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Steve Wozniak has a few things to say about 'Jobs' biopic, posts his review of the movie

posted by Victor H. / Aug 16, 2013, 9:38 AM

Steve Wozniak has a few things to say about 'Jobs' biopic, posts his review of the movie

Jobs, the biopic dedicated to Steve Jobs, the former chief executive of Apple and one of the men who found the company, is now airing and the first reviews are in. Whether you like it or not has nothing to do with how critics rate it, of course, but we think the opinion of one particular man is worth pointing out.

That man is the other Steve, Steve Wozniak, the engineer that actually made those awesome first Apple computers possible. Steve Jobs passed away early, but Woz is still alive and he’s got a few things to say about the movie.

His main critique is that it simply is not true to fact. Sure, it’s an artistic representation of the events, but Wozniak wants to point out the reality of the situation, so he’s written down his own review of the film. Take a look at it right below and do not hesitate to share your thoughts about this critique and the Jobs movie. Did you like it?

I saw Jobs tonight. I thought the acting throughout was good. I was attentive and entertained but not greatly enough to recommend the movie. One friend who is in the movie said he didn't want to watch fiction so he wasn't interested in seeing it.

I suspect a lot of what was wrong with the film came from Ashton's own image of Jobs. Ashton made some disingenuous and wrong statements about me recently (including my supposedly having said that the 'movie' was bad, which was probably Ashton believing pop press headlines) and that I didn't like the movie because I'm paid to consult on another one. These are examples of Ashton still being in character. Either film would have paid me to consult, but the Jobs one already had a script written. I can't take that creative leadership from someone else. And I was turned off by the Jobs script. But I still hoped for a great movie.

As to compromising principles for money, I will add one detail left out of the film. When Apple decided not to reward early friends who helped, I gave them large blocks of my own stock. Because it was right. And I made it possible for 80 other employees to get some stock prior to the IPO so they could participate in the wealth.

I felt bad for many people I know well who were portrayed wrongly in their interactions with Jobs and the company. The movie ends pretty much where the great Jobs finally found product success (the iPod) and changed so many of our lives. I'm grateful to Steve for his excellence in the i-era, and his contribution to my own life of enjoying great products, but this movie portrays him having had those skills in earlier times.

source: Gizmodo

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26 Comments

1. xperiaDROID

Posts: 5629; Member since: Mar 08, 2013

If Steve Jobs didn't pass away or Steve Wozniak is the CEO, Apple won't be falling down to the sinkhole.

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 9:41 AM 15

3. PapaSmurf

Posts: 10457; Member since: May 14, 2012

Anyone could have guessed that....

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 9:52 AM 3

2. Nathan_ingx

Posts: 4769; Member since: Mar 07, 2012

Damn! Apple should have patented Jobs' behaviour and characteristics so that Ashton could've done exactly as told. Any false move and bang! I sue you!

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 9:44 AM 11

11. tedkord

Posts: 17482; Member since: Jun 17, 2009

If they'd patented that, Ashton would not have been allowed to portray him, and the movie would be facing a lawsuit and ban right now. Then, Apple would claim that the patent covers all acting and movie making and try to shut down the entire industry.

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 10:57 AM 5

14. Nathan_ingx

Posts: 4769; Member since: Mar 07, 2012

Oh, damn! I can 'envision' that right now.

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 11:21 AM 2

20. TechBizJP08

Posts: 495; Member since: Mar 25, 2013

yeah, that's right. they will just pay for royalties. no biggie,,

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 3:37 PM 0

4. LetsBeHonest

Posts: 1548; Member since: Jun 04, 2013

Steve Wozniak "The Living Legend" This man so unbiased tech lover and express his views and though without any hesitations. I respect this man Truly a genius.

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 9:57 AM 33

15. Dorothy69

Posts: 498; Member since: May 21, 2013

Yes and, just like iPredicted, this movie is a major FAIL; I knew that talentless Kutch-Kutch was going to ruin this (just like he did 2½ Men) so, in the end, no surprise. I can't wait for all the Steve Jobs diSciPles to run (panting) to their local theaters to watch this only to run out screeching in disappointment. If anything good comes out of this bioFlop is, it will finally put a nail in Kutcher's career coffin. Him and JLo, the two biggest no-talents on this Earth.

