Jarhead...

Variable · 11-05-2005, 07:15 PM

...almost makes me want to reenlist.

It didn't help that I ran into a few guys from my old unit at the theater, talkin about how everyone missed me and I should come 'round to pt every once in a while.

One kid there was about to get transferred to Parris Island to be part of our clearance screening detail there. Poor kid has been in a joint service environment his whole career (two years)..he'll be hurtin on an island full of Marines.

Great movie. It really really really captured what it's like to be in the Corps at times. The camraderie, the craziness, and the bullshit are all portrayed perfectly.

Also it should be noted that this isn't a war movie. True it takes place during the war, but there aren't any actual combat scenes. Some shelling and whatnot, but it's about the human factor moreso than the battles.

Has anyone else seen it?

sh@rp · 11-06-2005, 01:38 PM

I wanna get out and see it this coming weekend... when I saw the previews I was like hell yeah... im seeing it...

Raiyven · 11-06-2005, 07:18 PM

i haven't seen it yet, myself, but i know a few of the THZ are enlisted, and i was thinking about you guys when i saw the previews. i want to see it not because of intrinsic interest, but because quite honestly, Desert Storm occurred when i was in 3rd grade, and i don't recall much from then, and my comprehension of it is still limited. no, i don't know what it's like, but i have utmost respect for those of you that do.

as an aside, it's based on the book of the same name by Anthony Swofford

Cerberus · 11-06-2005, 08:03 PM

I'd like to see it.

XMEN Ashaman DTM · 11-06-2005, 11:00 PM

We'll see it. But probably not until it comes out on video. Money's been pretty tight the last few months.

Stikes · 11-06-2005, 11:25 PM

its REALLY REALLY good and true to life. not a big commercial.

11-05-2005, 07:15 PM	#1
Variable Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Augusta, GA Age: 42 Posts: 245	Jarhead... ...almost makes me want to reenlist. It didn't help that I ran into a few guys from my old unit at the theater, talkin about how everyone missed me and I should come 'round to pt every once in a while. One kid there was about to get transferred to Parris Island to be part of our clearance screening detail there. Poor kid has been in a joint service environment his whole career (two years)..he'll be hurtin on an island full of Marines. Great movie. It really really really captured what it's like to be in the Corps at times. The camraderie, the craziness, and the bullshit are all portrayed perfectly. Also it should be noted that this isn't a war movie. True it takes place during the war, but there aren't any actual combat scenes. Some shelling and whatnot, but it's about the human factor moreso than the battles. Has anyone else seen it? __________________ The world will not end in a blinding flash of light or virulent pestilence. It will end with me choking the life out of it with my bare hands.

11-06-2005, 01:38 PM	#2
sh@rp Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Age: 38 Posts: 271	I wanna get out and see it this coming weekend... when I saw the previews I was like hell yeah... im seeing it... __________________ Proud Member of the XMEN

11-06-2005, 07:18 PM	#3
Raiyven Big Bad Thread Boogeyman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Burlington, ON. Age: 42 Posts: 406	i haven't seen it yet, myself, but i know a few of the THZ are enlisted, and i was thinking about you guys when i saw the previews. i want to see it not because of intrinsic interest, but because quite honestly, Desert Storm occurred when i was in 3rd grade, and i don't recall much from then, and my comprehension of it is still limited. no, i don't know what it's like, but i have utmost respect for those of you that do. as an aside, it's based on the book of the same name by Anthony Swofford __________________ "For in that we are both especially daring and especially thorough in calculating what we attempt, we can truly be distinguished from other men, for whom ignorance is boldness but calculation brings hesitancy. Rightly would they be judged strongest in spirit who recognize both dangers and pleasures with utmost clarity and are on neither count deterred from risks." - Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War: 2.40, "The Funeral Oration of Perikles" (431 BCE)

11-06-2005, 08:03 PM	#4
Cerberus One bad mofo'n Hound Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Your Mom's House Age: 47 Posts: 1,319	I'd like to see it. __________________ Tribes:Ascend Play it today for free

11-06-2005, 11:25 PM	#6
Stikes Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Everett, WA Age: 40 Posts: 49	its REALLY REALLY good and true to life. not a big commercial. __________________

11-06-2005, 11:00 PM	#5
XMEN Ashaman DTM Forum wh0re Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 46 Posts: 965	We'll see it. But probably not until it comes out on video. Money's been pretty tight the last few months.