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Pirates of Silicon Valley (DVD)
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August 30, 2005 "Please retry" | — | 1 |
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Genre | Drama |
Format | Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Dolby |
Contributor | Joey Slotnick, John DiMaggio, John Di Maggio, Gema Zamprogna, Steven Haft, Nick Lombardo, Leanne Moore, Noah Wyle, Anthony Michael Hall, Martyn Burke, Michael Swaine, Paul Freiberger, Josh Hopkins, Michael Anthony Hall See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 37 minutes |
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Product Description
The revolution came when we weren't looking. It happened in a garage. In a dorm room. In countless hours of effort, imagining and intrigue. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates were changing the way the world works, lives and communicates. The event-packed saga of the quirky visionaries who jump-started the future unfolds with exhilarating, cutting-edge style in Pirates of Silicon Valley. Noah Wyle (ER) portrays Jobs and Anthony Michael Hall (The Dead Zone) portrays Gates in this chronicle of the fierce and often humorous battle to rule the fledgling personal computer empire. "The story is almost Shakespearean... it's a tale of lust, greed, ambition, love and hate," writer/director Martyn Burke reflects. And it's a success story unlike any other.
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.08 ounces
- Item model number : 2228654
- Director : Martyn Burke
- Media Format : Color, NTSC, Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Dolby
- Run time : 1 hour and 37 minutes
- Release date : August 30, 2005
- Actors : Noah Wyle, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Anthony Hall, Joey Slotnick, John DiMaggio
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish, French
- Producers : Steven Haft, Leanne Moore, Nick Lombardo
- Language : Unqualified, English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Studio : Studio Distribution Services
- ASIN : B0009NSCS0
- Writers : Martyn Burke
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #53,681 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #9,015 in Drama DVDs
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We then watched it again at Steve Wozniak’s house in the bay area in 2001.
Anthony Michael Hall depicts Bill Gates evil character so perfectly. A must watch. Is it a coincidence that all digital copies have nearly disappeared online? You’ll be the judge
The dual narration is brilliant too, using the Steve Wozniak character to narrate the Apple story, while the Steve Ballmer character narrates the Microsoft side of things. Sure, there are major oversimplifications of many characters, and while a Paul Allen character is an active presence here - we learn virtually nothing about him as a person. But so what? As the commentary on the DVD points out, there's an almost Shakespearean feel to much of this. The focus is on the events surrounding the ultimate clash for PC superiority between Apple and Microsoft, and on Jobs himself, to a lesser extent on Gates. With no attempt to fully flesh out the other players (and none needed, in the particular story that's being told/dramatized). A few weakish scenes are included, but not many; virtually every scene adds a dimension to the plot and to the ultimate conclusion. The pace is very good, very strong. Noah Wyle gives a terrific performance as Steve Jobs; Anthony Michael Hall is also excellent as Bill Gates. And the DVD has a brief but interesting and entertaining introduction by Wyle; be sure to view it.
As to any "inaccuracies", from what I can tell those are very, very minor. Those interested may want to check Steve Wozniak's website, a section (in "letters") discusses his take on this movie. In a nutshell, Woz was not consulted for the movie, and was flattered by the way he was portrayed. He seemed to feel the movie was accurate or portrayed accuracies; he mentions a few things such as they weren't allowed to wear the "Alice in Wonderland" costumes home, but changed out of them before leaving the performance - personally I thought it was a nice touch to have them walking home while still in costume. Also there's some obvious dialog added for humorous or dramatic purposes; for example, in one scene the Gates character tries to connect socially with women by complimenting their "bandwidth" and by attempting to imitate John Travolta's disco moves while on rollerskates - funny, almost believable, but not likely strict reality. Or when both Jobs and Gates quote the Picasso line about "...great artists steal", but Gates (unlike Jobs) doesn't really care which artist said it. Minor stuff like that should be treated as artistic/dramatic license, not absolute reality. It's a movie (or docudrama), not a strict documentary, yet still manages to make a great story while still being essentially true to the reality of the events. (By the way, "Insanely Great" was of course an Apple marketing phrase for the Mac, created by Steve Jobs himself; so I'm not meaning to infringe on any copyright there!).
The Steve Jobs of the iPhone/iPod era at Apple was a more mature, seasoned person. The Bill Gates of today with all his philanthropy has a different image from the Bill Gates of the 1980s. This movie does a great job of capturing how they were 35-40 years ago when they were starting vs. today. It is a wonderful retrospective look into 2 of the sharpest minds in business - with how they got their start - and a reminder both how much fun they had, how focused they were, how intense, how ruthless (at times), and how young and not world-mature yet.
More fun than a documentary
These crazy young inexperienced radicals who began their careers in garages and motels would mold what would become the entire PC market. Jobs and Woz founded Apple and created the first personal computer, the Apple I and Apple II. Gates created Microsoft and licensed an operating for IBM which would become MS-DOS, bought from a small fledging software company in Seattle for $50,000, although Wikipedia's article on the subject states it was $75,000.
