Jarhead

[Sabina41]

Anyone gonna go see Jarhead tomorrow? I <3 Jake Gyllenhall (sp?) so I can't wait to see the movie. It looks sooo good.

-Ashley

 

[bill'swife]

I am anticipating it greatly!!!...I won't come back to this thread until I've seen it.

 

[Coconut12]

Me too!! I want to see it soo badly. The music seems to be good too.

 

[texmex]

I'd like to see it, but my parents aren't always thrilled when I go see an R rated movie (maybe because I have to get an older friend to get me tickets) lol.

 

[Wroth]

Going tomorrow evening. Pretty stoked on it.

 

[4ujesus]

Anyone gonna go see Jarhead tomorrow? I <3 Jake Gyllenhall (sp?) so I can't wait to see the movie. It looks sooo good.

-Ashley

TO all on this thread, I would encourage you to look at the review from a Christian perspective at pluggedinonline.com. I love to go to the movies, but I have found it helpful to find out the content before going.

According to the reviewer, this movie should have been rated NC 17 because of it's over the top sexual content(including a great deal of nudity) and an abundance of foul language. His words, too many f words to count.

As Christians we should not seek to be entertained by the very sins Christ died for.

A good tip. Check out cleanfilms.com. They edit movies of all nudity, foul language and excessive violence, while leaving much of the content in tact.

 

[InnerPhyre]

Nudity must be put in context. It's not always sinful to have nudity in movies, and I would think that in a boot camp/war situation there could very well be a lot of nudity that is not in a sexual context.

 

[4ujesus]

Nudity must be put in context. It's not always sinful to have nudity in movies, and I would think that in a boot camp/war situation there could very well be a lot of nudity that is not in a sexual context.

Again according to the reviewer the nudity is sexual in nature. Sex scenes with both male and female nudity. Pornographic in nature. One scene of a man masterbating. Not exactly battlefield nudity.

Be ye Holy, for I am Holy

 

[Wroth]

TO all on this thread, I would encourage you to look at the review from a Christian perspective at pluggedinonline.com. I love to go to the movies, but I have found it helpful to find out the content before going.

According to the reviewer, this movie should have been rated NC 17 because of it's over the top sexual content(including a great deal of nudity) and an abundance of foul language. His words, too many f words to count.

As Christians we should not seek to be entertained by the very sins Christ died for.

A good tip. Check out cleanfilms.com. They edit movies of all nudity, foul language and excessive violence, while leaving much of the content in tact.

It's definately an interesting read, but won't stop me from going to the movie. Now that I know what to expect though, I should be fine - I won't likely be surprised or horrified by some of the behaviour.

Then again, looking through the rest of that movie site, seeing it rate Napolean Dynamite as it's #3 movie definately takes away from it's credibility. Worst movie ever...

 

[Jacob4Jesus]

Well, I saw JarHead and I didn't think the nudity was excessive, it was very minimal. Yeah there was swearing but hey, it's a movie about the military. This is one of the best movies of the year and I recommend checking it out for yourself. It's great because it neither glorifies nor does it criticize the military. Four Stars all the way.

 

[SOLDOUT4HIM]

what is the plot? I will def. not go see it if I don't know what to expect.

 

[Jacob4Jesus]

Basically the movie is a true story about a guy who joined the Marines. It's basically about how all the training he had to go through as a Marine, and then all the waiting he had to do during the first Gulf War to use that training. It basically revolves around the training. Yes, there is a lot of swearing, but it's in context. It is mostly about what the life of a soldier was like in the first Gulf War.

 

[justanobserver]

I am thinking of going to see it instead of waiting for it to come out on video (I dont do theaters much). I served years ago so am curious if Hollywood got it close enough to be almost reasonably passible in believability (Full Metal Jacket was very good in its Boot Camp sceanario).

btw - the USMC is 230 yrs old this 10 Nov. oooorah.

 

[Sabina41]

What an amazing movie. Absolutely stunning. Yes, a lot of swearing, yes, nudity and partial nudity, yes, sex and masturbation...but honestly it's about a group of 20-something Marines. I wasn't expecting the movie to leave these things out and would have felt that it was sugarcoated if they were. The greatest thing I think that this movie does is give me, a civilian, a glimpse of the reality in Iraq. I mean, this movie portrays a war in recent memory. Some of the people that fought there are in Iraq now. This is the most relevent war movie to my own life and times right now that I've seen. There's a good chance I will go to see it again, and I will definitely get the soundtrack. The music and song selection was fantastic.

Ashley

BTW...as a gauge of language and nudity...there's no way anyone could edit this movie to avoid those things and still leave any sort of context behind. It is pervasive but that is the reality.

 

[Quantum_Man]

According to the Christian reviewer from the site 4uJesus gave, himself having served in the military, he said that during all his time serving his country, he never saw a group of marines as undisciplined and wild as was depicted in the movie. I didn't see the movie yet, but will be seeing it tomorrow, and I have a feeling it is played up a bit for dramatic effect.

 

[BranwenUerchLlyr]

Loved it. Very good.

I'm only worried that my poor parents (who came with me and a friend of mine) were scarred by the knowledge that their sweet little daughter saw all that sex on screen. =P

 

[Quantum_Man]

Well I saw it today and the sex scenes weren't as bad as I thought they were going to be. But wanting to kill so badly that you start crying? I found that theme of the movie rather unattractive.

 

[Jacob4Jesus]

Well I saw it today and the sex scenes weren't as bad as I thought they were going to be. But wanting to kill so badly that you start crying? I found that theme of the movie rather unattractive.

Well, I think that theme of the story was more saying that the mentality of the training led people towards feeling that way and how unhealthy that can be. Unfortunately, that does happen. I think the movie was definitely saying that the aspect of the training is more harmful than good.

 

[Wroth]

Definately a painful, but beautiful, few hours of my life I regret having wasted. My main gripe about the movie was that there definately was a lack of discipline displayed. Now, I don't know how the USMC does things, but I'd like to think that stuff such as fake-orgies in front of TV reporters are punished a little bit more harshly than building a mini-pyramid out of sandbags. Now, from that pluggedinonline.com review, the guy said that the only thing this movie really does is insult the troops. From my perspective, I'd agree with that. I can't think of a single "normal" person in that entire group of Marines - all are bloodthirsty, porn-addicted, and swear more in five minutes than I manage in a day (and I'm not the best example of what not to say in polite company).

People are all so stoked on it being a "real story about the Gulf War!" I still question that evaluation and really am left wondering what the real veterans of that situation think of the movie and the book. Or even Swofford.

 

[soblessed53]

Rated R for pervasive language, some violent images and strong sexual content, nope not for me! That is why I very seldom watch "R" rated movies.