If you thought the movie was good ...
Added 12/22/2009
If you thought the movie was good, you should read the book. It is far better. While the movie certainly held my attention from start to finish, I can't help but feel that only those who had read the book and know the story would have really appreciated the movie and the events that took place that time. It seems so long ago. But it's still a great case study. KKR still lives!
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Babarians At The Gate
Added 12/8/2009
It took too long for this item to get to me even though I made an express shipping payment. However, the product quality is good.
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Funny, Entertaining and Based on Reality
Added 7/17/2009
The movie is very well done. I have read the book, and seen the movie several times. The book does a great job of describing the situation and providing a blow by blow account of the RJR takeover. The movie provides an entertaining interpretation on the book itself.
While the filmmakers take some artistic license and based the film on reality without completely adhering to it, the movie itself is both a very funny and a reasonably accurate portrayal of the book's themes and characters.
A good movie, good for laughs, and even better when you remember that in general, it really happened...
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Oscar Award Winning Worthy!
Added 7/16/2009
Barbarians at The Gate is remarkable! The difference between Wall Street and Barbarians at The Gate? Barbarians at The Gate is a true story! That makes for truly amazing entertainment! The television movie based on the book and made by HBO was about the LBO (leveraged buyout) of R.J.R. Nabisco! Directed by Glenn Jordan just after the huge (real-life) Wall Street crash this movie was a huge success!
F. Ross Johnson (played by James Garner), the CEO of R.J.R. Nabisco makes plans to buy out all of the Nabisco shareholders. After hearing horrible reviews of the failure of his company's (soon to be launched) new smokeless cigarette called Premier, F. Ross Johnson plans to to take his company private. After discussing doing the LBO with Henry Kravis and his cousin George R. Roberts he then decides to take it to another firm, making Henry Kravis feel betrayed. Thats when the battle begins!
Its an all our war on Wall Street as ballers go head to head! This 5 star film is a must see and a must own!
I recommend this!
~Darien S. McDaniel II
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Great (and timely) must see movie
Added 3/30/2009
This is an HBO-made movie I originally saw back when it came out. I recently thought about it, as we are experiencing similar corporate greed issues, but now which are affecting the entire world. I enjoyed it as much as I remember I did originally. And James Garner is outstanding! I wonder how long it will be before the next great, similar movie is made? Though this one will have to inject politics into it. Mmmm ... yummy!
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If you thought the movie was good ...
Added 12/22/2009
If you thought the movie was good, you should read the book. It is far better. While the movie certainly held my attention from start to finish, I can't help but feel that only those who had read the book and know the story would have really appreciated the movie and the events that took place that time. It seems so long ago. But it's still a great case study. KKR still lives!
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Babarians At The Gate
Added 12/8/2009
It took too long for this item to get to me even though I made an express shipping payment. However, the product quality is good.
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Funny, Entertaining and Based on Reality
Added 7/17/2009
The movie is very well done. I have read the book, and seen the movie several times. The book does a great job of describing the situation and providing a blow by blow account of the RJR takeover. The movie provides an entertaining interpretation on the book itself.
While the filmmakers take some artistic license and based the film on reality without completely adhering to it, the movie itself is both a very funny and a reasonably accurate portrayal of the book's themes and characters.
A good movie, good for laughs, and even better when you remember that in general, it really happened...
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