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Synopsis: THE WAR TAPES is Operation Iraqi Freedom filmed by three soldiers on the front lines. With sentiments shared by every warrior in history, these soldiers reveal through candid footage how they triumphed, and how they stumbled.

Starring: Zack Bazzi, Duncan Domey

Supporting actors: Ben Flanders, Mike Moriarty, Steve Pink, Brandon Wilkins

Directed by: Deborah Scranton

Genre: Documentary, War

Runtime: 1 hour 37 minutes

Release year: 2006

Studio: SenArt Films

ASIN: B000WP30DW (Rental) and B000WP6JD0 (Purchase)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,921 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)

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The War Tapes DVD ~ Ben Flanders

4.1 out of 5 stars (9) $24.49

Theatrical Release Information

US Theatrical Release Date: January 01, 2006
Production Company: SenArt Films, Scranton/Lacy Films
USA Box Office: $ 254 Thousand
Filming Locations: Iraq | Baghdad, Iraq | Fallujah, Iraq | Hudson, Massachusetts, USA | McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, USA | Watertown, Massachusetts, USA | Windsor, New Hampshire, USA

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5.0 out of 5 stars The soldier's perspective of the Iraq war, May 17, 2007

By	Kyle Tolle (Phoenix, Arizona USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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`The War Tapes' is a unique documentary recorded by 3 soldiers in the New Hampshire Army National Guard during their one year deployment in Iraq. Using cameras mounted on vehicle turrets, dashboards, and helmets along with utilizing night vision devices and thermal imagers, this compilation is assembled from over 800 hours of footage. Sergeants Steve Pink and Zack Brazzi, along with Specialist Michael Moriarty are the central characters that carry the cameras and capture the images.

Almost from the first day on the ground in country, powerful and unsettling footage is shown from mortar attacks, ambushes, firefights, explosions, and injuries sustained from soldiers and civilians alike in Iraq. The video is graphic and intense and it leaves a serious impression about what soldiers have to endure in Iraq. You can get a sense of the underlying tension and anxiety experienced by these soldiers as they narrate what they've seen and felt. Also shown are their attitudes and thoughts regarding why America is in Iraq and the consequences of the war.

In-between segments of the documentary, footage is shown with Michael Moriarty's wife, Zack Bazzi's mother, and Steve Pink's girlfriend. They all put on a brave face but you can sense the emotional turmoil of having loved ones so far away in such a dangerous environment. The families at home also share their mixed feelings about the American involvement in Iraq and the difficulties of being on their own. Upon re-deploying back to the United States, there are physical and emotional changes evident in the returning soldiers and it is significant in how this affects a person's lifestyle and relationships.

`The War Tapes' is a well produced documentary, in my opinion, and delivers a thought provoking, important, and sometimes disturbing look at many aspects dealing with the war in Iraq. To compliment the main program, there are 2 extra features on the DVD that are worth checking out. One is a collection of interviews lasting just under 30 minutes and the second is 80 minutes of additional material covering several different and interesting topics.

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5.0 out of 5 stars real war by real people, June 8, 2007

By	Daniel B. Clendenin (www.journeywithjesus.net) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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John Burns, the Baghdad bureau chief for the New York Times, calls this film "the single best document (book, film, or article) you could see on the war in Iraq." Director Deborah Scranton taught three soldiers from New Hampshire's National Guard --Steve Pink, Mike Moriarty, and the Lebanese-American Zack Bazzi who is fluent in Arabic --how to use a camera, then edited their 800 hours of war footage down to 97 minutes. The result is a first person visual narrative of the war in Iraq. It's probably about as close as you can get to experiencing war vicariously-- the chaos, bravado, feelings of helplessness, fear, vulgarity, boredom, and cynicism. Endless rows of charred vehicles in an equipment vehicle. Security escorts protecting convoys of Halliburton trucks carrying septic waste ("follow that shit truck!") or cheese cake. Children everywhere. And yes, IEDs and daily mortar attacks lobbed into Camp Anaconda. The film documents the stories of the three soldiers from their deployment to their return to their families and post war symptoms, including several takes with their wives back home interspersed throughout the film. Parts of this film are very hard to watch.

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4.0 out of 5 stars War From the Inside, July 4, 2007

By	Bryan A. Pfleeger (Metairie, Louisiana United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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In 2004 Deborah Scranton was invited to join a New Hampshire National Guard unit being deployed to Iraq as an imbedded journalist. She and producing partner Charles Lacy had a different idea: why not provide the soldiers with miniDV camaras and let them record what they experienced. What resulted was some 800 hours of footage that was edited into the brillant 97 minutes of the War Tapes.

The story follows the day to day lives of three soldiers from training to return from duty one year later. Mike Moriority is a hard line patriot who wanted to be deployed to Iraq as a result of what he saw at 9-11. Steven Pink is a wise cracking college graduate who thinks service will make him a better man. Jack Bazzi is a Lebanese emigre who uses his knowledge of Arabic to give us a unique view of the culture.

Through these men we see the horror of war close up. The footage is graphic and haunting and is not always easy to watch but it is essential. There is more to be seen and talked about here than in 10 conventional war films. Whether you are pro war or antiwar there is something here that you can take in and discuss with others. The essential question is the age old one:why are we fighting. To some it is to bring democracy to the Iraqi people to others the ony real reason is for the oil and to make money for corporations like Haliburton.

Do yourself a favor and seek this one out and make the choice for yourself. Excellent and well recommended.

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1.0 out of 5 stars The War Tapes
I only gave it a one for three reasons.

First off one of the soldiers makes the claim that Halliburton makes 24 bucks a plate, even if empty, with nothing to back... Read more

Published 16 months ago by Joseph W. Alves

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing feat of truth- and story-telling
The idea behind The War Tapes is simple enough: give video recorders to a handful of NH National Guardsmen on their way to Iraq, then edit the results into something worth... Read more

Published 17 months ago by Jean E. Pouliot

5.0 out of 5 stars RAW & UNCUT..The best Documentary on IRAQ Conflict
RAW & UNCUT..The best Documentary on IRAQ Conflict. Follow in the footsteps and experience the truth behind the soldiers and the conflict.

Published 23 months ago by G. Buckner

5.0 out of 5 stars Reality check
I just saw this on the military channel and am buying the DVD.

Brilliant telling of a very human story. Read more

Published on September 15, 2007 by K. E. Long

3.0 out of 5 stars The Soldier's Perspective
Having grown up in a career military family, I must applaud this film. The fact that it was commissioned and sponsored by the U.S. Read more

Published on August 4, 2007 by Rick B

4.0 out of 5 stars The Real Lives of Today's Soldiers
`War Tapes' is a great documentary because it is made and narrated by the soldiers fighting in Iraq. Read more

Published on April 29, 2007 by Rocky Raccoon

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