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Full Metal Jacket [Deluxe Edition]
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In this riveting look at military life during the Vietnam conflict, Stanley Kubrick, who made the powerful antiwar classics Paths of Glory(WWI) and Dr. Strangelove (the cold war), once again explores the behavior of men in battle. Full Metal Jacket, adapted from Gustav Hasford's novel The Short Timers, is broken down into two very different parts. The first half of the film focuses on the training of a squad of Marine grunts on Parris Island, and more specifically on the troubled relationship between the brutal drill sergeant (a frightening Lee Ermey) and an oafish misfit (a brilliant Vincent D'Onofrio) who just happens to be a sharpshooter. The first half ends with a devastating, unforgettable scene, leading into the second half, which takes the grunts to Hue City, the climactic battle of the 1968 Tet Offensive and the turning point of the Vietnam War. The story is told through the eyes of Private Joker (Matthew Modine), a cynical aspiring photojournalist who is soon forced to fight for his life and the lives of his fellow recruits. The sniper scene, which takes place amid bombed-out buildings (rather than in the familiar jungles), serves as a microcosm for the Vietnam War--as well as war in general.
- Warner Bros.
- 112 mins approx.
- Stanley Kubrick
- 15
- Kevyn Major Howard
- Adam Baldwin
- Arliss Howard
- Dorian Harewood
- R. Lee Ermey
- Vincent D'Onofrio
- Ed O'Ross
- Matthew Modine
- English
- 2
Full Metal Jacket [Deluxe Edition]
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In this riveting look at military life during the Vietnam conflict, Stanley Kubrick, who made the powerful antiwar classics Paths of Glory(WWI) and Dr. Strangelove (the cold war), once again explores the behavior of men in battle. Full Metal Jacket, adapted from Gustav Hasford's novel The Short Timers, is broken down into two very different parts. The first half of the film focuses on the training of a squad of Marine grunts on Parris Island, and more specifically on the troubled relationship between the brutal drill sergeant (a frightening Lee Ermey) and an oafish misfit (a brilliant Vincent D'Onofrio) who just happens to be a sharpshooter. The first half ends with a devastating, unforgettable scene, leading into the second half, which takes the grunts to Hue City, the climactic battle of the 1968 Tet Offensive and the turning point of the Vietnam War. The story is told through the eyes of Private Joker (Matthew Modine), a cynical aspiring photojournalist who is soon forced to fight for his life and the lives of his fellow recruits. The sniper scene, which takes place amid bombed-out buildings (rather than in the familiar jungles), serves as a microcosm for the Vietnam War--as well as war in general.
- Warner Bros.
- 112 mins approx.
- Stanley Kubrick
- 15
- Kevyn Major Howard
- Adam Baldwin
- Arliss Howard
- Dorian Harewood
- R. Lee Ermey
- Vincent D'Onofrio
- Ed O'Ross
- Matthew Modine
- English
- 2
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FULL ON !
Full Metal Jacket is one of my 3 top war movies and is a classic. It's not a full on shoot 'em up, it's a typical Stanley Kubrick. Dont get me wrong there are scene's of exstream violence and also scene's of combat, but the film is so much more than that it tells the personal journey of a troop of soldiers as they travel through vietnam. The cast is fantastic, the story fantasic and the sound track ........... yes fantastic !
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