[SquirrelKing]

I have not seen this film. I may just see it now, despite the last 1/5 wuss-out. IMHO, Jason Apuzzo and Govindini Murty usually get it right in their reviews and I am suprised at what he has arrived at here. Nevertheless, I'm posting this in light of all the bad reviews [justifiably, no doubt] posted here and elsewhere.

To potential flamethrowers:

I do not hate Israel and the Jooos.

I do not kiss a poster of Spielberg before I go to bed every night. [It is Cheryl Tiegs, circa 1982]

I just like to watch movies [and drink beer] and wish to share an interesting review of a film of note.

Thank you.

[petro45acp]

I'll probably go see it or get the DVD. Whether true or not, don't we wish it was true? That Israel was able to take out (with minimal collateral damage) terrorists?

If it ain't true, it oughtta be.

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[dervish]

Thank you for this review.

I greatly respect Jason Apuzzo the reviewer. He is a genuine Conservative, pro WOT, who has taken on the Hollywood left by creating a Conservative Film Festival with his wife who is an actress.

Also, just last night I was speaking with an Israeli who is pro-settler, anti Gaza pullout and Right of PM Sharon. She loved the film and said it portrayed Israel very positively. She made the same point as Apuzzo -- that the doubts of the Israeli Mossad operatives humanized them in contrast to the terrorists.

I will be seeing this film over the weekend.

[petro45acp]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" [It is Cheryl Tiegs, circa 1982]"

Don't forget Farah and "friends."

[dervish]

a different take on Munich.

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[Alouette]

Forget "Munich." See this movie instead!

[Teletubbed]

"Munich spends about 4/5 of its time portraying the Israeli Mossad and its mission of retribution against Black September in a heroic, serious and decidedly glamorous light."

Really? If this is the case then cinemas must fear martyrcide attacks by sympathizers of paleostinians.

[Shermy]

"Lonsdale savors the subtleties of French cheese"

Oh, please. Papa's comment about American cheese was meant as an insult to Americans.

[Paulus Invictus]

"It’s this last 30 minutes or so that contains all the dialogue that has the cultural Left delighted and atwitter, and this is where - unfortunately - so much of Spielberg’s good work is dissipated."

IMHO, Spielberg wrecked his film by letting the leftist writer make it something the Jonas book was not. Azner had some justification to be angry with his handlers as they drained his bank account for all the money that he had earned during the time of the action (years at $3000 per month in salary was stolen from his account in Switzerland). I would be pissed at that unjustified action too.

[prfix]

most of what I've read so far makes me not want to see it - too sympathetic to the PLO terrorists - and it's FICTION - I'm going to support the boycott

[joebuck]

I'll withhold judgment until this comes out on DVD and I get to see it. I am going to keep an open mind though because I got burned listening to a lot of Freepers on the movie Kingdom of Heaven. Seems FR was awash with posters ripping the film for being a piece of Islamic propaganda. I finally saw it and didn't come away with that impression at all. It was primariy a historical action flick which showed both good and bad muslims and good and bad Christians. The final battle scenes depicting the siege of Jerusalem were very well done and were quite exciting. I thought it was a pretty good flick other than the main character being hopefully miscast. Sorry but guy (can't recall his name) does not make a convincing macho warrier at all. He's more a sensitive touchy feely type. Russel Crowe would have been perfect in that role.