult not to feel disgusted and angry with the over indulgence and disconnect these people suffer from and the pointlessness of government, tradition and greed but it's also difficult to not feel complete and total empathy as well for GW Bush. This is Stone's best film.
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I had no idea what to expect from this film, but considering that I don't particularly like either the man or the subject matter (I've never once uttered, ssshh The West Wing's on!) I was really surprised about how much I enjoyed this movie.
I think I'm becoming a bit of an auto-biographical nut as the years go on, films such as Walk the Line, Nowhere Boy and even Ali have all been added to my long list of "Likes" in the genre over the years, and this is no exception.
All of the performances were spot on (apart from Tony Blair, why can't Michael Sheen always be on hand to play him?) the story was really well crafted and…
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In de jaren '80 gold Oliver Stone als het politieke geweten van Links Hollywood, een bloedhond die met zijn Vietnam-trilogie (Platoon, Heaven & Earth , Born on the 4th of July ) het rechtse establishment het bloed aan de schenen legde. Na de cinematografische mijlpaal JFK en de Shakespeariaanse biopic Nixon leek het dus ook gefundenes Fressen voor Stone om een biopic te draaien over de meest omsproken president uit de Verenigde staten. Het resultaat biedt een fragmentarische kijk op het leven George W. Bush, maar helaas blijft wat had kunnen uitdraaien in een intelligent en bijtend portret steken in een portie vrijblijvende anekdotiek.
Stone opteert voor een Freudiaanse aanpak. In treffende scènes wordt getoond hoe 'Junior. Bush' opklimt als praesens… -
If it weren't for a cavalcade of fantastic performances, this would have never worked. Kudos for keeping this from being a complete farce.
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George W. Bush was an idiot...
His presidency was probably a bigger blunder than Prometheus. Blunder of the century maybe.
However Oliver Stone's satirization of George Bush's presidency is actually a very heartfelt, charming yet intense feature that is not entirely sure what it wants to be. Are we supposed to feel sorry for him? Are we supposed to like him? Are we supposed to wonder how someone like this got to be the leader of the free world? Well, I think it tries to make us feel all of these things at the same time. I think the film pulling you in all these directions is somewhat intentional. Bush was a man being pulled in many different directions and…
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W. (Stone, 2008)
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It's nothing wonderful, but it was slightly engaging. Brolin did a great job, I always enjoy his acting. I have to say there were parts where you really sympathize for W. My biggest complaint is that the film really drags out in the second half after a great start. Shame.
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I don't know if it's possible to literally put into words the gambit of emotions, thoughts, ideas and irony that Oliver Stone asks his audience to consider with W. It's difficult not to feel disgusted and angry with the over indulgence and disconnect these people suffer from and the pointlessness of government, tradition and greed but it's also difficult to not feel complete and total empathy as well for GW Bush. This is Stone's best film.
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W. was fun to watch, but as usual, Oliver Stone takes himself to many liberties when dealing with historical material. I`m watching his documentary series "The Untold History of the United States", running on Norwegian television these days, where he explains exactly what`s going on in Churchills head while he, Stalin and Roosevelt were alone in a meeting in 1943.
In W. he shows us what George W. Bush dreams at night. Is Oliver Stone a psychic?
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"W. is both great and well-acted with some brilliant performances from Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, Richard Dreyfuss, Jeffery Wright, Thandie Newton, Toby Jones and Elizabeth Banks".
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Considering how little I pay attention to, am familiar with, or care about politics, I wasn't really expecting to enjoy this film. A week or two removed from having seen it, I've come to realize that W isn't doing a great job of sticking with me, but I do recall feeling very satisfied once I'd finished watching it. Josh Brolin was great, Thandie Newton was attrocious, and everyone else was just fine.