There was a time when I thought of Ben Affleck as the flash-in-the-pan from Good Will Hunting that was more at home in Gigli or Reindeer Games. In the past few years however, Affleck has emerged as one of the finest directors of his generation. Argo continues the amazing streak started by Gone Baby Gone and The Town and is easily one of the best films of the year. Performances are excellent and many of the casting choices are truly inspired (Alan Arkin and John Goodman, wow!) in a film that combines the hostage crisis suspense and urgency of Dog Day Afternoon with laugh-out-loud humor contained in a story that is just too unbelievable to be true… except that it is. Argo is simply a fabulous film and, despite the jaw-dropping snub for Best Director, is perhaps my personal choice for Best Picture. On a side note, I fully expect “Argo-fuck yourself” to become a cult catchphrase.
I really enjoyed Argo. Suspenseful and comedic with a 70's flair! What's not to love? After reading Tim's post... I had to delete most of mine. Apparently, we felt the same about the movie. It was very well done! Perhaps the best picture nominee that I will watch the most. The replay value is very high!
In order to make the movie feel like the 1970s, Ben Affleck shot it on regular film, cut the frames in half, and blew those images up 200% to increase their graininess.
Lester Siegel: Argo fuck yourself.
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