The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (1990 TV Movie) User Reviews

Not likely as an in flight movie

[rps-2 · 9/10 · 15 April 2007]

This a brutally honest, compellingly accurate, brilliantly crafted film. It's not exactly a docudrama. But it examines the facts behind the Lockerbee bombing in a dramatic fashion without preaching. And who among us, whether in the airline business, cigarettes, cat food or something else has not been trapped in the pressures of the sort of corporate culture that is so well documented here. Do you resign in conscience or do you reluctantly do what you're told in order to save your job. There are no real bad guys here; just a lot of disillusioned ones. Even the terrorists have their redeeming qualities. A whole lot of people got trapped in a situation that inevitably took on a life (and death) of its own. I am astounded this superb film has had such limited exposure. But don't expect to see it as in flight entertainment.

A decent portrayal but lacks some emotion!

[Sylviastel · 8/10 · 1 September 2003]

As somebody who takes interest in PAn Am 103's tragedy, I find this film plays around the publicly known events. If I had any say, I would have tried to focus on the human emotions of those who lost their relatives and friends in this crash. The film chronicles the events preceding the tragedy. I wished they would have made a conscious effort on examining the humans lost on 103 like on 9-11. Pan Am 103 was really the beginning of a war on terrorism for us. Pan Am 103 was our first warning which we ignored foolishly. If we had paid more attention to the events preceding the tragedy, we could have prevented 9-11. Pan Am 103 did not crash against a building but a small street in Lockerbie, Scotland. The residents there have never recovered emotionally neither have the families of Pan Am 103. 15 years later, we're still asking what happened. I have to say it's first rate casting with Timothy West, Peter Boyle, and others. It seems terrible that nobody paid close attention and we all have to ask why we didn't pay any close attention now. It's still a good film about the tragedy. I think they should have showed the names of those lost on the darkest day of the year.