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Friday, October 19, 2007 12:00 AM

Movies that shock and awe

Can't tell your "Rendition" from your "Redacted"? Salon offers a guide to the onslaught of Iraq war-related movies in theaters now and headed your way.
By Eryn Loeb

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  • Friday, October 19, 2007 07:45 PM

    The upside to this war?

    but not very realistic, at least from the reviews here, as they are not showing the UP side to it.

    Yes, the down side is bad...very bad. But as with anything else there IS an upside too...and if that is not included in the films, then that's a shame.

    The upside to this war? Well, certainly a film showing Halliburton & Blackwater execs rolling in piles of money, snorting mountains of blow, and banging hookers would be interesting to watch, but I doubt it would provide the patriotic call-to-action you're seeking...

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