If I am going to make a fake movie, it is going to be a hit

So a few weeks ago, I saw the movie Argo.  And while I enjoyed the movie as a whole, there were a few early signs that indicated that I would like it:

• Ben Affleck used the 1970s title card for Warner Brothers (I love when directors do that.  In an alternate universe where I am director, I would totally make a throwback film noir film and use the RKO title card)
• The presence of Victor Garber
• The presence of Kyle Chandler
• An early scene of shredding files and destroying passport plates.  I'm not sure why I like scenes like that, but I do. 
• All the late 70s/early 80s haircuts and glasses
• The presence of Alan Arkin
• The presence of John Goodman

I really enjoyed Argo, more than I thought I might.  And I find Ben Affleck's directing career much more interesting than most of his acting career.   I liked his first movie, Gone Baby Gone, it was much more competently directed than I expected it to be.  I wasn't sure about an actor directing himself, but he did a really good job.  And he was able to build and maintain tension for an event with a known outcome.