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03-31-2016, 06:44 AM
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reviewed at Salon the other day....
MONDAY, MAR 28, 2016 06:57 PM EDT
Michael Ware’s Iraq War doc doesn’t hold up: “Only The Dead See The End Of War” captures the horror and confusion, but skimps on analysis
The Time and CNN war correspondent's disconnected HBO documentary could have been a nonfictional “The Hurt Locker”
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03-31-2016, 08:10 AM
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I will check it out this week.
Do an apolitical look at Iraq, all facets, and there is plenty of blame to spread around. Politics is the root of the problem with going in in the first place, effing up once in there, and screwing up the leaving. This is something American politicians have been exceptional at for 150 years - with few exceptions.
I highly recommend the book Dereliction of Duty, by (then Major) General McMaster
http://www.amazon.com/Dereliction-Du.../dp/0060929081 |
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03-31-2016, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnR
I will check it out this week.
Do an apolitical look at Iraq, all facets, and there is plenty of blame to spread around. Politics is the root of the problem with going in in the first place, effing up once in there, and screwing up the leaving. This is something American politicians have been exceptional at for 150 years - with few exceptions.
I highly recommend the book Dereliction of Duty, by (then Major) General McMaster
http://www.amazon.com/Dereliction-Du.../dp/0060929081 |
Couldn't agree more |
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03-31-2016, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by scottw
reviewed at Salon the other day....
MONDAY, MAR 28, 2016 06:57 PM EDT
Michael Ware’s Iraq War doc doesn’t hold up: “Only The Dead See The End Of War” captures the horror and confusion, but skimps on analysis
The Time and CNN war correspondent's disconnected HBO documentary could have been a nonfictional “The Hurt Locker”
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So you did't watch it ... |
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03-31-2016, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by wdmso
So you did't watch it ...
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no plans to based on the reviews ......and I don't like violence....
VARIETY
MARCH 24, 2016
If a picture is worth a thousand words, it takes an awful lot of pictures – grisly, horrific ones – to drown out the banality of the verbiage in “Only the Dead See the End of War,” Michael Ware’s video memoir of his seven years covering the conflict in Iraq. The Australian journalist’s heavy-handed narration is frequently groan inducing...........Yet while watching it is no picnic due to the graphic nature of what’s on screen, “Only the Dead See the End of War” ultimately proves harder on the ears than it is on the eyes. |
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03-31-2016, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by scottw
no plans to based on the reviews ......and I don't like violence....
VARIETY
MARCH 24, 2016
If a picture is worth a thousand words, it takes an awful lot of pictures – grisly, horrific ones – to drown out the banality of the verbiage in “Only the Dead See the End of War,” Michael Ware’s video memoir of his seven years covering the conflict in Iraq. The Australian journalist’s heavy-handed narration is frequently groan inducing...........Yet while watching it is no picnic due to the graphic nature of what’s on screen, “Only the Dead See the End of War” ultimately proves harder on the ears than it is on the eyes.
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I can respect not wanting to see it due to the violence..
It Seems Variety thinks war shouldn't been shown for what it is horrific ,and they complain about the banality of the verbiage ??
I think they missed the point .. thats my 2 cents |
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03-31-2016, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by wdmso
I think they missed the point .. thats my 2 cents
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they were probably reviewing it as a movie rather than as a political statement |
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04-01-2016, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by scottw
they were probably reviewing it as a movie rather than as a political statement
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There was no political statement made at any point .. by anyone ...
not sure why you would think there was one ? |
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04-02-2016, 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted by wdmso
There was no political statement made at any point .. by anyone ...
not sure why you would think there was one ?
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"and debunks the narrative that Iraq was ever as stable as some would have us believe" |
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04-01-2016, 07:01 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by scottw
no plans to based on the reviews ......and I don't like violence....
VARIETY
MARCH 24, 2016
If a picture is worth a thousand words, it takes an awful lot of pictures – grisly, horrific ones – to drown out the banality of the verbiage in “Only the Dead See the End of War,” Michael Ware’s video memoir of his seven years covering the conflict in Iraq. The Australian journalist’s heavy-handed narration is frequently groan inducing...........Yet while watching it is no picnic due to the graphic nature of what’s on screen, “Only the Dead See the End of War” ultimately proves harder on the ears than it is on the eyes.
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You are trusting Salon and Variety for reviews? |
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04-02-2016, 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
You are trusting Salon and Variety for reviews?
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sure...you listen to Rush Limbaugh don't you? 
Last edited by scottw; 04-02-2016 at 02:18 AM..
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