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06/24/06
Gunner Palace (2005)
85 %
Reviews Counted: 101 Fresh: 86 Rotten:15 Average Rating: 7/10
Consensus:
A shapeless documentary, but shows what's it like for the soldiers on the ground.
Runtime: 85 mins
Synopsis: In this striking documentary shot in 2003, early on in the US-led war on Iraq, a group of American soldiers in Baghdad who have taken over a bombed-out palace that belonged to Uday Hussein, the son of Saddam Hussein, offer the camera a view on their world. While they party poolside for most of the... [More]
Genre: Education/General Interest
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09/26/05
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A rambling war documentary without a political agenda about U.S. soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery stationed in Iraq.
07/13/05
Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein know that now is the time to make sure people know what the Iraqi War looks like and hopefully they will.
07/12/05
As unalloyed a look at who our people are in the Iraqi theatre of war and how they're conducting themselves as anything recorded.
07/06/05
Avoids political views and is instead a tribute to the John and Jane Smiths of the American military risking their lives for an ideal rather than a clear goal.
07/01/05
Esta versão estendida (e entediante) de COPS se preocupa tanto em mostrar os soldados chocados por serem odiados que se esquece de comentar que eles nem deveriam estar ali.
05/03/05
If you have friends or relatives who are serving in Iraq and you want to know what they are up to, this is the film for you.
04/25/05
The filmmakers have created a thought-provoking documentary that is at times disturbing, uncomfortable, brutal, profane and amusing.
04/19/05
Tucker takes it all in without taking a stand, though his sympathies -- expressed through voiceover narration -- clearly lie with the men and women in the field.
04/15/05
The film, though sympathetic to the soldiers, is really an homage to the very worst in American culture.
04/15/05
A brief peek into a chaotic world but devoid of the context needed to appreciate these soldiers' sacrifice.
04/15/05
Although this embedded view is revealing, watching the unformed footage becomes tedious.
04/13/05
Gunner Palace is important because of its unique depiction of military service.
04/08/05
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