Goslowski... You must be Jewish. No wonder (muslim) Genghis Khan was a monster for you. Thank you for ennumerating it numerous times in your crtique. it only serves to make me want to watch it more.

Sam... You must be uneducated. For one, Genghis Khan was not a Muslim, but a shamanist. The Mongols did not convert to Islam until well after his death. But don't worry, there were plenty of bloodthirsty, psychopathic Muslim Mongols later in history. Tamerlane, for instance, proudly wrote of his own massive bloodletting in the name of Islam.

Ms. Goslowski, while it is natural that you would think of the Khan as a monster (he did, after all, facilitate quite a bit of death and horror), you should keep a few things in mind before you pass total judgment. For one, it was a brutal time. Mass violence was commonplace and not unique to the Mongols (they were just better at it). More importantly, unlike most conquering armies of the day, the Khan's actually had a largely beneficial effect after the dust cleared. The unification of the region under a single empire helped to open up long closed trade routes, allowing such travelers as Marco Polo to pass freely into Asia. Furthermore, as overlords went, Genghis Khan by the standards of the time was downright enlightened. For example, he allowed total religious freedom in the territories he conquered- something almost completely unheard of at the time. Finally, understand that people glorify their (successful) conquerors. We in the West still seem to admire Alexander the Great. Statues of Napolean Bonaparte still stand proudly in French squares. These men were no less brutal than the Khan.

BC does a good job of showing how mistaken you were in your article, Ms. Goslowski.

What baffles me is the lack of work you put into this article. A simple look at Wikipedia would have dispelled any ill-conceived notion you had of Genghis Khan.

Your ignorance led to one of the worst reviews I have ever read.

Ms. Goslowski, it's called research, look into it. The film is trying enlighten people like you, who have no real understanding of history and simply regurgitate uneducated drivel. Ghengis Khan was no more a monster than Alexander the Great, who quelled the rebellion in Thebes by sacking the city and killing everyone in sight, including women and children. To set an example for the rest of Greece. Julius Caesar boasted that he had captured over a million slaves during his campaign in Gaul. In 1099, when the Crusaders finally took Jeruselem, after killing most of the inhabitants, it is said they road through the streets up to their ankles in the blood, on horseback. Is the only difference between a hero and a monster to you the shape of his eyes or the color of his skin?

I am glad I am not the only one who thinks that Ms. Goslowski does not understand what she is talking about.

You guys only bring up the names of other monsters. You never disprove that GK was indeed one, semi-good deeds aside. Still, a very bad review.

all gods as well as semi gods are violent. Name be a god that wasn't.

Which history books do you read Ms Goslowski? Seems you are quite gullible and uneducated.

The review sounded extremely biased on prejudices.. From what I read in Wikipedia, Genghis Khan was a lot better than I had imagined from my history text books.. And I felt the movie was actually pretty good too.. I know, they did miss out on some points, but still.. I think u could've made a better review if you'd read up bout the guy first..

I think BC took the words outta my mouth... saves me the time for typing anyhow.

Ms Goslowski... "a bloodbath, and these splatters are left best suited for gory horror films" "until we learn that Temudgin is Ghenghis Khan" ??? Are you serious? Are you implying that you had no idea this movie was the story of Ghenghis Khan? Wow, no wonder you're still a Ms and not a MRS... no guy can possibly sit through more than one movie with you for you to get a second date?

Ok, so YES Ms Goslowski this is the tale of Ghenghis Khan... there's going to be bloodshed and battles, did you expect rose petals to flow onto the battle ground? sheesh! I think you oughta stick to the "Sex & The City" and other brainless chick flick reviews.

Ms. Goslowski,

Have you even read the Secret History of the Mongols? What do you think has been fictionalized?

Genghis Khan was no worse than any number of Western tyrants treated kindly in film all the time. Calling him a monster based on basically nothing is, in essence, racist.