One of my favourites

Rating: 10/10 (11 December 2012)

Intriged by its trailer several months earlier, I looked forward to seeing this film, and have since seen it four or five times and its effect has not worn off for me.
After shooting down bad ideas involving, among other things, having hostages ride bicycles 300 miles to the Turkish border, the CIA dreams up idea of shooting a bogus movie in Iran, and quietly smuggling out six hostages.
Scenes of the bogus Argo being "produced", its casting call, reading, newspaper ads being placed, are good, in a behind-the-scenes sort of way, we see how a real film would be put together.
Amazing film. I was hooked from minute one, its intentionally cheesy font, the grainy 1970s film stock make it look like this was really produced in 1979/ 1980. The filmmakers got a lot of suspense from the story. Great cast all around, and just enough intentional humour to break the tension when necessary, and give the audience a breather. I didn't want to chomp down on any more popcorn during the film, as in doing so, I might miss some of the dialogue.