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| ubersitenews humor jokes music movies sports, guillermo díaz, conchata ferrell, bostonmassachusetts, job listings, toasterovens, jason london, personal narrative non fiction, tom jarmusch, feature film comedy, astronomy, igor, strictly 4 my, tony scott, charlie croker, advertisements, parody, mp3 2 pac, portillo, | Full Metal Jacket than Saving Private Ryan don't expect epic battle scenes.Do however expect strong performances especially from lead Jake Gyllenhaal who gives an intense portrayal of a man cracking under pressure. The bulk of kkk the movie concerns thousands of troops pumped up kkk for action in the desert waiting for combat to begin.Soon with nothing to do heat and boredom take their toll on them.The movie avoids any political statements and instead effectively shows that our troops kkk must endure more hardships than enemy fire.Vividly directed by Sam Mendes with often a great sense of dark humor and irony.(There's a great scene that contrasts travel in Apocalypse Now with travel in modern warfare).Not really a "war" picture but more of a riveting psychological drama and even though it's short on action it's an extremely good film. |
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| In another scene, Kruger (Lucas Black, "Sling Blade", "Friday Night Lights"), one of Swoff's tent mates, begins talking tony scott about how the war is being fought for oil, etc. The message is mixed, or non-existent. Why is this important? Because if the film doesn't take a stand, one way tony scott or another, why should we even watch the film? To see the relationship between the characters? tony scott It is superficial, at best. So, no. To watch the great action scenes and/ or battles. Not here. Sorry. To watch the acting. Maybe. But it isn't enough to warrant a full price ticket. Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) 8 of 12 people found the following review helpful: War May Be Hell But So Is The Endless Anticipation Of It., March 7, 2006 Reviewer:Jim Reed "Jim Reed" (New York) - See all my reviewsBased on the real life experiences of Anthony Swofford during Operation Desert Storm Jarhead shows the impact of war on troops before the fighting even starts.More |
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