definitely not what i was expecting

Rating: 7/10 (7 November 2005)

i was hoping for a more gung ho war movie, but i wasn't disappointed either. one of my friends said it was nothing like the book so keep your socks on book readers. there were some dissatisfying moments in the movie, no actual fire fights but they get darn close. Id say this movie is lot more about what it is to be a soldier. On the side though its about the relationship with his girlfriend but in the end its really about his compadres. Jarhead provoked some raw emotions and will have anyone that is familiar in the military life going "damn its straight up my alley." Though i must say that the scenes were pretty cool, its not a movie i would buy when it came out on DVD. It had some good home grown not for kids humor which i like, but definitely not what you want innocent kiddies to watch. My finally comment on this movie is that you cant compare it to any other war movie b/c its not a war movie...its more of a drama.