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"Jake Gyllenhaal Looks A Lot Like Demi Moore In GI Jane"

I don’t know if I agree, but it sure made me laugh.
The Jarhead trailer

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34 Responses to “"Jake Gyllenhaal Looks A Lot Like Demi Moore In GI Jane"”

  1. bicycle bob says:

    that kind of tagline isn’t good for jakes oscar chances.

  2. Terence D says:

    I am interested to see if Sam Mendes can get over the jinx hurdle. Not many have started as strong as he has.

  3. Lota says:

    GI Jane? heh heh heh

  4. BluStealer says:

    Demi has much better legs. It’s not even close.

  5. LesterFreed says:

    I am looking forward to seeing Jamie Foxx strap on the military boots and get into combat. Hopefully Ray wasn’t no fluke. And he avoids Stealth like movies for a long time.

  6. bicycle bob says:

    don’t make fun of jakes legs. he worked out hard for this and even shaved his head.

  7. BluStealer says:

    Don’t be worried, Bob. The word on the street is that Jake plays for another team and is there starting Shortstop. A real team player they say. Which stinks for gals like me. Why is it always the hot ones?

  8. bicycle bob says:

    now when i go out with maggie hes gonna be staring at me. thats why i get all those looks from jake.

  9. cullen says:

    this trailer looks f’ing awesome to me…beautiful visuals, solid actors, a great director, a great book, and presumable, a smart and literate screenplay…the musical choice (i wonder if this will be the tone in the actual movie…?) is inspired and different…I was looking forward to this one for a while, now I am dying to see it…feels a bit like Full Metal Jacket and Three Kings, all the while being it’s own thing…but there are some shots in there that look absoultey amazing…

  10. MASON says:

    Great book. Great script. Great director and cast. And now a great trailer.

  11. AgentArc says:

    Mendes knows good material when it comes his way. Looks like a winner. On all fronts. And preferences. And orientations.

  12. sky_capitan says:

    So Tom is on 3rd, Jake is at shortstop, Verbal is at 2nd, then who’s on first?
    I don’t think I want to see another Gulf War movie.
    If it makes as much as Three Kings I’ll be stunned…
    I’ll guess the box-office will be “disappointing,” whatever that is.

  13. Lota says:

    Ted Casablancas prolly knows who’s on first and who’s playing in the outfield too.
    I want to see alot more Gulf War/Iraq/Afghanistan movies from different experiences of the soldiers especially.
    Iraq has been a foreign affairs hot topic since 1989 and great loss of life for US soldiers, yet how many movies have covered it?
    I thought Three Kings was very good, we’ll see about Jarhead.

  14. Mark Ziegler says:

    Three Kings wasn’t exactly a hit by any means.

  15. Stella's Boy says:

    If Jarhead is half as good as the outstanding Three Kings, I’ll be happy.

  16. Sanchez says:

    Three Kings is more reknowned because Clooney beat the piss outta David Russel for being a jerk. It made me respect George.

  17. sky_capitan says:

    I understand your viewpoint Lota about the loss of life, but I think most people are fatigued about Iraq (where was it around MCN that said the war movies come out after the wars are over… Iraq is long from over).
    How is that Steven Bochco tv show about Iraq doing? I’ve only read it dropped 1/4 or so in its second week, that’s all I know.

  18. BluStealer says:

    It’s not Rescue Me. It’s the type of show we’ve all seen six million times. It’s like they wrote it in their sleeps. Doesn’t bring anything new to the table.

  19. Stella's Boy says:

    It’s the first television ever to be about a war that is still being fought, and it’s a show we’ve seen six million times before that brings nothing new to the table? Damn. It must be pretty bad.

  20. BluStealer says:

    Apparently, you have never seen it if you are using that as the basis with which to fault me. Maybe you should catch the show before you defend it on the basis of its about a war we’re currently in. Because you would never know its Iraq if they didn’t tell you. Its the same cliche’d war stories. But really find out for yourself before you go shooting that mouth off. Okay?

  21. Stella's Boy says:

    Take it easy BluStealer. What jumped up your ass today? I was not criticizing you or saying you are wrong. I’m saying that it’s pretty bad for a show to be the first ever to chronicle an ongoing war and still be full of cliches and stories we’ve all seen plenty of times before. Maybe you should carefully read something before you go shooting your mouth off. Or ask for clarification if you’re confused.

