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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-17-07 08:03 PM
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Heads up: The Siege is on Spike TV
Edited on Fri Aug-17-07 08:04 PM by Texas Explorer
"After the abduction by the US military of an Islamic religious leader, New York City becomes the target of escalating terrorist attacks. Anthony Hubbard, the head of the FBI's Counter-Intelligence Task Force in New York, teams up with CIA operative Elise Kraft to hunt down the terrorist cells responsible for the attacks. As the bombings continue, the US government responds by declaring martial law, sending US troops, led by Gen. Devereaux, into the streets of New York City."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133952/

Reminiscent of the times.

Starring: Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Bruce Willis


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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-17-07 08:49 PM
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1. Kick
You should watch this, it will scare the shit out of you but you should watch it.
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Selatius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-17-07 08:53 PM
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2. In the movie, they executed one of the detainees during "interrogation"
Edited on Fri Aug-17-07 08:57 PM by Selatius
In one scene, they were going through the list of various torture techniques that would work. Among them included sleep deprivation, electroshock, shaking, cutting, etc. I think they even mentioned dental torture, but it's been a while since I saw the movie.
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PFunk Donating Member (687 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-17-07 09:51 PM
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3. When I first watched this in the theather most critics said that this film's plot was implausable
Implausable hun? Funny how a few years later changes things. This film was just a few years too early.
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Help me help Earth Donating Member (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-17-07 10:08 PM
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4. It's funny. This is probably the best mainstream movie dealing with the
moral questions created by the threat of terrorism, and it was created before 9/11. I had hoped to see more films like this after the attacks, but tit doesn't seem like they are being made.
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AZBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-17-07 10:24 PM
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5. That's a great movie.
And even more meaningful now than when it first came out.
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