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I loved this movie because I lived in San Ramon, CA back when this was going on and worked at Chevron. Our department got an Apple Lisa and we thought it was the greatest thing we had ever seen. Later I worked at an engineering company that had gone "Mac" with the little screens and frequent system bombs. This was like a trip down memory lane. These 2 guys did literally change the world, but the unsung hero to me is still Steve Wozniak...the brains behind the hype. One of the best scenes is their trip to IBM, or was it HP, where they are totally ignored as being harmless computer geeks. They literally walked away with everything. Priceless!
Prior to watching Pirates of Silicon Valley I read Steve Wozniak's book (iWoz) & Bill Gates' Biography so I was fortunate enough to have background knowledge on many of the topics covered. However if it were not for my background knowledge I would not have understood the importance of the Blue-box moment and the highway patrol or the Television signal scrambler or many related moments. Even if your approach is just to watch an entertaining story devoid of facts; I still think that it fell short. Every character appears to be one-dimensional and you never really get a feel for the characters outside of the one role that they're allowed to fulfill. The story also attempts to encompass a large span of time in a short movie. They focus on so many details and then from one scene to the next they go from their bedrooms to Apple headquarters without very much thought or explanation... All in all it doesn't go down in "worst movie history" but that's about all I can say in praise of Pirates of Silicon Valley.Read full review
I got pirates of silicon valley because of the history of how the both computers PC & Mac came about and how it is based on the events of Bill Gates & Steve Jobs and how they changed the Computer World forever Plus I love Computers alot ever since I put my eyes on a Computer I alway's felt I had to have one but at that time they were too expensive. I don't dislike anything about the Movie I also want to buy Triumph of the Nerds which is based on how it happend by accident with Bill Gates & Steve Jobs and how they made history forever in the computer world. Why did I buy it? I got Pirates of Silicon Valley because I remember watching it the very 1st time On TNT when it aired back in 1999 plus I wanted it for a long time to add it to my DVD collection for anybody that loves computers and even if you don't like Computers at all this Movie is a Must See there are very Great Actors like Noah Wyle & Anthony Michael Hall Noah Wyle even looks like steve jobs and did a great Job in the movie and so did Anthony Michael Hall has Bill Gates Excellent Movie 5 Stars ***** weather you Love PC's Or Macs or Bill Gates or Steve Jobs I think Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are Excellent.Read full review
This movie should be required viewing whether you ask "What's a computer?" or know how to code. Both Noah Wyle and Anthony Michael Hall nailed it. Uncanny performances. Much more engaging and interesting a watch than The Social Network. The soundtrack was a little on the loud side, but the acting and story here are fantastic. Highly recommended.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Though there is much left out of this depiction of the fleggling personal computer industry, what's choosen is dramatic and often quite funny. Jobs and Gates are very different but equally obsessed personalities and make perfect foils for each other. Some material is left completely mysterious. Why does Jobs encourage a war within his own company? Why won't he pay a tiny bit of his fortune for child support? Poker player Gates is less enigmatic as he bluffs Apple and IBM on his way to the top. Though the movie feels truncated and patchy it's worth watching.
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