Movie Review- Jarhead (ADULT CONTENT)

Lexus · 11-07-2005, 02:24 PM

"Jarhead" (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows Anthony Swoff, a third-generation enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through Middle East deserts with no cover from intolerable heat or from Iraqi soldiers, always potentially just over the next horizon. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazing desert fields in a country they don't understand against an enemy they can't see for a cause they don't fully fathom.

Sold out for 2 straight days in town I have to say what a waste. Honestly this movie was completely disappointing. If you want to go for blood, gore and action then this movie is not for you. Only two people died during this movie, one during the first 10 minutes in boot camp and the 2nd at the very end of god knows what. If you look at it as a drama and comedy it becomes an ok movie. Well aside from the part that they find 100 different ways to say f*** in an hour. The whole movie all they talk about is sex and how they want to kill something.You actually see naked men and Jake G naked with a santa hat over his *ahem*. They talk a lot about cheating girlfriends and wives and often get lost in that (although I hear that a lot of that happens when men go to war) Oh and the lovely moment where Jake has a private moment with himself in a bathroom. Truely the movie was distasteful. The trailers totally mislead you and honestly show every good part of the movie in those 30 seconds. If I wasnt expecting so much out of it I would have said it was good. If you go in expecting a non action flick then you will enjoy it. The Marine veterans are giving it high ratings while others are boycotting. This one I say to each his own. Take it or leave it

**Baby_Baby** · 11-07-2005, 04:34 PM

ya I mean I knwo some friends who have seen it, and as an use ta be military brat, I'm dissapointed, I thought itd be good, but guess not =(

solar-ton · 11-07-2005, 07:54 PM

just about anything made by fox, or hollywood based on iraq or another country will be unrealistic stupid and fake

Lexus · 11-07-2005, 09:19 PM

Actually you dont know they are in Iraq except for the burning oil fields and the one and only encounter with iraqis.

DUSTIN323 · 11-07-2005, 09:47 PM

Well the person who wrote it served in Iraq I believe the first war. I haven't seen it yet but I also heard it wasn't that great I'll still go see it thoug

fishboy · 11-07-2005, 10:08 PM

My brother's been wanting to see this for awhile, i'll tell him about this review

**Baby_Baby** · 11-08-2005, 05:01 PM

ya I showed my mom the review and she was like dissapointed, so thanks for the heads up, Lexus

**Damon** · 11-09-2005, 07:17 AM

Wow me posting in the waterhole....................

I thought it was a very good movie. It wasn't supposed to be a blood and guts movie. It was about the downtime of the troops and how they coped with being there. Completely different perspective and a lot of people who went looking for blood and guts were misled. Overall a very good story. The military is all about shoot and bomb.

**Cichlid Man** · 11-09-2005, 11:54 AM

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Wow me posting in the waterhole....................

Yeah, shocking.

fishboy · 11-09-2005, 02:07 PM

I told my brother about this reveiw but he is a anti-fish person and won't trust anything i hear on this site

He goes with w/e rottentomatos.com says

Lexus · 11-09-2005, 03:27 PM

well as I said before if you go in more for a documentary type movie you will be fine and like it just dont expect blood and gore

11-07-2005, 02:24 PM	#1
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,406	Movie Review- Jarhead (ADULT CONTENT) "Jarhead" (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows Anthony Swoff, a third-generation enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through Middle East deserts with no cover from intolerable heat or from Iraqi soldiers, always potentially just over the next horizon. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazing desert fields in a country they don't understand against an enemy they can't see for a cause they don't fully fathom. Sold out for 2 straight days in town I have to say what a waste. Honestly this movie was completely disappointing. If you want to go for blood, gore and action then this movie is not for you. Only two people died during this movie, one during the first 10 minutes in boot camp and the 2nd at the very end of god knows what. If you look at it as a drama and comedy it becomes an ok movie. Well aside from the part that they find 100 different ways to say f*** in an hour. The whole movie all they talk about is sex and how they want to kill something.You actually see naked men and Jake G naked with a santa hat over his ahem. They talk a lot about cheating girlfriends and wives and often get lost in that (although I hear that a lot of that happens when men go to war) Oh and the lovely moment where Jake has a private moment with himself in a bathroom. Truely the movie was distasteful. The trailers totally mislead you and honestly show every good part of the movie in those 30 seconds. If I wasnt expecting so much out of it I would have said it was good. If you go in expecting a non action flick then you will enjoy it. The Marine veterans are giving it high ratings while others are boycotting. This one I say to each his own. Take it or leave it __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

11-07-2005, 04:34 PM	#2
Baby_Baby Friendly Neighborhood Mod Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,608	ya I mean I knwo some friends who have seen it, and as an use ta be military brat, I'm dissapointed, I thought itd be good, but guess not =( __________________ *Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?*

11-07-2005, 07:54 PM	#3
solar-ton guardian of the sea Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: a tree Age: 16 Posts: 685	just about anything made by fox, or hollywood based on iraq or another country will be unrealistic stupid and fake __________________ minimum oscar tank size: 75 gallon for 2 a 125 goldfish can cause hith diesease! so dont feed them goldfish as a staple diet!

11-07-2005, 09:19 PM	#4
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,406	Actually you dont know they are in Iraq except for the burning oil fields and the one and only encounter with iraqis. __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

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fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 1,656	My brother's been wanting to see this for awhile, i'll tell him about this review __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

11-08-2005, 05:01 PM	#7
Baby_Baby Friendly Neighborhood Mod Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,608	ya I showed my mom the review and she was like dissapointed, so thanks for the heads up, Lexus __________________ *Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?*

11-09-2005, 07:17 AM	#8
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	Wow me posting in the waterhole.................... I thought it was a very good movie. It wasn't supposed to be a blood and guts movie. It was about the downtime of the troops and how they coped with being there. Completely different perspective and a lot of people who went looking for blood and guts were misled. Overall a very good story. The military is all about shoot and bomb. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

11-09-2005, 02:07 PM	#10
fishboy Custom User Title Join Date: Feb 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 1,656	I told my brother about this reveiw but he is a anti-fish person and won't trust anything i hear on this site He goes with w/e rottentomatos.com says __________________ It is only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything

11-09-2005, 03:27 PM	#11
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,406	well as I said before if you go in more for a documentary type movie you will be fine and like it just dont expect blood and gore __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

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