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This is a good older George Clooney movie. If you remember George Clooney from ER and Batman, then you'll like him in this movie. He plays his part well. Overall, this was a good movie. I would recommend it to others.

David O. Russell’s 1999 film, “Three Kings,” is one of the few feature-length U.S. films about the Gulf War. It stars George Clooney as Major Archie Gates, Mark Wahlberg as Sergeant First Class Troy Barlow, Ice Cube as Staff Sergeant Chief Elgin, and Spike Jones as Private First Class Conrad Vig. The four have found a secret map that leads to a stash of gold that Saddam Hussein stole from Kuwait, which they intend to steal to secure their lives outside the Army. They must evade Adrianna Cruz (Nora Dunn), a news correspondent who wants to break the story on the gold, as well as Saïd (Saïd Taghmaoui), an Iraqi interrogator who wants to prevent them from capturing the gold. They also encounter Amir Abdullah (Cliff Curtis), a Shi’ite rebel taken prisoner by the Iraqis, whose family pleads with the soldiers not to forget their allies in the region.The film works to question the official history of the Gulf War and the carefully televised narrative, while also appearing to show support for U.S. intervention overseas. Much of Russell’s portrayal of conditions in Iraq and soldiers’ experiences became relevant only four years later, with this film receiving new attention in light of the 2003 Iraq War. In terms of content, style, and significance, Russell’s film is most comparable to Robert Altman’s 1970 film, “M*A*S*H*”. Russell worked to create a visual style that felt gritty, more lived-in, as well as capturing the look of news footage from the period. An internal shot resembles the type of visuals later used in “CSI” and similar forensic television shows. It’s worth re-watching for those looking to understand the cultural forces at work in the late-90s and early-2000s prior to the War on Terror.

I first saw this film in the theater in 1999. The film is set at the end of the first Gulf War in 1991. It begins as a caper film with large helpings of ironic humor, but turns serious at the end as the protagonists abandon their quest for Saddam's stolen Kuwaiti gold and focus instead on saving some villagers who are in danger of being murdered by Saddam's troops. Although I don't share George Clooney's politics in real life, I enjoy his screen performances and regard his appearance in a film as improving the likelihood I will enjoy it. Certainly in the case of Three Kings, Clooney didn't disappoint. He plays a likeable rogue, just weeks away from his discharge. He does not plan to return to civilian life without a nest egg. But events overtake him and his small group of like minded soldiers who spend considerable time arguing over whether Lexus makes a convertible coupe. This is not a standard war movie, though there are scenes where guns are fired in anger and people die. That said, it's not a heavy film and you will be very satisfied with the ending. I bought it because it's the kind of film one can see more than once and still enjoy. Also, the price is right.

Good show!

It's been a long time since I've seen this movie. I bought it when I saw it on sale. Haven't watched it yet, but I've been digitizing my DVD collection and thought it would make a good addition to my collection. It's on my watchlist.

Just kind of slow moving

THREE KINGS is not for everyone. And it's not easily pigeonholed. Fans of categorization will hate it. :)"What's it like?" they ask. You can't say it's a comedy, because plenty of people won't find it funny. Can you say it's a heist film? Only if you're narrow-minded. An action movie? Yeah, maybe, but this isn't comic book action here.Soldiers at the tail end of the Gulf War get a lead on a hidden stash of gold and decide to find it and take it home. What happens to them along the way changes their objectives and changes their lives in profound ways. Director David O Russell has crafted a movie that SEEMS to be aimless, changing directions with the wind, but is actually a movie with a certain destination, taking a more realistic approach to arrive there. A good example of this narrative philosophy is pointed out by Russell in his excellent and illuminating commentary track: in one scene Clooney is rushing pell-mell through an underground bunker and collides with another man rushing to get out. There's no "point" to it other than that these distracting things happen in real life all the time, just not usually in the movies.The DVD's price is good and it's PACKED with so many extras (all of them interesting and worthwhile, too) that it's hard to pass up THREE KINGS for purchasing. Very much recommended.If you found this review informative at all, please vote YES! Thanks.

Great movie. Good shipping time and decent pricing;.

Remake de l'excellent film De l'or pour les braves, Les Rois du Désert nous entraine dans une arnaque qui se déroule à la toute fin de la première guerre du golfe. Clooney est impeccable en magouilleur souhaitant voler de l'or en pleine débâcle Irakienne, bien sûr rien ne va se passer comme prévu...A voir après le visionnage de Jarhead.

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Conforme à mes attentes

c'est un film assez dur il y a des séquences chocs mais à par cela il est à voir de très bons acteurs jean-maison