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Happymom
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01-20-2003

Tuesday, January 02, 2007 - 12:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
7.2/10 (2,320 votes) on imdb

I liked it. It is good. It is long, about 3 hours. It didn't seem like that long. Matt Damon was so good. There are many characters to follow. There could have been more character development for some of the characters. This would improve the movie for me.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 7:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
Yeah. It was a bit confusing, I often miss captions on the screen so I found myself watching which glasses he was wearing to find out which time period we were in. Not sure whether I'd recommend it, probably not.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Saturday, January 13, 2007 - 11:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Saw this tonight -- definitely liked it but DH and I both feel like we need to see it again (or a couple more times) to truly figure out all the twists and turns!

Maris
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03-28-2002

Monday, January 29, 2007 - 12:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
I finally got around to seeing it and enjoyed it very much. It reminded me very muchof a John Le Carre story (Smiley's people), especially where the two nemesis intertwine throughout the years.

If you have read Tinker, Tailer, Soldier Spy or have read Smiley's people you will recognize the relationship between Smiley and Karla as very similar to the Wilson/KGB guy's relationship.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, January 29, 2007 - 2:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
LE Carre -- that's exactly who we mentioned, Maris -- the Russia House. :-) I'm looking forward to it coming out on DVD so I can hit pause and rewind a few million times to get it all figured out!

Maris
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03-28-2002

Monday, January 29, 2007 - 2:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maris a private message Print Post    
well if you read Tinker Taylor, the english double agent will remind you of the character Toby Esterhase and it turns out that the character was based on Kim Philby, and that is who John LeCarre based Toby Esterhase on. And the chocolates were just like Karla and smiley trading off the lighter that Smiley's wife Ann had given him.

If you want to rent great DVDs from Netflix, rent. Tinker Tailor Soldier spy and then rent Smiley's people. They starred Alec Guinness and were a masterpiece theatre feature about twenty years ago. great stuff!!!

Jasper
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09-14-2000

Friday, April 13, 2007 - 9:30 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jasper a private message Print Post    
We saw this last weeked. I love Matt Damon, love spy flicks, thought this was one of the most tedious movies I have ever seen. Not confusing, the story just seemed like it was moving thru mud.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 4:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Just watched the DVD today. I knew what I was getting into with the slow pace, was prepared and therefore really enjoyed it for what it was.

Besides, my Matty can do no wrong.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 3:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Uh oh -- I must not be as smart as Jasper since I had to focus very carefully NOT to get confused (and I'm still not sure I caught all the little details)! :-) Good thing it's on PPV and I can watch it again! Wanna' join me for popcorn?