  22. BluStealer says:

    Who’s not taking it easy? You should just watch and see something before commenting on it on your high and mighty way, like you typically do here. Whats wrong with absorbing it before you go commenting on it? Wouldn’t that help your points?

  23. LesterFreed says:

    The show has the idealistic young man who should be at college but isn’t. It has the gang banging black dude who is a slacker. The black guy who is spiritual. The Texan who is gung ho and speaks with a drawl who is bound to be a martyr. The sarge who is tough on his guys but has a heart and really cares deep down. The incompetent middle management of the armed forces and they don’t support the troops and leave them out to dry many a times. I was bored after two episodes. Rather watch Band of Brothers again.

  24. Stella's Boy says:

    You just don’t get it do you BlueStealer? I was not and am not disagreeing with you about the show. Do you need me to spell it out for you? And who is high and mighty here? You’re the one jumping down my throat here. Lester, your description makes it sound very dull. That’s too bad.

  25. bicycle bob says:

    whats a day without a stella freak out? those days just don’t end in the letter y.

  26. Stella's Boy says:

    BluStealer is the one who freaked out bob, not I. I agreed with her about Over There, and she proceeded to flip out and attack me. Not the other way around. Just to clear it up for you since it appears that you misunderstood what transpired. I hope that helps.

  27. BluStealer says:

    Just correcting you Stella’s Boy and making sure you actually watch shows before you show all of us that vast intelligence you have. I’m trying to help you out. Centering you. Getting you focused. A thank you would be nice.

  28. Stella's Boy says:

    Listen, this is really silly, considering that I never disagreed with what you said in the first place. I repeat, I never disagreed with what you said about this show. For the 81st time, I think it’s unfortunate that the first show to revolve around an ongoing war is so cliched and predictable. Especially since FX has so many quality programs currently airing.

  29. BluStealer says:

    I was hoping for another notch on FX’s belt. Especially with Bocho running this show. With all the great things you can do with war stories you go cliche? Not my cup of tea. Especially with the great chances they take with REscue Me, Shield, and Nip/Tuck. It’s a letdown.
    And the two sitcoms (if you can call them sitcoms because they’re so unfunny) are straight from the NBC scrap heap. They make Joey look like Seinfeld.

  30. Stella's Boy says:

    Yeah the sitcoms sound real bad. Their winning streak with new shows really came to a halt, didn’t it? Oh well. The new season of nip/tuck starts soon doesn’t it?

  31. PandaBear says:

    Those sitcoms are god awful. I had to shut it off after 5 minutes. On each one!!
    What exec greenlights a sitcom about eating disorders? Yeah, real funny.

  32. Chester says:

    Stella’s Boy, I haven’t seen either of the new sitcoms so I can’t comment on them. But “Over There” in just three episodes has become essential viewing. I suppose it’s possible to simple-mindedly pigeonhole the characters as being from Central Casting, but you could make that point about pretty much any ensemble piece if you wanted to (including a show that I know is one of your favorites, SB, “Rescue Me”). What’s far more important is the journey those characters take, and this one is a hellish doozy.
    For example, yeah, the platoon has the traditional patriotic country-boy football player, arguably the main character on the show. But when have we ever seen that central character HAVE HIS LEG BLOWN OFF IN THE FIRST EPISODE? When have we ever seen a show that devoted an entire episode to the real dangers and tensions of a night watch on an Iraqi roadblock? Or an entire episode to the ground-level techniques, logic and concerns of torturing an Iraqi prisoner known to have information about the whereabouts of a stolen stash of U.S. stinger missiles?
    I’ve never seen anything like that before and, frankly, I think the show is setting a pretty high bar that a movie like “Jarhead” will have a hard time surpassing. Speaking of which, some of you have said you like “jarhead”‘s look. “Over There” has pretty much the same one.
    My only quibble about “Over There” is that I wish it was on HBO. The commercials on FX somewhat dilute the level of tension this show deserves. But if you watch the show when it comes out on DVD, SB, that won’t be a problem.

  33. Stella's Boy says:

    Hmm. Interesting. A completely opposite take on the show. I’ll definitely check it out once it’s on DVD. Can’t hurt to at least give it a chance.

  34. Angelus21 says:

    Jeff/Chester likes it? Who would have guessed???
    Certainly not I.
    Over There is decent. WOuldn’t call it essential like Sopranos. But its watchable.

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