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Genres:
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Action /
Adventure /
Comedy /
War
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Release:
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Director:
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David O. Russell
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Actors:
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Saïd Taghmaoui,
Spike Jonze,
Liz Stauber,
Christopher Lohr,
Marsha Horan,
George Clooney,
Mark Wahlberg,
Ice Cube,
Cliff Curtis,
Nora Dunn,
Jamie Kennedy,
Mykelti Williamson,
Holt McCallany,
Judy Greer,
Jon Sklaroff
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Duration:
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110 min.
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Rating:
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(7.3/10)103.5
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Plot Summary:
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At the put paid to of the Persian Gulf Campaign, four U.S. soldiers envision to steal a secret stash of Kuwaiti gold. In place of, they find themselves getting involved with civilians being executed alongside Saddam Hussein and left defenseless around the U.S. military.
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Never judge a film by it's cover.....
When I put this disc into my player, I was expecting a big outlandish gun-hoe movie with loads of explosions, one liner's that make you vomit pieces of your brain, and a ‘put down your guns and spread the love’ sentimental sunset ending. But after the first 10 mins, sadly, my thoughts hadn’t changed. There were loads of guns, god bless America shots and so on, which I was expecting. But then, the film really started to get going and change from the dumb action flick I was dreading to a very sensitive, deep and at times genuinely funny piece of work.
Firstly, the film looks great. From the overexposed deserts to the dark and gloomy underground caves, Davis O. Russell really hammers home the landscape the film is set in, and some of the other tricks and techniques h...
Three Kings
George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube form a fantastic trio of soldiers brought together in the aftermath of the first Gulf War.
The most interesting aspect of this film is the way it is shot - in order to demonstrate the dry heat in the desert, the film is shot in bright light and viewers are warned not to adjust their television sets. It works remarkably well - as do the stunts and special effects.
Whilst Wahlberg is typically cool and popular, it is actually Ice Cube who isn't typecast as a gun-toting war enthusiast but as someone who is actually very peaceful and who plays by the rules.
The soundtrack takes you back to the early 90's which is also great!
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