Civilian point of view about war

Jarhead II

Surprisingly not that bad.

oomblongdada11 August 2014
So first off, this isn't really a sequel. It shares some themes with jarhead and its
about Marines, but the storyline is completely unrelated and has a lot more action.

This is a relatively low budget attempt at a great war action/drama and although
the writing lacks a lot of polish, the combat scenes are okay, the camera work is
okay and the actors all seem to be doing their best with the clunky dialogue. The
storyline itself isn't very original but again, its okay.

The film follows a Corporal who is considering leaving the Marines and explores
ptsd, survivors guilt, etc. basically war is hell but it forms great bonds. Again, this
isn't done exceptionally well but it does keep the movie from becoming a brainless
action movie and brings a sense of drama to the film.

As a sequel to Jarhead this movie fails, but as a standalone action/drama flick it's
actually fairly enjoyable.
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 5/10
Mildly Entertaining Nonsense
blackacid31 January 2016
If Jarhead was a subtle, slow-burning study of the Middle Eastern occupation
through the eyes of a grunt, Jarhead 2 is the complete opposite.

It's an entertaining if dumb action flick but has very little in common with reality
or common sense.

Ambushed on a supply run, a team of marines switches their mission object to keep
an Afghan woman out of the hands of Taliban with the help of Cole Hauser's
NAVY Seal.

The acting is fine and the action is well shot, if totally preposterous with overkill.

I can't claim to have served in conflict, but I'm pretty certain soldiers on both sides
wouldn't frequently waste RPG's just to blow up one person armed only with a
gun, instead of disabling vehicles and such, for which these weapons are designed.
A lot of the action pieces seemed designed for cinema gore effects only and pretty
much took me out of the reality that the rest of the film worked hard to achieve.

As did a point after a gun fight where the soldiers opt to walk to their destination
through hostile territory, instead of commandeering the Taliban cars.

It wasn't the worse movie, and for the most part was exciting enough to hold my
attention, but it could have been a lot better had it not been for nonsensical movie
tropes that burst the bubble.
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 2/10
So far off from realistic
Jeremy_20148 January 2015
If you are just seeking Hollywood action this is right up your ally. If your'e like me
and wanted something realistic and a true military movie then move on. This
movie has so many military errors it aggravated me more than entertained me.
There were scenes where Marines ranks were not on their uniform. A corporal was
called sir constantly throughout the film. They fired an M203 grenade at a taliban
member no more than 20m away and it exploded when it hit the man. These
grenades are made to not detonate that close. Also the fact that they wasted the
40mm grenade on a single man instead of blowing up the truck with a machine
gunner in it was far from realistic. Also an RPG was fired and supposedly
exploded the entire building they were in and set it on fire and only the one man
that the grenade hit directly died, not the Marine three feet from him. Lastly, the
weapons the Marines had were fully automatic M4 and M16 platforms and while
they do exist they are not used by US Military. This movie was made for people
that just wanted action without any realistic backing. It isn't a bad story it just was
not done with the accuracy that should be expected. I didn't have too high of
expectations but I was still let down.
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 6/10
'Part 2' in name only
bowmanblue18 October 2014
I enjoyed the first 'Jarhead' film and was curious as to what any 'sequel' would be
like. However, at least I kept my expectations low as I knew this was not produced
by the same cast or crew as the first, plus part II was released straight-to-DVD, so,
how good could it be? The answer... quite good actually, but only as a generic war
film, rather than a sequel.

Okay, so occasionally the film mimics the original in style (think captions, mainly
near the beginning) and it uses the term 'jarhead' a couple of times, but that's about
it. In fact... I'm running out of other things that link the two films.

So, the best thing to do is basically just ignore everything you know about the first
movie and go with what's on offer. And, what's on offer is a war movie set in
modern Afghanistan. A small team of marines (or 'jarheads' to be precise) are on a
routine mission, only to find themselves forced to protect an important female local
as she travels across arguably one of the most dangerous regions in the world.

Bottom line: if you like war films, you'll probably enjoy this. It's actually got a half
reasonable budget and doesn't feel too much like a straight-to-DVD movie.
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 3/10
Nice to watch but extremely painful in logic department
grot-1677814 November 2015
Warning: Spoilers
This is full of spoilers so don't read it if you want to watch this, but in my humble
opinion it does not matter. It is a good ride if you want action but reasons goes out
the window from moment go.

