Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Harry W — 13 Oct 2012
A scaringly true take on the process that turns human beings in to cold blooded killers. One of Kubrick's best and one of the best films ever. Unlike so many other war films, this shows how people become the killing-hungry creatures that they are in battle, as well as the battle itself.
The acting is astounding and the screenplay is genius, and the atmosphere is simultaneously sad and disturbing at times up until we see that soldiers still can have innocence in the final scene.But honestly, I think that either R.
Lee Ermey or Vincent D'Onofrio should have won the academy award for best supporting actor because they were so intense and shocking in their forty minutes on screen that they become the greatest part of the film, especially considering R.
Lee Ermey was improvising all of his lines and Vincent D'Onofrio develops in a stunning way and turns from a character you feel sorry for into a character you are scared of. Brutal.
This review of Full Metal Jacket (1987) was written by Harry W on 13 Oct 2012.
Full Metal Jacket has generally received very positive reviews.
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