Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

IncaWelCar In truth, any opportunity to see the film on the big screen is welcome.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

RealChristian14 "Pirates of Silicon Valley" is a TV movie about the history of computers from the 1970's to the 1990's entitled "Pirates of Silicon Valley". The main characters are the late Steve Jobs,played excellently an actor known from "E.R" Noah Wyle, and Bill Gates,played wonderfully by an actor known for his nerd roles during the Brat Pack days,Anthony Michael Hall.It was an adaptation of the book,Fire In The Valley.The story centers on this life with Jobs starting the company Apple Computers and Gates starting the software company Microsoft. It presents their struggles during their company's early days and the actions that they have done to start the computer industry which undoubtedly have changed the way people lived with the advent of personal computers.This TV movie would provide the viewer a better understanding on the computer industry and how it came to be at present.Although I must admit that it needs a sequel considering that the computer industry have undergone more changes after it was released in 1999.But despite of the fact that the story is considered "lacking" at this point, a viewer would still enjoy it today especially to appreciate on how the personal computer and the industry came to be and how Microsoft dominated the software industry today.And most of all,one would surely have a better appreciation of computers today.

Robert Pineokov The other reviews already provided a synopsis of the movie so I won't recap again. This film focuses on the rise and rise of Micro$oft and Apple and the personalities that drove these 2 companies.The film is an extraordinary achievement. It's a little movie that few would know about and even fewer would remember and that's a shame. I was fortunate enough to find a VCD of it in Asia around 10 years ago and then bought a DVD of it just recently also in Asia (yes all legitimate...these do exist in Asia) Apart form a compelling story, what appeals about this film is the atmosphere they created. It's a nostalgia piece without intending to be and is designed for a very specific audience: those of us that were either part of the industry in the 70s and 80s or (as in my case) grew up with an Apple II in their life and vividly remember the times. But it will appeal to the uninitiated also who will unfortunately not enjoy or understand the layers of detail and history in it.The film carries some very specific references that are really spot on (I can imagine the uninitiated wondering what the heck is this Apple II vs. Mac thing all about for example?). They perfectly capture the excitement of those early days. From references to phone phreaking, to the Apple I, to home brew computer clubs (remember those?), those early PC shows with black and white handouts, and on it goes. If you lived through those times and were in the scene, fond memories will come flooding back. You can just about feel the excitement that was around this mysterious, ultimate status symbol that the Apple II was in it's day.The performances are spot on. Everything I've read and seen of Gates and Jobs in that time is absolutely nailed by Wyle and Hall.But most of all this was clearly a project made by a group of people with a true love of the subject matter. Clearly, no one involved got paid the big bucks and thankfully it's not a movie that was written by a committee. And this comes through from the 1st minute to the ending.And ultimately, why do i rate this movie so highly? Because every single time i've put it on (now up to the 5th time or so i've seen it), and plan to watch a few minutes of it, I end up watching the whole thing without a break. A triumph within it's subject matter...there's nothing else like it out there...don't miss it!

Henrik E. Kock I will make this very short: "Great TV movie with outstanding performances by Noah Wyle and Anthony Michael Hall!"I loved watching the "fights" between Steve Jobs (Apple) and Bill Gates (Microsoft) and also showing that Steve Jobs was not always a very human / kind person in his early years makes this movie believable and watchable.Please make a sequel: I wish they would consider making a sequel showing the period from 1997 until now for the world to see what Steve Jobs actually accomplished after returning again to Apple (in 1997) after he was more or less kicked out by the board of directors in 1985!!!

dromasca This quite efficient docu-drama is on its way to become a cult movie for those who are interested in the history of hi-tech. Realized by the end of the 'bubble' i.e. the period when computers and networking companies seemed to develop endlessly and made of their nerd or hippies or both founders riches it succeeds to catch the attention by using up to the verge of confusion the same kind of techniques used when telling about the times of the hippies. It does not matter that much that the super-gifted engineers and the capitalists in jeans were very different kind of characters than the flower-power boys and gals, the trick works quite well. The film survived well the almost decade since its making because it has pace, because it focuses on the characters of the founders of Apple and Microsoft and tells well the story of their ascension and of their conflict and because that conflict was really an important step in the hitech saga and remains to a large extent actual until today. Some of the historical details and timeline may not be accurate, but this is after all not the most important thing in the genre, what is important is to catch the essence of the true story and to tell it well on screen. This happens here and works pretty well.