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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 (1987), 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 second half takes the grunts to Hue City, where the climactic battle of the 1968 Tet Offensive--and the turning point of the Vietnam War--took place. The story is told through the eyes of Private Joker (Matthew Modine), a cynical aspiring photojournalist who is forced to fight for his life and the lives of his fellow recruits.
Unusually for Kubrick, FULL METAL JACKET emerged at a time when a trend for films about Vietnam was in full swing. PLATOON had proceeded Kubrick's film by a year, and lesser efforts such as HAMBURGER HILL also emerged in 1987. London's abandoned docklands may not be the most obvious choice of location to replicate the ravages of the Vietnam landscape, but this is where Kubrick shot the film, sticking to his dogged principles of not shooting outside his adopted home. A moving commentary on the dehumanizing process that occurs when soldiers prepare and engage in battle, FULL METAL JACKET is an unforgettable experience from one of the most original voices to ever pick up a movie camera.
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Blu-ray Disc Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Mono 1.0
PCM 5.1 - English
Subtitles - Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: Adam Baldwin; R. Lee Ermey; Vincent D'Onofrio; Jay Cocks - Critic/Screenwriter
Featurette: FULL METAL JACKET: BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
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 Posted on December 18, 2007 |
| Reviewed by: Ben |
"Full Metal Jacket" was really the last great film from Kubrick before his death (with all due respect to "Eyes Wide Shut"). At the same time, it is a movie that has perplexed me as well. It always...
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 Posted on August 15, 2007 |
| Reviewed by: Jarrod |
When it comes to great Vietnam war movies, I tend to think of Platoon, The Deer Hunter, even Apocalypse Now, a lot of others think of Stanley Kubrick's 'Full Metal Jacket', which is gritty and...
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| Posted on May 28, 2007 |
| Reviewed by: Movie Addict |
I love Vincent D'Onofrio. I am one of the few that think that "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" is the best of the three because of him. He is an outstanding actor, and I have seen him in many films,...
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