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I just saw the movie 'Jarhead' and thought it was pretty good. I'm not sure what a Marine would think of the film...I know whenever Mr P sees an Airforce movie about pilots he gags, but we both liked this one, and I would hazard a guess that it realistic (it was written by a former Marine). It is probably not a good recruitment tool though. The whole time I watched it I was grateful that my ...

Thanks for the input on Jarhead Mrs. P. I don't think I'm an "authority" on authenticity issues with war movies, but it's a plus it was written by a former Marine... now the directing? On first impressions it looks like another glitzy war movie. :unsure: With a few exceptions everything outta Hollywood seems to fit this mold. The last movie I saw was The Constant Gardener. You may need a tinfoil ...

Two recommendations: I :wub2: Huckabees This movie is not for everyone, but I loved it. Some great performances from Dustin Hoffman, Lilly Tomlin, Mark Wahlberg, and Jason Schwartzman (the guy from Rushmore). Oh and Jude Law as well. It's a very funny look at existential crises. Albert is a poet leading an environmentalist group to save a wetlands. As his cause gets taken over by Huckabees, a ...

I'd highly recommend going to see Serenity which is based on a one season show that played on Fox called Firefly. I think ou'll get more out of it if you watch the series on DVD first (mostly for character development and background) but the movie stands alone by itself well enough.

QUOTE(Lesly @ Nov 7 2005, 04:27 PM)Thanks for the input on Jarhead Mrs. P. I don't think I'm an "authority" on authenticity issues with war movies, but it's a plus it was written by a former Marine... now the directing? On first impressions it looks like another glitzy war movie. :unsure: With a few exceptions everything outta Hollywood seems to fit this mold. * Jarhead is definitely not ...

QUOTE(Lesly @ Nov 7 2005, 04:27 PM)Thanks for the input on Jarhead Mrs. P. I don't think I'm an "authority" on authenticity issues with war movies, but it's a plus it was written by a former Marine... now the directing? On first impressions it looks like another glitzy war movie. :unsure: With a few exceptions everything outta Hollywood seems to fit this mold. * Jarhead is definitely not ...

QUOTE(quarkhead @ Nov 8 2005, 12:39 PM)I :wub2: Huckabees This movie is not for everyone, but I loved it. Some great performances from Dustin Hoffman, Lilly Tomlin, Mark Wahlberg, and Jason Schwartzman (the guy from Rushmore). Oh and Jude Law as well. It's a very funny look at existential crises. Albert is a poet leading an environmentalist group to save a wetlands. As his cause gets taken over ...

The documetary Shanghai Ghetto is well worth seeing, especially if you are a history buff like I am. The time is 1939 (World War II). The last hope for thousands of Jews lay in the last place on earth the nazis would look. It's out on DVD.

I took the family to see the new Harry Potter movie. I think it will meet your expectations whatever they may be. I was bothered in part because of my own lack of planning. We did not know the movie was out and saw it with a time about to start and decided it was a great idea. Spontaneity and three young children don't go together very well. The theater did not take my brand of debit card ( ...

My daughter and I just saw the Harry Potter film too. We really enjoyed it. I think it was probably my second favorite after the first one. If you read the book and were expecting that it be exactly like the book-- you might have been disappointed (my sitter was). But my daughter did not care in the least and has seen it twice already. Ralph Fiennes was a great Voldemort-- but he could have ...