Gerry Madman

Ten minutes into this movie, we were still staring at the same scene of the back of a car as it drove along a deserted highway.

Fifteen minutes into it, my viewing partner walked out.

The story of two friends named Gerry being lost in desert scrub is so tedious that people planning a Matt Damon marathon shouldn’t even bother with this.
His presence did nothing to lift the monotony of scenes in which nothing changes.

There were three notable events: they were stuck on a rock, they saw a mirage, and one of them dies.

I almost missed the last incident as Gerry was best watched with one hand on the DVD remote fast forward.

– Leesha Furse

The Weeping Camel
Magna Pacific

Since the fall of Baghdad, enough documentaries have been made that detail both sides of the story.

The world wants to know what’s going on with the US Government and the Iraqi people – and the media that portray them.

Control Room is a documentary about Al Jazeera, one of the main Arab channels in the Middle East, and their coverage of the war in Iraq.

Interviews with Al Jazeera managers and producers, US military public affairs, western media and war footage from all forms of television news media build a compelling story.

It’s interesting to see Al Jazeera’s side of the campaign, as they only had to report to the Middle Eastern public and not consider the families of the Coalition. Well worth $6 from the video shop.

– LT Simone Heyer