How long has it been since Siskel & Ebert died? Because Roger Ebert was mad at Gene Siskel for giving away the shocking surprise in this movie. It may not have been such a surprise to Gene. When you already know what it is, it seems pretty obvious and it may have been obvious to him.
I'm watching this thing for the first time. I didn't really know what it was about---something about the IRA and a lady who's actually a man.
I was pretty much on the IRA's side in Northern Ireland. Catholics were plainly a persecuted minority. The British put an end to non-violent civil disobedience there when they massacred Catholic Civil Rights marchers on Bloody Sunday. British soldiers were cheering as reports came in about how many people were killed. The IRA paid them back in kind. The IRA's first action in Northern Ireland was fighting a gang of armed Protestants trying to burn down a rectory after trapping the priests inside.
I was on the IRA's side but I'd stay away from those guys. I don't know how Catholics in Northern Ireland felt about them.
The Republic of Ireland was no picnic either. Catholics writhed under the Catholic jackboot.
Was that scorpion/frog story a new thing when this movie came out? Because it's just annoying now. It's too long. They need a short version.
The final message of the movie seems to be that revenge killing really is a solution to at least some problems.
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