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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Saturday, October 13, 2012 - 3:12 pm 
bleep yourselves  See the movie for context 
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Saturday, October 13, 2012 - 6:07 pm
LOL. We were discussing this in the "recommendations" thread. Excellent heart-pounding movie even if Affleck was "fast and loose" with the facts.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Saturday, October 13, 2012 - 9:16 pm
Affleck looked so good and the film was so exciting that I can forgive some Hollywood-izing of the facts.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Sunday, December 02, 2012 - 2:42 pm
LOL @ KL's post!
GREAT movie! Super interesting and exciting, great acting, very well done movie.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Sunday, December 02, 2012 - 5:27 pm
I just saw this. Very suspenseful even though I knew how it ended. Excellent cast and acting.
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Biginjapan
Member
07-23-2005
| Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - 9:37 am
My parents dragged me to this movie. It was awesome. So intense. And that Ben Affleck has never looked better in his life.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - 12:35 pm
KL, every time I hear this movie that's the one line that sticks in my head LOL I loved those guys together laughing at themselves when they would say it
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Nolanry
Member
09-11-2006
| Thursday, December 06, 2012 - 7:55 pm
I went to see it right when it came out because it seemed like a great film and was well reviewed by the critics.
And it was very good! I remember the sensation of looking at boyfriends cell phone when he checked the time at one point during the movie and going "Really?!? has an hour and twenties minutes gone by already??" cause it had felt like more like thirty minutes. The movie just flew by for me because it was so suspenseful.
Along with the famous line from above  my other favorite moment was when the guards kept the drawings at the end (when they'd just scraped by right before getting on the plane) and were laughing and using hand gestures to depict the action scenes in them. It was just funny how into it there were lol
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 7:52 pm
It was my absolute honour to meet Ken Taylor, many years ago, in New York City at a VIP event for Canada Day. One of the thrills of my life. I've met more Stars than I've had hot dinners, but this man is a real live Hero.
'Argo': Former Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor sets the record straight
http://tinyurl.com/a66g5v9
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 7:57 am
On principle I was prepared to skip this film, (due to the HUGE liberties that were taken with the facts, cuz this movie is 75% fictionalized, read the article I posted above).
But hubby wanted to see it cuz it's winning so many awards. Must say that as a fictional-action film it was a real nailbiter.
Loved it!
Also want to point out that I was hesitant to see it in case it was too violent, which thankfully it wasn't. At least they didn't sensationalize that aspect of it. And I appreciated that.
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Friday, February 22, 2013 - 2:49 am
Just watched and really enjoyed this movie. I was on the edge of my seat even though I knew they would make it out.
Thanks for the above article, Mame.
In addition to the Argo bleep yourselves line, I also loved... "this is the best bad idea we have sir". 
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Friday, February 22, 2013 - 9:11 am
Mame, I liked that it was edge of your seat without being violent. That's what made it so good to me. Although, I think Silver Linings Playbook should win the Oscar. Both were really really good. Loved seeing Alan Arkin and John Goodman playing off each other..... they should make a movie just about them!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, February 22, 2013 - 9:15 am
Yeah, Arkin and Goodman were WONDERFUL!!! ITA, they should do SOMETHING together...Hmm, maybe a revival of THE ODD COUPLE! 
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Monday, February 25, 2013 - 3:34 pm
I enjoyed the movie too.At the time I was 18 and my only concerns were partys,discos,young studs and whether or not it was an odd or even day to fill my car with gasoline. It was nice to re visit that time through adult eyes.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - 1:29 pm
I thought Argo was a lot of hype. Ben Afflect managed to have lots of shots of Ben Afflect. I think it is an interesting subject and liked the scenes with Goodman & Arkin. I don't get the "poor Ben, didn't get an Oscar nod for director..." Neither did a lot of other directors. I would have preferred to see Life of Pi, Les Miserables or Lincoln win. I believe they were all better films.
I think a lot of nominations and some wins were big misses this year. Poor Hugh Jackman, he really deseverd the Oscar. Daniel Day Lewis was compelling, but I think overall, the character Jackman played was more compelling and difficult to portray.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Sunday, March 10, 2013 - 9:50 am
We watched it on pay-per-view last night. It was entertaining I guess but we both thought it wasn't as good as you'd expect for an Oscar Best Picture award.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Friday, March 15, 2013 - 11:33 am
My biggest issue with Argo was the fact that it wasn't true how they portrayed it.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, April 04, 2013 - 3:36 pm
We both liked it, but didn't see it as a Best Picture Oscar winner. Then again, I don't think it was a particularly strong field this year. Haven't seen Life of Pi, and am really looking forward to that one. Ang Lee can do no wrong in my book.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, April 05, 2013 - 8:42 am
DD talked me out of watching it. She said my time would be better spent doing something else. I bow to her judgement as she knows me very well.
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 4:56 pm
I was hoping this movie was really worthy of an Oscar, but what a disappointment. Such cheaply made movie and why did they have to give Hollywood the merit for that great escape, for once I thought the Canadian Ambassador was the real hero, but here comes Ben Affleck wanting to make me believe otherwise... who knows if that fake movie was really what made the difference, I won't believe it. Kudos to Canada!!!
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, September 07, 2013 - 4:14 pm
Argo is premiering tonight on HBO in about 45 minutes. I am so looking forward to this.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, September 14, 2013 - 12:33 am
I built this movie up in my mind to be so great, and I was so let down. I was fooled by the hoopla. It was pretty boring.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Saturday, September 14, 2013 - 9:11 am
I think that happens often when you see a film late, after it's received so much praise and awards. I saw this film as soon as it was released into the theater and absolutely loved it. My heart was pounding. I thought it was so well done. I think that is part of the downfall of waiting to see a film on home video. For me anyways.
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Rissa
Member
03-19-2006
| Saturday, September 14, 2013 - 9:41 am
Since I know the story is mostly fictional and never happened, it would take a lot of the suspense out for me. Can't be bothered. Too bad because the truth is always more interesting.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, September 16, 2013 - 10:10 pm
I see lots of films very late, after they have been praised, because I wait for them to come to the cable channels I subscribe to. I have loved many of them. Really, this one was a dud.
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