Lord of War

Typical Nic Cage fare. Drama, violence, and lots of macho posturing. It will not change your life, but it will amuse you for a couple of hours. This is what he does best now that he doesnt do movies like Leaving Las Vegas.

Nick Cages best (serious) film.

One of my favorite Nick Cage movies.

The motivations of the characters towards the end makes no sense. One more deal despite too much risk and no need… bringing addict little bro for no reason (i need someone incompetent to stand around with shades on while I make the deal). Little bro SUDDENLY gets ethical AND suicidal and kills himself mid deal for no reason. Its like filler/bad writing just so something happens.

I thought it was a good movie.i saw it for the first time when it came to theaters, so its been awhile. Just finished it & I still dig it ! Nicholas Cage & Ethan Hawke in the gun running business,with Hawke running off the rails (coincidentally by doing lots of em) with a drug problem,causing friction between brothers and potentially ruining Cages business. He is soon pitted against some of the fiercest enemies that he deals with. Lot of story telling,lots of action. All in all of you like war movies then get this,its an excellent film. The vast cast is good,acting is top notch,and man...theres So many gorgeous weapons. Buy it,I got mine for 4$(including shippi mg)

Highly watchable, but it cannot match the classic Dr. Strangelove IMO, as some have claimed. Also, unlike some other Reviewers, the 1.78 Ratio worked perfectly & filled the entire Screen of my HD Widescreen TV using an LG Blu-Ray Player. Viewing in this Ratio is far superior to the chop formats. It seems like there is no in-between for Viewers/Reviewers of this Movie. Love it or Hate it, and count me in the Love Camp. Thats not because I like the Characters or the topic: I dont. But, it is because of the spellbinding characterizations & jarring implications. There is some subtlety but it is overcome by the Blunt-Force Trauma of the story -- beginning with the absolutely stunning & unforgettable opening Bullet sequence. I doubt that I will ever forget 3 Statements from Arms Dealer Yuris (Nicolas Cages) monologues. First, that: 1 person in 12 owns a Weapon, and he (& other Arms Dealers) want the other 11 for Customers. Next, he jokes that his biggest Competitor is the President of the United States. Finally I cannot forget his (new to me) concept that The AK-47 is the real Weapon of Mass Destruction. Wow! I thoroughly enjoyed Lord of War, and highly recommend it. It is very thought provoking. Also, all-in-all, this is a very serious Movie with comedic moments. It should be on every Adults Must-Watch List -- but it is absolutely not for the young ones. Im heading off to watch it again.

For the 1st 10-15 minutes I wondered why I purchased this movie. After that, I knew why. I thought the acting was superb. The story line kept me from doing those little things I tend to while watching an okay flick. I thoroughly enjoyed this and it is a rare one I will view twice. This is one of those rare occasions. Enjoy!

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I like Nicholas Cage movies, although the Weatherman is not what I would classify as a movie, more like a huge train wreck, were bodies and all were caught on film and then labeled as the Weatherman. More or less, most his Nick Cages movies are pretty good. He is a good overall actor and is one of the few men that can handle the lead role in a movie and be basically the sole good character in an entire production such as I felt was the case in 8mm. I wanted to see Lord of War when it came out in the theaters, but since I never got that chance I had to wait until it came out on DVD and lets just say that Im glad that I waited and didnt pay 8 bucks, and instead rented it for $3.99 at Blockbuster. Not to say that Lord of War is a bad movie, because it isnt, but what I think really hinders most of Cages movies is that they are one-dimensional. The development of the storyline of LOW is good and pretty basic. And action scenes are decent, but what really gets me about this film is that it jumps around from one story line to the next. At one point in the movie Cages character is selling his first machine gun in the bedroom of a hotel, the gentlemen buying the gun from Cage takes the gun out of the case and holds it to Cages head, as if we to display that is a very dangerous business to be in. I think that is a given, considering that it is illegal arms dealing and every body that are going to encounter in this business is breaking the law of every country throughout the world that has a legit government. The next thing you know Cage is at a worldwide conference of arms, and arm smuggling. What struck me is how he went from small time, one gun at a time dealer to rubbing arms with the big wheels of the business just like that. I would have liked a little bit more detail of how you become the Lord of War. Of course, just like in any business contacts are the most important aspect and that is defiantly true it the arm running business as this movie plainly shows. But I believe that there is not enough detail in the movie of how the relationships are started, maintained and carried out in a business, which could land you years behind bars throughout most of the world. Cage is simply too cool throughout the movie in a business that probably gets a lot of people killed each year. And to me that coolness factor played well in a movie like Matchstick Men, when the stakes were relatively low(a few million dollars) versus this movie where he played the middleman by selling weapons that killed thousands of people in many countries throughout the world. To me, this movie needed a leading man more like out of the Harrison Ford type, rigid, rough, strong and could be a totally nice guy that would blow your brains out if he needed to. The type of guy that you could trust if you were going to make a deal with him, but that you would not mind taking out because he was a totally jerk and you didnt care for him in the first place. LOW is a three and half star movie that could have had better story development, character development and perhaps could have been rolled into two movies considering that the subject of the movie is a large one. But then again, how many other movies are about American men of Russian decent selling gun on a worldwide level? Not many, and that is why I think a better job could have been done making this one.

One of the best films I’ve ever seen, DEFINITELY Nicholas Cage’s best film! Lord of War has one of the besting opening scenes I have ever had the pleasure of viewing and the story keeps you hooked. Definitely watch this one!