Jarhead

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Solo Senior Member

Jarhead

http://imdb.com/title/tt0418763/

The movie cannot get any better with an A-List cast like this, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, AND Pete Sarsgaard.

I smell an oscar.

Cinemaddiction AmStar 14 Manager

Eh..

After "Stealth" bombs, Foxx's stock will go down, Jake Gyllenhaal hasn't had a hit since "Donnie Darko", and throwing him in a lead role seems risky. Sarsgaard, whom I love, I don't know. If he didn't win an Oscar for "Shattered Glass" or "Garden State", I dunno that he ever will.

Guess we'll see, but IMO, the cast isn't that impressive. Two big name indie actors in a bio-pic.

jaden101 Restricted

i like sam mendes... american beauty and road to perdition were both top films

i just wonder how huis directional style will translate into the enviroment of this film...

mendes seems to use colour and shade to great effect in his films... a desert has very little of either

Solo Senior Member

The trailer is out, and it's looking good.

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/jarhead.html

Darth Nauj Bebop

Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
Eh..

After "Stealth" bombs, Foxx's stock will go down, Jake Gyllenhaal hasn't had a hit since "Donnie Darko", and throwing him in a lead role seems risky. Sarsgaard, whom I love, I don't know. If he didn't win an Oscar for "Shattered Glass" or "Garden State", I dunno that he ever will.

Guess we'll see, but IMO, the cast isn't that impressive. Two big name indie actors in a bio-pic.


well Jake did have a hit in the day after tomorrow and your just jealous 😛 but I'm still gonna watch it cause jake comes out droolio

Solo Senior Member

Well, it wasn't necessarily a hit with the critics....Although, I liked it.

Darth Nauj Bebop

Originally posted by Solo
Well, it wasn't necessarily a hit with the critics....Although, I liked it.

eh, who gives a shit about the critics what counts is the audience and if it touches them

ariwin Senior Member

Eh could be okay. I had a hard time judging the film's tone though. Was it serious?? was it a comedy??

MildPossession Restricted

I am looking forwards to Jarhead, looks interesting.

Solo Senior Member
Originally posted by ariwin
Eh could be okay. I had a hard time judging the film's tone though. Was it serious?? was it a comedy??

Serious.

forumcrew Senior Member

Chris Cooper is also in this movie, and I think it looks really good. And you cant compare this to stealth. Stealth looked horrible just from the plot summary. I will be there november 4th when this hits.

Sorgo Restricted

Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
Eh..

After "Stealth" bombs, Foxx's stock will go down, Jake Gyllenhaal hasn't had a hit since "Donnie Darko", and throwing him in a lead role seems risky. Sarsgaard, whom I love, I don't know. If he didn't win an Oscar for "Shattered Glass" or "Garden State", I dunno that he ever will.

Guess we'll see, but IMO, the cast isn't that impressive. Two big name indie actors in a bio-pic.

Jake is a great actor, especially when it comes to a Reality relation.

Sarsgaard is a fair actor and he fits the role of a Strict Commander after what i saw from American Beauty.

And the first reality movie about the Hell in Iraq? I believe a smell an Oscar as well.

MC Mike Voice of the Voiceless
Originally posted by Sorgo

And the first reality movie about the Hell in Iraq? I believe a smell an Oscar as well.
From IMDB

...pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting in Kuwait.
Myth Give me your babies!!!

Looks great. I usually don't like war/military movies but this looks like it will be pretty interesting. It looks like it is filmed kind of similar to Three Kings (film wise, not just the fact of where they are).

Sorgo Restricted
Originally posted by MC Mike

Thanks for the correction.

The hell in Saudi.

Well, the smell didn't go away.

Mandorallen Senior Member

I think This movie looks great, Jamie Foxx is one of my faves.

But good 'ol Donnie darko will do me good.

Sorgo Restricted
Originally posted by MC Mike

Sorry MC Mike, but....

Actor "Chris Cooper" plays Lieutenant Colonel Kazinski on the upcoming War Movie "Jarhead". Here is a direct quote from him on the trailer:

Sadam Hussein has one Million Iraqi Soldiers.

To be more specific, the Movie is in the times of the Gulf War. Now where was the gulf War fought again?

So I say again, Hell of Iraq.

forumcrew Senior Member

yea mc mike was talking about what the movie was based on. Its based off a book wrote by a former marine about his "pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting in Kuwait." But like sorgo said the film is different then that, its just based off it.

Murray Self-Pity Wallower

I'm all over this movie, I love military flicks: Black Hawk Down, Tears of the Sun, The Thin Red Line.

Cinemaddiction AmStar 14 Manager

Originally posted by Sorgo
Jake is a great actor, especially when it comes to a Reality relation.

Sarsgaard is a fair actor and he fits the role of a Strict Commander after what i saw from American Beauty.

And the first reality movie about the Hell in Iraq? I believe a smell an Oscar as well.

What are you basing that on; reality movies? He has yet to be in one, unless we're talking about "October Sky", because the rest of his repitoire is iffy. But, from the trailers, he looks really impressive.

That said, Sarsgaard is not just "fair", he's brilliant. He's been swimming in indie picture awards for years. Shattered Glass, Garden State, Boys Don't Cry, Kinsey. 💃