For purely entertainment value I would like to give this movie a solid 9, but:

as an action movie this is not so bad. Action is non-stop and it has a relatively
believable (to movie goers, not military personnel, and I am not one of them) story.
Special effects are also good, and actors are acting better than in most B/straight to
video/TV movies. Unfortunately logic has no place here at all.

Movie starts with attack on US held outpost. Outpost is nowhere near a hill top,
this is 21 century with choppers providing supplies and so on, this is a matter of
life and death. If that wasn't enough there are cliffs at distances of no more than 20
meters overlooking this base, from which enemy fighters can shoot down marines
at will. Even guards towers - presumably build for defense - are below these rocks
at distances of no more than 20 meters. No need for insurgents to aim, just shoot,
yet that base is somehow not overrun. It is simply not possible for any military to
construct bases like that, unless singular aim of leadership of said military
organization is creating martyrs. And somehow I don't believe it is a goal of US
marines.

Than we have a convoy. Four vehicles: first one is heavily loaded with supplies
unarmored truck, next two are the marine Humvees and the last one of course is
unprotected loaded with supplies truck. Perfect scenario for an ambush. Why even
bother with these two Humvees in the middle? Shoot unarmored leading and
closing vehicles first on barely passable mountain track and no one should survive.
This scenario has been done in Vietnam since 1950's (when French were there) and
during USSR intervention in Afghanistan in late 1970's (guess where this movie
takes place), yet apparently nobody in US military learned the lessons.

Then we have a firefight with a Taliban's RPG exploding inside a house (a single
room) where all heroes are defending themselves, sending them to the floor
incapacitated. Taliban enters the house - after sustaining heavy casualties -
searches for a target and leaves. Leaving all marines dazed, armed and vengeful,
but uninjured. Yet in earlier scene one of the marines themselves - after a firefight
- executes wounded Taliban insurgent because he was upset that couple of his
friend were killed/injured. I dread to even contemplate who is supposed to have a
moral high ground here and this is not a movie that preaches like original Jarhead
was.

I am not going to continue with the final scenes, because I think I made my point.
Great mindless flick to watch, but beware: once you start to use most simplistic
logic all is going to hell extremely fast.
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 7/10
Pleasantly surprised.
alisdairedmond20 January 2015
When I first saw that there was going to be a sequel to Jarhead I already felt
disappointed, I was a huge fan of the first movie and did not feel it ever needed a
sequel. Hearing that it was action in this movie made me even worse as one of the
main themes of the first Jarhead was the lack of action.

However I must say after watching this I would say I was pleasantly surprised and
do not feel it soiled the Jarhead name like one of those sequels that makes fans
pretend it never happened. It started off slow and uninteresting. I thought the main
character himself was quite underdeveloped but once this movie gets going you do
start to care for these characters. I think the main character could have been a lot
more human than just being a marine as I couldn't relate to him. Warning lots of
Hu-Rah's and Hell Yea's.

The script itself could have done with a little more polishing with some scenes
feeling they could have had more of an impact but there is some intense scenes in
this movie which is what I like in an action movie. There was one or two cliché
moments but aside from that this was a pretty strong movie. It carried some
important messages about how bad situations build great bonds. It also has the sort
of Saving Private Ryan "How can one person be so important" cliché. It still pulls
it off though.

So go into this with an open mind unlike me. Go in and just have a good time with
this.

I personally don't mind if more Jarhead movies come out now as long as they all
carry different messages and they are made to be stand alone movies.
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 9/10
Surprisingly effective and tense
MartinHafer14 August 2014
The title for this film, "Jarhead 2: Field of Fire", appears to be very poorly chosen.
This is because it really isn't a sequel to "Jarhead" and you certainly don't need to
have seen this prior film to appreciate this new movie. On its own, it's an
exceptional film and I strongly recommend it. And, if you didn't know it, a jarhead
is a nickname for US Marines--and it's a name they often call each other.
The film is about a small group of soldiers serving in Afghanistan. Oddly, despite
this war having lasted well over a decade, very few movies have really talked
about it. This picture is a tribute to the American and Afghan soldiers fighting
against the Taliban--and it makes its point very personally. Now I know some
people reading this have very strong feelings for and against this war--I myself
have very mixed feelings. But you cannot help but admire the courage of the
individuals willing to risk their lives after you see this film no matter what your
views on the war might be. And the film manages to praise and honor them
without being jingoistic or overtly political.

