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fantastic film one of the best movies I've seen in years, plenty of action & a great story line this will take some beating.

Interesting film with a good intellectual pedigree but I wouldn't recommend it unless politics and history really float your boat. In fact it works better as a documentary told from one side but not in a triumphalistic manner. It's nicely filmed with great period style; the cars, clothes and hotel interiors are beautiful. It also conveys the shady, sometimes deadly world inhabited by rival spy agencies and security services. When it comes to information they all seem to feed from the same trough and therein lies the security issue. The film is possibly an accurate depiction of the Israeli retaliation for the Munich Olympic massacre by Palestinian terrorists (or freedom fighters depending on your allegiance). As well as the obvious Jewish protagonists it also introduces an interesting Palestinian playboy/terrorist/hero by the name of Ali Hassan Salameh (AKA The Red Prince). His story would make an equally worthy film/documentary. I would challenge Mr Spielberg to make that - I think he could do it. So overall I enjoyed Munich, but then the subject matter is right up my strasse. If this strasse is not one to which you wish to become accustomed I would avoid it.

Having read the review by Ben Stewart stating that this DVD omits the violence that took place at the Munich Olympics in 1972 and then took the DVD off after watching it for 5 minutes, I can only advise Mr. Stewart to watch it again and stay with it for the full two and three quarter hours. Truly this is an absorbing thriller inspired by real events. It is also Steven Spielberg's finest film since "Schindler's List."To those who accuse Spielberg of displaying unfair bias, I can only assume they haven't really understood the thrust of the story. Every story must have a viewpoint and Spielberg has told this story from the viewpoint of the "hit squad" assigned tokill those responsible for the Munich massacre and the effect it has on their private lives. In this, he has succeeded magnificently.The film, intelligently scripted, expertly directed and well acted, contains some of the most suspenseful sequences ever staged. But it's not purely an action film. It manages to cover the differing aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and finds fault on both sides. It also points to the profiteering that is so much a part of the business of assasination. It shows that even the most dedicated paid killers can have conscience qualms. I have never before seen a film that deals with these issues so touchingly and so brilliantly. Quite simply, this is a masterpiece that stands up to repeated viewings. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Based upon the true story of the terrorist murders of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches following a botched rescue attempt in the 1972 Munich Olympics. It tells the story of how the Mossad took revenge by tracking down and assassinating anyone involved in the plotting of the attack in an operation named Wrath of God. A small band of specialists assist a Mossad agent in his quest for revenge as he hunts down the members of the terrorist group Black September.The film starts out with the events that happened in 1972 and from there you follow the Mossad agent as he locates and kills the targets using a variety of weapons and explosives.A gripping film from beginning to end with some very convincing performances. You get to see how the revenge killings get out of hand and you begin to wonder if the Israeli government have ulterior motives behind the assassinations or if it is genuine revenge. You also see the Mossad start to question the ethics behind the killingsA superb film which will have you in a moral dilemmaThe extras contains a frank interview with a family member of one of the Israeli athletes killed in 72. In the interview she says that she was contacted every time one of the targets was killed. This played on her mind to the point where she asked for contact to stop. Well worth watching the extras

In short, this is a bad part of our recent history, chronicled in an entertaining way. Such a feat isn't easy. A sovereign country sanctions a crew of assassins to go forth into 1970's Europe and eliminate the architects of the Munich Olympic massacre. It's impossible to know exactly how accurate the scenes are depicted. I personally find it difficult to believe that any assassins can afford to be quite so selective in their targets. The movie slightly bent credence by having these men jump through hoops in order not to harm innocent bystanders. That has an almost noble feel to it but in war - no matter what form it takes - they are morals that can't always be afforded.However this is a good film. Kudos is added by the squad's brushes with certain faktions, security services and organised crime fraternities. The spirit of the age was caught well in the street scenes, the fashions and inevitaby the music. Most of all the political obsessions of that era - some of which persist tragically to this day - give a real believability to the story.

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