same color grading from wicked

same color grading from wicked

A film that no one really has on their radar and I only discovered it by chance. We get Vietnam war vibes without being in Vietnam. Boot camp and young soldiers on their way to hell on earth. Comradeship, friendship and more than you expect.

A film that no one really has on their radar and I only discovered it by chance. We get Vietnam war vibes without being in Vietnam. Boot camp and young soldiers on their way to hell on earth. Comradeship, friendship and more than you expect.

I currently live on Fort Polk (recently renamed Fort Johnson), so when I happened upon this movie I knew I had to see it. I have to applaud the director, he did a great job capturing the overwhelming feelings of anger and despair within each soldier stationed here. To the untrained eye, it may seem like the production design team went through painstaking work making the base look like it did during the Vietnam war. However, it was actually quite easy for them because not a single change to the base has been made since then. My favorite part was when the main character shot his buddy in the eye with a blank round, and the guy was grateful to him because it meant he could escape Fort Polk. I’m just kidding, I love it here (frantically blinking ‘SOS’ in Morse code). 

All jokes aside, this film was quite dull for a “war movie”. The performances were mostly good. The cinematography screamed early 2000s (comparable to 28 days later). Pretty mediocre over all. 

Title card rating: 4/10, war movies have got to get more creative with their font choices.

I currently live on Fort Polk (recently renamed Fort Johnson), so when I happened upon this movie I knew I had to see it. I have to applaud the director, he did a great job capturing the overwhelming feelings of anger and despair within each soldier stationed here. To the untrained eye, it may seem like the production design team went through painstaking work making the base look like it did during the Vietnam war. However, it was actually quite easy for them because not a single change to the base has been made since then. My favorite part was when the main character shot his buddy in the eye with a blank round, and the guy was grateful to him because it meant he could escape Fort Polk. I’m just kidding, I love it here (frantically blinking ‘SOS’ in Morse code). 

All jokes aside, this film was quite dull for a “war movie”. The performances were mostly good. The cinematography screamed early 2000s (comparable to 28 days later). Pretty mediocre over all. 

Title card rating: 4/10, war movies have got to get more creative with their font choices.

Men are so dramatic, I swear. Still incredible though. It had me feeling like how Bozz would every time someone started telling him something sad.

Men are so dramatic, I swear. Still incredible though. It had me feeling like how Bozz would every time someone started telling him something sad.

After watching Full Metal Jacket a few weeks ago, I’ve been desperate to find a movie that replicates the magic of its first half. This one doesn’t even come remotely come close, for many reasons that I don’t care to get into (I still enjoyed it). 

Sergeant Thomas looks like a bald Gerrit Cole

After watching Full Metal Jacket a few weeks ago, I’ve been desperate to find a movie that replicates the magic of its first half. This one doesn’t even come remotely come close, for many reasons that I don’t care to get into (I still enjoyed it). 

Sergeant Thomas looks like a bald Gerrit Cole