Argo

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Oct 18, 2012 0:17:08 GMT -4 Atreides said:

I know that Hollywood movies always distort the truth but I admit it does feel weird when it's my own country this time that's getting the shaft. Now I know how the Brits felt when U-571 came out!

Oh come on, it's not nearly on that level. U-571 left the Brits out entirely. Argo doesn't leave Canada out at all. It doesn't portray the CIA doing it all by itself, it just happens to focus on the CIA part of the operation.

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Oct 17, 2012 21:48:08 GMT -4 @jessba said:

Oct 15, 2012 18:15:55 GMT -4 twodollars said:

After reading the article, I don't understand how the movie downplayed the Canadian involvement at all. The movie gave the Canadians credit for taking in and hiding the Americans at great risk and showed that the Canadian government put together the false documents to get the Americans home. But, the movie plan was the CIA's and that is what Argo focused on.

This is another good article here about the accuracy of the movie. One of the other Canadian details skipped in the movie is that the Canadians made flights in and out of the country leading up to the escape so as to establish random travel patterns.

I absolutely loved the movie and found it very suspenseful but after reading more about the details, I would have liked to see a few more of them included.

I saw the movie, and thought it was very well done.

But after reading this article, I'm surprised about the real-life ending vs. the movie ending.

[bitca]

I can't take this movie seriously. I always read the title as Agro.

[Binky]

I don't think the movie dismissed the Canadians (although I am glad Affleck amended his post-script wording). They kind of had the Canadian ambassador represent everything Canada did, and it was clear that he saved their lives and risked his own. The film did distort (probably wildly) the ending, and left quite a bit out to make it more suspenseful.

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Ben Affleck knocked it out of the park. That was a fantastic movie.

I am not going to snark if he is Oscar campaigning heavily for this movie. He should. Arkin, Goodman, and Cranston all deserve nods. Best Director, Best Picture, Best Screenwriter.....this is going to freakin' rack up at Oscar time.

Like the poster above, I knew what happened and still was all in knots when they were at the airport.

I just cannot say enough about the casting- Kyle Chandler, Victor Garber, even Tate Donovan brought his A game. And the hostage who was the lone dissenter--excellent. I usually think of acting as pretty frivolous, but well-made movies like Argo show why anyone would want to become an actor. The material and direction was top notch.

Who knew that Ben Affleck would be such a brilliant director?

[Atreides]

Oct 14, 2012 23:46:09 GMT -4 Baby Fish Mouth said:

I thought it was a very good movie. It was well-directed and quite suspenseful despite knowing how things would end. I can't see how anyone could not like this movie. But for me it was just that - a solid film, but nothing mind-blowing.

Agreed. It kinda reminded me of The Ides of March from last year. Very solid fall entertainment, good enough for Oscar noms, but not the movie of the year.

Big ups to Affleck's character for telling the Americans that Canadians drop the last "T' in pronouncing Toronto though!

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I drop the second T too, apparently it's also a Western New England thing.

[LAX]

Nov 5, 2012 0:19:31 GMT -4 Atreides said:

Big ups to Affleck's character for telling the Americans that Canadians drop the last "T' in pronouncing Toronto though!

I never really thought about it until I saw it in Argo, and found myself saying Toronto out loud just to see if it was true.

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Nov 5, 2012 17:27:50 GMT -4 LAX said:

Nov 5, 2012 0:19:31 GMT -4 Atreides said:

Big ups to Affleck's character for telling the Americans that Canadians drop the last "T' in pronouncing Toronto though!

I never really thought about it until I saw it in Argo, and found myself saying Toronto out loud just to see if it was true.

Is it Toronno, or Tronno? Or something else altogether?

[Atreides]

Nov 5, 2012 20:00:40 GMT -4 chonies said:

Nov 5, 2012 17:27:50 GMT -4 LAX said:

I never really thought about it until I saw it in Argo, and found myself saying Toronto out loud just to see if it was true.

Is it Toronno, or Tronno? Or something else altogether?

In regular conversation, we say it more like Tronno, especially when speaking quickly. We do try to say it "properly" when speaking to outsiders though!

It's sort of how Australians pronounce their city Melbourne as "Melbin".