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Best movie of this year hands down!

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Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Okay, couldn't really focus in on the documentary. Let's just say I watched it this weekend while taking care of 2 kids which equals numerous interruptions. Overall, pretty balanced. I'm really glad that they explored the destructive side of member's decisions and behavior, and the price their family and friends paid. I do however, appreciate their passion for trying to stop the war at all personal costs. They were a little delusional and smug in their youth and 70's styling and "dig this so you can dug it later" vernacular (it's laughable today). PLUS, I found the Weathermen/women so condecending towards anyone not in their socioeconomical situation. Apparently upper hierarchy within did practice elitist behavior (sorry not being pretentious, just realizing I don't know how to spell it in American English - super-screwed without spell check as you can tell). It did FINALLY click with me why the university I attended took bomb scares seriously, even in the late 80s!

Pretty hard to co-op this president. I just saw the film Weather Underground and all I could think of was how the government is now the terrorist and any act even hinting of protest is seen as being against the plan to democratize the whole world. Bush is a master of terror and spares no one in his plight to exert his might! I was in the street when this film was made and it is accurate par excellance. The sadness of course is the loss of such great leaders in prison or killed while they slept like Hampton was! Their efforts were not in vain for it gave a generation (mine) the knowledge to never trust our leaders! I have not been let down for ever since the time of this film every leader has had the same terrorist agenda. Agree or be terminated!

I thought that this movie was not only excellent but also very informative about a very tragic and horrific period of time in our country's history. This film shows the actual people that were involved in some way or another and clips of news reports and other real life things. Although, you don't see the infamous and high profile Weathermen Judith Clark and Kathy Boudin in the main film, you can hear Boudin talking in one of the extra features. Clark, was sentenced to 75 years to life for the deadly armored car heist that left 3 law enforcement officers dead, Boudin, received 20 years to life, and Boudin's Husband David Ritter received the same as Clark did. Although, Boudin, was paroled from prison in August 2003 and left in October, after serving 22 years. I personally think like many others that she should have gotten the exact same sentence as the other two. She only received leniency because her father was a big time lawyer. There should have been no special treatments at all for her.

I'm not sure at what point the previous reviewer thought it would be appropriate to "liberate" us from the lies by espousing a paranoid political history, but it sure isn't a very good review of the film. Must be very exciting for him to believe there was a vast left-wing conspiracy. This quote of his cracks me up: "But I know enough recent history to see the things as they really were." It makes me laugh when people use that as a basis for why we should believe them - "because I know a lot!" Heh.Anyway, more to the point, the film was interesting, albeit a little heavy-handed. I would recommend it for anyone who has even the slightest interest in the topic. (Not the best of reviews, either, but I felt compelled to respond.)