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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 0025192182327
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 09, 2006
Running Time: 164 minutes
Sales Rank: 5335
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: January 06, 2006
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Product Description:
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: 02/05/2008Starring: Eric Bana Ciaran HindsRun time: 164 minutesRating: R
Amazon.com:
At 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
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A second viewing later and I've fallen in love with the characters and story
I first saw the movie when it came out in theaters in December 2005, and was ultimately forgotten by me, until I decided to buy it on DVD two and a half years later and watched it again.And I found that the movie was highly enjoyable, entertaining, and something that I could easily watch again and again just for the character interaction.
Sometimes it seems ridiculous to base politics and beliefs off what is seen in movies, but this wouldn't be the first time it's happened to me; before ... Read More
Rating: - 3 stars out of 4
The Bottom Line:
A movie that captures perhaps better than any other the weariness of being an assassin far from home, Munich sometimes feels too long (especially during the scenes in America) and ends inconclusively, but supplies so much good material that I can recommend it without reluctance.
Rating: - Really enjoyed it!
My only regret on this film is that it is very slow going.I enjoyed the thought of the film, and the original live events that underlie the film are incredibly interesting.
However, the film itself runs very slow, and is hard to follow.I love the premise behind the film, and Spielberg writes a wonderful script, but it is very hard to give a film like this five stars.That being said, it is definitely worth the money!
Enjoy!
Rating:  - Death Wish with second thoughts
How could people be so cruel? How can people commit acts of terror? Are they just not like us, which is to say morally inferior? Study of history is crucial to understanding these questions. Ever hear about what happened at Deir Yassin on April 9, 1948? Or at Kafar Qasem on October 29, 1956. How much do we know about the founding of the Israeli state and what that meant for those non-Jews living in what was then the country of Palestine?
Steven Spielberg is incapable of making a truly bad ... Read More
Rating:  - Dangerous Fiction
I love Eric Bana and Stephen Spielberg most of the time, but this is not history.The argument has been made that, though the history may be flawed, the film should be judged on it's artistic merits.That is all well and good, but when filmmakers, especially those with the influence of a Spielberg, adjust history to fit their worldviews, people in the real world are influenced and may suffer.The fact is that a group of terrorists, who spoke in terms of martyrdom, and in the midst of a wave ... Read More
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