Raid on Entebbe
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Movie Reviews of Raid on Entebbe
Movie Review: Amazon, some help here!!!
Summary: 4 Stars
DVD's can be great, or garbage. Evidently there's a DVD of Raid on Entebbe that is garbage. But which?? Reviews were easier and more helpful when there was one DVD of one movie. But once again, now that there is a 2007 re-release of Raid on Entebbe, which reviews belong to which DVD? In particular, have the transfer problems that plague MANY DVDs been cleaned up in the new release? Somehow, Amazon has GOT to make sure that the reviews for one DVD are not attached to another. If you agree, please click this. Maybe if enough people ask for it, Amazon will clean up its act.Movie Review: Raid on Entebbe
Summary: 4 Stars
Raid on Entebbe
Considered one of the most accurate of the productions for this event, The Raid on Entebbe gives an excellent account of the action's of the World Community and the Isreali Government.
This production is very interesting as it was made, quite litterally immediately after the Raid.
Excellent drama. Very little of Hollywood.
Highly Recommended.
Michael L. Snowden
U.S. Army Retired
Movie Review: amazing
Summary: 4 Stars
it's a great film, because the history has been so great.
thank to them for how i felt viewing the film.
Movie Review: The best of the three movies
Summary: 3 Stars
I was 12 when the Entebbe incident happened, and I remember everything very well. Shortly after, three movies about the hijack appeared and this one must be the best of them. I must have seen it some four times, then! In general terms, the movie is fairly correct and provides a fair account on what happened in that summer of 1976. I recommend it for those who were not born yet or for those who want to have a brief notion of how the Israelis did it. If you want to have a deep knowledge about this operation, do order the book "the Entebbe raid" by Simon Dunstan, Osprey publications, highly recomended as are all the books from this author, and available with Amazon.
The film is now a bit aged and has a few minor flaws, like the C-130s that are clearly MAC USAF fleet - look at the American camouflage and the MAC ribbon on the fin that no one bothered to erase - or the IAF Boeing 707s that are actually DC-8s; Good old Charles Bronson is 18 years old than General Dan Shomron was at the time; But overall the movie appears to be correct and gives a good notion of the dificulties the IDF had to face. Actually, the Israeli forces had more chances than you might think. Remember that all the hostages were kept in a Terminal that had been built by an Israeli company, and the Israeli forces had time enough to study its blue prints and rehearse an entry. Still, it was an amazingly risky operation that went very well. My sugestion is for you to see this movie and buy Simon Dunstan's book. Then, you will become an expert about the Entebbe operation...
Movie Review: The film - and the DVD.
Summary: 3 Stars
I remember seeing this film years ago and was pleased to find it available on DVD. However, after reading all the horrible reviews here (and elsewhere), I decided to see if I could rent it first. One store in my area specializes in hard-to-find DVDs. And, they had it for rent.
THE FILM: 5 out of 5 stars. This is much better than the "Victory At Entebbe" film that came out at roughly the same time. The acting is solid and the action was believable and riveting.
THE DVD: 0 out of 5 stars. I couldn't believe how awful the transfer was until I saw it for myself. I'm still trying to figure out why the transfer team put in that black bar at the bottom of the frame. If anyone knows why, let me know.
THE BOTTOM LINE: If you can brave a crappy film-to-DVD transfer, I still think you'll find the film worthwhile watching.
P.S. One final theory (tongue-in-cheek). The team that transferred this film to DVD must have been under the direction of an angry Palestinian (grin).