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07 Jan 21 - 03:59 PM (#4086948) Subject: BS: Entebbe From: Bonzo3legs 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. |
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07 Jan 21 - 05:25 PM (#4086956) Subject: RE: BS: Entebbe From: Mrrzy 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. |
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07 Jan 21 - 05:46 PM (#4086961) Subject: RE: BS: Entebbe From: punkfolkrocker 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...??? |
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07 Jan 21 - 06:16 PM (#4086967) Subject: RE: BS: Entebbe From: Bonzo3legs It really is awful, Raid On Entebbe is infinitely better, we have about 40 minutes to see tomorrow. |
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07 Jan 21 - 07:36 PM (#4086981) Subject: RE: BS: Entebbe From: robomatic 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. |
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07 Jan 21 - 10:59 PM (#4086990) Subject: RE: BS: Entebbe From: Stilly River Sage 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. |
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08 Jan 21 - 02:20 AM (#4086998) Subject: RE: BS: Entebbe (film) From: Bonzo3legs A brilliantly organised military operation, helped of course by amin's useless soldiers!! |
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08 Jan 21 - 11:35 AM (#4087064) Subject: RE: BS: Entebbe (film) From: Dave the Gnome 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 :-) |