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Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016/Universal Blu-ray w/DVD)



Picture: B+/B- Sound: B+/B- Extras: C+ Film: C



Director William Kaufman's (The Hit List) third installment is a loose continuation of the original Jarhead film (reviewed elsewhere on this site), bringing back stars Dennis Haysbert (Ted 2), as well as Charlie Weber (90210) and focusing on the modern horrors that military soldiers face overseas every day.


While the film doesn't have a huge budget, the locations and production design look good enough to convey the realism of the subject, though at the same time feels pretty one dimensional and certainly isn't as cinematic or thrilling as the first Jarhead film. which was directed by master visual storyteller Sam Mendes (Skyfall).


Jarhead 3: The Siege also stars Tom Ainsley (The Royals), Erik Valdez (Graceland), Sasha Jackson (Journey to the Forbidden Valley), Romeo Miller (Madea's Witness Protection), Joe Corrigall (Kilo Two Bravo), Hadrian Howard (Sons of Anarchy), Charlie de Melo (The Interceptor) and Dante Basco (Avatar: The Last Airbender). All are fine in the film and sell their roles pretty well however none really stand out as super incredible.


Assigned to protect a seemingly safe U.S. Embassy in the Middle East, elite Marine Corporal Evan Albright (Weber) sees a normally run compound mainly with Military Soldiers in training. Of course this piece doesn't last long when Middle Eastern terrorists aim at kill an Embassy informant. Soon the Military soldiers realize that they are going to need to work together as one to overthrow the incoming threat.


Presented in pristine 1080p high definition on Blu-ray disc with a widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and a lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track that is more than sufficient. For being a direct to video film, Universal has done a great job with the transfer here looking just as good as other blockbuster releases on disc. Also included is the standard definition DVD in an anamorphic widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and a lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 track that looks and sounds fine for the DVD format, plus UltraViolet Copy of the film for your tablet or smartphone.


Extras include:

Two cuts of the film (rated and unrated)

The Making of Jarhead 3: The Siege


If you're a fan of modern day military/war films or were a fan of that first Jarhead film, then you may enjoy this by the numbers film on the subject.



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