Talk:Jarhead (2005)

I'll try to buy this movie sometime this month to screencap it. I saw it one HBO at my uncle's house and I gotta screen it ASAP. P.S. Thanks to the anonymous user who deleted my comment. -GM

I GOT IT! Have it on this week. -GM

I know this isn't terribly relevant for the purposes of this site, but...I thought this movie sucked. -MT2008

I think it was okay at best. It was based on a true story so I give it the respect it deserves. It was originally a book written by Anthony Swofferd, who is the main character in the movie. I just finished screening the movie, I'll have it on soon. -GM

Yeah, but in the hands of Sam Mendes (one of the most liberal directors working in Hollywood...no small feat!), it becomes essentially an anti-war, anti-military movie. Not that I'm saying you shouldn't screencap it (plenty of people I know, including some enlisted GIs, liked it), just saying that's how I felt. -MT2008

I don't know about anti-military but I don't think I've ever seen a pro war movie. Some stuff has come up, I'll have to add the shots tommorow. -GM

How's it look? Did I get everything right? I'm not a helicopter or tank pro so I may have goofed in that field. -GM

P.S. Thanks Orca for fixing the tank I.D.s. btw, what makes him using the M60E3 wrong? I don't think the M240 was issued yet and their are indeed two hatches for two gunners.

There is nothing wrong showing a Marine Tank crewman with an M60. The M240 was only adopted as a USMC weapon for the LAV (an some other fast attack vehicles) during the time of Desert STorm 1. An M1 Abrahms tank would still have the M60 in late 1990-early 1991. We in the ARMY would not formally adopt the M240 for infantry and armored units until several years later. Remember that in 1993, (Black Hawk Down) we still used M60s for the Rangers and Army mechanized units. Pretty much the last time we used the M60. The M60 was left for National Guard units until 2000, and certainly after 9/11 ALL units retired the M60 including the most remote or small national guard units. I got yanked back into the sandbox during ODS1 (reservist) as a 95Bravo (I think the MOS changed recently) and I used an M60 on a Humvee mount.  ;) MPM2008 (edit) from someone who was there ... it sucked ;)

In this instance, the M60 machine gun would be erroneous as the Loader's hatch on the real Abrams is already fitted with an M240. As I mentioned on GM's page, no versions of the Abrams have ever had an M60 installed on them, so the Loader having an M60E3 at the ready would be incorrect. I'm not trying to start any fights, just pointing out a goof in the film.Orca1 9904 08:32, 28 October 2008 (UTC)Orca1_9904

ORCA, You're right. 240s were the guns next to the .50s on the top of the M1A1s. I never really thought about it since we used the M60 still in the 80s and early 90s, but I asked a Armored Div. buddy from the Gulf and he confirmed what you said. No fights here :) Arggh. Even my memory is fading!