As I watched "Jarhead 2", I really wish I could have seen the film with some
soldiers who actually have served in Afghanistan to get their insights into the
realism of the project. To me, it looked insanely real--about as real and scary as
any war picture can be. Although the movie was filmed in Bulgaria, it managed to
look pretty much like what I expected Afghanistan to look like. And, the soldiers
seemed very professional and believable--like real soldiers. Now for some, this is a
problem. To make the film realistic, the film is very bloody. Additionally, like real
soldiers, the actors in this film TALK like soldiers--crude, sexually suggestive and
totally inappropriate for small kids and the easily offended. However, this DID
make the film seem very real, as the soldiers I've known sounded just like these
young men and women. Because of all this, the film easily earns its R rating--but I
still encourage you to see it. After all, war is so detached from most of us. We see a
few reports on TV but really have little idea of the sacrifice or hell these folks go
through--and the film is probably about as close as we can get to knowing what it's
like to be on the front lines without actually going there. Having unfamiliar faces
instead of familiar actors only adds to this effect.

The film has a very simple plot. A convoy is taking supplies to another location
when they happen upon a couple US Navy Seals who are trying to escort a local
woman to safety. Why, exactly, she is with them is something you learn later in the
film. However, the rescue of the Seals and the woman is NOT the end of their
problems--it's only the beginning. Soon the caravan is set upon by Taliban fighters
and many of the soldiers and all of the vehicles are destroyed. How can the few
remaining stragglers possibly escape now that they are trapped behind enemy
lines?

This film is very, very tense and personal. The fighting looks very real, the actors
appear to bleed and die before your eyes and the film is not pretty, as war is not
pretty. This makes the movie tough viewing and certainly isn't for everyone.
However, I do strongly recommend the film for many reasons. First, war SHOULD
be shown as personal and bloody and awful because it is! While I love old films,
the sanitized version of war we got in the 1940s and 50s films from Hollywood
made it all seem very 'nice' and Jarhead 2 strips away the myth. Second, although I
assume this is a relatively low budget film (despite being released by Universal),
you certainly can't tell. The writing, acting and sets all look great and seem real.
They certainly got a lot for the money they spent to make this film. Third, I hate
that most folks almost always go just to the big-budgeted mega-movies. Many of
these films are quite formulaic and the studios don't need your money. Instead,
consider spending it on a film that is high quality and gripping from start to finish
and which doesn't star Johnny Depp, George Clooney or Angelina Jolie. I have
nothing against these actors, but sometimes a film can achieve even more without a
big name in the film and "Jarhead 2" actually is a first-rate film.

As always, I'd love to hear from you about the movie. Especially if you are a
serviceman or servicewoman, I'd love to know your thoughts--both positive and
negative.
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 9/10
Surprisingly Excellent
philipmyarse12 August 2014
I recently got a chance to see this at a screening and it is surprisingly excellent. I
say surprisingly because I never expect too much from a film I know isn't going to
be released in theaters, so I figured it would be another addition to the saturated
war film DVD market. Not at all. It reminded me a lot of the slow tension builds of
The Hurt Locker and Lone Survivor, where the audience knows action is coming,
but the character build up allows us to care about the team members who come
under fire once the fighting begins.

The actors are all quite good, with a special nod given to Bokeem Woodbine,
Danielle Savre and Cole Hauser. The team has a great rapport and the humor is
sprinkled in in appropriate doses. While not all of the jokes are hit their mark
exactly, the lines delivered by Woodbine are laugh out loud funny, which helps
lighten the mood in a film that has an incredible amount of heart.

