Jarhead DVD
Released: 2006
Director: Sam Mendes
Runtime: 125 mins Approx
Certificate : 18.
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Based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by Anthony Swofford, Sam Mendes and his cast and crew take you back to the first Gulf War in 1989 to reveal what, during ... Read review
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Production Year: 1970 - War - Director: Brian G. Hutton - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Carroll O'Connor, Donald Sutherland, Don Rickles, Gavin MacLeod
Production Year: 1965 - War - Director: Anthony Mann - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Kirk Douglas, Richard Harris, Michael Redgrave, Roy Dotrice, Anton Diffring
Production Year: 1965 - War - Director: Bryan Forbes - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox, Denholm Elliott, Todd Armstrong, Patrick O'Neal, James Donald, John Mills
Advantages: Interesting subject, Great Perfomances. Disadvantages: A little too long.
Jarhead DVD
Released: 2006
Director: Sam Mendes
Runtime: 125 mins Approx
Certificate : 18.
=== Main Feature. ===
Based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by Anthony Swofford, Sam Mendes and his cast and crew take you back to the first Gulf War in 1989 to reveal what, during Operations Desert Shield and Storm, the troops had to endure.
Signing up to join the US Marine ... ...Opinion. ===
Jarhead is a war movie without any war in it. This is about the changes in modern combat and the glorification of serving your country against the realism of actually been there.
The acting in this movie is exceptional, with Jake Gyllenhaal proving his excellent acting talents once again, he is completely believable in his portrayal of Swoff. He is in every single scene in this movie, and yet he still keeps ... more
Jarhead DVD Released: 2006 Director: Sam Mendes Runtime: 125 mins Approx Certificate : 18.
Main Feature.
Based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by Anthony Swofford, Sam Mendes and his cast and crew take you back to the first Gulf War in 1989 to reveal what, during Operations Desert Shield and Storm, the troops had to endure.
Signing up to join the US Marine Corp was a tradition for Anthony Swofford's ( Jake Gyllenhaal) family, but he didn't really see it that way. However, he excelled in his basic training, making rank into the Marine sniper unit, STA. After Iraq invades Kuwait, his unit is sent to the Middle-East but tension mounts and the troop build up continues, and he and due to the lack of any form of action, his squad start to get a little bit frustrated and bored.
The film basically deals with the ground troops waiting to see any kind of action during the conflict, As the Allied air forces bombarded Saddam's army and Iraq's defences, the troop build up continued and their mass grew from five thousand to five hundred thousand strong. After continuing for over four months, all that the first troops shipped out could do was wait. As preparations, drills and training become routine and the complete lack of any activity shows, boredom begins to set in.
Special Features.
There are 5 areas of special featurs on this disk, these are:
# 11 Deleted Scenes - These show you an alternative opening sequence, stomach flu, reservations about been a sniper, finding a white scorpion, sniper training, arriving in the Middle East, meeting the locals, going for a run, spying for information, waiting for combat, defining the marine and more from the oil fields.
# Director Commentary - Sam Mendes provides an interesting and informative commentary track for Jarhead
# Swoff Fantasy Scenes: These as the title suggests are fantasy of Swoff's including fantasies about the drill seargent, and about a tv interview.
# Commentary With the Screen writer and the books author. - William Broyles Jr. and author Anthony Swofford and ex service men give there fascinating insight into the film and the realities of what really happened.
# Full News Interviews - Watch the full, unedited version of the press interviews with the platoon as they get asked about the war.
My Opinion.
Jarhead is a war movie without any war in it. This is about the changes in modern combat and the glorification of serving your country against the realism of actually been there.
The acting in this movie is exceptional, with Jake Gyllenhaal proving his excellent acting talents once again, he is completely believable in his portrayal of Swoff. He is in every single scene in this movie, and yet he still keeps you interested, much like Tom Hanks' excellent perfomance in Cast Away. Peter Sarsgaard, provesonce again that he is an actor at the top of his game. As Troy, Swoff's best friend and spotter, his potrayal of a character that is desperate to make his mark is brilliant. Jamie Foxx also once again impresses as Staff Sgt. Sykes, the commander of the Marine STAs.
I bought this film for just £3 from HMV, and its a film definetly worth the money, There's great performances, interesting plot subjects and special features. And is just an all-round good film that any movie fan would find hard not to enjoy.
