Review by Gary Tooze

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Disc 1
• Deleted scenes - Play with Video Commentary by Director Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon
• Deleted scenes - Play without Video Commentary
• Matt Damon: Ready for Action
• Inside the Green Zone
• Feature commentary with Director Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon
• My Scenes
• D-BOX
• U-Control - Video Commentary with Director Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon
• U-Control - Picture in Picture
• BD Live / pocket BLU App / social BLU App

Disc 2
•Digital Copy of Green Zone (expires 06/30/2011)

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Description: Following the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his men are charged with finding the so-called weapons of mass destruction, whose existence justified American involvement, according to the Pentagon and their man in Baghdad, Poundsgate. Veteran CIA operative Marty tells Miller that there are no weapons, it is a deception to allow the Americans to take over the country and install a puppet leader. Marty correctly anticipates that, despite Bush's gung-ho assurances, the policy is doomed to failure. Also suspicious of Poundsgate is Wall Street Journal reporter Lawrie Dayne, who lets slip to Miller that Poundsgate told her he had secret talks in Jordan with an important Iraqi, code-named Magellan, who told him about the weapons, though it now seems likely Magellan's true information was to the contrary. Miller deduces that Magellan is General Al Rawi, a close supporter of the deposed Saddam Hussain and, accompanied by his interpreter, Freddy, a decent Iraqi who only wants stability for his country, sets out to track down Al Rawi. However, Poundsgate's men are also on Al Rawi's trail, to stop him from talking. After an explosive showdown Miller emails Lawrie to tell her that there never were any weapons, relying on her and other journalists to inform the world of Bush's deception.

 

 

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Extras :

Extras cover the bases from a friendly, but informative, commentary with Director Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon to deleted scenes (avec commentary) to a couple of standard video supplements and a barrage of BD bells and whistles. You also get the proverbial Digital Copy with an expiry date of 1 year. Some real effort went into this - great job.

BOTTOM LINE:
I wasn't particularly in the mood for this but I it didn't take me long to get swayed by the  building plot and coarse proceedings. Like the Bourne entries this was too much violence/action for me, personally, but I can see others loving the endless ride. Politically, you have to respect the tact although it was far from letting the cat out of the bag - the more exposure the better as far as I am concerned. The Blu-ray is top shelf on every front and if you know what to expect from Greengrass/Damon you'll be satisfied with the excesses - even appreciative of the build.