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Since I cannot find the Tigerland DVD on the SR site, I will post the review here in the hope that it soon gets added to the stock list....
This Joel Schumaker film, is set in 1971 at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and follows a group of young GIs-in-training for the Vietnam war. This is a powerful and original anti-war film that doesn't need to go "in country" to make its statement.
Fort Polk is ‘Tigerland’ ("The second worst place on earth"), a place with an impressive track record for transforming its inductees into hardened soldiers. Basically Tigerland is the last stage of basic training, before a soldier gets sent overseas. Tigerland is the closest thing to Vietnam that can be found on USA soil.
The story follows the steady flow of young men who are introduced to the brutal realities of war there, before they are shipped off to fight in a far off land, in a conflict with no rules for a purpose no one seems too clear on.
There is always one who fails to conform though, and in this place at this time it is Private Roland Bozz (Chris Farrell), a major pain in the neck to his superiors and a hero to his colleagues in the barracks. Bozz is your man if you want to legally escape from the army; Bozz is your man if you want an inspiring rolemodel who will stand up to the inhumanity of military life. Bozz has no qualms about doing his best to stop the war effort, until he is forced into a leadership situation where his pacifist activities get his own comerades hurt.
The film is shot using digital video, which adds to the gritty realism. While we don't see the guys in action in Vietnam, we see enough of the emotional torture that they are put through to understand the horror of what they are about to face.
Add to the mix a psychotic trainee who is out to murder our "hero" and you get 97 minutes of great great entertainment.
The acting is first rate and very believeable.
This is definitely a must-buy if you are a fan of Vietnam related movies. It takes boot camp a step further than Full Metal Jacket, without having to resort to graphic violence and gore. Think more of Thin Red Line than Platoon.
The only downside to this is the DVD itself, which (on the rental copy) has no added features at all, just language selection. However it can be seen that the American DVD has Directors Commentaries, and more, so hopefully a better version will be made available for sale here. Still worth purchasing as you will want to watch this more than once.
8/10
This Joel Schumaker film, is set in 1971 at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and follows a group of young GIs-in-training for the Vietnam war. This is a powerful and original anti-war film that doesn't need to go "in country" to make its statement.
Fort Polk is ‘Tigerland’ ("The second worst place on earth"), a place with an impressive track record for transforming its inductees into hardened soldiers. Basically Tigerland is the last stage of basic training, before a soldier gets sent overseas. Tigerland is the closest thing to Vietnam that can be found on USA soil.
The story follows the steady flow of young men who are introduced to the brutal realities of war there, before they are shipped off to fight in a far off land, in a conflict with no rules for a purpose no one seems too clear on.
There is always one who fails to conform though, and in this place at this time it is Private Roland Bozz (Chris Farrell), a major pain in the neck to his superiors and a hero to his colleagues in the barracks. Bozz is your man if you want to legally escape from the army; Bozz is your man if you want an inspiring rolemodel who will stand up to the inhumanity of military life. Bozz has no qualms about doing his best to stop the war effort, until he is forced into a leadership situation where his pacifist activities get his own comerades hurt.
The film is shot using digital video, which adds to the gritty realism. While we don't see the guys in action in Vietnam, we see enough of the emotional torture that they are put through to understand the horror of what they are about to face.
Add to the mix a psychotic trainee who is out to murder our "hero" and you get 97 minutes of great great entertainment.
The acting is first rate and very believeable.
This is definitely a must-buy if you are a fan of Vietnam related movies. It takes boot camp a step further than Full Metal Jacket, without having to resort to graphic violence and gore. Think more of Thin Red Line than Platoon.
The only downside to this is the DVD itself, which (on the rental copy) has no added features at all, just language selection. However it can be seen that the American DVD has Directors Commentaries, and more, so hopefully a better version will be made available for sale here. Still worth purchasing as you will want to watch this more than once.
8/10
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Since I cannot find the Tigerland DVD on the SR site, I will post the review here in the hope that it soon gets added to the stock list....
This Joel Schumaker film, is set in 1971 at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and follows a group of young GIs-in-training for the Vietnam war. This is a powerful and original anti-war film that doesn't need to go "in country" to make its statement.
Fort Polk is ‘Tigerland’ ("The second worst place on earth"), a place with an impressive track record for transforming its inductees into hardened soldiers. Basically Tigerland is the last stage of basic training, before a soldier gets sent overseas. Tigerland is the closest thing to Vietnam that can be found on USA soil.
The story follows the steady flow of young men who are introduced to the brutal realities of war there, before they are shipped off to fight in a far off land, in a conflict with no rules for a purpose no one seems too clear on.
There is always one who fails to conform though, and in this place at this time it is Private Roland Bozz (Chris Farrell), a major pain in the neck to his superiors and a hero to his colleagues in the barracks. Bozz is your man if you want to legally escape from the army; Bozz is your man if you want an inspiring rolemodel who will stand up to the inhumanity of military life. Bozz has no qualms about doing his best to stop the war effort, until he is forced into a leadership situation where his pacifist activities get his own comerades hurt.
The film is shot using digital video, which adds to the gritty realism. While we don't see the guys in action in Vietnam, we see enough of the emotional torture that they are put through to understand the horror of what they are about to face.
Add to the mix a psychotic trainee who is out to murder our "hero" and you get 97 minutes of great great entertainment.
The acting is first rate and very believeable.
This is definitely a must-buy if you are a fan of Vietnam related movies. It takes boot camp a step further than Full Metal Jacket, without having to resort to graphic violence and gore. Think more of Thin Red Line than Platoon.
The only downside to this is the DVD itself, which (on the rental copy) has no added features at all, just language selection. However it can be seen that the American DVD has Directors Commentaries, and more, so hopefully a better version will be made available for sale here. Still worth purchasing as you will want to watch this more than once.
8/10
This Joel Schumaker film, is set in 1971 at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and follows a group of young GIs-in-training for the Vietnam war. This is a powerful and original anti-war film that doesn't need to go "in country" to make its statement.
Fort Polk is ‘Tigerland’ ("The second worst place on earth"), a place with an impressive track record for transforming its inductees into hardened soldiers. Basically Tigerland is the last stage of basic training, before a soldier gets sent overseas. Tigerland is the closest thing to Vietnam that can be found on USA soil.
The story follows the steady flow of young men who are introduced to the brutal realities of war there, before they are shipped off to fight in a far off land, in a conflict with no rules for a purpose no one seems too clear on.
There is always one who fails to conform though, and in this place at this time it is Private Roland Bozz (Chris Farrell), a major pain in the neck to his superiors and a hero to his colleagues in the barracks. Bozz is your man if you want to legally escape from the army; Bozz is your man if you want an inspiring rolemodel who will stand up to the inhumanity of military life. Bozz has no qualms about doing his best to stop the war effort, until he is forced into a leadership situation where his pacifist activities get his own comerades hurt.
The film is shot using digital video, which adds to the gritty realism. While we don't see the guys in action in Vietnam, we see enough of the emotional torture that they are put through to understand the horror of what they are about to face.
Add to the mix a psychotic trainee who is out to murder our "hero" and you get 97 minutes of great great entertainment.
The acting is first rate and very believeable.
This is definitely a must-buy if you are a fan of Vietnam related movies. It takes boot camp a step further than Full Metal Jacket, without having to resort to graphic violence and gore. Think more of Thin Red Line than Platoon.
The only downside to this is the DVD itself, which (on the rental copy) has no added features at all, just language selection. However it can be seen that the American DVD has Directors Commentaries, and more, so hopefully a better version will be made available for sale here. Still worth purchasing as you will want to watch this more than once.
8/10