The Siege

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Summary: Tale of 2 movies.
Review: This movie started out well and with a good premise: terrorism in the US. Mid-way through the movie, it became this preachy junk about how we shouldn't judge people just because they are the same nationality or race as some bad guys. Well, Duh! It's political correctness run amok as you must suspend disbelief if you have any hope of enjoying this movie. Hopefully, someone will do a movie along these lines that makes some sense.

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Summary: This has got to be one of the worst movies ever
Review: With such a great cast you would think this movie would be good.This is a terrible movie. So unrealistic that it is not even funny. I dont think the army could take over New York City. I also dont think a General is going to have more power then the President. In one of the scenes the General turtores a arab and then shoots him in cold blood. Is this fake or what? Dont get this movie. Dont even rent it. Its terrible.

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Summary: Great film!
Review: This is a great film about the dangers of spreading islamic extremism - the most recent case being the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane. This gives a strong message to islamic terrorists that they better not mess with the US! These people are the most intolerant of all people. They still seem to be living in the dark ages, talking of holy wars and fatwahs everytime someone has a slightly different opinion to them! We see mosques in almost every country in the world, but how many temples, churches or sinogogues do you see in a muslim country - NONE! A movie like this was long overdue. Well done to the makers and the actors!

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Summary: A movie for shallow and ignorant bigots
Review: This movie is an abomination motivated by the anti-Muslim and particularly Anti-Arab hate propoganda. Supporters of this lame flick cite that it isn't Islamphobic because " it makes a point which people missed" or " they didn't get it" No dice, thrashing the major world religion and its practices to "make a point" is a cop out and illogical justification based on an immoral premise. Did Speilberg thrash Judaism to "make a point" in Schindler's list ? Ofcoarse not ! Its a real shame that a talented actor like Denzel signed on for this movie, Annette seemed out of place and out of class...and Bruce Willis had zero appeal both the general and an actor. The direction was awfull. Such Anri-Semetic (Jews AND Arabs are semetic peoples) thrash being made in this day and age is disgrace. Already one bigot's review tells us that it makes him "understand terrorism by Islamic militants," nevermind the fact such idiots convienently ignore social, political, and economic considerations as well as the US role in initiating hostilities in the Middle East. Thankfully, this "movie" flopped badly at the box-office, its a good sign that not all of us have become shallow and ignorant simpletons who buy into anything with a few expolosions and other special effects. If you want to watch a real movie, get "the Message" directed by Moustapha Akkad starring Anthony Quinn, you'll get you're moneys worth with special effects and an excellent acting and NO stereotyping.

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Summary: Excellent, entertaining and evoking
Review: A very intesting plot, clashing the powers of different levels of authority, namely the CIA, FBI and Army. Terrorism is a real threat to all Nations, and I believe this movie gave the right impression of the horrors of it. The Siege also put down the stereotypes of Arabs, and followers of Islam through the Arab FBI agent and showing how wrong it was to blame all Arabs for the actions of only a few. A must see.

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Summary: just awful
Review: The Siege is an ill-conceived movie and bad on so many levels. It suggests a hypothetical situation where all arab-americans are confined in detention as a security measure and then argues that "this is wrong." Any damn fool can tell you that this is wrong, but what's offensive is that the possibility of such an event is suggested in the first place and that scenes of common muslim rituals are interjected in the most senseless manner. Aside from being insensitive and insulting, the story is dull and the acting is poor.

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Summary: Good thriller
Review: A good film, the scenario is really interesting, and seems quite realistic. I really enjoyed it, although Bruce Willis is a bit disappointing in this film (but the others are great).

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Summary: Predictable Action Movie!
Review: I have seen this movie, not a big deal! I mean the events are predictable from the start. It is like most movies. Hunt the bad guys, capture them, then kill them, the hero lasts. Nothing new or unusual about the movie in general, but it shows Arabs as Terrorists! There was no need to show some arab guys praying or citing some verses from the Holy Quran, pretending to be very Confide and defend Islam & then in another seen goes to bed with a stranger for Adultery!

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Summary: Horrible!
Review: I wish there was a zero star rating because that what this movie deserves. Talented actors such Bruce Willis, Denzel Washington and Annette Benning wasted their time in this movie. I wasted two hours watching this movie.

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Summary: Predictable, stereotypical, in a word: Terrible
Review: The direction is crappy (very predictable). The acting was bad (except for Denzel Washington, who was brilliant as always). Annette Bening acted like she was a 19-year-old actress auditioning for the first time. Absolutely not convincing. Bruce Willis looked as if he doesn't know where he is or what's going on. It's a pity that the director of the gem Courage Under Fire would make a movie like this. Plus, he stereotyped Muslims and Arabs in those negative things. He didn't appear to do even simple research about Islam, because if he had, he would've known that adultery is a major sin in Islam.