Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987) by Erg1008 — 14 Sep 2010
Soldiers in training for fighting in Vietnam, tough boot camp & drill Sergeant, some go to war, some don't.
Stanley Kubrick's powerful Vietnam fest that I'd not seen since it came out in the late 80s.
It is very much a film split into two parts starting with the new recruits in the boot camp being ferociously barked at by the brilliant R. Lee Ermey as Sergeant Hartman. A great turn too by a young Vincent D'Onofrio as the blundering Private Pyle.
The second half of the film sees Matthew Modine's character go into the action in Vietnam & I think it loses a bit of steam here.
It is well written, the action scenes with the sniper are intense but it doesn't really go anywhere.
This review of Full Metal Jacket (1987) was written by Erg1008 on 14 Sep 2010.
Full Metal Jacket has generally received very positive reviews.
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