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Title: "Soldiers' Pay" is Nothing But Talking Heads: Read a Good Book Instead
Review: Despite the fact that the DVD box shows imagery of soldiers in Iraq, this documentary consists almost entirely of talking heads, filmed in living rooms and on streets in the U.S. The heads are talking about the war, and they all give pretty much the same information you could hear from anyone else who reads a newspaper, or knows someone who's been over there, or who reads more than a few current-events blogs. The speakers are not particularly articulate (except for one ex-Marine officer), and -- really -- any random Joe sitting around a coffee shop could deliver a more convincing and tightly argued anti-war polemic. This DVD is all talk, talk, talk. I would suggest you read one of the many good books that have been written about the war, pro and con. I mean, if all you want is words.
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