jarhead is fantastic

Rating: 9/10 (2 November 2005)

first and foremost let me state something. my brother is serving in the marine corps, he just returned from iraq only weeks ago. so that brought even more feelings into the film for me. so here's what a brother of a marine thought.
i just returned from the advance viewing of jarhead. and it was a full theatre i got there a hour early to find myself very far from the front. so far that i even got extremely shotty seats. which really didn't matter when the film started. it was some really amazing acting. jake and peter and jamie were damn amazing. the dialouge was great. and from the stories i've been told from my brother they seemed like marines to me. during one part of the film these oil fields get lit on fire, and it's raining oil and it's dark outside but light from all of the fires. some of the shots were fantastic. the characters were realistic and hard to watch. i didn't cry. but i walked out not knowing how to deal with the feeling i got from the film. it wasn't easy. but either way i would suggest everyone to see the film. it's not gloryfing war. it's showing all the emotions that go through the men that have to go over seas and do things that others wont. none of them seem like uber terminator heros, but humans. i would probably give it a perfect score. i loved it that much. and if any of you are expecting something action packed you won't get that. there isn't much action, it's all about the character interactions. it's an amazing film. i will be seeing it again