Advantages: Interesting as it's still politically relevant. great cast and acting. Disadvantages: It's real.
Gyllenhaal takes up the gun and camouflage as marine sniper, Swofford (or "Swoff" as he becomes known) through the dangerous, hot and generally unappealing deserts of Iraq in this intense yet darkly funny war drama about the first Gulf War. (Based on the book of his own memoirs by Anthony Swofford himself which was released in 2003).
From enlisting in the army against his better judgement to honour his father who had also served, through his training ... ...desolate sands of the Middle East, we follow Swoff's unpleasant life with the marines in graphic detail. Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes (who also directed American Beauty, Road to Perdition) does a brilliantly unnerving job of portraying the burning oil fields from the perspective of the troops on the ground. Friendly fire is embodied, and the importance of solidarity amongst the men is made startlingly clear.
The film does have a 15 certificate, ...
bengar 30.08.2006
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Advantages: Great performances, a strong script and spot-on direction Disadvantages: You don't get to know the supporting characters well enough
Swoff is a third-generation sniper deployed to the Persian Gulf during the first Gulf War. Having been trained to do nothing other than kill, he and his comrades are denied the opportunity by the advent of automated war. "Jarhead" shows what happens when you get a bunch of psyched-up military men and drop them in the desert with nothing to do.
Director Sam Mendes marries style with substance in this tale of tedium and frustration. He has put together ... ...with lyrical visuals. Instead of focussing on the glorified guns and ammo aspect of war, he concentrates on the suicide-inducing levels of boredom experienced by the American combatants in the first fully automated war. He captures the frustration of men whose sole purpose is to kill, but who are kept on permanent standby. The only respite for them comes in dodging friendly fire attacks from their own air force and occasional scorpion fights. As ...
afy9mab 10.07.2006
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Advantages: Brilliant acting, story and directing. Disadvantages: some may find the lack of action throughout disappointing
Jarhead is a film that takes us on a journey from the troubled bootcamp of a marine to the more sophisticated and highly trained snipers unit whereby he studies the art of death. The tough training of the marines and the imprint of the rifles importance is placed in their minds, all instruments used so that they were prepared for war. However, nothing could have prepared them for the reality and our young marine Swofford soon enters a war within ... ...cheated on by their wives his sense of reality becomes lost and a torment within the person himself can be seen.
When first watching this film i expected a typical american show of victory and violence. However i was pleased to find that this was a film about the dread of war and its disappointing nature. Appropriately brought out after the beginning of the second Iraq war it shows world whereby no victory was being won and the soldiers were becoming ...
willyham 26.06.2007
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Advantages: tackles many political issues, troops perspective on modern warfare Disadvantages: takes a while to get going
Jarhead follows a group of marines from the early stages of training boot camp to active duty in the Persian Gulf during the first Gulf War conflict. The film explores the impact war has on young soldiers minds and the variety of emotions they experience; it is very much told from the perspective of the fighting troops. The main plot of the film shows how little frontline soldiers actually did in terms of combat, what with modern warfare techniques. ... ...haven't seen it. Jarhead is a good film and as war films go is up there with the best. Yet, the film could be considered out of date. You see it was realised at the beginning of the Iraqi conflict of recent times as a sort of anti-war protest, as there was a lot of ill feeling towards it at this time. The film portrays the frontline troops during modern warfare as not doing much fighting, however, you only have to look at the current Afghanistan ...
beanie8844 20.03.2008
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Advantages: The extra features on the DVD are great. Disadvantages: The Story
War war war war war war war war War. Charge!!!!! There's no-one here. That was a bit of a disappointment. So if you've seen Full Metal Jacket you'll find your self wondering straight away about the originality of this film. It's like it's chewed up Full Metal Jacket and spat it out only this film isn't so much a war film as a bit of a drama. All about some guy Swoff or something (I don't know how to spell the fools name.) He enters the army out of ... ...and then flies off to Iraq. The rest of the story then revolves about how he wants to shoot people as far as I can see. The actual film doesn't once show any conflict as the main character is said to have never fired his gone once during the war. It's not the film alot of people would expect whenpicking up the DVD and looking at the cover. This is not "Three Kings" or "American Soldiers" Iraq this si the side of Iraq the media dont tell you about. ...
