low budget, poor acting, basically special interest, for veterans? But seriously if it wasn't for that tagline, then this is just another low budget movie with nothing much special to it.
9.3... wth over a thousand people voted 10 out of 10? well friends and families maybe it was shown on military bases, but its really nothing special.
It's awful. It's all bad sex jokes that aren't even remotely funny. This thing doesn't work as a comedy or a zombie movie. I'm surprised they got some big actors for it, but we've all seen good actors slumming it for a cameo before. Bad script, bad everything.
shareYea, it's divisive, but we don't care. Its for veterans, by veterans and the sense of humor and our way of dealing with occupations that endanger the lives of not only ourselves but our brothers and sisters is expressed in this movie is the way it is. Aside from that, the dude that runs Ranger Up (Nick Palmisciano) on youtube specifically stated that he doesn't give a *beep* what people thing about it, and if you don't like it...its obviously not for you
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Agreed! This movie is awesome; if you don't like it, you are a liberal!
And it's in the top 10 on iTunes, ahead of movies like Deadpool, so there a lot of people that DO like it and are paying $20 to own it.
Get with the program you stinkin' POGs!
Obviously he does care what people think because he released this movie to the public for our approval. If he wanted this to remain an in-joke for "his people," it should have only been released in military bases and veteran hospitals. I can totally understand releasing something with a certain crowd in mind, but he put this movie out to the public and thus you have to live with the public reception.
That said, this movie being made for a certain crowd doesn't excuse the awfulness. This should be insulting and embarrassing to any veteran with an IQ over room temperature. There have been plenty of in-crowd movies for certain groups that are fine movies on their own. Range 15 is not that.
Bill Hicks summed up what Range 15 is a couple decades ago: "Watch this, shut up. Go back to bed, America. Here is American Gladiators. Here is 56 channels of it! Watch these pituitary retards bang their *beep* skulls together and congratulate you on living in the land of freedom. Here you go, America! You are free to do what we tell you! You are free to do what we tell you!”"
Aside from that, the dude that runs Ranger Up (Nick Palmisciano) on youtube specifically stated that he doesn't give a *beep* what people thing about it, and if you don't like it...its obviously not for you
It's made by *beep* meatheads. What did you expect?
As for the score. It's obviously being astroturfed.
Well, lets be honest, calling it bad is incredible insult to all the bad flicks out there. This was way worse than bad.
In fact, once proper reviews (not by jarheads) start coming in I am certain that someone will have to come up with a brand new word in english to describe this abomination.
"Humor" is beyond retarded, its truly cringe worthy. Its for movies like this (if there are any) that rating of 0 should be allowed.
Its like being forced to watch your favourite pet being raped by a rhino, while having your nutsack pierced by an old rusty fillet knife. Only way, way worse...
To quote Nick Palmicaino
"I hope it helps bridge the civilian and veteran divide. But if it doesn't and the only thing that happens is that our community has a movie that they love. Then we succeeded. And honest to G-d, I mean this sincerely. Everyone else seriously can go *beep* themselves."
If you don't like this movie, then it do us all a favor and close your piehole. We veterans don't care what you think. This is our movie and we love it.
Scout26
"Find the Bastards, then Pile it On."
You know whats funny, or should I say tragicomic?
Each and every time someone other than jarheads posts their honest opinion on this abomination you guys crawl up from your dungeons and come up with stuff like "liberals, fags, hippies, pussi.s" etc.
Real grown up stuff in other words :)
Its like having a discussion with 7-year olds with anger issues. Or worse.
The fact that none of you manages to come up with one valid argument that explains why this movie isnt pure crap is obvouosly less important.
Is it really so hard to accept the fact that there are people who dont find this funny or entertaining, but simply terrible?
I watched it only because I like zombie movies, didnt know what to expect.
What I didnt know is that this board is clearly reserved strictly for "movie taste nazis" like yourself and your fellow veterans.
Quoting Nick Palmicaino every time someone comes up with negative feedback doesnt help at all, it just makes you look more clueless and desperate :)
The fact that its made "by veterans, for veterans" doesnt change the fact that its awfull. But nice try.
"We veterans don't care what you think" - Well, I would say that you do, more than you would like to admit. You just took your time to come up with an answer to my post. I would like to see what you do when you DO care about something :)
It's not a movie for you. You weren't there. And the term "Jarheads" refers to Marines. There is only one Marine in the movie: Jack Mandaville. There is one sailor, Marcus Luttrell; and one Airman, Jarred Taylor (or JT). Everyone else was a soldier, most of them being Rangers.
Yes, you think it's pretty terrible. Fine. WE DON'T CARE. But go crap in some other picnic.
If you don't like it fine. You don't understand the military humour and what went into making this movie. Yeah, it's not Star Wars or The Walking Dead with multi-million dollar budgets. It was made on a shoestring, by a bunch of vets. Many of whom traveled from all over the country just to be extras (zombies). We don't care if you think it looks cheesy, cheap, or whatever. It's out movie and we are proud of it.
So I say again, why do you just close your soup cooler, and move along. This is less a zombie movie and more a military camaraderie movie. I sat in the theater and watched this. I and all my fellow veterans laughed outloud at the "inside" jokes, and the fact that absolutely nothing was sacred. Just like it is when you are serving.
Now I'm done here. I have to go back and finish doing your Mom...
Scout26
"Find the Bastards, then Pile It On."
Dude, you loved it, I didnt. Get over it.
Movies budget isnt its biggest problem, not even close. Its the fact that apparently no talent whatsoever went into making it, neither behind nor in front of the camera.
Its obviously written by a 8-year old, using his own diarrhea, on a wall of a gas station toilet. In 12 minutes or so.
The few jokes that are actually funny are recycled from other, much better movies. The rest is just terrible, adolescent toilet humor(at best) aimed at mentally handicapped individuals.
Like the last sentence in your post, perfect example of the fact that your IQ is significantly lower than your shoesize. Army cliché at its best.
"Being there" obviously somehow makes *beep* movies better.
I could answer by asking you to track down that pair of siblings you call Mom and Dad and ask them if you were dropped on your head as a child. Repeatedly.
This 89 min abortion simpy isnt worth any more time. Bye...
I guess when you finally figure out your not going to live forever maybe it'll be more of a joke to you, and some people in this country and other countries could walk over you to get to the better fight, most people in other countries would just kill us to look at you, that's why we giggle, that's cool....my 1911 giggles 2.
shareExactly. Being fearless does not mean you can't feel fear, it means that when you do you raise both middle fingers and drive the f@©k on.
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