Comments on: Sundance Review: Restrepo

By: Documentary Guy

Documentary Guy — Sun, 22 May 2011 09:53:25 +0000

There’s a tendency to lavish praise on anything involving soldiers who are still in combat. Restrepo would have done better to have actually taken a political stance, I think. Although the soldiers themselves don’t ever make anything political, which may have been an editing decision. Surely in 15 months some soldiers had something political to say about why they were in Afghanistan.

A more interesting documentary I think lies in the thoughts of the village elders. I’d like to see someone talk to them. What do they have to say about insurgents and the U.S. Army?

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By: Christian Wolfe

Christian Wolfe — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:34:04 +0000

I saw this film and thought it was over rated. Another war film. Timely of course with whats going on politically but I felt the 2 journalists were making a mockery of soldiers in some way.

By: Icarus Arts

Icarus Arts — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:00:55 +0000

Have not been able to get into this yet, but after your review, I guess I will keep waiting in line.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:18:08 +0000

Thanks for highlighting this one, Charlotte. Since you mentioned it on the previous post here it’s become one of my most highly anticipated documentaries of the year as well. Sounds insanely intense, and regardless of political values, as an American I owe it to the soldiers who are fighting on my behalf to try to get some idea of what their experience is like.