Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Filmgrinder S — 31 May 2013

"I am, in a WORLD of SHIT."-Pvt. Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence (Vincent D' Onofrio).

This review of Full Metal Jacket (1987) was written by Filmgrinder S on 31 May 2013.

Full Metal Jacket has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Full Metal Jacket

Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987)

By Jesfsf (10) on 15 Apr 2021

A great war film in two very different halves. The first half (I'd give a 9 or 10) took me back to boot camp like no other piece of media…

Read Review

Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987)

By Tyranian (764) on 06 Jan 2020

Reasonably good satiric-war film that's well-directed but isn't as perceptive as it thinks it is…

Read Review

Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987)

By Jomatchue (5) on 26 Oct 2019

Kubrick's take on the Vietnam War is haunting and powerful, with amazing performances from Vincent D'Onofrio and R. Lee Ermey…

Read Review

Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987)

By Fafcsr (2) on 08 Dec 2020

A Kubrick movie with political/ideological agenda. A great movie but with a superficial view of the human and war…

Read Review

Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987)

By Abrarqadir (5) on 21 Jul 2020

Full Metal Jacket checks out as my favorite Kubrick film, even though I certainly don't think its the best, and lacks many of the classic Kubrick…

Read Review

Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987)

By Mathew P (41) on 24 Nov 2018

Full Metal Jacket was Kubrick's take on war and what it entails. Divided into two stories this is one hard hitting film…

Read Review

Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987)

By Christian R (145) on 02 Sep 2018

Stanley Kubrick was already a legend when he made Full Metal Jacket- a war movie. The film is divided into two parts…

Read Review

Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987)

By Hank B (60) on 12 Nov 2018

Stanley Kubrick was already a legend when he made Full Metal Jacket- a war movie. The film is divided into two parts…

Read Review

Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987)

By Timone (161) on 11 Jun 2018

Okay, so I'm going to review a film that my friends really liked over the years and that movie is Full Metal Jacket…

Read Review

Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987)

By Milosz M (22) on 03 Aug 2018

There is no movie thats better at showing psychological impact of war…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Good Thief (2003)

By Paulp. (4) on 16 Feb 2007

Muddled plot, confusing editing, ridiculously bad, cliched dialogue, pretentious soundtrack ! A supposed homage to French New Wave…

Read Review

Review of The Towering Inferno (1974)

By Lucas S (231) on 05 Aug 2010

Sammuneet tÃ¤hdet leimahtavat liekkeihin vielÃ¤ kerran…

Read Review

Review of Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)

By Jerrym. (6) on 17 Nov 2007

If I had to choose between sitting through this movie again or cholera, I'd choose cholera - it's less painful…

Read Review

Review of Carlito's Way (1993)

By Mark S (2,772) on 07 Aug 2009

I know I saw this but can't remember if it was all that good... if I can't remember it…

Read Review

Review of Papillon (1973)

By Dale K (28) on 06 Oct 2016

I love both Dustin and Steve but this movie failed to keep me engaged, didn't finish watching the whole movie…

Read Review

Review of The Great Escape (1963)

By Rod A (147) on 27 Nov 2008

A silly film that paints in strokes that are far too broad…

Read Review

Review of A Bridge Too Far (1977)

By Ross M (648) on 21 Sep 2007

Brutal stodgy crap rendition of an amazing story…

Read Review

Review of Salvador (1986)

By Gabriel W (96) on 11 Sep 2007

Idiot goes to El Salvador. I had no time for the character, but maybe I missed the point…

Read Review

Review of Elling (2001)

By Wade Major (240) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 01 Jun 2002

Forages for audience sympathy like a temperamental child begging for attention, giving audiences no reason to truly care for its decrepit freaks…

Read Review

Review of Dark Journey (1962)

By Ken D (553) on 30 Mar 2008

A very confusing movie with a pretty bad ending. The movie should have been a lot better…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Full Metal Jacket

1987

82%894 Reviews

Mamma Mia!

2008

64%1,054 Reviews

The Other Woman

2014

57%804 Reviews

Kingdom of Heaven

2005

71%863 Reviews

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

2018

56%535 Reviews

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

2016

41%102 Reviews

Little Pink House

2018

65%47 Reviews

Enchantment

1948

70%10 Reviews

Cooties

2014

53%164 Reviews

Phantom from Space

1953

31%12 Reviews