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Review by shookone ★★½

a gritty, rough pixelated low budget vietnam war tackle by hollywood handcraft henchman Joel Schumacher. being filmed in 16mm and then blown up to 35mm looks like a bold decision, is aesthetically quite an ugly endeavor though, looking at it 25 years later.

everything smells a bit full metal jackety here, only that you have to go back another 13 years for that reference. sometime through the screening I had to think about the fact that Malick just pumped his Thin Red Line into this world just 3 years prior, and that made this effort look so pale and minor in comparison. it's still a decent anti war exertion though.

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Does this film the "Is Shea Whigham in this?" Test: YES

RIP to Joel Schumacher. I'd like to imagine he's in heaven now, filming this movie that was nothing but good American boys living, showering, wrestling and fucking together.

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This film is basically the first half of "Full Metal Jacket" stretched over ninety minutes. The best thing this film accomplishes is to showcase just how important the second half of "Full Metal Jacket" is!

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bozz and paxton were in love and you can’t convince me otherwise

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Empty Metal Jacket. Despite being well acted and well shot this was a really forgettable film as it seriously drags on and the writing offers nothing. I'd not recommend this, just watch Kubrick's masterpiece instead!
51/100 🪖

Review by Louis Peitzman ★★★★

Joel Schumacher turning a big dial that says "Homoeroticism" on it and constantly looking back at the audience for approval like a contestant on The Price is Right.

Review by Lil Bo Deek ★★★★½ Liked

That the same bloke who made "Batman & Robin" also made "Tigerland" is pretty staggering. Gritty and restrained, "Tigerland" is a powerful look at the training process Vietnam grunts had to go through on American soil, depicting a military regime turned savage by a war that demanded it. Colin Farrell broke out on the back of his work here, and he's pretty fantastic, exuding charm and conflict as a cadet desperately trying to evade service. Schumacher's visuals almost pitched at the level of documentary, which compliments the drama with a full-bodied realism. It's rare to see a movie tackle these ideas and successfully extol a message on them within a 101 minute frame, but "Tigerland" does it rather wonderfully.

Review by Michael ★★★½

"Courage is when you're the only guy who knows how shit-scared you really are."

Essentially, this is the first half of Full Metal Jacket stretched out over an entire movie length. A look inside boot camp training from a reluctant soldier's point of view. The friends and enemies he meets along the way and the ones he helps save by finding loopholes to get discharged. It's more of a character study than a war movie, and the deeper we dive, the more layers get peeled back, showing that he's more than the anti-authoritarian troublemaker. It is slow but contemplative at times. Every scene has a reason, but it won't appeal to everyone.
It had a great cast of young talent…

Review by 📀 Cammmalot 📀 ★★★★

”Nobody quits the army, Bozz”
“Well, I’m not quitting. I’m just not playing.”

I had low expectations going in, so it was a nice surprise to find out that this is actually pretty good. The cast is fantastic with great early performances from the likes of Michael Shannon.

Joel Schumacher is a hit and miss director for me, and I’m not normally a huge fan of hand-held shaky cam, but here it lends a gritty realism that helps the movie come alive.

”Sarge, you got any advice on how to stay alive in Vietnam?”
“Yes, I do, Private. Don't go.”

Cinematic Time Capsule - 2000 Ranked

Review by Cinema Art ★★★½

Rewatch als DVD | SD | Century Fox | Aus meiner Filmsammlung

Tigerland (2000) ist eine oft übersehene Erinnerung an einen soliden Film, der noch einmal daran erinnert, dass Joel Schumacher eben doch mehr war als nur der Regisseur des Kolossal-Flops Batman & Robin (1997). Für mich war Joel Schumacher ein Multitalent, der nicht nur ein Auge für neue Talente besass (er stiess die Karrieren von Kiefer Sutherland und Colin Farrell erst an). Er hatte auch ein gutes Gespür für den Umgang mit Musik in Filmen und konnte seine Erfahrungen als Mode Designer oft auch in seine Filme einbringen.
Bei Tigerland verhält es sich ähnlich wie bei Joel Schumacher‘s Makellos aus dem Jahre 1999: Beide Werke gehören eher zu den „kleineren“ Werken…

Review by CuriousWatcher ★★★½

Half Metal Jacket

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История новобранцев, которые перед отправкой во Вьетнам проходят тренировки в самой жесткой армейской учебке.
Забавно как коллективная пощечина, полученная Шумахером за "Бэтмена и Робина", уязвив его самолюбие, заставила собраться с силами. Вот уже третий небольшой, сдержанный и при этом нестандартный для него проект.
Учитывая почти копеечный по меркам режиссёра бюджет, почти вся нагрузка легка на актеров и тут случилась просто фантастическая удача, поскольку главную роль Шумахер отдал никому ещё не известному Фареллу, который буквально с первого появления заполняет экран харизмой большой звезды, вынудив остальных ютиться в уголке, вырывая себе по минуте-другой. Свет этого солнца слепит так ярко, что полностью стирает из памяти второго героя, никакого настолько, что его можно было бы заменить камнем или куском картона, и отвлекает от того,…