An utterly pathetic attempt to raise sympathy for the troops out there

Rating: 2/10 (30 January 2006)

There are 2 major issues with this movie.
1. The plot itself 2. The timing of the movie
1. The plot itself. This movie is a pathetic attempt to claim sympathy for a small group of knuckleheads (or as the title aptly names them jar heads) part of a overwhelming attack force whining and complaining about their lack of lives, action and engagement in an armed conflict in which they are completely redundant.
Why should the viewer have sympathy have over a bunch of jar heads who have no obvious character or reason for then existence other then to make that 1 glorified goal in life, to make a kill as a marine specialist. Where's the glory in that ?!?
Obviously the war-mongers and people thirsty for Muslim blood are gonna sympathize with this frustrations of these knuckleheads over denial over this basic reason of their existence, but at best it is a peek hole into the warped minds of those who joined the marine core. Its not filmed even strong enough to be sarcastic or a complaint against the marines life style of living even though it leans heavily on the successes of major Vietnam style movies to give it some warranty.
It fails to make a point or convince in its plot and in fact has a very evil premises which we are asked to feel sympathy for... Instead of making me feel sympathetic to the lead characters it left me angry and irritated at the emotions it tried to forcibly address to me !
2. The timing of the movie.
Right in the middle of the American criminal war on Iraq this movie cannot but draw parallels towards the current invasion of Iraq. Although the setting of the war in this movie is a legitimate war with clear objectives and an obvious cause for war, the timing of this movie makes this movie more of a propaganda movie for the current war on Iraq then a heroic depiction of some frustrated marines.
Any sympathy that could have been brought up for the personal miseries of these soldiers is lost by the realization that similar combat units today are killing women, children and parents of the same Iraqi Muslims fighting for the preservation of their culture, believes and families.
This is what makes this movie into such a tragic slap in the face to anyone even faintly aware of the middle east conflict that is taking place at the moment of the release of this movie.