One of the Best War movies of the Decade

Rating: 8/10 (23 August 2013)

Every war has it's films and one always stands out. Saving Private Ryan was the best WWII movie, Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb was the best Cold War movie, Apocalypse Now was the best Vietnam War movie and I think Jarhead may be the best Gulf War movie.
A good list of actors who I don't know but am aware of stared in this movie , but Jamie Foxx was the only actor who I've watched another film starring him. And I saw Evan Jones in 8 Mile. very passionate acting made the experience more realistic and made it a better film.
The cinematography was absolutely brilliant. The filming of the scorching dessert was amazing although it wasn't even filmed in the middle east. The way it's filmed makes me feel uncomfortable watching the soldiers in that flaming dessert, but that is just good production values.
It was based on the 2003 book by former marine Anthony Swafford, and what an experience that poor guy had but he was still cool enough with his book being made into a motion picture.
I like this film, although it's about a terrible war happening in the 80s, there was a nice vibe. You know all the comedy and comical moments which happened. This is one of my favourites and always will be and to be honest It deserves a better rating than 7.0/10.
Overall great movie based on the experiences of a ex-marine, good screenplay and great acting. I must say that this film is not for people who are weak hearted because there is a lot of strong war imagery which I know a lot of people are quite sensitive about. But still funny, sexy and spreads a message about not only the gulf war, but all war. And that message is: Every man fights his own war and he can make that war out to be what ever he wants it to be.