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This movie was very cool. It was a let's shock everybody by actually showing terrorism happen that we can't stop. The only other movie to come close to showing what domestic terrorism would do to the use is The Siege. In fact there are some very surprising similarities. I would love to see this again. I can't wait to find the video I made oh so long again.

This often-underrated movie (the fact that Steven Segal starred in a more illustrious, but worse film of the same name does not help) was probably the first to address domestic terrorism and its resonance in the light of recent events make it a film that should be brought back and re-issued. Peter Strauss is excellent as the FBI Chief who thinks the terrorist acts are by an individual as opposed to a state, Hal Holbrook finds himself as the President considering his retaliatory response against chief suspects Iran. Top marks however go to Fritz Weaver, Mason Adams and EG Marshall the praetorian guard who form the inner circle of advisors who come into direct conflict with Strauss' more cautious approach. An above average TV movie whose storyline is somewhat similar to the more recent but more simply titled Siege starring Denzel Washington

Okay, I haven't seen this in years, but I distinctly remember it, in detail, from when it originally aired on TV.

The premise of terrorists wandering about bombing and rocketing things is perfectly scary, sure. And I guess if you are so inclined, you'd find it prescient of 9/11. In reality, it seemed to be an extreme version of what had happened in the past decade in Europe.

Anyway, I recall it being sorta not that good. I watched for the premise, explosions, and waiting for some law enforcement or military unit to do something useful about it. Instead soldiers hoot and holler about a girl and get blown up for their effort, and so on.

Typical TV-movie fare, really.

I saw this movie in the early 90's for the first time. It was long before 911 and before the substitute movie with Steven Seagall "Under Siege". This movie, with Peter Strauss as FBI director, is in fact a political statement to the American people. It shows the Americans to be alert of hate and discrimination and to look into the mirror. It shows how the justice system is in great danger and it also shows how a national crisis will be adressed by different parties like CIA, FBI and Homeland Security. When you see this movie you will learn how the American political system works. But to find this movie on the market will be very difficult because it looks like it is banned from the US forever and replaced by heroic titles with similar names and different actors. And that freightens me the most. I just saw this movie again and i had to write this review asking myself: how would Trump react on this kind of terror scenario? There should be a modern remake of this movie, regarding 911. Including all the lies from Colin Powell etc. This is one of the best movies i have ever seen including the repetitive but thrilling soundtrack from Brad Fiedel which is also banned i think because it has never been released. Too bad this movie is technical outdated (no mobile phones, flat screens, fast computers, etc.) but it is still a must to see.

One of the best movies I have ever seen! A great plot and fabulous acting. After 911, I tried for years to find a copy of it, but it seemed to vanish off the face of the earth. It seemed a very unusual coincidence that another movie of the same name (a very poor replacement starring Steven Seagal) came out to replace the missing movie, in case others tried to locate it. The only actor's name I could remember was Hal Holbrook (the president), and I looked up his profile on the internet. It listed all the movies he's ever acted in, but it didn't show "Under Siege". It was then that I became convinced it had been ordered pulled from the market by the U.S. government (probably CIA) because it was so realistic, and so clearly showed just how vulnerable the country is to terrorist attack. I'm sure it was seen as a blueprint for potential terrorists. I would place bets that Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaida have seen the movie prior to 911.