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I don't see anything in the source stating that it is actual JD placement. It seems the statement was made more offhand, not in reference to an actual product placement agreement being in place. Removing this (but not the actual mention of JD). Mechroneal ( talk) 16:19, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
$830 million? What? No way. Source is login-protected for full article. No way. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.254.68.130 ( talk) 18:06, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
The notability guidelines for future films stipulates that a stand-alone article should be created when filming is verified to have begun. Filming for this one is scheduled for the end of April, which is still some time away. Oliver's previous attempt, Pinkville, was canceled three weeks before filming, so this threshold exists for a reason. While I personally don't think that there would be interference with this one, it still cannot be guaranteed beyond our personal beliefs. I've revised the article to look a little nicer, so if we can merge this elsewhere, we can easily revive the article if filming begins. Thoughts? — Erik ( talk • contrib) - 16:07, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
Just to seal the deal -- IMDb indicates that filming has begun, and I doubt there's a strong reason to dispute this status. This film article is definitely going to garner some attention upon release... — Erik ( talk • contrib) - 16:49, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
I think we cannot truly say based on a true story because it is loosely based on a true story. If one has seen the trailers Oliver Stone took his liberties to take the real life situations and make follies out of them. In addition, some of the things shown by the trailers never happened (I am sure there are articles on this). I think maybe we should say "loosely" and it will not affect the idea itself based on a true story.-- 72.202.148.237 ( talk) 07:02, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
Since the article cites that the film will be released in 2008, someone should probably change the title of this article to reflect that. -- Zarathustra327 ( talk) 03:54, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
Would it be OK to incorporate the official Cannes 'teaser' art (as seen at IONCinema.com) into the infobox? — Hugh 11:27, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
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help)Being mostly just a reader on Wikipedia, I'm surprised to see such a poorly written section. All of it is true, but this is a politically-neutral wiki. 75.68.103.16 ( talk) 03:30, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
Is this Wiki article an ad for the movie? Reads like a slightly disguised ad. It is good to see that they disclosed some of the financing (i.e. China for instance). To be fair, I have not yet seen the movie, but this article leans more towards seeing the film as substantive - i.e. implying that "W" is substantially based on actual history. Other viewers familiar with history will have to agree/disagree here, hopefully using solid references to make their points. But right now, it's about 80% an "infomercial" for the movie. 71.155.241.119 ( talk) 12:32, 26 October 2008 (UTC) 71.155.241.119 ( talk) 12:30, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
This article NEEDS an accuracy section. Mrrealtime ( talk) 01:57, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
Should there be a mention of Anne Pressly, the actress and news anchor who had a small part in the film, who was attacked and murdered recently? Save-Me-Oprah (talk) 03:18, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
This was written by a five year old.-- Occono ( talk) 13:52, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
The scene I'm referring to is when GW Bush & his cabinet are discussing how to justify a war in Iraq among the war cabinet. The (presentation) map shown there shows Tibet as not being part of China (as it is not colored in yellow). Why would a Republican think this way? Only a Pelosian Democrat would. Jsw663 ( talk) 07:21, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
I'd say the plot summary needs a LOT of work. I did my best cleaning up the grammar/spelling/whatever, but I'm still not convinced the whole section can stand as it is. I realize it's difficult, as a lot of the movie is based on historical events, but there's got to be more "meat" in this section! How about the acrimony (subtle as it may be) between Rummy and Powell? The resignation of Kay (wasn't it?) as a result of the intelligence failures in finding WMD? Any ideas how we can get this in the article? I'm not suggesting delete the whole section, but as it's written, it drags down the overall quality of the article. -- MicahBrwn ( talk) 04:27, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
The name of the fraternity in the film is Delta Iota Kappa (ΔΙΚ), it can be clearly seen on the paddles held in the hazing scene. I'm sure it was meant to be sarcastic, but please do not assume that this was drive-by vandalism of this article. Bush's real fraternity at Yale was ΔΚΕ, however I guess the filmmakers wanted to fictionalize it. KyuzoGator ( talk) 20:11, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
I feel there should be mention of the somewhat misleading marketing of the film. The coming attractions made it appear to be a comedy when the film itself, although there are several funny moments, is anything but. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.184.121.36 ( talk) 21:48, 30 April 2009 (UTC)
Someone needs to mention in the reception section that some fans thought it was a complete disrespect for W. Sure, he did alot of stupid things, but already people are liking him better than Obama. So what's next? Another "Biographical" film called "O."?! This movie seems more like a mockumentary to me.
Is there anything more about this movie being anti-Bush? It sure came of pro-Bush to me (and I'm a Republican to the bone). I think Oliver Stone is a closeted Conservative if you ask me. Sierraoffline444 ( talk) 16:46, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
The article states: 'The Bush administration never officially commented on the film. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who is portrayed in the film, called the Oedipal rivalry "high-grade, unadulterated hooey"'
Shouldn't that be sibling rivalry? Oedipal rivalry would mean that W wanted to get rid of his dad and marry his mom. I didn't see that in the movie. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.116.70.252 ( talk) 17:12, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
In one of the debate scenes toward the start of the movie, or maybe Bush was making a campaign speech (it's been a year or so since I've seen it), they show the audience and Fred Phelps is there. I'd know his face and those cold, cruel eyes anywhere. 71.50.232.16 ( talk) 18:15, 6 August 2011 (UTC) LadyAlly
I removed this reference to Gillian Chung, mainly because it seemed like an opinion. I doubt she was cut from the film - in her role as, apparently, a stripper who may not have had any lines - because of some photo scandal in Hong Kong, no matter how big the news was there. This sounds like puffery to make her seem like more of a big deal than she is, or that her part was bigger than it was. 71.198.222.71 ( talk) 02:47, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
In reading this article, descriptions of the main character as "Bush" were confusing because of all the other characters also sharing that family name. Would anyone mind if I changed the name to "W.", or does anyone have another suggestion as to how to avoid this confusion? Juno ( talk) 03:10, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
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If it's from Oliver Stone, it's made up, not biographical. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:18B0:7390:9C23:1B62:6833:FC4D ( talk) 16:53, 16 April 2019 (UTC)