Review of The Weather Underground (2002) by Jason Y — 27 Apr 2004
(PBS)(First Viewing, 1 Green/Siegel film seen).
[i]The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1960s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous.[/i].
This DVD doesn't even come out until May 25, but PBS was cool enough to show it last night at 10 as part of their Independent Lens series. I had rented [i]Osama [/i]and [i]The Cooler[/i] but decided to put them on hold one night for this rare find. It is a tremendous documentary, informative and compelling. I had no previous knowledge of these activist/terrorist acts of the 60s, but the story hits you pretty hard right off the bat. And the people it documents are deeply explored. One of them was even on Jeopardy a few years back! A must-see for political documentary fans.
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This review of The Weather Underground (2002) was written by Jason Y on 27 Apr 2004.
The Weather Underground has generally received very positive reviews.
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