Redacted, a smear film on U.S. troops in Iraq centered around the rape of an Iraqi girl, grossed an abysmal $25,628 in theaters across the U.S. its opening weekend.  Here are some headlines:

• ‘Redacted’ Rejected 
• ‘Redacted’ is Repulsive
• De Palma Iraq Flick Bombs
• ‘Redacted’ is One Big Mess
• Abuse and slander of US troops is cowardice

All CBS can ask is, “Too Soon to See Iraq on the Big Screen?”

Please!  Bad acting and slander against the troops are always too soon.

This summer at the Venice Film Festival, other Hollywood types loved the movie. Reuters reported that Redacted’ Stunned Venice. The film’s director, Brian De Palma, said this in Venice:

“The movie is an attempt to bring the reality of what is happening in Iraq to the American people.  The pictures are what will stop the war. One only hopes that these images will get the public incensed enough to motivate their Congressmen to vote against this war.”

Oh, not so much!  People are incensed enough to boycott the movie, though!

Listen to the trailer and tell me, those of you who actually know soldiers serving in Iraq, if they sound anything like their portrayal in the clips. Of course they all joined for the college money, none are patriots, they’re all moral reprobates….

The global war on terror has been going on since 2001. How many wars can you name that have lasted 6 years with an all volunteer military and no draft? All branches consistently meet or exceed retention and recruitment goals. Most soldiers and commanders believe in the mission and are good, decent, heroic human beings.

Take a lesson from history, Hollywood: America wants movies like The Best Years of Our Lives, The Longest Day and The Sands of Iwo Jima. Patriotism is cool; enemy propaganda isn’t. 

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Cross-posted @: Bottom Line Up Front

1. Oh my!

   Comment by T. A. Gray — November 27, 2007 @ 9:38 am

2. I wonder why Brian DePalma made no movies about U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Frank Ronghi, who raped and murdered an eleven-year-old Albanian girl in 2000.

   Or U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Arthur Bennett, who molested girls and even raped his own daughter.

   Comment by Hat Pines — November 27, 2007 @ 9:49 am

3. Yeah, thats right! As sex obsessed as Hollywood is, you’d think De Palma would go for the crotch!

   Cannes would have lu-uved that, a true master stroke work of the “filmakers art” or some such crap!

   Comment by T. A. Gray — November 27, 2007 @ 2:17 pm

4. Actually, that’s about $25,000 plus the cost of the movie more than they should have made! Cuban is an interesting guy. Now we know he’s also one who will do anything for a buck (including selling his patriotic soul), or he’s a moonbat, or he’s an idiot. Take your pick.

   Comment by Carlos — November 28, 2007 @ 1:18 pm