I saw the sneak preview of "JarHead" tonight
11-02-2005, 01:32 AM
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I saw the sneak preview of "JarHead" tonight y'all check it out, it's a good movie. It'll have you cracking up a lot, but it has it's serious moments too. I swear if people in the middle east see this movie, they're going to think we're all a bunch of gung ho americans thirsting for iraqi blood. But oh well...I would too if I was out there 
11-03-2005, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 97blkz
As a Marine I have a short fuse for really fake bs , how is this movie in that repsect?
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11-03-2005, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by | Powered by Satan |
it is supposed to be pretty close to the book... my cousin that is a corporal(sp) in the marine said the book is excellent, and he can not wait to see the movie
the book is excellent.
11-03-2005, 04:32 PM
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There have been lots of books that were exceleent that don't make the translation to the screen at all. So, I'll be anxious to hear how this comes out.
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11-03-2005, 05:14 PM
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I've got pretty high hopes to see it but Jamie Foxx killed a lot of my hopes big time when he said his little hoorah. No one in the Marine Corps talks like that. Maybe the context it's in explains it, but until then, cheesy. ***** to the author though that chose to do a story on the other side of a Marine's life. Definitely a hard topic to understand and even harder, a story to tell.
11-03-2005, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by JarrettL
I've got pretty high hopes to see it but Jamie Foxx killed a lot of my hopes big time when he said his little hoorah. No one in the Marine Corps talks like that. Maybe the context it's in explains it, but until then, cheesy. ***** to the author though that chose to do a story on the other side of a Marine's life. Definitely a hard topic to understand and even harder, a story to tell.
11-03-2005, 08:01 PM
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Sorry for the confusion but in no way was I trying to say that his story couldn't measure up to what really happens. The only thing I was negatively commenting on was Jamie Foxx's "hoorah" at the end of the credits. No one says hoorah like he does. The only reason I even pointed that out is because I'm a Marine and I know if I were watching that with any Marine buddies then that would have been criticized.
11-03-2005, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by JarrettL
Sorry for the confusion but in no way was I trying to say that his story couldn't measure up to what really happens. The only thing I was negatively commenting on was Jamie Foxx's "hoorah" at the end of the credits. No one says hoorah like he does. The only reason I even pointed that out is because I'm a Marine and I know if I were watching that with any Marine buddies then that would have been criticized.
11-03-2005, 09:22 PM
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I'll try not to give much away, but some of the combat related stuff is pretty close to the real thing. I could think of two incidents that was a bit over the top during combat. Some of the things they do to pass the time in the desert isn't very accurate but that's hollywood for you. They're just trying to make you laugh. I did find the movie to be rather political though. It clearly has a staement it's trying to get across. Lastly, Black Hawk Down is still a way better movie, but I still give this movie 2 thumps up.
