I give this movie four stars because that's the max. (I don't know how that other guy gave it 5 stars -- I guess the format has changed.) This movie was a real eye-opener. It made me rethink my view of the events 100 miles down the road. If you have an open mind and take a little time to investigate what happened, I'm confident that you'll conclude that the federal government was the aggressor -- exerting illegal and INARGUABLY unnecessary force. As for the film being one-sided, that's not a fair assessment. The film is arguing for a particular viewpoint -- but the viewpoint it argues for can be characterized as the truth. It just so happens that one side of the conflict has a monopoly on the truth.

Hello, A gave this movie 1 star and that would be for the last twenty minutes of the film. I felt it was very one sided as many have said. I also felt that it was poorly edited with text on the screen not matching what was on heard on the audio. Certain sequences made me feel like segments of the hearings were spliced together so that a) individual comments were taken out of (important) context b) replies to statements weren't neccesarily replies to the preceding statement on the tape. Of the viewers that watched the tape tonight, we all agreed that the film was confusing in a factual sense. Not enough detail or explanation was given to all claims made in the movie. I also found myself wondering about plausible explanations that were not included in the tape that could have been addressed by the narrator. However, the one- sided viewpoint doesn't allow for that. I do think that the movie does illustrate many poor judgements made by both groups of people. Though only through the testimonies only. I felt that the movie used some of the same tactics of sensationalism as the media does/did. If it were not for the last 20 minutes of FLIR interpretation, I would have considered the movie a waste of effort both mine and theirs. I Personally will only recommend this movie to those who I know to have critical thinking skills. Otherwise this would end up being the same sort of brainwash that the FBI has obviously attempted. Craig Smith

It,s compelling. Very one sided. Although, after viewing this program in combination w/ recently released F.B.I. statements. I believe the people making the decisions on the site should be ashamed. As an American I am ashamed.

After multiple viewings of WTROE, I would say Jeff Vice's review of this documentary is more biased than the movie itself. The documentary consists primarily of video footage of pre-raid ATF preparations (NONE of which allowed for a peaceful Davidian surrender; all preparations were for a military style ambush), video of the raid itself, and congressional hearings. There is little or no opportunity to insert any bias into these pieces of evidence, which include a taped 911 call from inside the compound. The call raises this interesting question: if someone in the house had started the shootout by firing on the ATF agents first, why on earth would they even THINK of calling 911. The people you're supposedly trying to KILL (the gov.) are going to send HELP?!?! Not likely. Evidence that is open for interpretation include examination of the video of the final moments of the raid which an independent expert testified showed multiple shots from agents and tanks despite the FBI's assertion that they had not fired a "single shot". However, for argument's sake, assume the experts are incorrect and no shots were fired. That does not undo the manner in which the raid was conducted in the first place and the lie after lie the government put forth to cover it up. The film may appear one-sided at times, but that is primarily because the government doesn't have a leg to stand on. The testimony by ATF and FBI agents at the congressional hearing are downright laughable, often comparable to a 3-year old with his hand in the cookie jar. They can say "I didn't do it" all they want, but the manner in which it is said and the expressions on their faces betray their own words. The facts in this documentary speak for themselves and the behavior of the ATF, FBI and our court system (which sentenced many of the surviving Davidians to as much as 40 years despite being found NOT GUILTY of murder) is enough to make any American who doesn't have their head in the sand truly outraged. For those items that are "debatable", the government's actions speak volumes. For example, what precious few questions may have been answered by the evidence at the compound was immediately destroyed (tanks leveled EVERY last wall) or "lost" (witnesses testified the door to the compound had 100's of bullet holes, ALL of which were from bullets going IN The compound, not coming out, but that door has mysteriously "vanished"). During negotiations, the Davidians sensed they were getting the runaround and feared they were being set up for what eventually happened (being burnt to the ground) and requested press to act as a intermediary in the negotiations, but that never happened! If the ATF and FBI's actions weren't unconstitutional, illegal and yes, IMMORAL, why wouldn't they have granted this request? You need only look at who's behavior smelled of coverup to learn whether the mainstream press' version of this story or the story told in WTROE are more accurate. The governments contention that Koresh was a crazed power-hungry "cult" leader are absurd, but even if he was, none of the actions they took could have possibly saved the people inside. Some people may be buying the government's story, but to me it amounts to "Koresh would have killed them, so we killed them first". I fail to see the logic of this. I highly recommend this video to anyone. It is educational, eye-opening and compellingly watchable. By comparing the facts presented in this documentary with what was reported in the media in 1993, you can't help but realize that something stinks in America, and it is a government that is all too willing to trample someone's constitutional rights and even take their life should they impede the government agenda.