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 11:40 AM 3

22. InspectorGadget80 unregistered

one man i respect when it comes too technology

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 5:06 PM 1

27. N5110

Posts: 13; Member since: Apr 26, 2013

Pirates of Silicon Valley is more accurate than this.

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 10:03 PM 1

5. Rehankhan

Posts: 323; Member since: Oct 24, 2012

offtopic - those big title looks ugly

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 10:04 AM 2

6. PhoneArenaUser

Posts: 5498; Member since: Aug 05, 2011

As I already have said before, I think that this movie is just a hidden Apple's intention to keep hype about Steve Jobs. A lot of people recognize him but not many exactly knows something about him, majority of peoples just follows Apple's artificially increased hype about Steve Jobs without any actual knowledge. Steve Jobs has done a lot for his company but nothing for tech. Almost all Apple inventions was made before Steve Wozniak left the company because he is a genius but for some reasons all hype is not about Steve Wozniak but about Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs was just a marketing specialist and nothing more (talking about the tech world) and thats why I don't see any reasons why tech lovers should feel any hype about Steve Jobs (maybe marketing people should feel hype, but not tech people). As I have said before, I think that Apple just artificially increasing hype about Steve Jobs since they use Steve Jobs as a "brand" or "icon".

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 10:08 AM 7

7. pookiewood

Posts: 631; Member since: Mar 05, 2012

I bet they won't make a Bill Gates movie and he's helped so many people with his foundation, he stands up for the middle class, he was truly a tech geek, etc. We get a movie from a supposed jerk though. People love jerks!

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 10:13 AM 13

8. Topcat488

Posts: 1419; Member since: Sep 29, 2012

Nobody want to see a Bill Gates movie, the man want to vaccine and depopulate the world. Go away MS fanboy wrong article.

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 10:36 AM 2

16. Bilpocalypse

Posts: 301; Member since: Oct 13, 2012

You don't have to be an MS fanboy to appreciate what Gates has done for society.

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 12:10 PM 8

18. McLTE

Posts: 922; Member since: Oct 18, 2011

The problem with Gates is that he still lives. had he died at the peak of MS's domination, you bet your butt there would be movies about him. There probably still will be when he dies.. but not right now. I respect Gates far far far far more than I ever will about what Jobs has done.

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 12:44 PM 3

23. InspectorGadget80 unregistered

you forgot there's already a documentry movie called "Pirates of Silicon Valley 99'". It's better than ASHTON'S "JOBS" MOVIE. and that documentry was great. You can stream it on youtube if they haven't taken it down yet.

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 5:08 PM 1

25. PhoneArenaUser

Posts: 5498; Member since: Aug 05, 2011

I agree with InspectorGadget80, I saw that movie few years ago, really good. Also I suggest to watch "Bulletin Board System" documentary film.

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 6:02 PM 1

26. InspectorGadget80 unregistered

I'll take a look at that then thanks.

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 8:57 PM 1

28. PhoneArenaUser

Posts: 5498; Member since: Aug 05, 2011

You can find it on YouTube, search for "BBS The Documentary", should be 8 parts.

posted on Aug 17, 2013, 4:34 AM 0

9. grapeseed87

Posts: 123; Member since: Mar 13, 2013

Steve Jobs may have been a visionary but he was no genius. He just knew how to use Other's products better is all. Steve Wozniak was the real genius behind Apple at the start. If he hadn't had the homebrew hobby back then none of this would exist right now. Woz is a real geek whereas Jobs eventually became a showman with visions of what would make tech products.

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 10:40 AM 11

10. scriptwriter

Posts: 396; Member since: Nov 13, 2012

LMAO!!! http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2289485/crowd-asked-to-fund-a-colossal-statue-of-steve-jobs

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 10:53 AM 0

12. tedkord

Posts: 17482; Member since: Jun 17, 2009

I love the fact that a donation of $666 gets you input into the statue design.

posted on Aug 16, 2013, 11:04 AM 0

19. quadrazeus

Posts: 359; Member since: May 03, 2013

I think I may wait until Aaron Sorkin's movie about Steve Jobs comes out. He took a far less interesting character in Mark Zuckerberg and made one of the best (if not the best) movies of the year out of it. Shame they had to take a legend like Jobs and make an average movie out of it.