it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

The acting in this movie is really good.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Well, well, well... another anti-USA film by a documentary film maker who has been born into every privilege in America has to offer and I guess its still not good enough to say Thank you, America, and Thank you, armed forces, for keeping me and mine safe and sound while we gallivant around on Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod and make films that would never be financed without my royal American family name.I have seem Ms. Kennedy's films before (just saw another one about a nuclear power plant in NY state) and most of them are very liberal along the lines of every Republican is evil and every Democrat is a saint trying to right all the wrongs (perpetrated by evil Republicans, of course). In this one, Rumsfeld is the Villain.I know it there were some pretty awful things done to the prisoners, but do we have to parade it out there again? When is enough enough, when is it time to just stop all the self-flagellation? I mean, punish those who committed crimes, don't let it happen again, and move on. It doesn't make what these maniac terrorists did any better, does it? In addition, some of the things considered "torture" according to this film are really pretty mild, considering.I'm really tired of all the anti-American military "documentaries" out there-- its really nothing more than liberal propaganda if you ask me. I am pretty certain Ms. Kennedy has made a nice and tidy profit off of this type of stuff too. See it if you must, but you've been warned.I may just have to go and see "Hillary's America" to erase the bad feelings.

It is unfortunate that Americans are constantly being watched for the wrong and never credited for the right. This "documentary" disappoints me because it focuses on what some have termed harsh techniques while not highlighting the true conditions that existed.Rumsfeld is made out to be a cold and heartless man who authorized certain "torture techniques." I am fortunate enough to have read a copy of the memo handed down from Mr. Rumsfeld and others. These techniques involved things such as forcing the detainees to eat MREs (Meals Ready to Eat), which is what our military eats on a regular basis, and adjusting the light so that the prisoners are only allowed 8 (yes 8) hours of sleep at a time. I do believe that our country should set an example, and I also believe that we have done so... in a good way for those of you who just rolled your eyes. We have set an example of strength, power and protection and that should continue. Unfortunately, there are many who live within our borders who are more concerned with what others think of them than their own safety. They apologize while their countrymen fight for their right to apologize. I am not saying that I agree with everything that went on in the AG prison; however, I do believe that the military has proved its ability to deal with situations such as this without the help of the general public. I don't think it does America any good for our media to plaster pictures and videos of our soldiers' mistakes all over the news. Do we see other countries doing that? No! And if anyone actually believes that America is the only country with a military that makes mistakes, well, I don't even need to waste my time with that discussion. I would like to say more, however am running out of space.I hope that, even if you disagree with the Abu Ghraib situation, you will still support our troops who are doing their job - and they are doing a damn good job of it! It is their job after all, and Americans are notorious for giving their all no matter what it is to be accomplished. In summary, this is yet another movie that will cause the rest of the world to laugh at us and our inability to support our own in times of crisis. Our weakness is our separation and that is what makes us, as a country, vulnerable.

I'd like to start off by stating something I think is pretty obvious, why haven't we seen any documentaries about good things going on in Iraq?? To date, everything has been anti-American, or how we are the evil empire.This movie is no different. It sheds yet another negative light on America. If I'm not the only one, than let me be the first, Abu Ghraib was not and in no way will ever be in my mind considered torture. Let me throw this out to you reading. Watch this movie than think of what the terrorists do to our prisoners. They video tape them being beheaded with a knife in graphic detail. Now, contrast that with being stripped naked and humiliated. You tell me who the evil ones are??It was said plainly and correctly by someone in the film, that These terrorists did not sign the Geneva convention, nor do they observe it. Therefore, their treatment is not bound by that document.I wasn't appalled by the scenes in this movie, I was saddened by the fact that most of this film tried to make America and the white house look like Hitler and our troops like the SS Nazis!! I guess whether you like this movie depends on whether you hate bush and disagree with torture or whether you like Bush and agree with how we are running the war. If you are one of those Liberal Cindy Sheehan types, than this film will make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, cause it will confirm all your hatred for the USA and it's troops!! Personally I thought it was tripe!!

Film Summary Through startling interviews with perpetrators, witnesses and victims, GHOSTS OF ABU GHRAIB examines and contextualizes the abuses that occurred in the fall of 2003 at the notorious Iraqi prison abuses documented in photographs that are etched in our national consciousness. The film probes the psychology of how typical American men and women came to commit these atrocious acts and, on a parallel track, explores the policy decisions that eroded our compliance with the Geneva Conventions and contributed to making the abuse a reality. Ultimately, the film asks what these events say about America, our government, our military and our human nature.