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Lord Of War [2005]
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A Chilling Movie
Review date: 2008-05-02 Rating: 10 out of 10
The whole tone of this movie is set by its unusual and shocking opening - the story of a bullet from its manufacture to its final resting place in a child's skull. It is a simple idea which reminds you throughout the film of the REAL consequences of the world wide arms trade.
The movie is about arms trader Yuri Orlov (Nicholas Cage) who is also the narrator. His career unfolds from sordid beginnings as a small time gun dealer to one of the worlds largest private merchants of death. Based upon a real life character, Cage's performance is an effective mix of comedy, irony and a chilling `matter of factness'. At no time does this movie descend into sentimentality or moralising. This glimpse into the murky world of an arms trader as seen through the eyes of Cage's devious and amoral anti-hero is a powerful experience.
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Harvester of sorrow
Review date: 2008-02-11 Rating: 10 out of 10
For me this is a true story of an ever booming weapons industry. In the film a Yuri Orlov supplies every army with every weapon they need. An interpol agent who pursues his every move has to release him after cathing him because of his powerful friends. As told in the film the biggest arms dealers are the leaders of the US, England, France, China etc. So when they want to supply arms clandestinely they need freelance arms dealers. The film is shockingly realistic. Especially the situation after the break up of the Soviet Union offers opportunity to arms smugglers. Africa is full of armed movements craving for weapons. In the film Charles Taylor of Liberia is portrayed with an alias perfectly by Eamonn Walker.
Very interesting topic
Review date: 2007-11-29 Rating: 10 out of 10
The opening scene of this film shows just how close to the edge of controversial this is going to be. Its a fabulous ride through the world of arms dealing.
Went to see it in the cinema, not really knowing what to expect. Walked out knowing I had to own the DVD. I've since shown it to many friends and they agree, as entertainment value its fab, but as talking points about the human condition, its very much up there with Michael Moore documentaries.
Entertaining, funny, tense, and a ride and a half - watch it.
The World of Arms Deals
Review date: 2007-10-06 Rating: 8 out of 10
The acting in this film is well done. They all sell their respective parts. In this movie we follow Yuri Orlov (Nicholas Cage) from his early days in the early 1980s as an immigrant in New York to the present. One day when checking out menu of their family's competition across the street, he is witness to a Russian Mob assassination attempt. Of course the amount of ammo being used grabs Yuri's attention. For he thinks everyone needs bullets. And this is all he needs to try his hand at gun running.
He starts off his business by being a reseller of Uzi's in New York and works his way up to arming countries. As Yuri deals his product, the repercussions of his sales are not glossed over. We see the havoc and death they bring. The sad part of the movie is what Yuri says is true; most of what he does is legal. Yuri is a brilliant businessman and criminal, and can think on his feet. The movie has the feel of reality to it.
When you see the volumes of arms he sells and the death it brings. It makes a strong statement. But I think the bigger statement is the fact that the five largest arms dealers in the world are the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council itself (U.S., China, France, Great Britain and France). And they continue to sell to whom ever will buy.
Watch this movie. There are no spots in where you will be bored. But I will suggest that you do not let your young children watch it, for there are some very bloody and realistic death scenes.
Too nice to be an arms dealer?
Review date: 2007-05-31 Rating: 8 out of 10
Nicholas Cage puts in a great performance as the gun-running Yuri Orlov who rises Scarface-like from poverty to control a massive 'empire' that involves doing governments' dirty work without, as he so neatly puts it, 'leaving the fingerprints on the hardware.'
The film leaves the internal dilemma largely unexplored: everything seems too easy for Yuri, and it therefore comes across, for a certain segment of the audience (which does not include me) as a recruitment drive for arms dealers.
The sub-plot with Ian Holm's Roller-driving rival was a little superficial and undetailed, and I would have liked to see more of the real nuts and bolts of the operation, not just the simple bribery that went on: bribery is the staple of the arms trade and I failed to see what Yuri's USP was, why he made it to the top whereas others failed. He was ingenious, but most of the time Nic Cage looked just a little too nice to be an arms dealer, and I wasn't sure if his motives for becoming one were to get the girl (a beautiful Bridget Moynihan) or to better himself or if he was simply addicted to it as he states late in the film: 'I'm just good at it.'
The acting was almost faultless, but I couldn't help but not be totally convinced by Nic as the good guy turned bad guy.
Definitely worth seeing.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Jared Leto
Davis Shumbris
Shake Tukhmanyan
Nicolas Cage
Jeremy Crutchley
Creators:
Nicolas Cage (Primary Contributor)
Jared Leto (Primary Contributor)
Recording label: Momentum Pictures
Manufacturer: Momentum Pictures
EAN: 5060116720709
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Anamorphic, PAL,
Release date: 2006-04-03
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 117 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2005
Language: English (Original Language)