A little cliched but the performances were good and it was worth the watch.

This is only a Vietnam war movie on the surface. It's really about what the prospect of war and the effects of it is on the human psyche. There are no scenes of the war. Only what recruits could go through in preparation for the war. But it's hardly realistic since the real life experience of it is probably pretty boring. Although in real life, the soldiers can probably peel potatoes a lot more expertly than these Hollywood actors pretending to be soldiers.

Not full metal jacket, but still really good.

This was such an engaging film with great acting and storyline. It's a different take for a war movie. It's definitely worth the watch.

The writing is so insightful without giving away anything the ebb and flow of this movie is so period perfect, even Colin's pretty face is believable you feel this movie you don't just watch it ....especially for us Vets !!!! Five Star for sure !!!!

A favorite that I watch every few years. There are a few shorter stories in the story arc, all tell us something about Bozz. I like how the moon affects him. Although I probably first saw Farrell as Bullseye in DAREDEVIL (Ben Affleck), this movie and PHONE BOOTH made him one of the few actors with enough gravitas to make me see a movie knowing very little of the story in advance.

Doesn't take hold until the second half, not a typical military movie.

In September 1971, the US is losing the Vietnam War. Private Roland Bozz (Colin Farrell), a draftee opposed to the war, is an unruly soldier who disrespects authority. He befriends another Army recruit, Jim Paxton, an aspiring writer who records his experiences in a journal. Unlike Bozz, Paxton volunteered. Upon reaching their post, company commanding officer Captain Saunders explains that every soldier who passes through Fort Polk will be sent to Vietnam, and that any political views on the war are irrelevant. Having "X-ray vision for loopholes", Bozz finds ways for soldiers to get out of the army — one because he not only has children but also a handicapped wife; another, Miter, had joined to prove his manhood but finds himself overwhelmed. Eventually Bozz's natural leadership and ability earn him the title of squad leader. Another private, Wilson, a racial bigot and instigator, continuously demeans Miter and Bozz. Bozz fights and easily beats Wilson, earning Wilson's hatred. Later, during live fire exercises, Wilson threatens Bozz with a pistol. Bozz tries to disarm Wilson, and the two wrestle each other to the ground, with Wilson prevailing and putting the gun to the back of Bozz's head and pulling the trigger. Miraculously, the gun misfires, saving Bozz's life. Saunders lets Bozz choose the punishment: have Wilson court-martialed or "let me deal with him", strongly suggesting the latter. Bozz says he wants Wilson "out of the Army", because he recognizes Wilson has emotionally suffered ever since his inability to command became obvious. The platoon is sent to "Tigerland", a forested training area designed as a replica of Vietnam. During an exercise, Bozz's squad acts as villagers in a mock Vietnamese village, with one squad member designated as a Viet Cong sympathizer. They compete with another squad charged with rooting out the sympathizer, led by Wilson, who was ultimately spared. As the exercise ends with Bozz's squad "winning", Wilson tells Bozz he will kill him no matter what it takes. Soon thereafter, Bozz plans to escape to Mexico with the aid of some civilians he has paid. Platoon member Johnson tells him if he runs away, Wilson will kill Paxton instead. Bozz remains... Tigerland received positive reviews from critics and Rotten Tomatoes consensus states "A great cast and the gritty feel of the film help elevate Tigerland above the familiarity of the subject matter." Joel Schumacher´s Vietnam war drama has an intense Colin Farrell in the lead as Private Roland Bozz, but the film suffers from not creating enough of an authentic vibe and look to me. I like the handheld documentary style, but that´s not enough. And the fact that Stanley Kubrick blew our minds how he portrayed a training camp for soldiers to be sent to the Vietnam War in "Full Metal Jacket", it´s inevitable that "Tigerland" ends up way below that film trying to do the same. Trivia: Tigerland was the name of a U.S. Army training camp during the mid-1960s to early 1970s, located at Fort Polk, Louisiana as part of the U.S. Army Advanced Infantry Training Center. As often the last stop for new infantrymen on their way to Vietnam, Tigerland was established in humid and muggy Fort Polk in order to closely mimic the environmental conditions of South Vietnam.

This film showed why Colin Ferrell eventually became a star. Even with a weak script, you could tell he was tapping into major Steve McQueen cool vibes. The rest of the cast is forgettable but not bad. The ending was actually the best part of the film for me.

Not too bad a film but while comparing to Full Metal Jacket, (I could not help it and did not mean to), this just does not hit the mark that Jacket purely did! Both movies concentrated on the extensive training for the Vietnam War with Jacket actually taking part in the war as well as the training side of the film. Farrell was superb though but some of the other actors just were at "par." I give this a fair 7.5 out of 10.

This was a strong example of how important it is for the leading man to have at least a modicum of stoicism when it comes to war movies. There was nothing Colin could do about being drafted into a war he didn't agree with except control his reaction to it. He instead whined, pouted, lashed out and made himself a huge burden on everyone around him, detracting from their war education and reducing the likelihood that any of them will live through their deployment. They wrote two separate instances into the movie where an instructor tries to explain that the actions he took would've gotten him killed and he argues back that no, some miracle would have occurred that kept him alive instead. I can understand him doing it once and then learning his lesson; the second time he does it is among the most childish scenes I've ever seen in a movie, but that was apparently not the filmmakers' intent. They wanted me to sympathize with him because he was afraid of war or whatever. Him ultimately deciding to not just run off to Mexico and him trolling someone into a murderous rage were not enough to redeem the movie for me. Terrible.

The details of soldiers before heading over to Vietnam. The movie traces around Pvte Bozz and his scheming to get others out of the Army legally.

Really good watch. Do it!

Not a typical film, but definitely worth seeing. An attempt is made to make sense of the soldier's existence.

Très bon film ,très prenants avec un script qui tiens la route

Nothing that I haven't seen in some other war movie down the road, but I watched "Tigerland" mostly because I was interested in the beginning of some young actors that I like, Colin Farrell obviously being one of them, and I have to say that I am not disappointed of the choice.

I didn't like this "vietnam" movie. They never even make it to Vietnam. Tigerland is the training ground to prepare the troops for Vietnam. It has a really good cast and Colin Farrell looks like he is about 20 years old in this film. It's your typical Boot Camp type movie. Sorry, but nothing really stands out for me on this movie. Plus, it's shot in "Documentary" style and has a really grainy picture at times.

A really good, dark gritty film, it's a lot like Full Metal Jacket, just nott as good.

All about AIT, very realistic and makes full metal jacket look like a joke

very good little movie i can watch it all the time!