Phelthew 06.06.2007
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Films involving war often focus mainly on the fast talking drill instructor and then a whole load of fighting, death and glory. This may be a successful formula, but there are not enough films which depict the harsh brutality of what war can do to you mentally, or how the camaradery develops.
Jarhead follows a group of scout snipers as they embark on their military journey at the beginning of the Iraq conflict at the beginning of the 1990s. The main focus is on Anthony Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal), as he meets drill instructor Staff Sgt Sykes, gets put through his paces and meets his 'crew', before they head off to Iraq in anticipation of some action.
Essentially, the film follows them as they adapt to desert life, how they bond as a unit, and how the situation of not knowing when they may be required for battle affects them ...
pmcds 13.10.2009
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Advantages: Good story and Action sequences Disadvantages: Tedius and slow start
Jarhead... The slang term used for and by Marines to describe Marines. And that is what this film wants you to feel. From the very beginning when the main character Anthony Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) enters the gritty and put down world of basic training, in an environment very similar to the one portrayed in "Full metal Jacket".
Young Mr Swofford is subjected to some honestly brutal treatment from the likes of Sgt Sykes (Jamie Foxx) who excels in his role as the tough as nails Marine Drill instructor with a hidden past.
The film deals wit ha number of issues, namely the in humanization of any combatants and civilians and the many social criticisms it carries. Another theme carried through the film is the soldiers boredom, some never even getting to fire their rifle throughout the duration of the conflict.
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m4tt_king 09.02.2009 (10.02.2009)
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Advantages: there are strong actors in this film Disadvantages: the strong actors dont shine enough for me
jarhead is not the best of films from the we win the war on our own films. in parts the film is graphic and exsplosive, theres just not enough of those moments for me. the film is set in the lives of a platoon of soldiers and there more misfit antics than the way we won the war that the description on the back of the dvd explains. the charactors are not strong but are played by strong charactors so their talents are a little wasted. if you like your army films to be just army based then you will enjoy this film, but if your looking for a bomb exploding sixty five million bullets from one clip then put this one back on the shelf ...
englishtrog 04.02.2009
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Commentary By Director Sam Mendes, Commentary By Screenwriter William Broyles Jr And Author Anthony Swofford, Swoffs Fantasies, News Interviews In Full, Deleted Scenes
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Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
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An eye-opening experience....[Mendes] forges, perhaps, a new kind of drama: a portrait of war stripped of all glamour and design.... JARHEAD is an existential docudrama: cool and funny, vivid and remote at the same time (Entertainment Weekly, )
Quizzical, visually striking... JARHEAD provides some kind of reportage of a war whose consequences we haven't yet begun to understand (Sight And Sound, )
An exceptionally smart war movie, the more so for the relative absence of any war (Uncut, )
DVD Description
Swofford's 2003 book on his experiences in the first Gulf War, and enlists William Broyles Jr a former Lieutenant who fought in Vietnam to convert it into a screenplay. Mendes's film strays into FULL METAL JACKET territory as it opens, with young recruit Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) undertaking some rigorous basic training under the steely, watchful eye of Staff Sgt. Sykes (Jamie Foxx). Impressed, Sykes invites Swofford to join his team, and partners him with Troy (Peter Sarsgaard), ultimately taking them to Saudi Arabia to fight in the first Gulf War. But once they arrive in the punishing heat of the desert, the long wait for battle sends many of the Marines dangerously close to the brink of insanity. Drawing on the experience of acclaimed cinematographer Roger Deakins (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION) to help viewers get a close-up taste of the Marines' punishing life in the desert, Mendes's film enters into deeply unsettling territory, the likes of which many cinemagoers won't have experienced since Martin Sheen lost his tenuous grip on reality in APOCALYPSE NOW. Indeed, Mendes deploys a few similar tactics to those that made Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film so effective: a hip soundtrack that uses songs from artists as varied as Public Enemy and the Rolling Stones, and a feeling of disillusionment and futility among the troops that really digs in when the battle finally blackens the desert skies. Avoiding any overt antiwar sentiments, Mendes instead provides a thoughtful account of life as a modern day soldier, demonstrating how technology has made the average Marine's job all but redundant, and created disaffected troops who are as much a threat to each other as the enemies they wait to face in the trenches.
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