Pirates of Silicon Valley Reviews

1999

Rated:
80
from 37 members

Biographical look at the men who founded Apple and Microsoft and a look at the early days of the companies. Read more

Starring	Anthony Michael Hall, Noah Wyle
Director	Martyn Burke
Genres	Drama

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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Chris. The guy that Noah Wyle played was Steve Jobs.

I just wanted to put the record straight regarding Chris' review of Pirates of Silicon Valley. Noah Wyle played the Innovative billionaire CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs. Also CEO of Pixar and on the board of directors for Gap and Disney.

Apparently he was played very well according to Steve Wozniak. Co-founder of Apple Computers.
- - A customer from England
  - Posted 16 Jul 2006 18:03
2 out of 6 people found this review helpful

A timeline not just of the computer but of life itself

I watched this movie just after it's release, and was enthralled with the depiction of Bill Gates' early and formative years. Rather than concentrating purely on his philosophies and futuristic plans, there is a convincing attempt made by Wyle to portray Gates as human, and with that, as vulnerable.

With the temptation to embelish personality and character glaringly obvious, the director succeeds instead in providing insight into a cult figure, a man larger than life itself, and ensures that the viewer is left with a balanced view of the events which have changed this world forever.

Always down-to-earth, never sensationalistic, this movie delivers in a way very few biographies do - it doesn't concentrate purely on the star, but lets the bit-players make their mark. After all, this is the way real life operates.
- - Chris Marnie from High Wycombe
  - Posted 04 Aug 2005 17:08

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Chris. The guy that Noah Wyle played was Steve Jobs.

I just wanted to put the record straight regarding Chris' review of Pirates of Silicon Valley. Noah Wyle played the Innovative billionaire CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs. Also CEO of Pixar and on the board of directors for Gap and Disney.

Apparently he was played very well according to Steve Wozniak. Co-founder of Apple Computers.
- - A customer from England
  - Posted 16 Jul 2006 18:03
2 out of 6 people found this review helpful

A timeline not just of the computer but of life itself

I watched this movie just after it's release, and was enthralled with the depiction of Bill Gates' early and formative years. Rather than concentrating purely on his philosophies and futuristic plans, there is a convincing attempt made by Wyle to portray Gates as human, and with that, as vulnerable.

With the temptation to embelish personality and character glaringly obvious, the director succeeds instead in providing insight into a cult figure, a man larger than life itself, and ensures that the viewer is left with a balanced view of the events which have changed this world forever.

Always down-to-earth, never sensationalistic, this movie delivers in a way very few biographies do - it doesn't concentrate purely on the star, but lets the bit-players make their mark. After all, this is the way real life operates.
- - Chris Marnie from High Wycombe
  - Posted 04 Aug 2005 17:08