Well done all around, and proof that not all great films make it to the big screen.
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 2/10
a lot of stupid things
obida-alquraan8 September 2014
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a lot of stupid things the first thing is the language they are using some of Arabic
terms frequently especially when gunfire , In Afghanistan do not speak Arabic so
where did you come from this speech ?! Even when he was praying did not pray
correctly LOL ! the second thing is the effects ,,, it was so bad like "RPJ" at the
beginning of the movie and when the house was destroyed Marines still alive in the
house and Taliban get in the house don't kill any one ,,, What a stupid !! The third
thing is when they escaped by car did not face any problems ,,, escaped from a
Taliban stronghold with such ease ? nice story but unfortunately a lot of stupid !
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 7/10
I was really shocked at how good this one was & I really enjoyed it. On the
other hand though this isn't like the original at all
cosmo_tiger17 August 2014
"Keep the faith - Semper Fi." Chris Merrimete (Kelly) has just been promoted.
Even though he isn't sure how much longer he will stay enlisted he picks his unit
and they head out on a mission to resupply an outpost through Taliban controlled
territory. Along the way they come upon what is left of a SEAL team and an
Afghan woman whom they were extracting. When things go from bad to worse the
mission becomes protecting this woman for reasons unknown to the marines. Like
many of you when I saw Jarhead 2 my first thought was, oh no, not another direct
to video sequel. There have been a ton of these and none have been good. Behind
Enemy Lines is on their 4th one, Death Race has 3, Joy Ride has 3...the list goes on
and on. Sitting down to watch this I had very low expectations. I don't often get
surprised by movies but this one did. I was really shocked at how good this one
was and I really enjoyed it. On the other hand though this is nothing like the
original at all. The original dealt with the mental aspect of going through training
and heading to a place they don't want to be and having nothing to do. This one is
more of a straight action/war movie, and this was actually one of the better war
movies that have come out recently. Overall, a movie that was much better then I
was expecting and I ended up really liking it. I surprisingly give this a B+.
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 5/10
This film is combat ineffective.
tim_kirkpatrick31 August 2014
I am a Combat Veteran, who served in Sangin, Afghanistan with 3rd Battalion 5th
Marines (GET SOME) as a Hospital Corpsman.

Countless mistakes with rank, haircut regs, uniforms, Marine interactions, customs
and courtesy (among others) . Most reviewers of this film will never serve in
combat, I HAVE AND IM PROUD AS HELL OF IT. This film doesn't even tap
the surface of the dangers real Marines face.

That being said, it wasn't to bad of a film looking beyond all the flaws. But I would
not recommend it to anyone who wants to see a good movie about Marines.
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 1/10
This film doesn't even deserve 1 star
masterchiefjb16 July 2015
Oh boy, here we go again. The Hollywood military action movie of the year, and
the writers on this 'movie' just spat in the face of The movie Jarhead and everyone
involved with that story by even having the same name as it. Where Jarhead
showed the flip side of deployment, the stir crazy of waiting, the fear of the
unknown, the boredom. This is just another attempt at cashing in of something that
worked before. It seem to me that the writers watched The Hurt locker and thought
it was a great movie, anyone in the military will tell you other wise, and said to
themselves "We can do a movie like this, but let's use marines so we can call it
Jarhead 2: fields of fire." I could not get more than 20 minutes through it, and the
only reason I wanted to watch it was to see how many mistakes I could find, there
are a lot. I'm not going to list any, as there are plenty in other reviews. The main
thing about this film is that it is almost like the writers just googled stuff about the
military and picked and chose what sounded cool, not knowing anything behind
how things really work in the military, like no one in the military says "request
permission to do…" or "request permission to speak freely". It's low budget and
there is no deeper theme or story behind the action. This is the Marines version of
the Hurt Locker
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 4/10
Cheesy acting, bad props and wasted story
rapha_r19 June 2016
Warning: Spoilers
*May contain spoilers*

Well, the acting was bad, the props were all around wrong and not true to facts,
very cheesy and wouldn't recommend it. I think the story could have been better
put together, it had potential but I didn't feel much emotion in the "emotional"
scenes, overall shallow characters, inaccurate props and just not very good.

Pros They explore some political aspects of the war on terror and show how
pointless killing leads to nothing and true heroes are those who have the courage to
do challenge the tyrants and do simple things like study.

