I understood the movie, but it was the longest 2 hrs of my life.
I don't recommend it.

Can you be more elaborative without revealing too much info about the movie?

For example, can you use Roger Ebert's Review (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051208/REVIEWS/51130002/1023) as a jumping off point. (I realize you disagree with him as he gave the movie 4*, his highest rating... but I find his reviews interesting to help crystalize my own thoughts, even when I disagree with him.)

i was basically sitting there wishing they would get to the point, but then another hour goes by and they still havnt.
I think i was expecting more of an action film, when there wasnt that much action at all.


but - matt damon mentions peak oil concept for like 3 seconds! :spaz:

i was basically sitting there wishing they would get to the point, but then another hour goes by and they still havnt.
I think i was expecting more of an action film, when there wasnt that much action at all.


but - matt damon mentions peak oil concept for like 3 seconds! :spaz:


Thanx Wh0. As you know, i'm not much of a movie goer but I would've liked to see Syriana. How was George Clooney in his role? I'm a big fan of his.

To sum up my view of Syriana:

I see a lot of movies, and I like about 95% of the ones I see. For instance, in the last week, I've seen Chronicles of Narnia, Syriana, and King Kong. CoN was around 2 and a half hours long and King Kong was 3 hours long, yet I left both of those movies not only entertained, but wishing that there was more of them. Syriana, however, was only 2 hours and 3 minutes long, and I couldn't stop staring at my watch, wondering how much longer I had to sit through it.

It was, in a word, boring.

Saw it this afternoon. Don't know why you thought it would be an action film.

It's a bitter pill of a film. Acting is solid, cast very strong. It has a point to make.. not a point many want to see. That said, it's more of a slap up side your head than a movie with a firm conclusion or a moral to impart.

I'd give it a B-

I went to see Syriana last week. I can't say I get movies straight away and this one took a bit of thought yet still was boring. wh0, when Matt Damon mentioned the peak oil it straight away reminded me of you, I KID YOU NOT. Well, if i had time to think about wh0 i wouldnt say it was such a gripping movie and would not recommend it. However, i did find George Clooney interesting. He put on quite a bit of weight for this role and apparently he hated it!

He put on quite a bit of weight for this role and apparently he hated it!


Hated the weight or the role? I assume you meant the weight; he gained it all in 30 days and lost most of it in about 30. But he also broke his dura filming falling over in the chair. :nono: The role was a labor of love, along with his homage to Murrow, Good Night, Good Luck.

Hated the weight or the role? I assume you meant the weight; he gained it all in 30 days and lost most of it in about 30. But he also broke his dura filming falling over in the chair. :nono: The role was a labor of love, along with his homage to Murrow, Good Night, Good Luck.
gaining weight was the issue, he likes to be active but he was on a strict diet of NO working out etc...

Saw it this afternoon. Don't know why you thought it would be an action film.

It's a bitter pill of a film. Acting is solid, cast very strong. It has a point to make.. not a point many want to see. That said, it's more of a slap up side your head than a movie with a firm conclusion or a moral to impart.

I'd give it a B-

Agreed. I think this thread should be called, "Why in the World would I think Syriana was an action film?" Was it because there was a single explosion in the trailer?
:D

Agreed. I think this thread should be called, "Why in the World would I think Syriana was an action film?" Was it because there was a single explosion in the trailer?
:D
its not that i thought it would be an action film, i just didnt think it would be so boring.

I think i was expecting more of an action film, when there wasnt that much action at all.

really?

really?
cool, thanks man!
looks like you really got me good this time!
caught me in my own web of lies.

cool, thanks man!
looks like you really got me good this time!
caught me in my own web of lies.

Does crying make it better? :cry:

Does crying make it better? :cry:
:)