An Officer and a Gentleman (DVD)

Review of the special edition DVD: Fed up with his own life, one that is spent in seedy hotel rooms with his father and numerous prostitutes; Zach Mayo heads off to join the Navy. Zach has a dream of being a pilot, he fantasises about the "glamorous" life that this will provide him with. The Navy it first does not provide him with much relief, however with a bit of training and discipline from Mayo's Gunnery Sergeant, Emil Foley, things soon seem to be heading off on the right track. Warned about local girls Mayo and his good friend Sid Worley decide not to heed the warnings, and engage in relationships with two girls. Things are ...  Read the complete review

The title of this film is in itself relevant. It refers to the code of conduct that an officer of the US armed forces is supposed to follow; to be both an officer and a gentleman. failure to uphold their duty as a commanding officer or failure to behave as a gentleman are both actually cause to be chastised or even decommissioned if already an officer, and in an officer candidate, a reason to be removed from officer training. As one can expect, this dual demand can put a lot of pressure on a human being, with the few coming out with distinction. Thus it is that when young Zack Mayo decides to become a naval aviator, he has taken on a challenge. It is not only ...  Read the complete review

Well I have been eyeing this DVD up for some time but never bought it as hubby tells me I have seen it as I watched it with him but for the life I me I cannot remember ever seeing it. Last night I decided we would watch it as I really liked the look of it, the added bonus being that Richard Gere is in it! The film is about Zack Mayo who has had a rough childhood, his mother killed herself and he went to live with his Dad who is a Navy man so he spent his life moving around from port to port. He finally decides that he is going to try the Navy Officers recruitment course. Zack is accepted on the course and has to give 13 weeks of training which ...  Read the complete review

For a long while I had the impression that "An Officer and a Gentleman" was a very cheesy film, the sort of film, in fact, that is the preference of Mills and Boon readers. Of course, I hadn't watched it at that point. Since my opinion of a film I hadn't seen was so strong it's surprising that something happened to make me watch it and to this day I can't remember what it was that spurred me to watch it, but I did. Having done so my opinion of the film is no less determined than before but it is now a film that I cannot praise highly enough. Richard Gere plays Zack Mayo, recently graduated from college and newly enrolled in the American Naval ...  Read the complete review

DONT GET FILMS LIKE THIS ANYMORE !!! Awards: Won 2 Oscars I had a friend who joined Indian Air force, his officer used to say to him before using equipments worth millions of dollars, you have to pass the test and gain the trust that you are capable of handling this responsibility. Zack Mayo joins Navy Flight school to become a navy pilot. The title of the movie prepares you to expect that you will find some military life in this film, it is there but is beautifully weaved in the military training and the life inside is the life outside a personal life, where the training effects you emotionally, it builds your character, it lets you understand your ...  Read the complete review