The Baader-Meinhof Complex Reviews

2008

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Set against a backdrop of violent political upheaval and social unrest, THE BAADER-MEINHOF COMPLEX explores the fine line between activism and extremism. It's the 1970s and Germany is a hub of terrorist activity. A group of radicalised left-wing youths, opposed to what they perceive to be the new face of fascism, form a .. Read more

Starring	Martina Gedeck, Bruno Ganz, Hannah Herzsprung, Alexandra Maria Lara
Director	Uli Edel
Genres	Drama, Drama, World Cinema

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Critics' reviews (6) of The Baader-Meinhof Complex
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Spiralling tensions between Meinhof and Ensslin exert a morbid fascination... The film gives us the complexity of a terrorist cell and how it operates... thoroughly researched and directed with integrity
- The Times
- Posted 04 Feb 2009
Strange to say, for a movie pitched as an extended historical action-adventure, director Uli Edels equally... read more on Time Out
- Wally Hammond,
- Time Out
- Posted 26 Nov 2008
As an action-packed pageant of events it is excitingly demonstrative and provocative
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Feb 2009
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79 out of 80 people found this review helpful

Baader-Meinhof Complex

This film will chill you to the bone. No pulled punches, graffic detail of violence. You soon forget it is in German. The use of news coverage woven into the ... more

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- - A customer from West Linton
  - Posted 18 Nov 2008 08:31
32 out of 35 people found this review helpful

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The Baader-Meinhof Complex

poor film, only realised film was subtitled once arrived, subtitles to small and go off screen to fast, unless you have 20/20 vision avoide this poor poor film... more

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- - read from Newcastle upon Tyne
  - Posted 24 Apr 2009 21:21
19 out of 19 people found this review helpful

Mind the subtitles

An enjoyable film, slightly spoilt by the very small and difficult to follow subtitles.

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- - A customer from St Albans
  - Posted 22 Apr 2009 12:16
Most recent members' reviews (2) of The Baader-Meinhof Complex
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12 out of 12 people found this review helpful

Well-made but dull

I can't say I enjoyed this. It's certainly well-made but, although I am generally happy with sub-titles, in this case they were too small and too fast-... more

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- - ColinTheFrog from London
  - Posted 25 Apr 2009 17:33
19 out of 19 people found this review helpful

Mind the subtitles

An enjoyable film, slightly spoilt by the very small and difficult to follow subtitles.

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- - A customer from St Albans
  - Posted 22 Apr 2009 12:16

79 out of 80 people found this review helpful

Baader-Meinhof Complex

This film will chill you to the bone. No pulled punches, graffic detail of violence. You soon forget it is in German. The use of news coverage woven into the ... more

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- - A customer from West Linton
  - Posted 18 Nov 2008 08:31
32 out of 35 people found this review helpful

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The Baader-Meinhof Complex

poor film, only realised film was subtitled once arrived, subtitles to small and go off screen to fast, unless you have 20/20 vision avoide this poor poor film... more

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- - read from Newcastle upon Tyne
  - Posted 24 Apr 2009 21:21
19 out of 19 people found this review helpful

Mind the subtitles

An enjoyable film, slightly spoilt by the very small and difficult to follow subtitles.

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- - A customer from St Albans
  - Posted 22 Apr 2009 12:16
17 out of 17 people found this review helpful

Ruined by subtitles

I watch countless foreign-language films with subtitles, and have never experienced a problem. But the subtitles on this film were so tiny that they were very ... more

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- - A customer from Exeter, UK
  - Posted 29 Apr 2009 15:54
15 out of 15 people found this review helpful

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Spoiled by subtitles

I really wanted to watch this film, but found the small and often barely visible subtitles stopped any chance of enjoyment. I'm normally fine with subtitles... more

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- - adrianhill from Sheffield
  - Posted 22 Apr 2009 22:05
14 out of 14 people found this review helpful

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Freedom fighters or Terrorists?

This film is a stark, brutal telling of the true story of the Baarder Meinhof Gang or Rote Armee Fraktion ( Red Army Faction) as they called themselves.
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- - chatters from Torquay
  - Posted 22 Apr 2009 20:39
12 out of 12 people found this review helpful

Well-made but dull

I can't say I enjoyed this. It's certainly well-made but, although I am generally happy with sub-titles, in this case they were too small and too fast-... more

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- - ColinTheFrog from London
  - Posted 25 Apr 2009 17:33
11 out of 12 people found this review helpful

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The Baader-Meinhof Complex 2008

sorry it was sub titled so small and such a great film spoiled my viewing having to be so close to tv to follow it so dissapointed indeed!!!

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- - kennygordon from Edinburgh
  - Posted 27 Apr 2009 02:16
10 out of 10 people found this review helpful

Get the magnifying glass ready!

The subtitles are ridiculously and uncomfortably small on this film. This fact does not make it any easier when the dialogue in parts is very fast and it can ... more

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- - A customer from Luton
  - Posted 03 May 2009 09:10
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

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masterpiece

not only is this one of the best foreign films ive ever seen, its one of the best films ive ever seen. the film and the cast are so strong making one very ... more

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- - stuaet from Stockport
  - Posted 27 Apr 2009 11:35

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Critics' reviews (6)
Spiralling tensions between Meinhof and Ensslin exert a morbid fascination... The film gives us the complexity of a terrorist cell and how it operates... thoroughly researched and directed with integrity
- The Times
- Posted 04 Feb 2009
Strange to say, for a movie pitched as an extended historical action-adventure, director Uli Edels equally... read more on Time Out
- Wally Hammond,
- Time Out
- Posted 26 Nov 2008
As an action-packed pageant of events it is excitingly demonstrative and provocative
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Feb 2009
Vivid performances from the outstanding cast... Fascinating history
- Empire
- Posted 04 Feb 2009
A Molotov cocktail of sex, violence, and dangerous ideals
- Uncut
- Posted 17 Mar 2009
An explosive performance by Johanna Wokalek
- Variety
- Posted 04 Feb 2009

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