Salvador
?ngel Vargas, Angel Vargas, Colby Chester
Director Oliver Stone (Platoon, JFK) offers up this brilliant, engrossing true-life account of the violent civil war in El Salvador as told through the perspective of a has-been journali...( read more
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DVD Released: June 5, 2001
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April 14, 2008My favorite Oliver Stone film. Powerhouse performances from Woods and Belushi.
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November 8, 2006I think that this is Stone's best film. Woods and Belushi are perfectly cast as has-been gonzo journalists who encounter more than they bargained for when covering the oft-ignored atrocities in El Salvador for, initially, their own selfish reasons. Powerful and disturbing.
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February 28, 2006James Wood is quite accurate in one of Stone's most beloved films - but despite its obvious techinical value and its strong performances, I've never thought it to be all that impressive... even on a historical note.
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April 25, 2009This is so "not me". I don't like anything about this film, yet I find it compelling. I don't like the generic categories that this film could be described in, but its precise realization, and especially the fast-paced constant talk, captivated me.
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