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Going to early matinee for "Argo" - anyone already seen it? (Original Post) barnabas63 Oct 2012 OP
Saw it and really liked it! Lisa D Oct 2012 #1
Loved it. Very exciting. applegrove Oct 2012 #2
Yep caraher Oct 2012 #3
I lost eight DryHump Oct 2012 #4
It was really really good! barnabas63 Oct 2012 #6
Enjoyed it very much sgsmith Oct 2012 #5
Matt Damon wants to go and heckle it! progressoid Oct 2012 #7

Lisa D

(1,532 posts)
1. Saw it and really liked it!
Sun Oct 28, 2012, 01:06 PM
Oct 2012

Excellent recreation of that time period. Be sure and stay until all the credits are done rolling at the end

caraher

(6,279 posts)
3. Yep
Sun Oct 28, 2012, 03:52 PM
Oct 2012

Just don't believe it happened that way - they needed to make more "action" for box office appeal. Entertaining...

barnabas63

(1,214 posts)
6. It was really really good!
Sun Oct 28, 2012, 04:54 PM
Oct 2012

But man, what a frickin' miserable place Iran looked to be....I'm not sure I could have been as brave as those six. I think I would have done myself in after a month in hiding.....
 

sgsmith

(398 posts)
5. Enjoyed it very much
Sun Oct 28, 2012, 04:31 PM
Oct 2012

I was working with a firm that had people in Iran during the revolution, and almost took a position to work in Esfahan myself before the stuff hit the fan, so memories of that time are strong. My neighbor went with me to the film and was translating the Farsi for me.

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