Jarhead


A look at the first Gulf war in 1990, through the eyes of a Marine sniper. We follow him through basic training before they fly out to Kuwait, where they have to deal with never-ending boredom before the last 30 minutes, when the action gets real. ''Jarhead'' is the nickname that the Marines use for themselves.

128 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Sex, Violence).
Drama, War.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Happy Christmas to me....
Happy Christmas to me....

Credits

Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal, Scott MacDonald, Lo Ming, Kevin Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Damion Poitier, Jamie Foxx
Director
Sam Mendes
ScreenplayWilliam Broyles Jr., from the book by Anthony Swofford
MusicThomas Newman
CinematographyRoger Deakins
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in2005
Produced byUniversal Pictures, Red Wagon Productions, Neal Street Productions, MP Kappa Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageFrequent use of strong language
NudityMild and in context
SexInfrequent and contextualised
ViolenceMedium level, contextualised
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsBlasphemous referrals to the Virgin Mary as ''Doggy-style Mary'' and soldiers are told ''Thou shalt not kill — f*ck that sh*t!'' This occurs in the context of a military training camp but has potential to offend Christian viewers in particular.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
5
Violence
4
Blood / Gore / Gross
5
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
5
Alcohol / Drugs
3
Smoking
3
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
4
Imitative Behaviour
3
Frightening / Tense Scenes
4
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
3
Music (Scary/Tense)
2
Music (Inappropriate)
4
Topics to talk about
3


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Die Burger
William Pretorius
15
Cape Times
Kenneth Turan
10
iAfrica.com
Nils van der Linden
13
Mail & Guardian
Shaun de Waal
14
The Star
Tanya Farber
15
Sunday Times
Barry Ronge
10
Box Office
Mark Keizer
8
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert
18
eye Weekly
Adam Nayman
10
IMDB Staff
Keith Simanton
14
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
18

What the People say

Internet
6936 Netizens
15

Average .. 67%

13




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