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The Conversation (1974)

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This is a great film. It's got some of the best editing I've ever seen, and is overall a great story.

Marty Kaiser, was a technical advisor to that film and enemy of the state. Here's him @ The Last Hope Conference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQZJTAx5b54

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Sorry, Netflix is not available in your country yet.

It would have been better for the submitter to link to an informational site instead of one of many media providers. But here's a better one that won't arbitrarily tell you to screw off:

http://thepiratebay.sx/torrent/4554309/The_Conversation_(197...

Non-US citizen here. I bounce off a Linode in the US (which I require for other purposes anyway; there are surely cheaper options).

SSH has a baked-in SOCKS proxy. Example: I SSH into my VPS with the "-D 55555" commandline option, configure my browser to use a SOCKS proxy at localhost:55555, and visit www.netflix.com. That HTTP traffic is tunneled over the SSH connection, and as far as Netflix is concerned, it originates at the US datacenter hosting my VPS.

http://wiki.vpslink.com/Instant_SOCKS_Proxy_over_SSH

Recently saw this movie a couple of weeks ago. I really loved it--the recording Hackman captured is itself a character in the film.

Enemy Of The State [1], the Tony Scott Joint, is a sort of follow-on, sort of homage to The Conversation, which is in my opinion the best American movie ever made. It's a worthy double bill.

[1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120660/

Although enjoyable, and a film I'd recommend as a good fun movie, it's not in the same league as The Conversation.

Of course not, but as a companion piece, it's plenty fun.

This movie is like Nap. Dynamite. People either love it or hate it. It seems rather dull till last part. When you see the last part man what an ending... There should have been a sequel, btw. However, EotS is completely different. Former is about individuals with no political motives at all. Latter is all political.

There's something to note about this film which, once you know it, detracts from it in a significant way. Since it's a bit of a spoiler, if anyone want's to know drop me a mail.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071360/

This movie is boring, BTW.

netflix thinks i will give it 4.6 stars...did you like The Lives of Others?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/

I didn't watch The Lives of Others (will do, thanks for suggestion).

The Conversation's IMDB rating is 8.0, which is why I watched it, and while the movie was not bad, it was boring :)

I don't remember what they predicted, but since I usually like Gene Hackman movies it was likely 3-4 stars. I gave it 2, way too boring for even a 70's movie.

Most of the best movies are from the 70s!

Kids these days...

Hey now! I was a kid in the 70's, and I'm a fan of a number of the movies made. Just not this one :)

I think "The lives of others" was a great movie. I'd recommend it.

Reading up a little on it beforehand may make you appreciate it more, the movie is really an pivotal moment in the development of sound design as a core aspect of film making. I know the first time I saw it I found it boring as well, but then a second viewing after reading up on it was much more enjoyable.

http://www.philipbrophy.com/projects/mma/Conversation.html

http://cinephilefix.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/the-power-of-so...

I watched is a couple of months ago and I think it is one of the best Gene Hackman movies.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=f92ODOjfukM

A.O. Scott reviews The Conversation for the NY Times.

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