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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305364207
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305364206
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 20, 1999
Running Time: 116 minutes
Sales Rank: 61635
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: November 06, 1998
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
A high-profile action/exploitation thriller set in the present, The Siege is really a fantasy that extrapolates from major terrorist attacks. Denzel Washington is FBI special agent Hubbard, 'Hub' to his friends, whose anti-terrorist task force must track down the terrorist cells responsible for a spate of bombings in New York. His partner is an FBI agent of Arabian extraction (played convincingly by Tony Shalhoub), proving not all Arabs are bad guys--a point the film should be lauded for making again and again. Thrown into the mix is a CIA spy (played almost kittenish at times by Annette Bening), whose ties to the terrorists appear to be at the center of the conflicts. When the bombings escalate out of control, the President institutes martial law, sending in General Devereaux (played with impenetrable countenance by Bruce Willis) with tanks and troops to ferret out the terrorists. Echoes of Japanese-Americans in internment camps ring out as Arabs, including the son of the Arab-American FBI agent, are herded into a stadium. Periodic audio-montages of 'man in the street' sentiments anchor the material in the present and show how serious and relevant the material is. But finally what we have is a taut and entertaining popcorn movie, giving itself the humanistic nod when it can. --Jim Gay
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Siege's warning
It's too bad that this profound, thought-provoking film was released at the wrong time since it fell under the radar due to protests from various Arab & Islamic organizations condemning it for being racist. Since 9/11, all of the points made in the film have come to be painfully true and perhaps Fox should do well to re-release this film to the general public. Washington, Bening, Bruce Willis and Tony Shaloub (for once perfectly cast as an Arab-American FBI agent) are all excellent though Willis ... Read More
Rating: - Watching "The Siege" Made Me Feel As Though I Was Reliving 9/11
"The Siege" made my heart pound faster and my pulse race with fear as I watched scene after scene of terrorist acts take place in Brooklyn, New York. I felt as though 9/11 was happening all over again. Strangely enough, "The Siege" was made several years prior to this darkest day in American history as though it was predicting or foretelling what would one day happen. I hope the terrorists didn't get their ideas after watching this action adventure.
"The Siege" has a stellar cast ... Read More
Rating: - An Excellent Thriller, and Timely
'The Siege' takes place in a pre-September 11 New York. Islamic terrorists have stirred the interests of the FBI and the CIA. The stakes are raised when Arabs seize a bus and threaten to blow it up. Anthony 'Hub' Hubbard (Denzel Washington), a crack FBI agent/negotiator, goes against the advice of CIA agent Elise Kraft (Annette Bening) and tries to negotiate the surrender of the terrorists. Kraft points out that the terrorists are not interested in negotiating, but in publicity.
Eerily ... Read More
Rating: - Siege...an interesting drama
I thought this was an interesting Hollywood interpretation of the possible risks to our freedoms in response to a major threat to our country. This movie's theme is especially interesting seeing that it came out long before 9/11.
Rating:  - Until President Bush was Elected and Re-Elected I Would Have Called This DVD Fantasy - Now I See It Could Too Easily Happen!
Crazy Terrorist's are there any other kind, NOPE blow up buildings killing folk. OK the witch hunts spawned by rampant paranoia starts and arab americans are made the scape goats. A Nazi like Military person takes over becoming a one man government who knows all, says all see's all and does all with impunity.
The DVD is good, the acting is first rate and the tension between the characters at times is so real you can cut it with a knife. The movie makes you think. The movie has ... Read More
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305364207
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6305364206
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 20, 1999
Running Time: 116 minutes
Sales Rank: 61635
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: November 06, 1998