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Michel Poiccard

9Apr12

What a manipulation of movie. The facts and overall the description of the characters are pure bullshit. What an insult to the real RAF.

5 Stars rate had crossed my mind (my bad?) considering the great idealism told and cinematograpy during the first 30 minutes. Later on it became repetitive and boring. Yet, it's an important movie about a political movement and the historical actions affected.

Amani

29Nov11

So amazingly excellent. I love they caught the spirit and chronology of that revolutionary time period: the violence and the conflict between them, the climb and the rise all of it. i also enjoyed how there was a focus on the movement and the opposition to their movement; i personal lives came second. would've had 5 had it not been for the opening nude beach scene.

Maria Poenaru

14Nov11

loveeeed the movie, Germans never fail to impress

-VAHID-

27Sep11

cheap propaganda!

Cinnamon

18Jul11

Girato con precisione. Un po' troppo centrato sul gruppo e meno sul contesto in alcuni tratti, ma è un titolo valido.

MrSaenz

14Jun11

Long as hell, but very well worth it. Some insight into terrorism and radical leftism in 60's and 70's Germany. I didn't even know what the Red Army Faction really was about until I saw this film. Moritz Bleibtreu, the actor who plays Andreas Baader, also plays Andreas in the film Munich which is about Black September, a group closely related to the Red Army Faction. Just watch it.

Henry

25May11

Like everyone else I though the last half of the movie did not live up to the first half. One of things I did like about this movie was its 16mm visual look giving the film an added retro feel.

FailedImitator

11Aug10

The first half was easily a 4. Brilliant, and I enjoyed it quite a lot. Now the second half, that was a mess. Just terrible. Maybe a 1. I say they should've made 2 movies out of it -- like Mesrine. But then again, I think Mesrine should've been 1 movie.

Filme

20Jul10

I expected the movie to be more of a thriller and I guess a study of what kept them so motivated for their cause but in the end I was waiting for it to end.

rowdyman

13Jul10

Given recent events in Toronto (G20) & the rise of terrorism this decade this film promises to reveal the source of radicalism. That is too much to ask of any film. The film begins with empathy for the cause but in the end, the Police State that the RAF fear is in fact created by or at least encouraged by their own actions. The self-fulfilling promise of violence begetting violence. A disturbing, petulant film.

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faornelas

9Jul10

Two hours and a half mess.

Miglė A.

3Jul10

it supposed to be 2.30 h of terror, politics and revolution, but what it was just a fragmented story with lack of credibility.

Ultra Kebab

20Jun10

Sensationalist and stupid. If you know anything about the RAF, you'll be amazed at how much bullsh*t this movie is trying to feed you.

cristiananananana

8Jun10

mad violent

PROKOSCH

3Jun10

Finely acted by all parties and technically ravishing, but directed in stuttering fashion from a script open to gigantic contextual gaps, even for those well-acquainted with the events in question. Ultimately, not a very satisfying or coherent portrait. Some excellent scenes, however.

Reginald Healer Marcellin

16May10

A nice portrayal (albeit entertaining and glorified) of how movements go too far

phung

14May10

My favorite movies glorify terrorists, no joke.

Aryo Harjantianto

6May10

a good film to get people interested in Germany's past

Allan

1May10

just watched The Baader Meinhof Complex, really good film! A pretty stop on appraisal of the RAF I thought, the way it shows how their political ideals got totally lost within a frenzy of nihilistic violence was brilliant. One thing though is that they never really discuss within the film their ideas in any depth at all, though I think that's effective in itself, showing the farce of the urban guerrilla how action became much more important than theory.

valolopez

5Apr10

To me it seemed unnecessarily long and I felt it lost its power past the second hour, but still it remains as a great movie that captures the spirit of the revolutionary idealism with good strenght and dinamism; good balance between a commercial production and a powerful story...

NU

28Feb10

The Weather Underground - http://www.theauteurs.com/films/1722

Nosada

27Feb10

Almost as good as The Battle of Algiers.

Lefteris Becerra

27Feb10

more time to ideas would have been much better, still, it works as an introduction to germany's radical movements and a better context to appreciate germany in autumn, wich is not at the auteurs yet and all fassbinder lovers must watch

Christopher Smith

27Feb10

A sharply-crafted period political thriller that doesn't let the politics get in the way of the story. Strong performances, gripping action and suspense scenes, and a strong atmosphere of 70s international paranoia. More than just a history lesson, and more than just an entertaining thriller, but a fine example of both.

Louis

14Feb10

Pro-Capitalist propoganda. This film is an untrue depiction. Hardly strange when the German government partly funded this film.

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Phil Worfel

12Feb10

Really really good. Shocking that this came from the guy who make Body of Evidence. Great evocation of an era and a movement. Awesome cinematography and brilliant action set pieces.

Cine Pelikula

22Jan10

Brilliant! Excellent cinematography, fascinating archival images and the gesture to connect radical histories across the globe. I also appreciated how the German activists were presented with warts and all -- their racism and sexism. Brilliant film. Just brilliant.

Daniel McCarthy

19Jan10

A solid addition to the recent wave of German cinema examining the darker moments of its history.