Munich (Widescreen Edition)
by Steven Spielberg
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Actor: Ciar?n Hinds, Daniel Craig, Eric Bana, Marie-Jos?e Croze, Mathieu KassovitzDirector: Steven Spielberg
Brand: Universal
Producer: Steven Spielberg
Producer: Barry Mendel
Producer: Colin Wilson
Producer: Kathleen Kennedy
Writer: Eric Roth
Writer: George Jonas
Writer: Tony Kushner
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 164 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-05-09
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Munich (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: Land Dispute
Summary: 4 Stars
When Tony Kushner sticks to actual events, he's got a fast, thrilling script for Spielberg to work. The trouble is, a fine action movie is saddled with philosophical meanderings. The obviously contrived debate between the Mossad assassin and the PLO guy, the same old hackneyed arguments about what is essentially a land dispute, well, come on, why didn't the PLO guy realize Eric Bana really was a Jew? All the PLO fighters tell you how much they love their Palestine and Allah is their leader. Of course, the barbarity that meets their aims, all praised in heaven. Jews prefer a settled life on Earth be as it may, but there's little peace in the Middle East.
I must tell you, The Soprano's or Godfather movies were suggested by the Munich revenge assassinations. The Mossad is so careful not to knock off civilians, too careful perhaps as their foes could care less. Good versus evil, makes for a better story, but not if you're political liberal.
DVD Review: Two-disc Edition Bonus features provides rare insight
Summary: 4 Stars
For my money, it's always worth it to buy a "collector's edition" of any Spielberg movie (especially his "darker" stuff). Although it could have been loaded even a little bit more with additional materials, I still found it insightful and informative to see "the process". Even though I usually stay current on special edition DVD releases, this one sneaked by me. Now I understand it's becoming somewhat rare. Outside of a re-release, I'd jump on this one before the price skyrockets. DVD Review: Exceeded Expectations
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fine movie, one of the Steven Spielberg's best efforts. Yes, he gets a little preachy in the end but overall, this is enjoyable and top-notch film-making.
Even though this had some violent moments, what impressed me was the restraint not to overdo the violence. I thought there was just the right amount. Being a long movie at two hours, 45 minutes, too much action would have worn out the viewer and too little would bore he/she.
It also was fascinating to me as almost a travelogue, seeing a lot of different cities around the world, following this team of Israelis as they track down and kill many of the men responsible for murdering hostages in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
That's the story of this film: not what happened at the Olympics, but how the Israelis tracked down the killers/terrorists afterward.
Some of the violence is room-shaking if you have good speakers as a few of the explosions felt like it made my room shake when they went off! However much of the film deals not with that but with the men involved and how this mission affected them. In the end, Spielberg gives us a chance to reflect on a big question: how do you respond to terrorist attacks? Basically, it is his view vs. how Israel responds. (Israel wasn't real pleased with this film, and I understand that. I think they are right, but I still love the film.)
The movie is well-acted and has a story that will keep most people very involved while watching it. We plunk our dollars down to get entertained....and this movie delivers. Highly recommended.
DVD Review: Spielberg's bravest film
Summary: 5 Stars
Spielberg is an unashamed pandering crowd pleaser. Yeah he knows how to make technically good films but he really doesn't know what art is.
Schindler's List you say? Amistad? I don't know who your friends are but I don't know of anyone who isn't against slavery or horrified by the holocaust. Easy. What did you expect him to show the other side of those stories? Actually he could have, Africans sold slaves. Germany was in a gigantic depression.
But this film surprised me. Spielberg knew he was going to take criticism for treating this problem even handedly. He's Jewish after all. He raises questions that are uncomfortable for the good guy/bad guy crowd. So it's no surprise there are a bunch of 1 star reviews. Of course they hate him for questioning right wing dogma. I'm gonna give him a 5 star for being brave. Good for you Steven.
As for the film. I liked it. It's not something I'd want to watch repeatedly, it could use a little editing. It's not a fun film to watch. But it's certainly a good film worth watching at least once and maybe a couple of times. Due to the subject matter I doubt it'll be on TV very often.
DVD Review: great
Summary: 4 Stars
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Description of Munich (Widescreen Edition)
During the 1972 olympic games in munich 11 israeli athletes are taken hostage & murdered by a palestinian terrorist group known as black september. In retaliation the israeli government recruits a group of mossad agents to track down & execute those responsible for the attack. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 02/05/2008 Starring: Eric Bana Ciaran Hinds Run time: 164 minutes Rating: RAt its core, Munich is a straightforward thriller. Based on the book Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team by George Jonas, it's built on a relatively stock movie premise, the revenge plot: innocent people are killed, the bad guys got away with it, and someone has to make them pay. But director Steven Spielberg uses that as a starting point to delve into complex ethical questions about the cyclic nature of revenge and the moral price of violence. The movie starts with a rush. The opening portrays the kidnapping and murder of Israeli athletes by PLO terrorists at the 1972 Olympics with scenes as heart-stopping and terrifying as the best of any horror movie. After the tragic incident is over and several of the terrorists have gone free, the Israeli government of Golda Meir recruits Avner (Eric Bana) to lead a team of paid-off-the-book agents to hunt down those responsible throughout Europe, and eliminate them one-by-one (in reality, there were several teams). It's physically and emotionally messy work, and conflicts between Avner and his team's handler, Ephraim (Geoffrey Rush), over information Avner doesn't want to provide only make things harder. Soon the work starts to take its toll on Avner, and the deeper moral questions of right and wrong come into play, especially as it becomes clear that Avner is being hunted in return, and that his family's safety may be in jeopardy.
By all rights, Munich should be an unqualified success--it has gripping subject matter relevant to current events; it was co-written by one of America's greatest living playwrights (Tony Kushner, Angels in America) and an accomplished screenwriter (Eric Roth); it stars an appealing and likeable actor in Eric Bana; and it was helmed by Steven Spielberg, of all people. While it certainly is a great movie, it falls just short of the immense heights such talent should propel it to. This is due more to some questionable plot devices than anything else (such as the contrived use of a family of French informants to locate the terrorists). But while certain aspects ring hollow, the movie as a whole is a profound accomplishment, despite being only "inspired by true events," and not factually based on them. From the ferocious beginning to the unforgettable closing shot, Munich works on a visceral level while making a poignant plea for peace, and issuing an unmistakable warning about the destructive cycle of terror and revenge. As one of the characters intones, "There is no peace at the end of this." --Daniel Vancini
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