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Richard Greco
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1180
From: Plant City, FL
Registered: Nov 2003

posted 01-28-2006 12:27 PM

This was pretty good. I thought the storyline was good and really felt for a few characters. From what I remember about the Navy, much of it was factually accurate. I also wanted to see this for my second favorite actress next to Scarlett.....Jordanna Brewster.....she is so hottttttttt........Definaltely a Greco Factor of 8 for her

b+
3.85973/5

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Jim Ziegler
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 753
From: West Hollywood, CA
Registered: Jul 99

posted 01-28-2006 06:32 PM

Note to the director - when referring to a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, the proper "short title" is Commander, not Lieutenant. The two grades who are referred to as Lieutenant are Lieutenant and Lieutenant, Junior Grade. One has to wonder if the movie had been "West Point" if a Major General would have been called "Major".

Otherwise, it was an ok movie.

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Greg Mueller
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Posts: 1687
From: Port Gamble, WA
Registered: Jun 99

posted 01-28-2006 07:09 PM

I have a few friends that work over at Keyport (WA ST) and a note was sent around advising everyone that the Navy did not participate in this film because they didn't like the way things were potrayed and many of the things said. So it was made without Navy support or their accuracy.

Also my friend went to Annapolis and we saw the trailer for it when we went to see King Kong. All he could say was "I don't think so" and "Bull Shit" and that was just the trailer

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David Stambaugh
Film God

Posts: 4021
From: Eugene, Oregon
Registered: Jan 2002

posted 01-28-2006 08:04 PM

I haven't seen it an probably won't. Roger Ebert's Review is amusing though.

Samples:

quote:
...Gaze with sad eyes upon this movie, for it is a cautionary lesson. It is the anti-Sundance film, an exhausted wheeze of bankrupt clichés and cardboard characters, the kind of film that has no visible reason for existing, except that everybody got paid.

quote:
There is a subplot involving Jake's fat African-American roommate, nicknamed Twins (Vicellous Shannon). There is much suspense over whether Twins can complete the obstacle course in under five minutes by the end of the year. If I had a year to train under a brutal Marine drill sergeant with his boot up my butt, I could complete the damn obstacle course in under five minutes, and so could Queen Latifah

quote:
Here is a movie with dialogue such as:

"You just don't get it, do you, Huard?"

"I don't need advice from you."

Or...

"You aren't good enough."

"I've heard that all my life."

Is there a little store in Westwood that sells dialogue like this on rubber stamps?

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Kyle Anderson
Film Handler

Posts: 86
From: Tyler, TX, USA
Registered: Dec 2005

posted 01-28-2006 08:14 PM

Would have been better if he said:

"You're not good enough, Huard"

"Thank you, sir"

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Jim Ziegler
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 753
From: West Hollywood, CA
Registered: Jul 99

posted 01-28-2006 10:50 PM

Actually, wouldn't it be "Sir, Thank you, Sir!"

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Claude S. Ayakawa
Film God

Posts: 2738
From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA
Registered: Aug 2002

posted 01-29-2006 10:57 PM

After watching the trailer for the first time a few weeks ago, I had the desire to see the movie when it came out and I knew I would enjoy it. Yes, they could have done more research on military protocol and seek advice and suggestions from the Navy about the the way first year students at Annapolis are trained but the movie did what it was suppose to do - Entertain. It did that and more especially with Jordanna Brewster in it.

I give the film three stars out of four

-Claaude

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