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The War Tapes (2006)
Good documentary, except for disgusting Zack Bazzi
I think it was a mistake to put somebody like him on the movie. Producers probably wanted to invest a difference in opinions by letting him in, but if so they happened to be completely off the mark. Was it so hard to find a soldier who is really taking hard deaths of American soldiers (and\or Iraqi civilians) and, although performing his duty, opposes war and therefore Bush? Instead of that they found an unprincipled egoist, whom i cant recall expressing any hard feelings to fallen soldiers or suffering civilians throughout the movie. All he needs there is a combat (his words). He has a respect for insurgents (again nearly a quote). Why? He explains: because situation is no different as if Canada invaded US to overthrow Bush and Americans start defending their country. He missed here all which differ free society from despotism, where despot constantly committing genocide towards controlled population. He missed that considerable part of insurgents are not Iraqi nationals and has no "country-defending" goals. But more important than all he missed that insurgents generally are barbarians who has not a smallest respect for life (including their fellow countrymen), and constantly performing deliberate mass killings of innocent civilians. Could anyone who has a slightest moral feelings miss this last point and therefore feel respect to these maniacs? Not a chance.
All in all the only ones who can appreciate Zack Bazzi's part of movie i guess are those who made hatred to Bush (or to USA for foreigners)their religion, which far surpass any moral or sense of reality. However the major part of the film make it really worth watching.
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Dumb and immoral movie
When i read the annotation to the film i had a great expectations. I thought it would be a serious film about men who, driven by their strong moral feeling, i.e. desire for the happiness for good people and aversion for such people being harmed, will attempt a crusade against those who are obtaining wealth at the expense of other people sufferings, especially gangsters.
I was wrong. The film is about two guys, who, not having a slightest moral feelings (in the above-mentioned sense), are suddenly mystically stuck with a idea of "eradicating evil" and with a fanatic joy are putting it into practice. In their minds it means to kill everyone who has a connection to crime activity. With the exception of their friend Rock who being himself a gangster, joins them to repay his boss and his fellow-gangsters for a set up. Him they love and never care that he is a scum and obviously lead by the selfish anger. They never bother themselves with a thorough selection of targets. A word from Rock, for example, is enough for them to visit the house he pointed and slain everyone inside. That even if they are killing gangsters there could be an undercover officer or debtor among them never come to their minds. While doing all this they are obviously having fun, getting especially exited when they are able to rob their victims.
To sum it all up, the movie is about fanatics, motivated solely by the desire of putting their ideas into life. The same kind of motivation that now occupies so many people from Middle East. That this type of motivation can bear some resemblance to real moral will perhaps misled some to consider this movie as delivering moral message. In my opinion, this a most disgusting and dumb movie i ever saw. However if you don't care much about moral basis, this movie will entertain you.