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The Ten Best Trailers I've Seen - #6
Jarhead - View Hi-Res Trailer
As much as I utterly loathe Jamie Foxx's "ooh-ra" retarded line, the crazy war scenes combined with Kanye West's "Jesus Walks" makes for an incredible, powerful trailer. Well, the second half, anyways. The first half is garbage.
Money Shot: Probably when Kanye West actually starts singing (right after it says something about American Beauty), since that's when the actual intense music/scenes begin flashing. Just as gripping however, are the clips of the soldiers walking by a burned out car in an empty, desolate desert with a bunch of fires burning in the background, and my personal favorite moment, when someone (don't know who) is yelling and shooting his rifle into the air at night (2nd picture, above). The high notes in the music at that moment and the guy seemingly at the end of his rope, it just gave me chills when I first saw it.
Musically: There's no question - without Jesus Walks, this trailer would be a completely different animal. It just screams turmoil; hell, the lyrics are "God show me the way / Because the devil's trying to break me down." Could there even be more fitting lyrics to describe what soldiers must feel when they're in the field?
Visually: A great selection of varying scenes, though the trailer alternates between "desperate soldiers fighting to survive" and "soldiers screwing around and being goofy" which kind of detracts from the overall effect (more on this later). It's sad, but in this movie at least, war is beautiful. The empty, barren landscape, giant flames shooting into the sky, explosions sending a hail of dirt into the sky and raining down on the soldiers...it all looks surreal and stunning. The extremely high contrast ratios in the shots is a nice effect, too. Most of the time it's either pitch black or blindingly white in the background, which makes the actors stand out especially well.
The Ending: Well...if you take out the little scene of Jamie Foxx talking about loving being a soldier (and his horrible ooh-ra line) then it's superb. The rapid-fire hammering of shots right before the Jarhead title shows fighting, pain, panic...pretty much sums up the trailer perfectly. Unsurprisingly, the music fits like a glove. And skipping Jamie Foxx's horrible scene, the lone soldier walking into the distance to the chorus of Jesus Walks is just as strong.
Extras: Not really much. The names on the dog tags are a minor, but nice touch. But otherwise it's a pretty traditional trailer. It is, after all, just scenes set to music.
It's too bad this trailer is half awesome and half utterly stupid. The first half is just idiotic, since it COMPLETELY differs in mood and atmosphere than the second half. The second half though, wow. It's essentially a music video, but damn is it a good one.
One thing. Though I haven't seen the movie myself, I've heard it is about what these soldiers do when they go to war and end up not actually fighting. It's about their life just being in the field and waiting, and waiting, and waiting. Which is fine...except that I would expect something completely different from the trailer. The trailer makes it seem like it's a conventional war movie, with its many scenes of explosions, gunfire, injuries, etc. I know that if I went to Jarhead expecting killer fights and intense battles, and instead I got soldiers waiting around and waiting for something to happen, I'd be pretty disappointed.
Of course, as far as misleading trailers go, it's nowhere near as bad as the next one.
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[posted by Rades at 11:44 PM] LINK ||
Jarhead - View Hi-Res Trailer
As much as I utterly loathe Jamie Foxx's "ooh-ra" retarded line, the crazy war scenes combined with Kanye West's "Jesus Walks" makes for an incredible, powerful trailer. Well, the second half, anyways. The first half is garbage.
Money Shot: Probably when Kanye West actually starts singing (right after it says something about American Beauty), since that's when the actual intense music/scenes begin flashing. Just as gripping however, are the clips of the soldiers walking by a burned out car in an empty, desolate desert with a bunch of fires burning in the background, and my personal favorite moment, when someone (don't know who) is yelling and shooting his rifle into the air at night (2nd picture, above). The high notes in the music at that moment and the guy seemingly at the end of his rope, it just gave me chills when I first saw it.
Musically: There's no question - without Jesus Walks, this trailer would be a completely different animal. It just screams turmoil; hell, the lyrics are "God show me the way / Because the devil's trying to break me down." Could there even be more fitting lyrics to describe what soldiers must feel when they're in the field?
Visually: A great selection of varying scenes, though the trailer alternates between "desperate soldiers fighting to survive" and "soldiers screwing around and being goofy" which kind of detracts from the overall effect (more on this later). It's sad, but in this movie at least, war is beautiful. The empty, barren landscape, giant flames shooting into the sky, explosions sending a hail of dirt into the sky and raining down on the soldiers...it all looks surreal and stunning. The extremely high contrast ratios in the shots is a nice effect, too. Most of the time it's either pitch black or blindingly white in the background, which makes the actors stand out especially well.
The Ending: Well...if you take out the little scene of Jamie Foxx talking about loving being a soldier (and his horrible ooh-ra line) then it's superb. The rapid-fire hammering of shots right before the Jarhead title shows fighting, pain, panic...pretty much sums up the trailer perfectly. Unsurprisingly, the music fits like a glove. And skipping Jamie Foxx's horrible scene, the lone soldier walking into the distance to the chorus of Jesus Walks is just as strong.
Extras: Not really much. The names on the dog tags are a minor, but nice touch. But otherwise it's a pretty traditional trailer. It is, after all, just scenes set to music.
It's too bad this trailer is half awesome and half utterly stupid. The first half is just idiotic, since it COMPLETELY differs in mood and atmosphere than the second half. The second half though, wow. It's essentially a music video, but damn is it a good one.
One thing. Though I haven't seen the movie myself, I've heard it is about what these soldiers do when they go to war and end up not actually fighting. It's about their life just being in the field and waiting, and waiting, and waiting. Which is fine...except that I would expect something completely different from the trailer. The trailer makes it seem like it's a conventional war movie, with its many scenes of explosions, gunfire, injuries, etc. I know that if I went to Jarhead expecting killer fights and intense battles, and instead I got soldiers waiting around and waiting for something to happen, I'd be pretty disappointed.
Of course, as far as misleading trailers go, it's nowhere near as bad as the next one.
For only $60, Become a Lord, Lady, Baron or Baroness!
.........of Sealand. Where the hell is Sealand?!
[posted by Rades at 11:44 PM] LINK ||