The movie doesn't portrait the marines or seals as some kind of immortal
superheroes, they are shown as just humans with a tough job

Womman in the military are shown, this is great for visibility and so womman get
more space in society

Cons

Really bad acting Outstandinly inaccurate props Cheesy dialog It doesn't make the
viewer care too much about the characters, they don't feel tri-dimensional, just too
plain. Overall just wasted potential and military propaganda Just another
enlistment movie.
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 5/10
Decent War Film
StevenKind9722 February 2015
Warning: Spoilers
I recently just saw this movie and overall I would give it five out of ten stars
because overall it was a decent film not perfect but decent. There are many
different reasons why I gave this film a five out of ten. War movies are definitely
one of my favorite genres of movies but this movie is definitely not one of the best
war movies. This movie lacks a lot of realism it is not as realistic as some other
films. I am not going to share any spoilers but this movie can be very unrealistic at
times. I would say that this movie is definitely better than the first Jarhead because
it had a lot more action. This movie is focused mostly around combat while the
first film gets more in depth into the lives of the characters. But in this movie you
don't learn that much about the characters lives and you have to try to figure out
many different things about each characters personality. This movie also has many
different action scenes that will keep you on the edge of your seat but there should
be more. I definitely have seen better War films like Saving Private Ryan and Full
Metal Jacket. But I will definitely remember this film as a great story about a
group of Marines.
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 7/10
Captivating movie
ultramoviemad20 November 2014
Warning: Spoilers
As one who has never served in the field of fire - I've always had the greatest
respect for those who have. I don't think anyone can imagine the absolute horror
when involved in close combat where blood is spilled and close comrades die.
With Jarhead 2 I remained fully focused throughout.The plot is surely influenced
by the events of the current time surrounding the real life story of Malala
Yousafzai,shot by the Taliban for her outspoken thoughts on womens rights in
Afghanistan.

I felt a real passion for the marine characters in the movie - dedicated to each other
and their evolving mission.

One of the ending scenes between the marine & Afghan fighter fighting dying in a
hail of bullets was somewhat reminiscent of Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid…

By enlarge a very enjoyable movie..

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 2/10
crap compared to Jarhead 1
tregouetsylvain12 September 2014
Jarhead 1 was excellent, this one is way too patriotic, with the Americans on the
good side, despite most of the war, occident is going now, is just for resources and
lobbies interests, I found it a bit hard, to promote such a propaganda, behind such a
cheap scenario. It's about American soldier always doing the right thing, because
they fight for America, saving lives, and fighting for freedom, but this does not
happen in real life.Nowadays, Marines serve for their presidents, who themselves
serve the ones that finance their campaigns. Where jarhead 1 was sticking to a
more real feel , here not at all. It could have been a good scenario back in a days'
when commando was out, but would not be compared to a big title like apocalypse
now , full metal jacket, saint soldiers or jarhead 1.
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 5/10
Group dynamics
kosmasp22 December 2014
This has nothing to do with the first Jarhead, apart from the title. Well if you are
stretching it, you could say that it is open minded when it comes to its characters.
We also get the main military man from Avatar ... again being a military man. Less
screen time though, still a tough one. The rest is a group of people who are doing a
good job making you care for them.

The action is nicely done, though having just watched "Fury" not even close to
anything in that movie. The whole setting of this movie does remind me of some
80s movies, which had a similar theme and had some of the same results. It works,
but it's not something I can get too excited about.
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 1/10
Sorry, I stopped watching after 10 minutes.
dcunning40-178-78754316 January 2015
The attack on the Forward Operating Base was pathetic. Who builds a FOB in a
valley surrounded by hills? And who prioritizes offloading water and other
supplies DURING an attack? I stopped there. Sorry.
I've watched many military movies and read a lot of memoirs and historical
accounts, I've gotten a sense of what should be and what should not be.

This movie started off as being quite inaccurate. Sorry. I just wasn't in the mood to
finish after my bad experience of watching the first Jarhead, which I consider NOT
worth watching. The first Jarhead had a mood that make you think being a Marine
had no redeeming values, which I don't believe for a second.
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 7/10
Not Very Real
ttaf3533 February 2016
When i was in the gulf war, we just had a M16 rifle, chewing gum and a very small
toilet roll that incidentally had to last for our whole tour of duty. In this film there
are lazer guns, romulan mind-melds an Alien from the planet xena-4 plus every
soldier seems to quote " Beam me up scotty" before they get shot. If you want a
good action movie go for Wind In The Willows part 2, or you could just watch a
few episodes of star trek which may have the same effect on you. Basically don't
watch this film. its no good, its akin to jumping around naked with a pineapple
superglued to one of your feet. i watched it twice and dozed off several times and
that was just during the opening credits. which took almost twenty minutes to get
through as for the sound effects they were boring. hang on am i reviewing the right
film? this is citizen kane is it not?.
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 8/10
THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE ON EARTH
nogodnomasters4 May 2018
Warning: Spoilers
After watching some really bad war films, you know, the ones with Eric Roberts in
them, I was relieved to watch this film and perhaps over rated it by comparison.

