The War Room (2-DVD) PG
They Changed The Way Campaigns Are Won
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DVD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 1 hours, 36 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: March 20, 2012
- Originally Released: 1993
- Label: Criterion Collection
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Directed by | D.A. Pennebaker & Chris Hughes |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 3.5/4 --
At the very least, it may dispel the notion that campaign managers pervert the course of democracy with behind-the-scenes omniscience; the surprise in the film is that they're often as confused as their candidates sometimes seem to be.
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Chicago Sun-Times
...At the center of THE WAR ROOM are James Carville and George Stephanopoulos, and it's amazing how these two political advisors pull focus from the nominal head of their campaign...
Film Comment
Politics as sporting event run by wonks. Fascinating but repellent in trademark Pennebaker-Hegedus fashion.
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rec.arts.movies.reviews
Rating: A- --
Backroom politics has now been exposed-a high stakes game, but no mystery.
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Old School Reviews
[Y]ou almost forget that you're watching real life instead of a nail-biting Hollywood thriller. -- Grade: A
Entertainment Weekly
Rating: 3/4 --
Illustrates in often amusing detail how the Clinton team managed to overcome petty hostilities and seize the day -- and the White House.
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Creative Loafing
Rating: A --
It's a testament to the supreme skills of Hegedus and Pennebaker that they managed to craft a film that so easily could have gone astray.
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ScreenAnarchy
Product Description:
THE WAR ROOM takes us inside Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign and the exciting, topsy-turvy race that proved to be one of the most memorable in U.S. history and came to define American political discourse for the 1990s. Director D.A. Pennebaker provides a personal, up-close view of the two principals: campaign managers James Carville and George Stephanopoulos as they try to stay on top of the exploding maelstrom of events--from scandalous, personal smear tactics (Gennifer Flowers) to the rise of quixotic spoiler Ross Perot. With remarkable confidence and media-saavy, they maintain order and forward momentum by steering public discourse away from negative issues of character and draft-dodging and back to the focus of their candidate's policies. They also create convincing catchphrases (It's the Economy, Stupid!) and keep the perspective on domestic issues tailormade to benefit Clinton. THE WAR ROOM is a harrowing emotional roller coaster of unfolding drama and suspense, loaded with historic significance and personal intimacy.
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- Sales Rank: 71,219
- UPC: 715515091916
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