Rise and Fall of Idi Amin (1982)

Pretty Good

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Many years before seeing Forest, we had this actor, Olita, very good, although at times, when playing this notorious beast of an evil African dictator, his words seem stilted, as though, he isn't quite sure his lines are hundred percent down. Regardless of that, he generates a truly scary portrayal of this monster, responsible for the deaths, via execution style, of over 500 000 people, including some paul pry reporters, sticking their noses in too deep. He even humps an underage girl, first telling his boy, discreetly to get out of the car. Olita truly gets the character, and this no holds barred film doesn't hold back on it's brutality, with it's shocking scenes of violence, some of Bit, real in your face stuff. Amin (aka: big daddy), also kept some of his trophies in the same place, Patrick Bateman did. My probs with the film, although I really did enjoy it (another addictive 80's pleasure) was it's rush of story from the get go, where rather what comes off, is a sleazy 80's cheese version, where instead a lot of shock scenes and some sleazy ones have been put in. Not that they don't have merit, or aren't visibly affecting. Good movies, in my opinion, just don't form, from being applied this way or taking this attitude. All that aside, it is still a compelling and recommended watch, especially if you like sleaze and violence.

Most people watching this would think that they are watching a comedy. Yes, the movie is thoroughly entertaining but the reality is that, IT is historically accurate. Olita did an absolutely good job in portraying Madman Amin to the hilt. There is absolutely nothing inaccurate. -Amin used to keep the heads of his opposer's in his refrigerator, -Amin bestowed the highest medal to his son Mwanga, -His three wives disappeared and Kay was found murdered with her hands and legs chopped off, -Amin entered the rally and every one was forbidden to overtake him even when he would stop to reap his wild oats. -Amin was a cannibal -Amin used humor to cover his atrocities.. amongst a few others.This movie deserves more credit than given to it. It narrates the story of a man who thought that printing more money would make his country richer. I give this movie 10/10. Amin, "His Excellency President for Life, Field Marshal Alhaji Dr. Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, CBE, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea, and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular." (true title) was a true madman that did not deserve any display of intelligence that other movies accredit him.Must see..

After watching 'The Last King of Scotland' last year, I became quite interested in finding out more about the madman that was Amin. I soon discovered that they had made a film in the early 80's and managed to watch a trailer on youtube. I immediately thought this would be a great movie to watch - not necessarily because it was well-acted or directed - but because it had that cheesy,crappy quality..so crap it's good sort of thing!So finally - and thanks to the wonders of youtube, i managed to watch the movie. It certainly lived up to my expectations. The movie does accurately portray the timeline of his regime and certainly gives you a sense of the terrible conditions people had to endure under his rule. When Amin appears on screen, he just seems to do one terrible thing after another - the movie does seem to be strung together by scene after scene of Amin shouting maniacally about cutting heads off/kicking out asians/shooting the archbishop/liking Hitler/eating human flesh etc etc...all makes for entertaining viewing I have to say..but then you have to bare in mind that this tyrant was real..so we must never forget that. Some notable quotes "No-one mess with Big Daddy!" "This is what happen to bad mommies" "i Like Hitler,i put statue of him in kampala" "i am sex champion" "for an African,you have gone very white!" "you call uganda money sh*t money!"In summary, definitely an exploitation film BUT does portray the man as the evil villain he was.

As a child, I lived in Kenya and remember the time when my father went to Kampala for business. But then Milton Obote was overthrown and Idi Amin came into power. A few months later, our business in Kampala had to be shut down and soon after that, Amin ordered all Indians to leave Uganda. Some came across the border into Kenya but most went to England and remained there. It was only later that the news began to come out of the Uganda on how brutal as well as cruel the Ugandan dictator really was.In the early 1970's Idi Amin overthrew President Milton Obote. The coup was supported by many but soon they this turned ugly and Amin ordered the Indians to leave Uganda. He also started to deal with anyone who opposed him, or, said anything against him. His critics, as well as his opponents are put in prisons and are tortured and killed. At the same time he raped women and did not care for diplomacy - even on International level. At one point he orders the British Ambassdor to kneel before him and at the same time, he calls himself "The King of Scotland." Directed by Sharad Patel, The Rise and Fall of Idi Amin, is filmed in Kenya and has multi cast, which includes the most well known Kenyan actor, who was also a newscaster on what was then "Voice of Kenya," Norbert Okare as the judge that Amin orders to be killed. Jospeh Olita has done an excellent job as "Idi Amin." If at all possible, for those who think that they can watch such a "bloody" (this is not used in swearing sense at all but in real terms of the word) film. And those who would like to know what it was like under Idi Amin, then this is a film that is worth while to watch.As a matter of interest and as the movie was filmed in Kenya, the scene that depicts Indians leaving their businesses, homes, shops, etc, was filmed with real Indians and not actors in the capital, Naiorbi, in the area of "River Road," which at the time did consist of shops owned by Indians. A lot of the Indians were actually invited to participate in that scene. The swimming pool scene was filmed at the "Nairobi Gymnkhana," which was known as "Patel Club" as well.