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"Green Zone": the movie
Wed, 10/28/2009 - 11:49am
This new movie is about the good old days of Iraq, about seven years ago, when the Americans were too busy fighting each other there to acknowledge the rise of the insurgency. I'd love to see a movie break the "Iraq jinx," and maybe this will be the one.
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Why the title?
If you're going to make an action film, why call it "Green Zone"? There's an action-free zone if I ever saw one.
after seeing the trailer, i
after seeing the trailer, i hope that you are not wishing success for that shite.
Mr. Ricks, have you yet
Mr. Ricks, have you yet watched "The Hurt Locker?" That may have been the one to break the mold against awful Hollywood Iraq war films.