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Re: Argo

#61 Post by Horseknight » Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:11 pm

i really enjoyed the film. another history lesson for me too

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#62 Post by LondonCityNights » Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:07 am

http://londoncitynights.blogspot.co.uk/ ... -22nd.html

Here's my full writeup. Went to the West India Quay screening on Monday. The only real problem I had was that a guy with the worst damn B.O. I've had to deal with in a long time sat next to me. He sat there alternately playing with his phone and wheezing his way through the film. I wanted to hose him off with bleach! Showering only takes five minutes dammit!

Also, there was a weird thing where something was being projected onto the audience, but it wasn't too much of a distraction.

Anyway, the film was alright.
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Re: Argo

#63 Post by andrew.falconer » Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:23 am

mrflunchy wrote:The only real problem I had was that a guy with the worst damn B.O. I've had to deal with in a long time sat next to me. He sat there alternately playing with his phone and wheezing his way through the film. I wanted to hose him off with bleach! Showering only takes five minutes dammit!.
Suffered a similar fate at Shaftesbury Ave on Monday night. It was horrible!

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#64 Post by soonforgotten » Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:12 pm

Here's my take on Argo: http://londonfilmfanatiq.com/2012/10/25/argo/

I pretty much loved it. Not as exciting on a second watch, but that's how political thrillers go.
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Re: Argo

#65 Post by scooby » Thu Oct 25, 2012 5:00 pm

Just managed to get tickets, was on my must see list, buzz in the US was good on this. After reading the above posts cant wait

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#66 Post by prettyxcool » Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:59 pm

What a good day I had first the Sapphires and now Argo.

Brilliant, just saw it at a BAFTA screening. There was a lot of laughter with the "in" jokes from people in the film industry (BAFTA members are industry people, for those who may not know). A tense, thriller brilliantly filmed and acted right to the very end.

Another good one from Ben Affleck, very exciting and suspenseful, like The Town. 10/10
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#67 Post by Suzy1979 » Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:42 am

I went to see this last week. Thanks to frmuk for the heads up on free tickets. o/

I enjoyed the movie, and it lived up to the hype that surrounded it. It was full of suspense and not predictable. Although I enjoyed it - it is not a movie I would watch more than once.

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#68 Post by Beate » Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:56 pm

I have just noticed that the Cineworld Greenwich screening tonight apparently starts at 6.30pm instead of the ususal 7pm. What fresh evil is this?
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#69 Post by jcolombi » Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:54 pm

What an amazing movie... Tense throughout the whole film, I had no idea what was going to happen and was on the edge of my seat. I loved the little touches of humour, although in the middle of the film, it dragged slightly.

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Re: Argo

#70 Post by funthing29 » Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:04 pm

Some of the tension is lost on second viewing but it is still compelling stuff.
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