Jarhead - Democratic Underground

nadinbrzezinski

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Tue Nov-08-05 08:21 PM
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Jarhead

we went to watch it the other day... and I will not give you spoilers

Just will point two things

This is a very intense anti war movie

Keep the kids at home, I was shaking my head when I saw young teens and under in there with their parents. Though if yuo know of a sixteen year old who is gonig, I wanna enlist, TAKE THEM and make them seat throgh it and then discuss it.

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Quixote1818

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Tue Nov-08-05 08:23 PM
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1. Really? I heard it wasn't intense at all from a reviewer this morning.

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FreedomAngel82

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Tue Nov-08-05 08:24 PM
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2. Interesting

I didn't know it was an anti-war movie. I just figured it was a typical "about war" movie.

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nadinbrzezinski

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Tue Nov-08-05 08:26 PM
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4. Oh no it is not

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nadinbrzezinski

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Tue Nov-08-05 08:25 PM
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3. Maybe because I was a DI and my husband did 20 in the navy

we got it... they captured the games very well

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xray s

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Tue Nov-08-05 08:26 PM
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5. I disagree...take those young teens

They are being brainwashed and desensitized about the violence of war by the video game industry, which has developed war games in partnership with the US military.

They need something to counter balance that.

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nadinbrzezinski

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Tue Nov-08-05 08:28 PM
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6. It is the sex if you get my point

if you've watched it you will understand... as to the desentitations I know, I have written a war setting for the RPG I am working on and guess what, major characters will and are dying... or getting so majorly changed by war it is not even funny...

the language I didn't give a chenney, it is liberally used and they did not clean up the langauage, oops spoiler

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FreedomAngel82

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Tue Nov-08-05 08:29 PM
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7. I agree

And if this film does it than take them. Especially if they are thinking about joining with Iraq going on and Bushie wanting to invade all these other places. Joining the military is a serious thing to think about. Once you sign that line that's it.

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nadinbrzezinski

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Tue Nov-08-05 08:30 PM
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9. that is why we said, take the 16 year old

and then discuss them, but the 11 year old...

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MaggieSwanson

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Tue Nov-08-05 08:29 PM
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8. Good to know.

I was wondering about that film. Thanks!

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MissMarple

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Tue Nov-08-05 08:33 PM
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10. Good on Jake Gyllenhaal and all the follks who made the movie.

I hate tragic movies, but good for him and the folks who cast the movie. Jamie Fox and all....

The kids will watch it.

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