Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Donald Seymour This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Shaft15902 This has to be one of the most overrated films of the past few years. The director, Robert Greenwald, does nothing to add to the information given in this documentary. At best this is a good news report. Don't get me wrong, the stories told are very important and WE SHOULD hear more about this type of these big companies taking our tax payer money to "rebuild". However, that said this film does not delve deep into the story here and does not do a good job in telling this story. The film is all over the place the editing is poor & if anything the choice in music takes away from the information. I was not impressed. To sum up my opinion: just because a story is good or important, does not mean that a film itself is good.

view_and_review While perusing this site I saw the question posed: "What makes a good documentary", and that got me thinking, "Yes, what does make a good documentary?" When I thought of the documentaries I've seen, be they televised or motion picture, I found that all of the good documentaries had one common thread. All good documentaries provided facts and information regarding issues that I never knew about, and probably would never know about without doing extensive research.In this documentary, for instance, we all knew about Halliburton and its involvement in the Iraq War, but how many of us had heard about Blackwater, Titan, C.A.C.I., or KBR? Or how many of us had heard about the gross negligence on the parts of these companies? Or how they've been egregiously over-charging the government? Or, better still, how our lawmakers cannot even agree to eliminate or at least limit the role of contractors in a war? Some of the information was sad, some of the information was startling, but all of it was necessary for the American public to know. And even as ignorant as most of us would like to remain about the particulars of war, we all should take interest when the government, and in turn, we are funding a war to the benefit of gluttonous corporations.

chickenbowl Most people who want the US to pull out of Iraq think in terms of the war having little to do with the attack on September 11th, 2001, and are also against the death and destruction. These of course are valid concerns and anti-war sentiments are very familiar at this point in time (2006). But if anyone saw the film and were made aware of the even more compelling reasons to leave Iraq, it would make their blood boil. "Iraq For Sale" shows us facts and situations most of the general public are not even aware of, or if they are only on the surface. The current war in Iraq has become a business. Corporations have thrown aside all morals and values for the sake of the almighty dollar, and no one is holding them accountable. There is a direct relation to US businesses (contractors) benefiting from being in Iraq and their ability to manipulate Congress and those in power to keep them there for the sake of on going profit. I left the viewing of the movie with a deep sense of disgust for what our country tolerates. It is my opinion that this film should be viewed by all American citizens aged 18 and older. I am absolutely certain that if all were made to watch this film that the war would end very quickly.

Jack Frizelle The content/style and political spin of this documentary should be no surprise to those that are familiar with Mr. Greenwald's prior work.One sided polemic.Although "Iraq for Sale" tries hard to impress upon its viewers the importance of curtailing war profiteering it does so in a repetitively boring way which - often resorting to documentary clichés like the cries of a grieving mother to punctuate a point, and distortions of truth all too common in political commentaries.Production values are frankly pathetic given the amount of money spent on the production.What is unfortunate is that this subject matter lends itself to a more unbiased hand - something like the recent documentary "Shadow Company" - which I was able to view on Capitol Hill alongside members of the Senate and Congress. If you want to see a more realistic primer on the world of private contracting - avoid "Iraq for Sale"