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Jarhead?
« on: January 12, 2007, 10:01:42 PM »
I've now had the movie 'Jarhead' recommended to me twice in two days, but I don't trust either of the persons who made the recommendation. Is it any good?
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Re: Jarhead?
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2007, 02:33:55 AM »
I didn't care much for it. 

And not because it was kind of rude to the military, but because it wasn't all that good of a movie.

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Re: Jarhead?
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2007, 03:48:49 AM »
I don't know how good the movie is but I didn't see it because the book may be the worst thing I have ever read.  That guy's whining should be an embarrassment to the US Marine Corps.
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Re: Jarhead?
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2007, 05:01:15 AM »
I retired from the Marines in '99 as an E9.

I saw the movie.

It wasn't too bad.  Does a pretty good job of depicting day-to-day life among Uncle Sam's Misguided Children.  It gives a platoon level view of everything.  Everyday life is a major PITA for a field Marine. There's no "grand scheme" portrayed.

Didn't read the book, but the movie doesn't come across as whiney.

One of our maxims is "A bitchin' Marine is a happy Marine"!

I rented it on pay-per-view and didn't regret spending $3.95 to see it and eat my own popcorn.
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Re: Jarhead?
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2007, 06:58:44 AM »
it was ok except for the terminally dumb scene where the guys, angry
about not getting to shoot anyone, start shooting their guns in the air.
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« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2007, 11:43:39 AM »
The movie portrays Marines as psychopathic nut cases with fecal fetishes, seasoned with homoerotic undertones.
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Re: Jarhead?
« Reply #6 on: January 13, 2007, 12:17:15 PM »
This former jarhead thought it was a stupid, whiney movie.  A wasted $3.99 rental fee.
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Re: Jarhead?
« Reply #7 on: January 13, 2007, 12:34:21 PM »
The former marine (I think I am justified in using that phrasing...) raised bellyaching to a fine art.
 
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Re: Jarhead?
« Reply #8 on: January 13, 2007, 01:24:41 PM »
Quote from: Moondoggie on January 13, 2007, 04:01:15 AM
I retired from the Marines in '99 as an E9.

I saw the movie.

It wasn't too bad.  Does a pretty good job of depicting day-to-day life among Uncle Sam's Misguided Children.  It gives a platoon level view of everything.  Everyday life is a major PITA for a field Marine. There's no "grand scheme" portrayed.

Didn't read the book, but the movie doesn't come across as whiney.

One of our maxims is "A bitchin' Marine is a happy Marine"!

I rented it on pay-per-view and didn't regret spending $3.95 to see it and eat my own popcorn.

I thought it was a good depiction of life at the level of the enlisted man, which is what I was.
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Re: Jarhead?
« Reply #9 on: January 14, 2007, 05:06:14 PM »
Quote from: HankB on January 13, 2007, 10:43:39 AM
The movie portrays Marines as psychopathic nut cases with fecal fetishes, seasoned with homoerotic undertones. 

So, then, it was accurate?  Tongue  laugh
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Re: Jarhead?
« Reply #10 on: January 14, 2007, 05:37:00 PM »
Quote from: HankB on January 13, 2007, 10:43:39 AM
The movie portrays Marines as psychopathic nut cases with fecal fetishes, seasoned with homoerotic undertones.

Hrm.  Us Army folks took it as a matter of faith of that being an accurate assessment.

(KIDDING, I swear.)

Movie was ok.  I wouldn't recommend shelling out the movie to keep it or see it in the movies.  But $4 rental, wasn't bad.  Go rent "Gunners Palace", "American Soldier", etc.  There's plenty of better movies.
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