anyone seen this? imdb info
pretty interesting war movie... the lacking of action made it even more powerful imo. very good acting from jake gyllenhaal and a few others.
it certainly sparked an interest for the conflict that was 'the gulf war'. quite a beautiful movie too, in terms of photography and editing.
anyone read the book?
Feb-13-2006 17:47
D-res
Hangin from Sagan's uvula
Registered: May 2004
Location: Milwaukee, WI
i thought it was ok.
7/10 perhaps. maybe i just need to see it again. i loved the visual side of the movie. like the oil fields being lit up and the whole desert just being a thick muck of oily goo. interesting movie
Feb-13-2006 18:08
Marc Summers
I must behave
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: New York, USA
I liked the part with the guys wife in that video
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Feb-13-2006 18:11
Floorfiller
Girl + Sweater = Hotness
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Illegal Pete's
i saw the previews for this movie and thought it looked like just a newer version of that movie with cuba gooding jr...the one where he's a cook. didn't really have a desire to see it
Feb-13-2006 18:12
Konijn
Subverting Paradigms
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: New York City
i thought it was shite when i first saw it like most of sam mendes's crapfests, but after reading a thought-provoking journal article on it i saw it in a new light.
Originally posted by Floorfiller
i saw the previews for this movie and thought it looked like just a newer version of that movie with cuba gooding jr...the one where he's a cook. didn't really have a desire to see it
pearl harbor? which one do you mean?
btw, trivia: it was filmed in super 35 and edited with final cut pro 4.5. that's cool
Feb-13-2006 20:07
hardbeats100
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2005
Location: UK
yeh i likje it, i saw a bootleg though, nd the dubing gose out half way, but looking 4ward 2 getting it on dvd
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Feb-13-2006 20:17
tubularbills
Max Power!
Registered: Apr 2003
Location: Middle of fucking nowhere
it was pretty good. felt kinda bad for them at the end for not getting their shot. but as they said, "welcome to teh suck".
Feb-13-2006 20:24
Dervish
Your opinion matters.
Registered: Dec 2003
Location:
I liked it. Very real.
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Feb-13-2006 20:49
TranceGiant
randomly disappoints
Registered: Jun 2001
Location: (Strudel)-City that never sleeps
Since I considered "American Beauty" one of the most overrated, pseudo-intellectual stereotype-orgies ever, I was a bit skeptical about "Jarhead". I thouroughly enjoyed it, though. No forced intellect, no kitschy pathetic sentiments but plain reality which speaks for itself. Breathtaking cinemtagraphy (oil fields!) and a great sense of humor. Really recommendable.
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Feb-13-2006 21:31
medinaM5
supreme
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Los Angeles
decent at most...not enough action
Feb-13-2006 21:32
nils
château flight
Registered: Sep 2001
Location: örebro
quote:
Originally posted by Konijn
i thought it was shite when i first saw it like most of sam mendes's crapfests, but after reading a thought-provoking journal article on it i saw it in a new light.
which one do you mean?
