BS: Entebbe (film)

Subject: BS: Entebbe
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 07 Jan 21 - 03:59 PM

We are watching the 1977 version of the Raid on Entebbe to free the Israeli hostages. The recent version made in 2018 was ruined by hideous dance sequences. However I am just wondering who gets the prize for the biggest shit - that fat sloath amin or each of the terrorists.

Subject: RE: BS: Entebbe
From: Mrrzy
Date: 07 Jan 21 - 05:25 PM

I can make this a music thread...

Idi
Idi
Idi Amin
The most amazing man the world has ever seen
He's the general the president the king of the scene
Idi
Idi
Idi Amin!

Song I heard after Bokassa 0 [Zéro] showed up in my town when he got exiled. Can't recall where I heard it... Abidjan was francophone.

Subject: RE: BS: Entebbe
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 07 Jan 21 - 05:46 PM

Gotta admit I was looking forward to Entebbe,
until I heard about the arty farty dance scenes..

I'll need to be in the right more tolerant frame of mind if I watch it..

But at least I'm forewarned...

It must have well pissed off audiences expecting a traditional political war movie...???

Subject: RE: BS: Entebbe
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 07 Jan 21 - 06:16 PM

It really is awful, Raid On Entebbe is infinitely better, we have about 40 minutes to see tomorrow.

Subject: RE: BS: Entebbe
From: robomatic
Date: 07 Jan 21 - 07:36 PM

Amazing how that word "Entebbe" immediately brings attention and stimulates memory.

I haven't seen the most recent movie. Thanks for the forewarning.

I remember the original events from the time. I was a student living in an International House and among our far origins were an Egyptian girl, her Israeli boyfriend, and a grad student fresh from Palestine. We were all out watching Bicentennial fireworks and discussing whether the Israelis were preparing to give up the imprisoned terrorists that were being demanded or were playing for time. We all thought they were playing for time. And indeed that was the day of the Israeli rescue operation. And the Isreli commando leader who died was the big brother of the guy now running Israel.

Subject: RE: BS: Entebbe
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 07 Jan 21 - 10:59 PM

Yes. "Entebbe" is an eye catcher, if you're of a certain age. I haven't seen either film, but I read the stories in the newspaper at the time.

Subject: RE: BS: Entebbe (film)
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 08 Jan 21 - 02:20 AM

A brilliantly organised military operation, helped of course by amin's useless soldiers!!

Subject: RE: BS: Entebbe (film)
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 08 Jan 21 - 11:35 AM

I read lots of Ryder-Haggard when in my youth so when the opportunity came to buy his complete works on Kindle for 49p, I jumped at it. Very un-pc as you may expect with lots of what is now considered racist. It was of course a different era and, as it happens, Ryder-Haggard himself was far from racist. Anyway, back to the point. The depictions of some of the African tribal chiefs with seemingly ultimate power were personified, in my mind, by Amin. I suspect he modelled himself of Dingaan or Cetewayo. Probably wrong and nowt to do with Entebbe but what the heck :-)