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| Full Metal Jacket | 
 enlarge | Actors: Adam Baldwin, Bruce Boa, Tim Colceri, Vincent D'onofrio, Harry Davies
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (25 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1795
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 116 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD116311D
UPC: 085391163114
EAN: 0085391163114
ASIN: B000P0J09C
Release Date: May 15, 2007
Theatrical Release Date: 1987
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 Great! April 21, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'd seen this at the movies. I liked it, but, at the time, not as much as "Platoon". Remember? There were several Viet Nam movies close together, plus the TV series "Tour of Duty". After having aged some, I like "Full Metal Jacket" at least as good, but it's different. I ALWAYS liked the first part - BASIC TRAINING. Now I like the second part - THE BATTLE OF HUE - even more than before. This is a great movie, that explores the personalities and relationships of the different Marines more than some other movies. I also like that the fighting is in a developed area (Hue), because a lot of the fighting wasn't in the jungles, and often that's forgotten. This is on par with "Platoon" (but different) and way better than "Hamburger Hill" which was lame.
True to life military film which is why it's my favorite Kubrick film April 8, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Full Metal Jacket is one of the best films , Stanley Kubrick ever made. The film has humor, gut wrenching war scenes and brilliant acting. Matthew Modine is great as Joker, but it's Vincet D'Onforio and R.Lee Emery as Pyle and the Drill Sgt. The chemistry between these two actors is of David and Goliath calbiar. The film makes you feel like you're in basic training with the troops and although the film is violent it's still an art form. **** out ****.
As a former Marine, this movie holds a bit of nostalgia for me March 20, 2008
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
I spent 1992-2001 in the Marine Corps Infantry. And this movie is a favorite among Marines no matter where they are.
While I think that it is absolutely inappropriate for children, you will have to make that decision on your own as a parent. But be warned, the language in this movie is very harsh.
R. Lee Ermey plays the part of Senior Drill Instructor Gunnery Seargeant Hartman (that's a mouthfull), his euphemisms, mannerisms and behavior are perfect. He absolutely nailed it.
If you've got any friends, relatives or acquaintances that are in the Corps, this is always a winner of a gift. Particularly if they are getting ready for deployment (ship life is a drag).
A caveat about reality...with the demise of conscription and the institution of the "all volunteer force," Drill Instructors no longer administer corporal punishment (i.e. they do not strike the recruits). Anyone who tells you otherwise is either a former recruit trying to embellish the experience (for amorous purposes no doubt), or smear the Marine Corps (for nefarious purposes no doubt).
Great Quality; Great Price; Great Service January 18, 2008
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
The movie arrived just 2 days after ordering and came in perfect condition. The movie quality (picture, sound, etc.) is exactly what it should be.
As for the movie itself, it was a gift for my Dad and he absolutely loved it. I however don't know enough about the film to comment on it.
One of the best November 15, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Kubricks Full Metal Jacket deserves it place alongside 'The Deer Hunter', 'Platoon' and 'Apocalypse Now' as the definitive Vietnam war movies.
FMJ is split into two distinct halfs, training and battle. This is unusual in a film, as the standard rule when writing a story is to have a beginning, a middle and an end. Obviously there are always exceptions, and in this case it works because the two part story reflects the grim reality of war. In truth if you can't survive the training there probably isn't much hope for you at war.
The performances are uniformly excellent. More importantly the ending is really quite shocking. If you have seen Dr Strangelove you will realise that this probably reflected Kubricks own view on war. Watching the film again twenty years later, and baring in mind the problems in Iraq and Afganistan it does make you think.
A great film.
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