Green Zone film with Matt Damon

[Oregon chief]

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

[Radar Chief]

I’ve seen the trailer for this movie before, interesting looking flick. Even more interesting now.
Thanks for sharing, I’ll definitely check that out.

[Duck Dog]

Congrats. Just think, if you had found WoMD you probably would have met Clint Eastwood instead.

[Sully]

Y'know, I always thought Damon was kind of a Streisand, but he's rockin' the shit in this one.

[Consistent1]

Originally Posted by Duck Dog

Congrats. Just think, if you had found WoMD you probably would have met Clint Eastwood instead.

I like a few Eastwood movies and all, but I think Damon might actually be a little more "hot" right now.

[Mr. Plow]

Could you get Matt Damon to come to my kids birthday party and perform for us? Nothing to tough, just all the Bourne movies would be fine.

[Oregon chief]

Originally Posted by Duck Dog

Congrats. Just think, if you had found WoMD you probably would have met Clint Eastwood instead.

Now thats funny

[Oregon chief]

Originally Posted by KCbroncoHATER

Thanks for your service from San Antonio, Texas.

You bet I will watch it.

Are you Brian, the guy at the end of the clip?

Yeah I am the Brian that was on at the end. CBS is airing a longer story on it that talks about my involvement with the actual search the movie is about.

[roman gnome]

Very cool! Props to you!

I will check it out now!

[Great Expectations]

Originally Posted by Buck

Nice, Oregon chief has taken over jwhit's spot for most famous planeteer.

Congrats!

Dane McCloud Anyone?

[Oregon chief]

There are parts of this film that will be controversial. There is a scene of torture and of course a right wing representing evil bad guy. They also make a Special Forces team look like they are the tool of the evil Republicans.

On the actual team, none of this happened. There was never anyone tortured and we worked very closely with the SF and other organizations. They put that in the movie to make it more entertaining because that is something audiences have come to expect. Using real soldiers and a partial true story may cause many people to confuse all of this with reality.

You will have to let me know what you think when you see it.

[Great Expectations]

Originally Posted by Oregon chief

Yeah I am the Brian that was on at the end. CBS is airing a longer story on it that talks about my involvement with the actual search the movie is about.

Playing Brian Bronner?

[JD10367]

Originally Posted by Hydrae

I saw the trailer on tv last night for the first time. My response to my wife was that this is a Bourne story that Robert Ludlum never wrote. The family has made quite a franchise out of the Bourne name since the old man's death.

If you like the Bourne films, read the books. The films sucks huge drippy Clydesdale schlong compared to the books. You have to read them in order ("Identity", "Supremacy", "Ultimatum").

I don't read any of the post-Ludlum collaborative or ghostwriter stuff. Here is the list of HIS books.

The Scarlatti Inheritance (1971)
The Osterman Weekend (1972)
The Matlock Paper (1973)
Trevayne (1973, writing under the pen-name Jonathan Ryder)
The Cry of the Halidon (1974, writing under the pen-name Jonathan Ryder)
The Rhinemann Exchange (1974)
The Road to Gandolfo (1975, writing under the pen-name Michael Shepherd)
The Gemini Contenders (1976)
The Chancellor Manuscript (1977)
The Holcroft Covenant (1978)
The Matarese Circle (1979) (this one was really good IIRC)
The Bourne Identity (1980)
The Parsifal Mosaic (1982) (also very good)
The Aquitaine Progression (1984)
The Bourne Supremacy (1986)
The Icarus Agenda (1988)
The Bourne Ultimatum (1990)
The Road to Omaha (1992)
The Scorpio Illusion (1993)
The Apocalypse Watch (1995)
The Matarese Countdown (1997)
The Prometheus Deception (2000)

[Oregon chief]

Originally Posted by Great Expectations

Playing Brian Bronner?

No I play Brian Keating. I'm not on the IMDB thing because you really need an agent to petition them to get your name on. I have no agent.

[Great Expectations]

Originally Posted by Oregon chief

No I play Brian Keating. I'm not on the IMDB thing because you really need an agent to petition them to get your name on. I have no agent.

Cool, I look forward to watching the movie. This is one I would have watched aynyway, but to have a connection (no matter how limited) to it makes it a little better.

[Hydrae]

Originally Posted by JD10367

If you like the Bourne films, read the books. The films sucks huge drippy Clydesdale schlong compared to the books. You have to read them in order ("Identity", "Supremacy", "Ultimatum").

I don't read any of the post-Ludlum collaborative or ghostwriter stuff. Here is the list of HIS books.

The Scarlatti Inheritance (1971)
The Osterman Weekend (1972)
The Matlock Paper (1973)
Trevayne (1973, writing under the pen-name Jonathan Ryder)
The Cry of the Halidon (1974, writing under the pen-name Jonathan Ryder)
The Rhinemann Exchange (1974)
The Road to Gandolfo (1975, writing under the pen-name Michael Shepherd)
The Gemini Contenders (1976)
The Chancellor Manuscript (1977)
The Holcroft Covenant (1978)
The Matarese Circle (1979) (this one was really good IIRC)
The Bourne Identity (1980)
The Parsifal Mosaic (1982) (also very good)
The Aquitaine Progression (1984)
The Bourne Supremacy (1986)
The Icarus Agenda (1988)
The Bourne Ultimatum (1990)
The Road to Omaha (1992)
The Scorpio Illusion (1993)
The Apocalypse Watch (1995)
The Matarese Countdown (1997)
The Prometheus Deception (2000)

I finished reading the trilogy about 6 months before the first movie came out. I was so excited to see it that I couldn't wait. While it was a good movie for sure, I was highly disappointed at the differences between the movie and the book. The books are MUCH better.

I have read a few of those others of his as well. I agree, I have no interest in reading the "new" books put out under his name. Also, if you enjoy these you should also read Ken Follett. Wonderful author in the same genre although my favorite of his is [i]Pillars of Earth[/] about building a cathedral in the middle ages.