While this movie was indeed long, it wasn't a bit long. How can you possibly tell a 3-6 year story in the space of 3 hours?
I actually believe this film to be better than Kang Kong, on many levels.
One, the story kept me interested. Knowing nothing about what happened at Munich, I am now fully aware, and this is what the film is and did do. As Stuber said, four assassins are assigned to kill 11 palestinian terrorists after the wake of Munich (which we see what happened progressively through the film - nicely done).
Eric Bana is now on the list of my favorite actors, as well as Daniel Craig. Both deserve heavy recognition for their roles in this film, especially Bana. This is probably the film that has the best acting I have seen in 2005-06 (we'll see about Heaback Mtn).
Spielberg instantly becomes my friend because of his lack of CGI to aid the film. There are only minute places where CGI is used, but its hard to notice with the suspense and action that is the first and second act of the film. I applaud the non-use of computer generated stuff because it just makes things seem hoaky and too cheesy (see King Kong). This is another aspect that seperates Munich from King Kong, lack of CGI, which is a good thing in this case.
I rarely do this, but this is one of the first times in a long time that I actually got into a film and didn't care what else was going on. It would have been better had the lady next to me not dumped popcorn all over me and the stu people behind me not predicting that one guy would be dead. Also, if supreme wouldn't have called me in the middle of the film, luckily, I had vibrate on!
Milo's performance deserves a Roscoer (Cat Oscars) for his short, but powerful performance as the slim kitty who gets boobs shoved in his face.
I suspected something was up with that chick to begin with.
I give this film, a whopping 3.7 stars out of 4. It was long, and kind of falls apart toward the end, but the rest of the movie is DVD material! Booyah
You can quote me on this movie "A powerful and depressing look at one of history's forgotten events that shocked the world, and at the helm is Spielberg, what more could you ask for?"
Fuzzy guy on the left:"See, there is the script supervisor, and right next to him is the sound recordist"
Eric Bana: "Whats this thing hanging above the car?"
Fuzzy guy: "Thats the mic recording ambient noise."
More movies to look for in '06
Inside Man staring DENZEN
Flight 93, the first official film that has 911 as a subject (fahrenheit was a docustu not a film)
and a possible Sundance winner - Thank You For Farting.
Elll, Hollywood trend to look out for: After King Kong bored 30% of audiences in the first part of the movie, filmmakers are deciding that people's attention spans simply aren't what they used to be so they are producing shorter movies that get to the point instead of taking an hour to do so as King Kong did. Something to watch for, as Munich caught on just in time and, while still long, did NOT need anything cut out. The film wouldn't be as good as it is had those parts not existed.