Movie Green Zone

AndyC · July 02, 2010, 13:24

A bit hit and miss - the plot was paper-thin with an ending that can be seen coming from miles away.

I was pretty impressed with the scenic details, though - the Al Rashid hotel, the Crossed Swords parade-ground and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the bust of Saddam with his silly-ass helmet, the swimming-pool... very accurate.

Ssarge · July 02, 2010, 15:22

I liked "Hot tub time machine" better.

Barbcue · July 02, 2010, 15:33

I liked Greenzone it wasent "steller" but it was good..

**Frenchkat** · July 05, 2010, 20:37

I was impressed with the scenary also. Then I IMDBed the movie - Most of it was filmed in Spain.

Plot was thin.

Clyde the Pointer · July 05, 2010, 20:44

I liked it. Very good message.

**Blackmore** · July 06, 2010, 06:25

Quote:

Originally posted by Ssarge
I liked "Hot tub time machine" better.

I really like John Cusack, but, man, he mailed it in for a paycheck on that one.

I wanted Green Zone. My wife wanted the 99¢ chick flick so HTTM was the compromise choice.

**preston1026** · July 06, 2010, 08:10

I liked it, would give a b-... better than I thought.

BIG 54R · July 12, 2010, 11:22

it wasn't bad all things considered...

I need to see HTTM tho!
I really like Craig Robinson...he's funny !

ILM Sniper · July 21, 2010, 08:58

I would have liked it better if they added a few things:

163,098,302 kids yelling "Mister mister" trying to ratfuck his gear every time he exited any vehicle, anywhere

Large ankle deep puddles of septic waste scattered randomly throughout the movie for him to step in

The Freedom Restaurant: COME ON- how do you have a Green Zone movie without Suleiman's House of Salmonella?? (Used to live in a CHU behind his property)

Donkey carts

Other than that enjoyable as long as you don't expect too much.

Ssarge · July 21, 2010, 09:14

"Green Zone" was an OK way to spend a couple of hours as long as you didn't expect too much of a message in the first place.

AndyC · July 21, 2010, 17:00

Quote:

Originally posted by ILM Sniper
The Freedom Restaurant: COME ON- how do you have a Green Zone movie without Suleiman's House of Salmonella?? (Used to live in a CHU behind his property)

I would have laughed if they'd put in the Red Caf, Green Caf and the "Dodgy Chinese" massage parlor next to the CASH.

ILM Sniper · July 21, 2010, 17:06

Quote:

Originally posted by AndyC

I would have laughed if they'd put in the Red Caf, Green Caf and the "Dodgy Chinese" massage parlor next to the CASH.

Would have been even better if just one of those Chinese chicks was under 45 years old (had doubts about them being female as well

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**SPEEDGUNNER** · July 22, 2010, 08:07

Good story, makes you wonder if more of that crap doesn't go on and that is why the world is such an effed up place...ending was predictable, but it gave it a feel good for all the devious machinations by the politicos and spooks.

Artful · July 25, 2010, 00:17

Won't knowingly support the anti-gun actors myself

http://www.nraila.org/issues/factshe...d=15&issue=011

http://gunowners.org/fs0302.htm

http://www.pinkpistols.org/antigun.html

kingfish · September 01, 2010, 16:53

It was a left wing wack job. The whole message of the movie was that GW Bush and the Wallstreet Journal lied to us to get us into Iraq.

Nothing more. A real piece of shit starring one of Hollywoods finest pieces of shit, Matt Damon.

Mooch357 · September 01, 2010, 17:19

Yeah, I'm still not ready for a Matt Damon rendition (pardon the pun) of my War.
**** him, **** them.
I haven't seen Hurt Locker either for that matter.
I was there in the Spring and Summer of '03. I lived in the basement of the Republican Palace and we ate most of our meals across the river in a market to the south in karradah (I don't remember what zone that was). That was before Burger King when the line for Copenhagen was 3 hours long at BIAP.
(It never fails - where the US Army goes, BK is soon to follow)

nawck · September 02, 2010, 18:59

I lasted about 17 minutes into Hurt Locker.
I turned it off because it was filmed in Stupid-Vision.
WTF?
Can't they afford a steady cam, boom or dolly?

That Blare Witch Camera Shake thing being done intentionally is one thing I refuse to put up with.

