Worse war movie I have ever seen

Rating: 1/10 (22 January 2007)

Let me start by saying that I have seen tons of war movies and not only have I served in the army but I also have friends who were marines. I have never seen or heard in my life, the amount of profanity in all my experiences, as I witnessed from this movie. I was so repulsed by this bit of tripe that I finally brought myself to leaving a comment on IMDb. (I have resisted saying anything for years on all the movies I have seen). And no, I'm not some religious type either. Its amazing how many people can witness a movie that has the "f" word mentioned either every one or two sentences and call that "realistic". It begs the question as to what kind of environment they actually live in? The storyline is thin to say the least. The "sh**" that they pull on each other (this is what the sniper instructor Foxx calls their roughhousing prank-playing anyways) is also quite over the top - to put it mildly. I am not saying that this does not happen, but come on, give me a break. The fact that no real combat even occurred, means that the story line had to convey each character and that was the main focus. I still do not know the "Swofford" character. The director needs to get some pointers from the movie the "Thin Red Line", honestly. It seems the only thing that one can take from this movie is a lot of crude behavior and vulgarity. And the fact that a soldier's hands never forgets his rifle. The main point of this movie could have been conveyed in about 10mins. Save your money and give this one a miss.