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Trailer: The Assault

Based on real events, this film pits an elite French squad against an armed set of Islamic terrorists who have hijacked a plane.

Funky_Pasta_Tommyon March 14, 2012 at 10:42 a.m.

Could be cool, especially if it's kept quite clostrophobic on the plane.

Still_I_Cryon March 14, 2012 at 10:48 a.m.

Might be a pretty cool action movie, though, I am not sure if it is a good thing or not that I feel as if I have seen a movie based on this event already.

This is also racist against a religion.

TheCableKidon March 14, 2012 at 11:44 a.m.

@Still_I_Cry: If based off real event I don't know if it constitutes racism. The marketing for it can be racist but the story itself is a real event.

Osaladinon March 14, 2012 at 12:24 p.m.

Oh look, another movie about Muslim terrorists. /yawn

Beaudaciouson March 14, 2012 at 12:50 p.m.

@Still_I_Cry: A portion of individuals pertaining to a religious group displaying radical tendencies is not racist. Stop trying to overshadow historical truth with political correctness, that's historicist.

People really need to stop blurring the line between political correctness and historical fact, the world isn't all sugar, milkshake and ponies.

Secondly this is a french movie, and right now the Franco-Muslin relations are extremely volatile within the country. But fortunately the french never do anything with the consideration of someone else's feelings. I'm guessing this movie is going to have a soci-political, and socio-economic undertone as well.

Lingxoron March 14, 2012 at 12:51 p.m.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_8969

But you know what this movie really needs? A completely unnecessary subtitle that starts with R.

Vague_Optimismon March 14, 2012 at 1:33 p.m.

Guys? Your saturation's a bit off. Guys? Hey guys?

(Strikes me as a movie where the director desaturated to fill in for actual tension. Also, looks like a TV show pilot trailer rather than a film.)

LoktarOgaron March 14, 2012 at 1:58 p.m.
1) If this doesn't have Steven Segal being sucked out between two planes in the first act, I am not interested.
2) I haven't even seen The Raid yet. You're killing me here.
Vonocourton March 14, 2012 at 2:43 p.m.

The color palette sure does look boring.

Tomrockon March 14, 2012 at 2:50 p.m.

Why the hell is it so desaturated? It's practically black and white. Seems like a cool film, but the colour is really off-putting.

Martin_Blankon March 14, 2012 at 3:54 p.m.
How is one plane, with no nuclear bomb on board, going to 'destroy Paris'?
 
Their plan was to strike the Eiffel Tower? Well, fuck-a-doodle-doo!
CommonReasonon March 14, 2012 at 3:59 p.m.

@Beaudacious: I agree. There always seems to be a tendency to blur those distinctions, mostly out of ignorance. The context of current political affairs always needs to be considered. Especially with films like this, which clearly appear to be making a sociopolitical statement.

Bones8677on March 14, 2012 at 4:25 p.m.

Looks like a TV movie with the look and camera movements. meh.

nERVEcenteron March 14, 2012 at 10:35 p.m.

They still need to make a Rainbow Six movie. I've never finished the novel, but I'm sure some of the finer plot points from there will suffice. Then plenty of fast and heavy action sequences with room-clearing and terrorists getting popped.

teh_destroyeron March 15, 2012 at 8:53 a.m.

@Osaladin said:

Oh look, another movie about Muslim terrorists. /yawn

Where is Naveen Andrews?

Osaladinon March 15, 2012 at 9:56 a.m.

@teh_destroyer: I know right, I guess he doesn't speak french.

spilledmilkfactoryon March 15, 2012 at 11:55 a.m.

Why is this basically in black and white? I thought this movie was made in France, not London.

Aw snap

Still_I_Cryon March 15, 2012 at 3:11 p.m.

@Beaudacious said:

@Still_I_Cry: A portion of individuals pertaining to a religious group displaying radical tendencies is not racist. Stop trying to overshadow historical truth with political correctness, that's historicist.

People really need to stop blurring the line between political correctness and historical fact, the world isn't all sugar, milkshake and ponies.

Secondly this is a french movie, and right now the Franco-Muslin relations are extremely volatile within the country. But fortunately the french never do anything with the consideration of someone else's feelings. I'm guessing this movie is going to have a soci-political, and socio-economic undertone as well.

I was actually mocking people that say or may say it is racist..@TheCableKid said:

@Still_I_Cry: If based off real event I don't know if it constitutes racism. The marketing for it can be racist but the story itself is a real event.

My mockery backfired. :(

I said it was racist against a religion to point out how absurd the claims that one can be racist against those of a religious affiliation are.

Sandoron March 15, 2012 at 5:02 p.m.

@Still_I_Cry said:

This is also racist against a religion.

I hope that was a joke.

Edit: Thank black Jesus, it was.

KJon March 16, 2012 at 8:29 p.m.

I thought the operation was a catastrophe. How can you make it looks cool?

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