July 02, 2010, 13:24	#1
AndyC Porridge Wog Contributor FALaholic #: 19755 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Euless, TX Posts: 11,061	Movie Green Zone A bit hit and miss - the plot was paper-thin with an ending that can be seen coming from miles away. I was pretty impressed with the scenic details, though - the Al Rashid hotel, the Crossed Swords parade-ground and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the bust of Saddam with his silly-ass helmet, the swimming-pool... very accurate. __________________ My Iraq Pics Preferred Travel Agent - 72 Virgins Dating Club

July 02, 2010, 15:22	#2
Ssarge Registered FALaholic #: 247 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 7,473	I liked "Hot tub time machine" better. __________________ http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member899.png

July 02, 2010, 15:33	#3
Barbcue Registered FALaholic #: 5782 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CALI Posts: 2,841	I liked Greenzone it wasent "steller" but it was good.. __________________ Bring back the Chicken Mitt !

July 05, 2010, 20:37	#4
Frenchkat Senior Member Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 17396 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 602	I was impressed with the scenary also. Then I IMDBed the movie - Most of it was filmed in Spain. Plot was thin. __________________

July 05, 2010, 20:44	#5
Clyde the Pointer Registered FALaholic #: 6728 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 460	I liked it. Very good message. __________________ Clyde

July 06, 2010, 08:10	#7
preston1026 Go Seminoles! Contributor FALaholic #: 38005 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 1,666	I liked it, would give a b-... better than I thought.

July 12, 2010, 11:22	#8
BIG 54R Registered FALaholic #: 20183 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: GALVESTON COUNTY, TX. Posts: 239	it wasn't bad all things considered... I need to see HTTM tho! I really like Craig Robinson...he's funny !

July 21, 2010, 08:58	#9
ILM Sniper Registered FALaholic #: 8736 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hot places mostly Posts: 1,197	I would have liked it better if they added a few things: 163,098,302 kids yelling "Mister mister" trying to ratfuck his gear every time he exited any vehicle, anywhere Large ankle deep puddles of septic waste scattered randomly throughout the movie for him to step in The Freedom Restaurant: COME ON- how do you have a Green Zone movie without Suleiman's House of Salmonella?? (Used to live in a CHU behind his property) Donkey carts Other than that enjoyable as long as you don't expect too much. __________________ I went to war and garrison broke out

July 21, 2010, 09:14	#10
Ssarge Registered FALaholic #: 247 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 7,473	"Green Zone" was an OK way to spend a couple of hours as long as you didn't expect too much of a message in the first place. __________________ http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member899.png

July 22, 2010, 08:07	#13
SPEEDGUNNER Firearms Connoisseur Gold Contributor FALaholic #: 43933 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scenic Chester County PA Posts: 1,353	Good story, makes you wonder if more of that crap doesn't go on and that is why the world is such an effed up place...ending was predictable, but it gave it a feel good for all the devious machinations by the politicos and spooks. __________________ "There's a race of men that don't fit in, A race that can't stay still; So they break the hearts of kith and kin, And they roam the world at will." - Robert Service

July 25, 2010, 00:17	#14
Artful Registered FALaholic #: 10191 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: arizona Posts: 2,167	Won't knowingly support the anti-gun actors myself http://www.nraila.org/issues/factshe...d=15&issue=011 http://gunowners.org/fs0302.htm http://www.pinkpistols.org/antigun.html __________________ I'm not Fat, just Tactially Padded

September 01, 2010, 16:53	#15
kingfish Registered FALaholic #: 14127 Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 424	It was a left wing wack job. The whole message of the movie was that GW Bush and the Wallstreet Journal lied to us to get us into Iraq. Nothing more. A real piece of shit starring one of Hollywoods finest pieces of shit, Matt Damon.

September 01, 2010, 17:19	#16
Mooch357 Registered FALaholic #: 56574 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 39	Yeah, I'm still not ready for a Matt Damon rendition (pardon the pun) of my War. ** him, ** them. I haven't seen Hurt Locker either for that matter. I was there in the Spring and Summer of '03. I lived in the basement of the Republican Palace and we ate most of our meals across the river in a market to the south in karradah (I don't remember what zone that was). That was before Burger King when the line for Copenhagen was 3 hours long at BIAP. (It never fails - where the US Army goes, BK is soon to follow)

September 02, 2010, 18:59	#17
nawck Registered FALaholic #: 43340 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Saint Paul MN Posts: 1,443	I lasted about 17 minutes into Hurt Locker. I turned it off because it was filmed in Stupid-Vision. WTF? Can't they afford a steady cam, boom or dolly? That Blare Witch Camera Shake thing being done intentionally is one thing I refuse to put up with.

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