Then Jobs and his colleagues are brought to the Xerox development center where technicians were creating a computer with graphical interface. The Xerox executives had been given a demonstration of their new technology, but the old-school executives couldn't understand its potential as benefiting their company. Ultimately, they reject the new innovations. Jobs is given full demonstrations of the computers and understands the potential behind the new technology. He then begins the creation of the Macintosh (MAC). Eventually, a rift occurs within Apple between those who worked on Apple II and those working on the MAC. At the same time, Bill Gates creates Windows to utilize the graphical interface being used by Jobs which was originally invented by Xerox technicians. Which then incites the war between Apple and Microsoft.
An excellent portrayal of the strange and often unbelievable circumstances surrounding the creation and eventual marketing of personal computers. Anthony Michael Hall is perfectly cast as Bill Gates, and Joey Slotnick does well as Steve Wozniack. However, Noah Wyle steals the show as Steve Jobs. Wyle captures the subtlety of Jobs as the driven genius whose faith in his own vision often eclipses common sense in terms of personal relationships. Jobs was no question one of the great visionaries of the 20th century, but he did not understand how to motivate and empower those around him. In the end, he becomes a tragic figure when he is ousted from Apple by the Board of Directors.
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Die Silicon Valley Story beschreibt den Aufstieg von Apple von einer Garagenklitsche zu einem der größten Computerkonzerne und beschäftigt sich dabei hauptsächlich mit den schillernden Applegründern. Steve Jobs verwandlung von einem rastlosen, getriebenen Stundenten zu einem Firmenlenker mit diktatorischen Zügen wird genial dargestellt von Noah Wyle, der den Apple-Chef absolut glaubwürdig rüberbringt. Steve Wozniak, dessen technische Genialität und Begeisterungsfähigkeit überhaupt erst den Apple-Computer hervorbrachte wirkt am Ende eher ernüchtert von den Reibereien in der Firma. Wozniak wird sehr sympathisch und glaubwürdig von Joey Slotnick gespielt. In einem anderen Handlungsstrang geht es um den Aufstieg der Firma Microsoft von einer Hinterhofklitsche zum Weltkonzern. Bill Gates wird als Chefnerd sehr gut von Anthony Michael Hall dargestellt.
Auch die Nebenrollen sind hervorragend besetzt, so daß wir die Gelegenheit haben, auch Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer (herrlich exzentrisch) und Ed Roberts kennen zu lernen, deren Namen sicher allen ein Begriff ist, die sich für die Geschichte des Computers interessieren. Der Film selbst ist eigentlich ein Fernsehfilm. Das geringere Budget merkt man dem Film auch an, wenn man ihn mit “The Social Network” vergleicht, aber die Produzenten haben ohne Zweifel das beste draus gemacht. Die Machart des Films ist ein bischen verspielt und naiv, aber das fängt den Geist der damaligen Zeit eigentlich sehr gut ein und Humor kommt auch nicht zu kurz.
In einer Szene von Die Silicon Valley Story wird eine Vorstandssitzung beim Computerkonzern Xerox gezeigt, die von ihren Ingenieuren die erste Computermaus gezeigt bekommen, die sie gerade entwickelt haben. Die Anzugträger reichen die Maus herum wie eine tote Ratte bis der Konzernchef seine Entwickler bösartig fragt: “Glauben sie allen ernstes, unser Konzern verkauft ein Gerät namens Maus?” Die wurde dann von Apple rausgebracht.
Ein wenig verwirrend wirkt der Film in den ersten Minuten, wo drei Zeitsprünge, von 1984 nach 1997 und dann nach 1971 stattfinden. Dann läuft die Handlung linear weiter, so daß man sich davon nicht verunsichern lassen sollte. Toll ist auch die Hintergrundmusik, die den Geist der damaligen Zeit gut einfängt. Für Leute, die sich für die Thematik interessieren absolute Pflicht, für alle anderen aber auch sehenswert.
Eine Sache noch: Die deutsche Sychronisation von Die Silicon Valley Story ist absolut grottenschlecht und kann den Film regelrecht versauen. Darum am besten in der englischen Originalfassung mit Untertitel anschauen. Demnächst soll ein neuer Film über das Leben von Steve Jobs mit Ashton Kutcher rauskommen. Die ersten Szenen fand ich ziemlich schlecht. Ich kann mir auch nicht vorstellen, wie Noah Wyles Darstellung von Steve Jobs von Ashton Kutcher übertroffen werden soll. Lieber Die Silicon Valley Story anschauen, als auf den neuen Film zu warten.
Lequel de ces deux jeunes étudiants arrivera à percer dans le domaine? Et pourquoi?... Quelles fourberies se cachent derrière les deux plus grands informaticiens de tous les temps?
Ich meine ich habe auf YT auch mal ein Interview mit den beiden gefunden in dem sie kurz Stellung genommen haben zu dem Film. Denn das langläufig hartnäckige Gerücht das sich die beiden nicht leiden können ist schlichtweg falsch.