Jarhead 3 : Le Siège

Or is it Jars? No wait that is not what they mean right? Either you are as cluelesss about war in general like I pretend to be or you may find my joke distasteful. Hopefully you can forgive me. The movie itself that has nothing much in common with the original Jarhead movie (which I have to rewatch, but I remember liking a lot), is closer to the 13 hours movie. For better or worse.

But I do like Scott Adkins and if you are here for some action (shooting, war scenario and whatnot), you could do worse. The stunts and the action are decently done to say the least. Not much story, not much in character development - but I don't think anyone expected anything in that department! No pun intended ... solid overall, if you have low expectations.

So pretty much this movie was nothing but action... I forced myself to watch Jarhead 3... First Jarhead movie was great, well written funny yet serious. The second one was too serious and stole lines from movies like V for Vendetta. The 3rd one they just said screw it to a story and just had non stop fighting for 2 hours straight. Made me think of wanting to make a movie and title is the third installment then make it just after the intro nothing but action to confused the people and end the movie with the hero saying some sly line like "Your logic is flawed murdering innocent people. You are not a hero to your people but a murder." then the villain saying "I see my error of my ways I surrender." right in the middle of a tense action scene.

The guns seemed to have unlimited ammo, and I realized the blonde girl was most likely CIA since she knew how to shoot right from the get go.

I would never consider this movie to anyone I know to save them 2 hours of their life... Sad part is I watched Jarhead 2 and 3 which had nothing to do with the original plot of Jarhead which was actually written by a man who spent time in Iraq during desert storm/desert shield.

It's not often I turn a movie off and don't finish it, but I did with this one. How do you make a military movie, but have absolutely no military guidance in the acting? At about 20 minutes in when they do the training scenario, they fly past every room without clearing them. Then Albright head shots the terrorist holding the HVT without having his weapon shouldered properly or even looking through the optics. That was enough to know this movie was all Hollywood and no military accuracy.

Don't waste your time

This isn't a film, it's a stupid laddish bullet-fest and nothing more. Guns, guns, and more guns, unleashing a million rounds, making lots of noise, and completely bombing.

This movie was bad on so many levels.

1. unrealistic, the "freedom fighters standing in mid open places, with 5 guns pointing and hooting at them and they don't get hit, after like 100 bullets go past them, and if they had missed at least they would hit the people behind with how center clustered they stood. as well as standing in the middle of a hallway, no cover. not hit once, not before you give the "guy we don't trust" a gun to prove himself, then they drop like flies.

2. When the movie uses the name jar head 3... claiming to be a sort of sequel down the genre.. At least follow the premise from the other movies. Jarhead 1, damn good movie, you follow the protagonist, you get to experience what he feels and how he perceived things, you are in the story, good job! Jarhead 2. Little worse than the first but stile decent enough for entertainment, it follows somewhat the lines of the original.. then you got this thing.... Just going thru all the action movie stereotypes, just as if the director had a list in front of him that he had to check every box on as he made the movie... At least the two first movies tried to be realistic, opposed to just pure classical action movie setup, that no one wants anymore.

3. The comic relief, the douche bag, and the black hype up guy, and the annoying guy who are useless... WHY ALL THESE STEREOTYPES? seems like the director, just check every box again...

4. The literal second the last guys die... the rescue comes in, nonchalantly, not even trying to secure the area in case more enemies comes in... I mean, if the rescuers, were so close, that the second the propane tank had exploded and the dust settled, they could walk in... then one would expect they were within firring range to help shoot right? or at least lob a grenade.... So poorly made, in terms of realism.

5.the plot was weak...