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thisgeek
26th April 2006, 11:43 PM
This movie is apparently based on fact. It is the story of Yuri Orlov (Nicholas Cage (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000115/)), and how he becomes a gun runner, and what happens to him.

A couple of people I spoke to raved about it. I honestly don't see why. It's a narrated drama, where the protagonist relates the story of his life. I don't really know what to say about it, other than "blah". I hired it, I watched it, I returned it.

To be fair, I probably wasn't in the right mood to watch this movie.

I class it as: Drama

Rating: 4/10

IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399295/)
FeralBanana
27th April 2006, 10:12 AM
I thought it was pretty good.. Quite funny at times, quite greusome at others (the opening scene shows the life of a bullet, from manufacture etc, and eventually into the middle of some kid's head)
SaintMg
27th April 2006, 12:55 PM
i stilll have to see this ( and wont to) but comment welcome
Ruslan74
27th April 2006, 08:22 PM
i found it to be an above average movie coz it does shed some light to the actual non-stop fighting which ravaged that specific region of Western Africa all for the greed of diamonds and other natural resources being sought after at the expense of human life.
rainynight65
4th October 2006, 09:09 AM
I just rented the DVD and I thought it was good. Especially the twist at the end, where the narrator reveals who the actual and biggest arms dealers are. And I loved the opening sequence which is shown from the perspective of a bullet. This is something I will buy.
gus
4th October 2006, 11:07 AM
I also thought the movie was better than I expected.
SaintMg
5th October 2006, 09:26 AM
yeah saw this a little after my last post and dammm it was wicked

i wonder how they did that whole opening squence ?

you got to feel sorry for the ATF agent working against him self
Onyx
5th October 2006, 02:58 PM
Saw the movie quite a while back. Thought it was quite good from the point of view of what is really going on out there in deep, darkest Afrika.
I wonder if Nicolas Cage ate a lot of beetroot when he was there :rolleyes:

Liked the opening scene of 'life of a bullet' too.

Who has watched 'The Lake House'? either with your wife/girlfriend or alone.
Titan and I enjoyed it!