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American Soldiers (2005)
One of the WORST movies ever!
I was a platoon sergeant serving my second tour of duty in Iraq when this p-i-s-s poor movie came out. My platoon operated in the worst district of Tall Afar, which was one of the most notoriously volatile cities in Iraq in 2005. Trust me when I say we saw urban combat almost daily. That is until we launched a massive offensive dubbed Operation Restoring Rights and retook the city. Anyway, my Soldiers and I got wind of this movie and had to check it out ourselves. I'll tell you right now, we didn't have a good laugh like that in a long time. Where do I begin? Should I start with how much the actors sucked? Should I start with how ridiculously unrealistic each situation they faced was handled and portrayed? I mean seriously. Any Soldier who has seen real combat action in Iraq will quickly dismiss this joke of a movie. It's great for a good laugh, but that's about it. If I start on what's wrong with this movie I'll never finish this review. If you're a clueless civilian, you might actually find this movie enjoyable. If you're a combat Soldier who has spent more than a few minutes outside the wire, you'll find this movie great to make fun of at best. The director, writer, executive producer, producer, and film distributor should all be ashamed for dishing out this trash. You want to see reality? Check out me and my guys in a Discovery Channel documentary airing in February 2007 called Combat Zone The Battle of Tal Afar (2005). THAT'S how it really goes down.