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First clip from Steve Jobs biopic hits the web ahead of Sundance debut

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  1. Shawn Knight TechSpot Staff Posts: 1,692

    A minute-long clip featuring Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs and Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak from the upcoming indie film jOBS has hit the web today courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. The snippet is set in the parking garage at Hewlett...

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    Shawn Knight, Jan 24, 2013
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  2. MilwaukeeMike TechSpot Booster Posts: 990   +199

    They're wise to cut off the film at the company's inception. His time at Apple would make for a controversial film. Do you show his real personality, which would make him look like a real jerk a lot of the time, or do you smooth it over because he was a genius who died too early and put up with the ensuing criticism?
    MilwaukeeMike, Jan 24, 2013
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  3. matrix86 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 761

    This is what they did in the 1999 TV movie Pirates of Silicon Valley. For the longest time I just had odd feelings when I saw Jobs. Then I watched the movie about 3 years ago and saw how much of a jerk and how rude he was. Pretty much verified how I as feeling, lol.

    Still, I'm interested in this movie. It will be odd seeing Ashton in this role, but I'll still give it a look.
    matrix86, Jan 24, 2013
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  4. VitalyT TechSpot Addict Posts: 601   +125

    The guy was a genius, over-compulsive pain in the a$$, and one hell of a tech geek.

    Put this all in a movie - nobody will want to watch it.

    When I watched Pirates of Silicon Valley I thought even that was smoothed out. But Ashton, excuse me, is a wuss, I expect something way off Job's real life.
    VitalyT, Jan 25, 2013
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  5. avoidz TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 312   +30

    It looks like some kind of bad sketch comedy.
    avoidz, Jan 25, 2013
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  6. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,055   +121

    Like many have said, it's just a clip, but the whole thing looks off... seems Woz believes the same: gizmodo.com/5978777

    What we need is a second part for Pirates, which remains a great movie for the early days of Apple and Microsoft.
    Julio Franco, Jan 25, 2013
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  7. Wagan8r TechSpot Maniac Posts: 521   +15

    This. I would love nothing more than a Pirates of Silicon Valley 2.
    Wagan8r, Jan 28, 2013
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