Raid on Entebbe (DVD, 2004)

Good action film based on a true story. The film was based on true events that happened to passengers aboard hijacked Air France flight 139 in 1976. The majority of the passengers were Israeli and this group of passengers were singled out to killed if the Palestinian terrorist demands made from Idi Amin's Uganda were not met. The Israeli government covert military response to free the hostages held in Uganda was Operation Thunderbolt. After intelligence integration into the mission,two mission dress rehearsals and political approval Thunderbolt was a success but there were a few casualties. Good Cast. I purchased this DVD because there was nowhere to rent it.

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Not as good as "Victory at Entebbe". Both films are "Jerky"--transition from one scene to the next is ragged. "Raid" lacks the visceral quality of "Victory". After reading Operation Thunderbolt, I think the essential aspect--the tipping point--of deciding to launch the raid was lost in both films. The pre-raid preparations received more coverage in this version. Some of the scenes of the troops during the final hours before the planes landed were amateurish and, I suspect, not representative of what actually occurred--the same applies to the briefing scenes in "Raid". The combat scenes in "Victory" are more realistic.

What may be lost to many viewers is that the raid occurred during the greatest celebration of freedom in our country in 200 years. As well, Israeli commandos pulled off one of the most significant hostage rescue operations in history with a minimum loss of life.