Jarhead
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Great Movie! Not been to war yet, But can understand enough to know that the film's protrayal is not entirely off. Soldiering is mind numbingly boring and the film manages to carry that across - and yet remain very entertaining and interesting.
Now, if you read some reviews, you will see phrases like "for a war movie there is not enough action". I think the reviewers betray their lack of military experience...I think there is more than enough action. Not action as in fire fights wtc, but as in the shenanigans idle soldiers get up to amongst each other. Not as trite, but equally as entertaining.
Jake Gyllenhall...He's there. Loved him in donnie darko, can't understand why he did that inadequte disaster movie, fabulous in Jarhead. Jamie Foxx still manages to surprise me.
8.5/10
Edit: The boot camp scene reminded me of the opening scene in Full metal jacket. Its not the original but its not bad. -
Any idea when is this movie screening locally?
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heard is 9 febOriginally posted by AngGuKuay:Any idea when is this movie screening locally? -
yup. movie is m18 btw.Originally posted by martin_lim85:heard is 9 feb -
Welcome to the suck. 6 months of waiting for 4 days of "battle". Finally a decent yet different war genre movie set during the first Gulf War, which featured what was touted by Saddam as the Mother of All Battles, not. Jarhead is based upon the book by former Marine Anthony Swofford, on his experiences in the Desert Shield and Desert Storm operations.
But we start the journey from the beginning, at the boot camp, and that, to many NS men, will bring back fond memories of the BMT days when nasty drill sergeants rained down vulgarity filled commands, and punishments meted out from whims and fancies. You'll chuckle wholeheartedly, but of course not when you're at the receiving end. The burly platoon mates, the sexual innuendos, the male bonding sessions in the bunks, the various antics, the talk-cock sessions; nostalgic I tell you.
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