Sunday, November 1
The first domestic trailer for Green Zone showed off a lot of Bourne-like action and intrigue as Matt Damon pursued the hidden mysteries of the Iraq war. Without giving away too much more of the plot, the international trailer puts a bit more emphasis on the intrigue and divided loyalties of the players involved. There are clearly a lot of secrets here that people a willing to kill to protect. Lots more action footage here as well, including some pretty impressive shots of a helicopter going down after being hit by a missile.
Posted 11/1/2009 by Bill
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Tuesday, October 27
The first trailer has surfaced for Green Zone, an action-adventure adaptation of Imperial Life in the Emerald City. No, nothing to do with The Wizard of Oz. This Emerald City is an award-winning non-fiction account of America's misadventures in Iraq's American-controlled international zone. A darkly comic, often absurdist tale reminiscent of Catch 22, it would seem to lend itself to an interpretation heavy on the irony, perhaps along the lines of The Men Who Stare at Goats.
Not so much, from the look of this trailer for Green Zone, which seems headed off more in the direction of The Bourne Identity and its progeny. With Bourne Supremacy and Ultimatum director Paul Greengrass at the helm and Matt Damon headlining, I suppose this should come as no big surprise. What we know about the plot so far is that Damon plays a U.S. agent sifting though lies and deception in search of weapons of mass destruction. (I guess we all know how that turns out.) But this first glimpse promises plenty of Bourne-style action and intrigue along the way.
Posted 10/27/2009 by Bill
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