The film opens up questioning our cause in Afghanistan, a person who wants to do
something to change the world, and ends with a positive answer. After a Marine
Sargent gets his leg shot off, Corporal Merrimette (Josh Kelly) is given a field
promotion and has to take much needed supplies to a unit and cross through
Taliban territory. He reluctantly accepts the position having a pregnant wife at
home and no desire to re-enlist. In fact his commander (Stephen Lang) asked him
if he had submitted his letter of resignation yet, which caught me off guard,
because having been in the service, enlisted people did not submit letters of
resignation, only officers.

They take a truck convey, because an air drop would have made the film too short
and besides there is a dust storm that we never see. Along the way, they run into
difficulty causing Merimette to make those "world changing" decisions.

The characters are introduced by name, rank, and place of origin. Character build
up happens with the fun military banter, which normally concerns sex and me
having to Google "Queen Christina." Seriously? The acting was fair, the plot
needed tightening up. For instance, one time when they were on foot they killed
some Taliban with vehicles, but opted to proceed on foot. Not the decision I would
have made, but then again I was never a Hollywood Marine.

Parental Guide: F-bomb. No sex. Early gratuitous male nudity.

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 5/10
TV war movie
SnoopyStyle11 September 2017
Marine Corporal Chris Merrimette reluctantly takes a promotion from Major James
Gavins (Stephen Lang) as the new leader of his supply squad after his sergeant gets
killed by the Taliban. He is eager to return to his wife. His unit consists of
Corporal Danny Kettner (Bokeem Woodbine), Lance Corporal Dani Allen, Private
Rafael Soto, and Private Justin Li. Afghan Army Private Khalid Hassan Abu Faisal
joins them on a resupply mission to a dangerous outpost. They are retasked when
they pick up a SEAL team trying to evacuate an anti-Taliban activist.

