Soldiers Pay

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Studio: Cinema Libre
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"Soldiers' Pay" is Nothing But Talking Heads: Read a Good Book Instead
Needs to be seen by every American citizen

Soldiers Pay
Director: Juan Carlos , David O. Russell , and Tricia Regan
Manufacturer: Cinema Libre
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ASIN: B00074DXG2
Release Date: 2005-03-15

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"Soldiers' Pay" is Nothing But Talking Heads: Read a Good Book Instead.......2006-03-06

Despite the fact that the DVD box shows imagery of soldiers in Iraq, this documentary consists almost entirely of talking heads, filmed in living rooms and on streets in the U.S. The heads are talking about the war, and they all give pretty much the same information you could hear from anyone else who reads a newspaper, or knows someone who's been over there, or who reads more than a few current-events blogs. The speakers are not particularly articulate (except for one ex-Marine officer), and -- really -- any random Joe sitting around a coffee shop could deliver a more convincing and tightly argued anti-war polemic. This DVD is all talk, talk, talk. I would suggest you read one of the many good books that have been written about the war, pro and con. I mean, if all you want is words.

Needs to be seen by every American citizen.......2005-05-09

Filmmakers Tricia Regan, David O. Russell and Juan Carlos Zaldivar originally created "Soldiers Pay" for the anniversary DVD re-release of "Three Kings." Unfortunately, Russell was quoted in the press at some point in 2004 saying that he hoped his new short documentary, which would be included on the new DVD, would convince people to vote against Bush. The studios caught wind of this and killed the project, but allowed Russell to take his short film with him so that he could still release it to the public.

"Soldiers Pay" is mostly talking heads. This isn't a Michael Moore ambush film. The people who Russell speaks with are the ones who count - soldiers who served in Iraq and know what they're talking about. These are the men whose stories have been ignored - by the media and by most Americans, especially those screaming the loudest about supposedly "supporting the troops."

Unfortunately for all Americans, especially our proud soldiers in uniform, Russell's short was released well after the election and to very little fanfare.

Despite potential charges from misguided and uneducated Bush supporters, this documentary is absolutely and positively pro-soldier. The very title speaks for itself - "Soldiers Pay." Pay they do - their time, their lives, their souls, their sanity. And they do it for chicken feed.

All of these issues are raised in the film. Russell speaks with veterans who have PTSD. He speaks with those who lacked body armor and weapons - when Halliburton and other contractor employees had the best on the market! And he speaks with soldiers who broke the rules, who stole money. But his focus always comes back on target - the know-nothings who sent those soldiers into harms way in the first place. Sure, some soldiers stole from Iraqi civilians, but they usually did it because they were desperate or were ordered to do so.

In the end, as Russell slams his point home, when the you-know-what hits the fan, the lower enlisted pay the price. Prisoner abuse, theft, deaths (American or Iraqi) whatever, the brass all the way to the White House get off without a speck of dust on their suits.

"Soldiers Pay" says it all.

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