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Green Zone film with Matt Damon
Ok so here is the story. Back in 2003 I was in Iraq as part of a small team doing the search for chemical weapons. As you can imagine it was a pretty crazy time and we were all convinced that we would find stockpiles of WMD and get our picture taken and make the news blah blah blah. Obviously that didn't happen. During our search we discovered the intelligence was very bad (very bad intelligence) so we began conducting our own investigation...in a way. It was a very crazy time as you can imagine and my boss, Monty Gonzales, Chief Warrant Officer, was the man searching for the truth.
Anyway 4 years after I got back from Iraq and out of the Military I receive a call from a producer making a film based on those events. They asked me to be an advisor and basically play myself in the film. We filmed in 2008 and the movie is due out March 12. As you can imagine that was a crazy fun experience. Since this is my first Thread I don't know how to imbed video so I will just add some links to a CBS interview that has me in it and the movie trailer. I would really be interested in peoples take on the subject matter and the film itself. I have been on Chiefs Planet for years and I find that there is a solid mix of good points and good humor. CBS Interview http://www.imdb.com/video/cbs/vi2081292313/ Movie Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkTpAYrLcOo |
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I stand in real awe of battle tested vets like yourself, you & your unit were kicking ass & taking names early on. Thanks.
As for the movie, i'm 99.9% sure i'll like it, it looked slick & Damon is money for these kind of roles & it was very, very smart of that director to get you guys directly involved... talk about realism & having every detail right... instead of sending actors to Army camp. |
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Saw it tonight good flick, the part where he goes to Saddams temple and was like hey saddam you like apples? Then shoots him
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Where did you see it at?
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What? There was no WPMDs? WTF?!!!1eleven!1!!
And they made a movie of it? ****ing leftist media ****s! And Dane is the only true celebrity we have here. (Sure, FAX says he played the harmonica in Bruce Willis' '98 tour, but we all know that doesn't count.) That some schmuck from Eugene thinks they are Brad Pitt just because Jason Bourne decides to do a Rambo in Iraq flick doesn't mean that they supercede Dane. ****in' Dane. He's the real superstar. I know. He told me to walk into a flaming AIDS tree when I was a CP n00b. Anyway, being serious, that's cool as hell. (Not your obvious shit time in Iraq, but movie time thing.) I just hope that your Lt. or CwO isn't offended by being played by a Hollywood Streisand like Damond. |
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Good stuff and thank you for sharing.
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Here was my take on Hurt Locker. |
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Uh oh. Watch out for petegz28's brother in law.
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MATT DAMON GREG KINNEAR oregon chief in a Paul Greengrass film GREEN ZONE |
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Just saw this thread for the first time today - kind of ironic that Netflix sent me notice yesterday that it will arrive on Monday.
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Rented this and watched it on Blu-Ray tonight. I really enjoyed the movie, and it was kind of cool watching it after reading this thread a while back!
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