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To me, this movie is perfection.

Pretty Good

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

I don't have to say anything else. This movie supports terrorism and ignites terrorism against the United States.They interview only American Amry personnel that are all, to a man, express views that are:1.) Lazy 2.) Anti-American 3.) Pro-terroristNow it shames me to to see these people operating in our Army. But of course these are the people that these terrorist "film-makers" chose to focus on. These so-call film-makers are terrorists in that they give material support to terrorist activity. Then i realize that it is our Marines who really do the real fighting.

Occupation Dreamland is the story of one squad of soldiers in the 82nd airborne division stationed outside of Fallujah, before the city was temporarily retaken by Iraqi Militia. The film-goer meets seven or eight men who spend their days walking through the streets of the city meeting the citizens and searching houses for illegal weapons. During the film they are fired on a couple of times and an improvised explosive device is detonated during one of their convoys. Unlike Gunner Palace the director does not continuously add his own opinions about everything. Although this movie is made in an amateur fashion, it suits the point I believe the filmmakers are attempting to get across. It is not a movie about war or peace, it is a movie about men undergoing a hardship they must overcome in order to continue on with their lives. It is a movie about normal people trying to essentially make the best of a bad situation. I highly recommend this movie for it may squash any preconceived notion people will have about the "war" in Iraq.

As a recent veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq, this film is a must see. It shows you what our government won't- that there are questions from the soldiers about the war in Iraq. This film also manages to accurately capture the feeling of being deployed in a far away country for long periods of time, without actually being there. Go and see this! That's all I have to say except for the fact that I now need to take up space in order to fulfill this stupid 10 lines of text minimum requirement on this website. So go see this film and bring a friend with you if you can. You won't regret it. It's the closest you can be to Iraq without actually being in it.

Considering all its accolades on the documentary festival circuit, I had big hopes for Occupation: Dreamland, but ultimately it's not that much different from the embedded-era episodes of "Nightline" et al in the spring of 2003. Which is not at all to say it's unenjoyable -- the soldiers are endearing to a man, but so are most people once they're known on an intimate level. It's doubtful that Occupation: Dreamland will change many opinions toward the war itself, as the film is refreshingly even-handed, but the film certainly could help to correct one's misconception of soldiers in war-time. Ernie Pyle would probably approve.