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- First reviewFebruary 10, 2008
- Last reviewSeptember 25, 2011
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don't buy from movietickets.com
PostedSeptember 25, 2011
skier
from Butler, KY
Didn't get to see movie because movietickets.com sold me tickets for the Rave reserve section which didn't even exist for this movie!!! Got to theatre and had to switch movies and watch one that we didn't really want to see. There was apparently an error on their website. Emailed them and got no response. I'll never buy tickets here again!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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A Thinking Person's Movie
PostedFebruary 10, 2008
skier
from Butler, KY
If you are a thinking person you will love this movie, however if you voted for George Bush, you probably won't get it. I have read many reviews of this movie which accuse it of "having no plot". The movie tells a biographic story and I have yet to have seen a biography with a plot, not to mention that many great stories have no "plot". "Plots" are by no means a necessary ingredient for a "good story". The news often contains stories that are more entertaining than anything anyone could ever make up, and there is NEVER a plot in those stories. The movie very interestingly, artfully, and accurately explores the obsessive life of an early oil man and the prices he is willing to pay for his goals. In the beginning his obsession is to make money but as in reality it quickly transform into a hunger for power which cannot be satisfied. The most interesting part of the movie is the parallel between early oilmen and modern oilmen. As they seem equally as ruthless and cold hearted while raping the country for every nickel they can squeeze out of us all while making record profits! It's a perfect example of how human nature is very resistant to change and much the same today as it has always been. It is laws that make society civil and not human nature nor morality. This movie will leave you thinking about it long after you leave the theater, that is providing that you have that ability!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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