Very disappointing...

A Masterpiece!

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Good documentary. Should be watched by anyone thinking about voting for Barak Obama for president in 2008. Obama remains friendly with Bill Ayers the unrepentant terrorist portrayed here. This should open the eyes of some of his supporters as to some of the shady associations that Obama continues to keep. How could the people of the US vote for a man that is friendly with terrorists and racist preachers and felonious slum lords is beyond me. This film just highlights some of the radical thinking and reprehensible actions of a group that Obama apparently doesn't condemn. I don't agree with everything the government does either but if I wanted to protest I would do it in a civilized manner as is accepted here in the US. But to actually carry out bombings and thankfully not killing anyone innocent(except for their own)that is criminal and to be associated with a former yet unrepentant terrorist and still want to be President of the US is not acceptable. Lets hope this November we send a strong message to Obama that his shady associations are not in conformity with holding the highest office of service this country has to offer. Watch this documentary you democrats and beware of your choice in Nov 2008.

Decent documentary recalls the exploits of the Weathermen, a radical anti-war organization that operated in the United States during the 1960s and '70s. We see how this small group hid bombs in public buildings (though never with the intent of killing), planned for a revolution and eventually went underground to avoid the FBI -- all with the aim of ending the Vietnam war and overthrowing the federal government."The Weather Underground" is as much a retrospect as it is a character study. Lots of people oppose war, but what motivates a tiny faction to take such extreme action? This is a cautionary tale of sorts, warning of the dangers of what happens when one side believes it has "right" on their side. The Weathermen so strongly believed in their cause, and that some magical revolution was on the way to change everything, that they come off as kind of pathetic and sad.Something this doc could have used a bit more of was balance. There are voices in the film that essentially say, "You did what???", but not nearly enough considering just how extreme the Weathermen were. Still, it's an enjoyable effort whether you're old enough to remember this group or not.

Having lived through the late l960's when I went to college, the film illustrated some of the difficult choices a concerned young adult faced at the time. Mark Rudd's comments came across as poignant to me. Approaching my 56th birthday, I can state unequivocally, of course, that a better understanding of those times has come to me, and of what courses of action to have taken. Incidentally, I wrote a letter to Mark Rudd at his current job at a college in New Mexico, only to relate my harmless proximity to one Yippie event in 1970 - the "takeover" of a portion of the Disneyland park in Anaheim, California. At the risk of being blacklisted from future postings - life itself is full of risks, always magnified when you have something genuine to say - I wish to inform all of you that the FBI is still intercepting Mark Rudd's mail, as evidenced to me (and this is not a casual observation, but a trained observation) by Nicholas Cage's ensuing derisive movie, "The Weatherman". Or are some of you still unaware of our Government's collusion with the multi-billion dollar film industry? While our Government pursued an unnecessary war and violated every constitutional protection against domestic excesses, Mark Rudd and the others should have probably just formed a chess club. Who wants their home surreptitiously entered, their mail intercepted, and multi-million dollar films made from the details of these government crimes? Have a nice day. Emile Zola said "the truth must come out", but he never met the present U.S. Government.

I thought that this movie was not only excellent but also very informative about a very tragic and horrific period of time in our country's history. This film shows the actual people that were involved in some way or another and clips of news reports and other real life things. Although, you don't see the infamous and high profile Weathermen Judith Clark and Kathy Boudin in the main film, you can hear Boudin talking in one of the extra features. Clark, was sentenced to 75 years to life for the deadly armored car heist that left 3 law enforcement officers dead, Boudin, received 20 years to life, and Boudin's Husband David Ritter received the same as Clark did. Although, Boudin, was paroled from prison in August 2003 and left in October, after serving 22 years. I personally think like many others that she should have gotten the exact same sentence as the other two. She only received leniency because her father was a big time lawyer. There should have been no special treatments at all for her.