25 best war movies

12 Jan 2012

25 best war movies – Jarhead (2005)

‪Jarhead‬ (2005)

Jake Gylenhall experiences the futility and, most notably, the sheer boredom of the Gulf War conflict as he goes through training, ending up as a sniper with no-one to snipe at. Where most war films focus on the brief bursts of intense action that punctuate conflicts, Jarhead draws on the long drawn-out stretches of boredom in between.

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pearce

1 year ago

Its gotta be Apocalypse Now for me. Awesome!!

jjbomber

1 year ago

Casualties Of War should be in there. The tension is electric and the film is barely watchable in parts. The subject matter, American war crimes, meant it would never get the Hollywood treatment but it made it a better film, Totally absorbing, it'll have you on the edge of your seat throughout.