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| Charlie Wilson's War (Full Screen) | 
 enlarge | Actors: Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brian Markinson, Shiri Appleby
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (142 reviews)
Sales Rank: 14390
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: Arabic (Original Language), English (Original Language), Russian (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 102 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD61100565D
UPC: 025195004831
EAN: 0025195004831
ASIN: B0013XZ2QA
Release Date: April 22, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Most Cynical Movie of 2007 April 30, 2008
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
What a monumental waste of talent, time, and energy. Everyone collects their checks here for nothing more than boiler plate work. I'm being generous with 2 stars. Not one redeemable character in the bunch (supposedly based on a true story) makes one very sad at such a waste of film stock - has it really come to this? No wonder the Middle East hates the West so much - this film does nothing but reinforce the cynicism and lowest common denominator mentality (of which it purports to represent)! Yuck!
 Charlie Wilson's War April 29, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Somebody send a couple hundred copies of this movie to the White House and Congress! George W (Wonderidiot) Bush has got US playing the part of the old Soviet Union and the Iranians are having a ball bleeding our economy as we lose thouands of precious lives of our men and women. Thanks George! Just watch the movie and try to get us out of the damn mess you have created.
A very good movie... April 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I can't speak for how much of the movie was true to history but as movies go this was just a very good movie to sit back and watch- it kept things interesting and if you learned a little something along the way all the better.
Entertaining from Start to Finish April 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Before seeing Hanks in this movie, I didn't care for him that much. He really pulls off the role of "Good Time Charlie Wilson" in this movie. What really was a surprise to me was what a great job Julia Roberts did in portraying the rich Texas socialite who influenced Wilson. It always seemed to me she was good at ditzy blonde roles and perhaps not much else. She proved otherwise in this movie. Philip Seymour Hoffman's portrayal of Gust Avrakotos was the best and apparently he was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor. The movie really points out that ordinary people, even those with serious character flaws can be true heroes. Charlie Wilson was in large part responsible for the largest covert operation in U.S. history, an operation that eventually led to the defeat of the soviets in Afghanistan.
 Ugh! Too difficult to sit through. April 29, 2008
4 out of 20 found this review helpful
I rarely write negative reviews, but this one calls for it. I found this movie to be almost pornographic in nature, with its heavy emphasis on Charlie Wilson's involvement with women. Way too much is shown that is not needed for the story. While I think overall the story may have some merit, I don't think it is worth sitting through all the disgusting elements of the film. It basically just portrays some very shallow and crassy people. The people I was watching it with all agreed it was simply unbearable.
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