Is anyone watching "Redacted" on HDNet right now? How the hell did they film this?

[ddeclue]

I can't imagine the Pentagon allowed this to be filmed in Iraq or supplied the men and equipment. The production details and footage are extraordinary. How the f*** did they film this???

Doug D.
Orlando, FL

[whistle]

1. Where are you watching this ddeclue?

[ddeclue]

2. On channel 78 on DirecTV (HDNET) right now

Doug D.

[NYCGirl]

3. It's fictionalized. It was filmed in Jordan. NT

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0937237/

[ddeclue]

4. But where'd the hell did they get all the equipment?

I understand it is fictional but still, this is a lot more realistic in terms of the equipment etc. than 99.9% of Hollywood films.

Doug D.

[NYCGirl]

5. Here's some info that might help:

http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSL3190384420070831?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&sp=true

http://preview.tinyurl.com/2cozlc

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008755-redacted/news/1679324/

(I love the description of O'Reilly in the one above!)

[ddeclue]

6. Uneven...

I found the depiction of the soldiers behavior rather weird and isolated in its nature - there seemed to be no real chain of command in this film, just a bunch of rogue soldiers acting in isolation outside of the check point scenes. Where were the officers and NCO's?

[ddeclue]

7. The violence is really gruesome...particularly the beheading..

Doug D.

[madfloridian]

8. It's on Dish Network HD 9423 also

I am recording it in case I get the nerve to watch it.

[ddeclue]

9. Violence is very gruesome..

In some ways the opening scene Saving Private Ryan is much worse but the IED scene, the checkpoint shooting, the rape, and the beheading so far are very gruesome and so far there isn't any real redeeming mission to this violence.

Doug D.

[madfloridian]

10. It's hard for me to watch stuff like that.

On Dish Network it is HDNMV, and on Direct TV you say it is HDNet Well, on Dish HDNet right now is Dan Rather.

I guess HD Net is different on each network??

[ddeclue]

12. It is called HDNM on the channel guide on DirecTV n/t

[ddeclue]

13. Final Analysis: Redacted

I guess it is ending now since they are showing the still pictures mentioned in the descriptions.

Viewer warning: This movie contains multiple scenes of truly gruesome violence including a beheading, a rape, an IED explosion, and a shooting at a checkpoint that rival or surpass anything you've seen in Saving Private Ryan, Apocalypse Now or in Schindler's List.

I found the portrayal heavy handed and one-sided and in some ways very realistic and in other ways very unrealistic.

Technical portrayals of uniforms and weapons, equipment, and locations seemed very realistic. The total lack of officers and NCO's supervising this squad of soldiers seemed highly unrealistic.

I found the "U-tubization" film style to be faddish, distracting and annoying. I know there is an internet, the whole world does but constantly switching styles and formats really detracted from my ability to stay in the moment of the film.

The effort to portray the soldiers as almost uniformly to a man as villians I found inappropriate and unrealistic and it will backfire on DePalma in his attempt to create a piece of film that would make Americans want to end the war. Had he given a more even handed depiction of the war or even of this particular real life incident it would work much better. An actual documentary based on the facts would have been much more persuasive than this very heavy handed treatment of DePalma's.

I actually find the actual news coverage of the war that has been on HDNet (Dan Rather Reports or other programs) to be much better than either this movie was or than the main stream media does it.

I'm no fan of the war and want to see it ended ASAP but I'm not a fan of this movie either. I certainly don't agree with FauxNew loudmouth Bill O'Reilly that it should be censored or banned but I do think that DePalma has done the movement to end the war in Iraq more harm than good with this film.

Doug D.
Orlando, FL

[ddeclue]

11. So far I find the portrayal rather a one sided story...

portraying the American soldiers as almost uniformly villians which isn't an really accurate portrayal and it therefore will backfire on Brian DePalma's intent to end the war.

Doug D.