Lord of War

I saw the movie Lord of War before I went on vacation. It was surprisingly good.

The rationalization that Cage has about what he does is actually fascinating and it does make sense. However, the ATF agent, near the end goes into a rant and expresses what we all feel about violence, guns, etc.

Then Cage, tells the ATF agent what is really going to happen next and how he's not going to go to jail. That part was very revelatory and I am POSITIVE that the shit really does happen that way. My thoughts are suported by the fact that the story was based on true events and we have all learned that our government is pretty corrupt.

Go watch or rent it!!

The movie was mostly believable but Nicolas Cage (the arms dealer) was being pursued by an ATF agent. The agent finds out where he was going by searching thorugh Cage's garbage and reconstructing a shredded plane itinerary. If you're an arms dealer, you're not stupid. USE A CROSS HATCH PAPER SHREDDER!! They have them for $30 at Office Depot!!

Here are a few tips when travelling to an African country as an arms dealer:

• NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER PISS OFF THE DICTATOR
• 1 in 6 people have AIDS
• Africans are poor. Take a sandwich
• Hotels have no air conditioning
• Smile & laugh at the dictator's jokes
• Give him a discount
• Don't tell him where you live in the USA
• Get an unlisted phone number
• Don't get drunk (see bullet #2)