Product Details

• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Cinema Company C
• Run Time: 40 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002MFUEWK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,402 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Semper Fi and black beneath the eyes. Head off to Marine Corps boot camp in big bold widescreen and become witness to the first twenty-four hours of receiving. From the first moment the bus arrives, the screaming begins. Drill Instructors shout at the top of their lungs "Open your mouth!" and "Hurry the freak up!" as frazzled, fresh-faced recruits take their first steps into Marine Corps Boot Camp. From the award winning producer/director of Ears, Open. Eyeballs, Click., comes the first chapter in a new series, on the Marines from Charlie Company with SDI SSgt. Nichols. "It is a strange and amazing thing our memory can be. Those details that we remember when looking back. The sounds, smells, and faces. All of it now just trapped in the memory. Sneaking up, tapping you on the shoulder, remember me? The theatrical release of EARS, OPEN. EYEBALLS, CLICK. has found many fans, and you, the audience have inspired the director to create this companion series. In essence, this series is about everything that did not make it into the original documentary. Everything that had some how been lost to memory. And in the end, to have the definitive series Marine Corps boot camp." - Canaan Brumley, Director/Producer of EARS.OPEN. EYEBALLS, CLICK. SSgt. Nichols, Senior Drill Instructor of Platoon 1141. Google SSgt. Nichols to find out more about him!

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brought Back Memories, May 2, 2010

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M. Afshari "Semper Fi" (San Jose, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ears Open Eyeballs Click "Chapter One" - Receiving (DVD)

There's nothing like revisiting old memories. This was exactly what this DVD did for me.
I can still hear my DI's telling me to "Never quit and to never give up". I still remember the first time I met my DI's in our SquadBay. Not the mention the fear I felt once I got off the bus at MCRD-SD. You can't go into Boot Camp all over again, but this is the closest you'll ever get to it. God Bless the creators of this film, for letting a Devil Dog revisit his old memories.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars exactly what i thought !!, April 1, 2010

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c.c.s "c.c.s" (everywhere) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ears Open Eyeballs Click "Chapter One" - Receiving (DVD)

EOEC has been my favorite movie of all time since it came out !.. the original was awesome.. and this "CHAPTER ONE " IS exactly what it was intended to be.. This dvd is the footage of recieving that didnt make the original EOEC.... its a raw look of what marine corps boot is like.. It puts you through the drill instructors mind games yourself ! you feel like you are there with them.. and too be honest im glad that the dvd doesnt have commentary or anything like that. its a brutal look of what marine corp basic is like and its the best documentary ever !!! awesome job

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marine Boot Camp Receiving, October 11, 2010

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Ironlyon - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ears Open Eyeballs Click "Chapter One" - Receiving (DVD)

The movie is excellent, it gives the viewer insight on the first 4 or so days of Marine recruits lives at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. These aren't actors they are real recruits and the drill instructors are definitely not actors. A must have for any Marine past or present and anyone who wants to catch a glimpse of Marine Corps Boot Camp.