Standard Operating Procedure (2008) Reviews

	Richard F.

1 out of  1  people found this review helpful

This documentary begins by showing us photographs and asking the question, Do photographs revealed the truth to us or do they, in fact, hide the truth? As the witnesses (the military personnel) tell their stories, the filmmakers commentary is subtitled. The commentator is puzzled by questions of these people's lack of humanity. She asks, Could these people have a moral compass and at the same time, be unable to act on it? A tough true story to watch; not fun, yet an important document on one of the many horrors of war. My complete review @ moviereviews1.com

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	Tarek K.

1 out of  1  people found this review helpful

Very, very well done. Interesting to hear both sides of what actually happened.

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	Dennis K.

1 out of  1  people found this review helpful

OK, but a little self serving.

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	John H.

0 out of  0  people found this review helpful

I didn't think this was as unbiased as a lot of reviewers did. The pictures were disturbing even though I had seen most of them before. Even so, I thought there must have been a lot of people between the NCOs abnd the General that could have shed some light ion how we manged to over step the boundaries without anyone blowing the whistle

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	John B.

0 out of  0  people found this review helpful

This is a fairly well done documentary - the progression of events were well handled - too much of the photography was hard to fathom because of bad lighting and intended distance from subject matter.

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	Karlene C.

3 out of  6  people found this review helpful

Is this the real democracy for the Iraqis? The main female solider invoved in the debacle is so illiterate she can't even spell rapist. It's r-a-p-i-s-t not r-a-p-e-i-s-t.

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	John E.

10 out of  18  people found this review helpful

There are better Iraq docs out there, like No End in Sight and Taxi to the Dark Side. The director is too in love with his own artful style than presenting a straightforward narrative. It's like a 113-minute opening credit sequence. Some of the interviews still manage to be powerful.

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	Patrick B.

2 out of  7  people found this review helpful

Typical Democrat propaganda. Yes it's wrong that someone took photos of a few terrorists in their underwear. The Terrorists should be happy they weren't filmed with their heads being slowly cut off like the terrorists do to captured American, Canadian, United Kingdom, etc. citizens bringing their countries freedom and Democracy. Normally Democrats would put these photos in an art museum and rally to support the tax payers of the country to pay for this though since it happened during a Republican administration it's a horrible thing. Don't forget this movie was done with the liar that created an inconvenient truth, which has been proven to be false on multiple levels. Please don't rent this horrible propaganda piece.

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	Karina D.

1 out of  8  people found this review helpful

You know all I have to say is that those people did that not the army. Hear them out most of them are psychotic and that Sabrina girl??? I don't believe her at all with her I"m all innocent face; she was part of it period. Except for three (the black dude, the experienced one, and the thin voice guy) all are guilty in my eyes. Those three i do believe they just lucked out. Everyone else knew what they were doing; knew it was wrong - so they claim); and yet did nothing. Pictures are graphic but guess what war is so the SOP yeah they are probably just that despite how inhumaine they could be but that is war. All other pics are criminal acts and they knew what they were doing. The lady in command she is just recentful because at the end of the day it was her responsibility and she messed up big time; so guess what you can't do your job then yes you will loose it. Anyways, I could go on but lets not.

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	David M.

6 out of  37  people found this review helpful

I hope everybody involved in this war cannot sleep at night for the rest of their lives...and their loved ones pay for what they did to other people's loved ones

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