The interesting thing about the first Jarhead is that the guy struggled with a war
which doesn't need him. This is almost an opposite premise. Chris can't wait to get
out of the war that desperately needs him. I'm fine with a completely new premise
for a completely new war. There is plenty of gunfire action which is more than
what I expect from a TV movie. The realism is debatable and that's no small thing.
I really question Kettner pulling Faisal off the garbage pile. It would be more real
to run away and let the new Arab take the bomb blast if that's what he wants. That
conflict between realistic and unrealistic never goes away. I'm sure others have
different ideas. The kill ratio seems high. Several times, the guys wipe out the
entire opposition. The final rescue mission seems unrealistic. I don't know why
they didn't at least try the Taliban's trucks. The realism questioning goes on and on.
It's not Rambo but it's not that far from it. Some of the masked Taliban fighters
look white. At least, the setting looks good.
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 4/10
Predictable
davidstoter-717-59207617 April 2020
Yet another stupid American war movie about load mouthed undisciplined
marines. Poorly scripted hoohar rubbish.
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 3/10
Snooze fest
boltzlife-0596328 March 2020
Wanted to like it as i like the cast, but big disappointment. It just dragged on and
on....
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 5/10
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire by Don Michael Paul
lumieretrain20 March 2020
The movie Jarhead is still recognized, as one of the most important films directed
by Sam Mendes. The movie is based on the memoir of the marine Anthony
Swofford, who got through a harsh training, and later on, he survived in the desert
during the gulf war. The movie is told most of the time, through the main
character's voice over, to let the audience feel his psychological emotions, in what
he faces through with other marines. Especially to let the audience see, how the
marines might feel being in the war zone. Universal Pictures has been interested to
produce and distribute a sequel of Jarhead, in the home media rather than in the
theatrical release. To see how the marines of the new generation, would face the
war zone in the most unexpected ways. The filmmaker Don Michael Paul came to
get involved in the project, with a different direction rather than with the one which
Sam Mendes has established. In 2014 came out Jarhead 2: Field of Fire by Don
Michael Paul, with Cole Hauser, Josh Kelly, Bokeem Woodbine, Danielle Savre,
Ronny Jhutti and Cassie Layton. The movie's plot: Corporal Chris Merrimette
(Josh Kelly) and his team (Bookeem Woodbine; Danielle Savre and Ronny Jhutti),
with the help of Navy Seal Special Ops Fox (Chris Hauser), have to fight through
the war-torn Afghanistan. As they have to bring Anoosh (Cassie Layton), an
Afghan anti-Taliban woman, out of the country to the safety, but they have to face
the danger without have any tanks or any other supports. The movie differently
from the previous one, does tell the story more as an action war movie with less
psychological events. To see how the main characters would survive, through fear,
blood and sacrifice. These elements make the story much dynamic as well as
thrilling, by letting the audience feel the unexpected moments of the story. Even
the movie would entertain the audience from the beginning to the end, it is not
enough to be as psychological as the first Jarhead. As it is one of the important
elements which is needed, to see how the marines might feel being in the war zone
and how they hope to come back to home. Chris Hauser did an interesting
performance as Navy Seal Special Ops Fox, a Navy Seal who would actually guide
to Corporal and the team how to move forward. Without ever give up, even in the
most extreme ways. Josh Kelly did a well done performance as Corporal Chris
Merrimette, a marine who once gets involved in the mission, he would slowly
become stronger to be ready to take any risks, until the mission is accomplished,
even there would be sacrifices. Bookeem Woodbine, Danielle Savre and Ronny
Jhutti have done interesting performances as the marine team, for being a united
team who would do anything to protect each other. As they have been trained to
protect each other, but most importantly to never leave each other. Cassie Layton
have accomplished a well done performance as Anoosh, a strong Afghan anti-
Taliban woman who would never give up in what she is fighting for. The camera
has been elaborated to shot the movie in the dynamic and realistic way, in every
single angle shots and in every camera movements. The editing gives an interesting
narration in the rhythm, to be clear about the story's direction. Even the movie has
some positive sides, the story has some unclear answers which should have been
better developed. As there should have been more details, about the origins of the
main characters by making them more interesting. Especially to see which were the
last things they hope or even hoped to see out of the war zone, what were their last
words which have been said to the people they loved, what they would have
wished to become rather than to be marines and so on. In the same way, there were
moments of the movie which were quickly explained, without letting the audience
understand what they have just seen. Jarhead 2: Field of Fire is a movie, with some
flaws as well as unclear moments, which cannot be compared with the first
Jarhead. But Jarhead 2: Field of Fire is still entertaining, from the beginning to the
end.
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As a Marine...
UrAPog9 January 2015
As A Reserve Marine with a Non-combat deployment under his belt, I can assure
you about the accuracy of this God's gift to war flicks. When these hard charging
DevilDoggies start putting rounds down range you'll have flashbacks to MCT
faster than you can say "KILL." My buddy, a Radar Technician, started rocking
back and forth saying, "THOSE AREN'T SIM ROUNDS THOSE AREN'T SIM
ROUNDS." Additionally, when Seal Team ten shows up. Just...WOW. You
thought Lone Survivor was a good depiction of Navy Seals? Move over Marcus,
there's a new kid on the block. No beards and no bullshit. I know what your asking
though, "But Corporal, what about the Military Accuracy?" Well no worries IMDb
review reader, this movie's got you covered. We've got it all. -WalMart Walkie
Talkies -Gangster Grill Guards -Wooks talking about floor vaginas -M4 (Shorty
Variant) -Sweet Diamond Dispersion -Wooks doin Warfare -Bringin' back the .30
Cal and the 5-Ton -HUMVEE's in 2013, f*ck IED's right? -Wooks bein allowed to
drive -Conversations straight out of Generation Kill, "KEEP THE FAITH!"
-Wooks rockin' the Back Pouch -Suprisingly accurate Afghan National uniforms
-Wooks being good shots -That General from Avatar, what an acting powerhouse
-Corporals leading four vehicle convoys though "Taliban Territory" -Wooks doin'
wook stuff

That's just a small taste of what will soon become known as the Saving Private
Ryan of the 21st century. Buy this movie, put it in your DVD player, and ask
yourself, "Do I have permission to Get Some."