Mike Windu Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 Who's seen it? I have! and it is awesome. Oh yes, it is awesome. The movie is about the life of one soldier during Desert Storm. It is filled with tons of humor and great acting from both Jake Glyndenhall and Jamie Foxx. All of the characters have good screen presence and give a good job. The lesser characters do a great job, even though some are hard to distinguish. Jarhead deals with the psychological effects of the soldiers during Desert Storm. How the soldiers cope with it is up to them. "No standard solution." is all I can say on that because I don't wish to spoil it. I would recommend this movie to anyone. Just don't go in there expecting action. 9/10 Go now!
MTV2 Posted November 8, 2005 Posted November 8, 2005 its out! omfg! i was gunna see it on my b-day(today! yay!) but i didnt know it was out XD... and im prolly gunna see Zathura on Friday! then Harry Potter in Imax next Friday! omfg when am i gunna get time!!! WAAAH!! Though it does look and sound very good, i hope to see it soon
Datheus Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 Saw it opening night. Definitely a good movie. It could have stood to be slightly darker at points, and 10-15 more minutes to the ending of the movie. I really was expecting an equal division of time given to before being deployed, being in the Middle East, and then being back home. Those are very minor points, however. A very good movie otherwise.
El Sitherino Posted November 12, 2005 Posted November 12, 2005 So yeah, I saw it the other day, it was awesome. Great story, great casting, good humour to space out the drama.
Mike Windu Posted November 12, 2005 Author Posted November 12, 2005 Aye, the girls I went with enjoyed it too even though they hate anything to do with war. That, and their constant reminders that Jake Glyndenhall is really hot.
Pie™ Posted November 13, 2005 Posted November 13, 2005 That, and their constant reminders that Jake Glyndenhall is really hot. You know you have failed when your date/s keep drooling at the actor. xP Anyways, haven't heard anything about this movie, I'm doubtng it'll come out here...
Lady Jedi Posted November 13, 2005 Posted November 13, 2005 .... Jake Glyndenhall.... . Do you mean Jake Gyllenhaal, or does he have some crazy lookalike with a similar name? As for the movie, I haven't seen it. War movies = bleh, all too often.
El Sitherino Posted November 13, 2005 Posted November 13, 2005 It's not really a war movie, just a story about a marine who happens to get tossed into desert storm.
Rogue15 Posted November 13, 2005 Posted November 13, 2005 it was alright. nothing i'd take my dad to see tho.
Tyrion Posted November 13, 2005 Posted November 13, 2005 It's not really a war movie, just a story about a marine who happens to get tossed into dessert storm. ...and what do we call Desert Storm? A war. oops, you meant dessert storm. 'course. That's not a war; it's Hell. What with all the cakes and pecan pies flying about.
Mike Windu Posted November 13, 2005 Author Posted November 13, 2005 War movies focus on the actual fighting of the war. This does not. Therefore it does not fall under the common category of "war movie." =) (and no, they weren't my dates, we just went with some friends to see it. It was originally guy's night out. Besides, I don't like those girls ,er,well,one of them I don't. >_>) I win at life.
RoxStar Posted November 14, 2005 Posted November 14, 2005 I win at life. You are terribly mistaken. Looks like a good movie, I liked Jack Gyllenhaal before it was cool .
Mike Windu Posted November 14, 2005 Author Posted November 14, 2005 Ah but I am afraid YOU are mistaken. Now go play pokemon. you're never going to live that down.
Tyrion Posted November 14, 2005 Posted November 14, 2005 Ah but I am afraid YOU are mistaken. Now go play pokemon. you're never going to live that down. No...the rebels agree:
Mike Windu Posted November 14, 2005 Author Posted November 14, 2005 =p edit: on topicness: jarhead rocks. go see it. end.
TiE23 Posted November 14, 2005 Posted November 14, 2005 I was going to see it, but couldn't get a ticket from my friends, cause you couldn't buy one for "Your buddy". It worked last time when I saw Doom 3
Mike Windu Posted November 14, 2005 Author Posted November 14, 2005 I saw Doom 3 My God... already 2 sequels?
Tyrion Posted November 14, 2005 Posted November 14, 2005 My God... already 2 sequels? .....no.... just....no... no....
CapNColostomy Posted November 14, 2005 Posted November 14, 2005 War movies focus on the actual fighting of the war. This does not. Therefore it does not fall under the common category of "war movie." You could say the same about Apocalypse Now, but I dare say it's a "war movie". I haven't seen Jarhead yet, but I'm sure I will what with war movies being my favorite types of movies. Even though you say this isn't a war movie.
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