The trailer pitches an action/adventure war movie. Think like “Saving Private Ryan” but more adventurous. What we get instead is a “kids go to war only to discover that war is boring, not fun and terrible” movie. Also it just wasn’t a good film.
In theory it’s genius marketing. As a movie goer I’m excited to go see a war movie. But then, like the movie itself, I discover war isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Except… I knew that already. Sometimes I just want to see a fun action movie.
Funny enough the film has three direct to video sequels (although sequels in name only) which are generic action war films.
Jarhead (2005).
The trailer pitches an action/adventure war movie. Think like “Saving Private Ryan” but more adventurous. What we get instead is a “kids go to war only to discover that war is boring, not fun and terrible” movie. Also it just wasn’t a good film.
In theory it’s genius marketing. As a movie goer I’m excited to go see a war movie. But then, like the movie itself, I discover war isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Except… I knew that already. Sometimes I just want to see a fun action movie.
Funny enough the film has three direct to video sequels (although sequels in name only) which are generic action war films.