Green Zone (DVD Widescreen) [DVD]

Excellent. Can't wait to watch it.

The American invasion of Iraq in 2003 was based on the false pretense that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and intended to use them against western targets. This was a consequence of the foul mood after the destructive attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States. Iraq had used chemical weapons in the war with Iran, with the most notable incident being the Halabja massacre, where over 3,000 civilians were killed with mustard gas and nerve agents. This is the highest level of death from chemical agents used in history. Therefore, there were historical precedents for the principle of Iraq possessing chemical agents and the will to use them. In this movie, Matt Damon plays an American soldier that commands a team that travels to sites where a source has claimed WMD in the form of chemical and biological agents is present. The source was given the code name “Magellan” and investigations of several sites has revealed not event a hint of a WMD agent. This thriller is all the more intense because it features a great deal of the subterfuge going on between the American civilians that are now acting as the de facto government of Iraq and the local CIA. The American civilians are arrogant and incredibly naïve in their approach to what Iraq will be post invasion and reject the advice of the CIA official. That official is very emphatic in stating that the only force that can govern Iraq at this time is the Iraqi army. The response from the American civilians is to disband the army and try to turn control over to an Iraqi expatriate that has not been in the country for decades. The battles between the unit commanded by the Matt Damon character and what is a rogue U. S. military unit with the CIA in the middle add yet another level of tension to the conflict. There is also a reference to NY Times reporter Judith Miller, she wrote a story claiming that Iraq had WMD. It turned out that she was duped by people in the American intelligence community. There are battles with bullets and there are battles with words in this movie. While both are riveting, the most interesting are the ones with words. For they demonstrate how flawed the American invasion was, as it was based on faulty intelligence, downright lies and deliberate misinformation.

This movie is a must see to experience what our troops have to go through fighting our sworn enemy plus being used by our government agencies who tend to betray our purpose for being in a God foresaken country. I recommend this movie for all adults to see.

Good war flick with interesting plot twists.

This was a great movie. My husband and I enjoyed it a lot. I would definately recommend this movie to anyone.

THIS MOVIE HAD A LOT OF ACTION AND LIVED UP TO THE REVIEWS GIVEN IT...MATT DAMON WAS GREAT

I'm sorry but it just really didn't catch my full attention. It's okay, but not as good as I thought it would be. My husband likes it, as I bought it for him for Christmas, but it just lacks something to keep your attention like some of Matt Damen's other action movies.

It was not one of Damon's better movies.

I was very disappointed in Matt Damon for doing this film. This movie is very boring and drawn out. Its not intense or action packed. There are a couple of action parts but not at all what I would expect from a war flick. I didnt like the underlying message that this film had to offer because Im a patriot.

i expected this to be more like the bourne movies: full of action, but instead this was more espionage and very light action. i was very disappointed!!!!!