Three Kings

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Summary: Good if you have 2 hours to kill
Review: Anytime I see a rap star in the cast of a movie I almost always think the movie will be a throw-away. Three Kings is actually pretty good though. The acting isn't bad and the plot is interesting enough. Of course, there is a lot of cheese in this move but the cliches and one-liners are few so that helped.

Given that the cast turned me off and I'm not an action movie guy - this isn't so bad. Give it a try.

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Summary: Good, yes ,but not lethal !
Review: Three kings is a good movie, but not a very great,surprising,lethal movie. I think it is a film you must have to see, but, not to buy (my opinion). I have bought this film and i sell it today because this not the movie you will watch 100 times(not like FIGHT CLUB, MATRIX or LA CONFIDENTIAL...).So, watch it before, if you want THREE KINGS in yours DVD COLLECTION. (However there is many bonus in the DVD). I am french, sorry for my bad english.WHAAAAAT's up.

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Summary: Awesome movie
Review: This movie was nothing short of fantastic. The direction, acting, everything was spectacular. Kudos to Spike Jonze as Conrad. Must own this movie.

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Summary: Well aren't I just the coolest little film on the block
Review: I think that sums up this movie just about right.

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Summary: What a suprise!!
Review: As a member of the Air Force (and I was stationed in Saudi Arabia for 3 months), I was offended by the idea of a movie about Americans stealing Kuwait's gold after the war. I avoided watching this movie as long as I could, but a friend of mine finally convinced me to watch it. Here's what I had been missing out on:

A no holds barred look at the effects of war from all points of view, not just the American's. I saw the enemies portrayed as real people, not just mindless barbarians; which is rare to see in movies these days. It turns out the Americans wanted to steal the gold because they needed it, not just because they wanted it. It tried to add the all-important comic relief, which was successful most of the times, but there were a few goofy scenes. The comedy is needed in a movie this hard core. I was blown away by the cinematography and the editing, all the action sequences from the fast paced to the slow motion were blended in perfectly. I have been left with quite a few scenes stuck in my mind. And I am very happy I was finally talked into seeing it. It is one of the best movies I have seen in a long time, and it's next on my list of DVD's to buy. If there are any more people who are not watching it because it might offend them, give it a try, you won't be disappointed!

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Summary: Uhh...bad plot.
Review: ...A movie about awol american soldiers who decide to go after iraqi gold before returning home after the gulf war. A taxing inner struggle between aiding the civilians of an enemy nation and taking the gold makes for an impressively parched storyline. 115 minutes grows tortuously long.

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Summary: Awesome Photography
Review: Agreeing with most of what everyone else had said, I also thought the David O' Russells Direction and quality of photography was excellant and definately worth watching for in the future.

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Summary: Three Kings; Better than I thought Possible
Review: While I'm not as gung-ho on this movie as some people are, I thought it was a very original movie. The casting was a gem, with Clooney and Wahlberg reinforcing their roles as good leading men, and Ice Cube and Spike Jonze were great in their supporting roles. The Gulf War as we all know was about money, and this movie does an excellent job of portraying that idea, but it was almost too subtle. There was some great imagary and the film aimed at showing the not-so glorious side to war, trying to bring some perspective to a viewing country that is more interested in cable vs. satelite than foreign affairs. The only reason that the movie didn't get a five star rating from me is it's hokie ending. Too happy for a movie that looked to expose some of the realities of war fought not for honor or downtroden people but for economic reasons. The best way this movie could have turned out is if the Three Kings had accomplished their original goal and not turned to Hollywood pressure to make the ending pleasurable. I bought the DVD and watch it at least once a month due to the great filmmaking and emotionally charged script performed by and directed by rising stars of the industry.

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Summary: Amazing
Review: Simply amazing. A great movie, at unexpected times hilarious, at unexpected times very serious. A must-see no doubt. War isn't glorious

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Summary: More infantile plot twists than a movie needs
Review: This was one of the strangest plots I've ever seen. There were more infantile plot twists than any good movie needs. So many, in fact, I couldn't help but laugh at the scene transitions. The oddest thing about this movie was that half of the acting was pretty good, but the other half was absolute horrible. Take a wild guess at what part of the country the two dumbest soldiers are from? Their Southern accents might give that away. Yet another "bash the only non-pc group left". The overwhelming theme of the movie seemed to be `Killing, war, electrocution, breaking rules, losing your career, and violating peace-time treaties are all justified by the anticipation of lots of GOLD.' Huh??

That aside, Clooney was pretty good and Ice Cube was an excellent match for his role. Mark Wahlberg is the most underrated actor today, mostly because the roles he ends up with (other than "The Sixth Sense") are so astonishingly stupid, you question whether he actually has an agent. His character in this has about as much brain power as my left foot, yet try to present him as being one of the more intelligent?

DO NOT READ PAST HERE! PLOT GIVEAWAYS.

For instance, he is taken prisoner by the Iraqis and thrown into a bunker that's filled with a ton of stolen merchandise. Surprise, surprise, there's a bag full of cell phones. What does he do? He presses "0" and asks for "Operation Desert Storm" and "The big army in the desert". Is this a cartoon? Of course, he throws it to the ground in frustration destroying it. Surprise, surprise, the very next phone he picks up works. "So he's about to call some number to get in touch with military officials and tell them where he is so they can rush in and rescue him, right?" is what you're thinking. No, he calls his WIFE somewhere in the U.S. and asks how the BABY is doing!! Holy cow.

It gets better. Under shock-treatment torturous interrogation, the Iraqi goes into a long story about how he's so frustrated and angry at the Americans and the war because they destroyed his business, put his wife in a wheelchair, and killed his son. Ok, that's fair. I'd be angry too. What does Marky Mark do? He tells his interrogator his WIFE's name, his NEWBORN BABY's name, and all about how he FEELS not being able to see his family. Uh, what? I was expecting them to break into a verse of "Kum-bah-yah" next.

The worst thing about the movie was the relationship between the American and Iraqi soldiers. They acted like they were opposing sides in the middle of a televised football game and they didn't want to appear too "mean" in front of the camera. Rarely did you get the feeling that these two groups were just on opposing sides in a deadly war.

I cringe when I see movies like this that are so lacking in character, plot, and scenery that they have to fill every empty scene with ANYTHING politically correct. They touch it all here too: racism towards blacks and Arabs, sexism, equal opportunities for women, gun control, violence, freedom of speech, ethnic cleansing, the "War is bad" theme stolen from "The Thin Red Line", etc. They even throw in the Rodney King video for good measure. The only things you'll get from this movie: WHITE Americans are evil, Arabs are wonderful, and Southerners are stupid. Other than that, I question my own Southern stupidity for wasting $3 for this garbage on pay-per-view.