Carlos

Just be careful when you purchase or rent this that you want the THEATRICAL VERSION as opposed to the MINISERIES VERSION. The theatrical version is still good, but is about two hours shorter than the miniseries version.

While not as good as the six hour mini series people really have to stop complaining. There were two versions made. This and the mini series. This was done on purpose. iTunes probably will never sell the mini series so stop complaining.

That's my name

its an incredibly interesting story-I remember the stories of the real Carlos the Jackal-and its so well made with a whole bunch of great actors in it. Without a doubt Edgar Ramirez owns the screen plus he gets naked several times which is a major plus! If this would have been given the Hollywood treatment staring someone like Tom Cruise it would have been tedious beyond words but its got a truly international flavor,is in a mixture of languages, has a great sound track-see the mini series as opposed to the cut for the theatre version. I loved it -in my top ten movies ever.

Add the miniseries please!

I don't know why, but ITunes is selling a version of this film, that has been reduced by at least a third of it's original length. Do yourself a favor and get the Criterion edition, it's a lot better, and it's full-length...again I don't know what Itunes' deal is.

Excellent Movie!

Gross, sorry we wasted our money and downloaded it. Watched maybe 20 minutes of it and that was too much.

For many reviewers who claim that film is too long, too slow, and glorifies terrorism, I have one other film that many people have said the same thing about: THE GODFATHER. So for those you who have not seen the film and wish to critize it, please leave your comments for yourself. I have seen the film, and as a member of the criminal justice system who has intensely followed/studied/prevented crime and terrorism, this is about as close as anyone will come to protraying how today's terrorism was born. Here are the facts audiences should be aware of before they see this film: 1st - the film roughly covers 20 to 30 years of the life of terrorist Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, aka Carlos the Jackal. This man was the Osama bin Laden of his time: a man who moved money for different terrorist groups and tyrannts, organized attacks on innocent people, and is (not "was" since he is still alive rotting in a French prison) a cold-blooded killer. Thankfully, the filmmakers did an amazing job of sticking to facts, only using testimony and first hand accounts of what had occurred during his reign of terror. So there is very little room for "glorifying" the man - in fact you're rooting for police and international agencies to catch the SOB (or at least I was). That being said, this leads to the 2nd thing - Edgar Ramirez. Given he didn't have a large role in THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, Ramirez was able to pull the impossible and truly become Carlos. You don't see the "I'm a well paid actor" attitude some actors carry today, instead you see the greedy terrorist celebrity that many people associated with evil. Edgar Ramirez BECOMES Carlos, which is the most important piece the film required. I mentioned THE GODFATHER earlier, Ramirez embodied his Carlos much like Marlon Brando embodied Don Corrilone. The last thing worth mentioning is the filmmaking, which was best described earlier as having the quickness and political intrigue like the films MUNICH and THE BOURNE TRILOGY. There are moments that seem to drag, especially in the final episode (there are three, each roughly 1.5 hours long) that leads to Carlos' arrest. But this isn't meant to be an action-packed film, though there is a good amount; this isn't supposed to be a 100% biography of a criminal, though they get many things right; and this is NOT AT ALL a film that tells audiences to become terrorists, rather it explores how one individual gained power by fear and was caught due to his own greed. The one downside to the film though (and my friends and coworkers mentioned this as well) is the switching back and forth of languages. There are English subtitles in French, German, Spanish, and Arabic but there is plenty of English speaking for those who don't enjoy reading to still follow along. CARLOS is a must see. If you want to get an idea of how terrorism was born and how it matured to the animal it is today, please see this film.

This goes back to the days when the terrorists seemed to have a just cause albeit they were a little over the top with their methodology. Today's terrorists work for the CIA and with the assault on Lybia they will have a seat at the UN. How things change. I enjoyed this movie in spite of it's length. Ramierez does a great job and switches from English to Spanish to French in a way that I could only wish for myself.