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IMO it was no where near the films that FMJ and AN were.

Posted by sjb (A) on November 6, 2005 at 21:52:55

In Reply to: Full Metal Jacket: The Next Generation (Jarhead) posted by mr grits on November 5, 2005 at 19:17:39:

It didn't have near the power of those films nor of the book upon which it was based.

I thought the writer and director made some poor choices in where they created amalgams from the book (the friendly fire incident, the captain calling in the airstrike,etc.) and overdid some things (like the oil rain) to ridiculous proportions. That may seem like nitpicking but things like that took me out of the movie... to the extent that the movie ever let me in.

I loved how the book gave you a sense of the Marine culture but the movie, in comparison, barely scratches the surface of that aspect of the story.

The feeling of that culture and the confusion, the bonding, the abuse, the intensity, the dehumanization (perhaps, especially... and all the way around) and even the cursing were so much better in the book. I know this is a common problem in adaptations but having read the book just over a month ago and being a big fan of the other movies mentioned (and war movies in general) the most I could give this is a lukewarm recommendation.

Blackhawk Down is a good example of war movie that was well done, gave you a sense of the comraderie and was pretty true to the book.

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