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| Director: Stanley Kubrick
Actors: Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: £16.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 2464
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 112 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 7321902184708
ASIN: B000Y345I6
Theatrical Release Date: 1987
Release Date: March 3, 2008
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 Still great 20 years later August 22, 2008
S J Buck (Kent, UK)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This stands the test of time well. More than 20 years after its release, there are few better films that demonstrate the horror of war. Whether Kubrick was anti-war I don't know, however this certainly gives that impression. br / br /Told largely from the point of view of Private 'Joker', who once in combat wears a peace symbol (better know in the UK as the CND symbol) on his uniform. I suspect this wouldn't be allowed.... br / br /The first half of the films deals with the new recruits brutal training, and those who aren't up to the training can only expect humiliation and brutality. Private 'Pile' is the example in this film, who suffers greatly and eventually cracks. br / br /The second half of the film deals mainly with one platoons attempt to deal with an enemy sniper. Prior to this we are shown the long periods of boredom that soldiers have to deal with. However when the combat comes it is nightmarish in the extreme. br / br /This is all wonderfully filmed by Kubrick, with the training camp scenes and the shattered Vietnam like town near the end being memorable highlights. R Lee Ermey steals the acting honours without actually acting! As Gny Sgt Hartman he is perfectly cast for one very good reason. He served 11 years in the Marine Corps. He totally dehumanises the recruits, which of course you have to do if they are to become good soldiers. br / br /If I had one criticism of the film its that sometimes it was little to clinical in the messages it sent out about the horrors of war - maybe preachy is a better way of saying it. I agree with many of its sentiments, however it might have been a better film without so much of that element. br / br /This doesn't detract though, from what is still one of the great war movies. Add in the commentary track as a bonus and its easily worth 5 stars.
 Widescreen not July 6, 2008
R. M. Grant
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this copy thinking I was getting a widescreen version.But unfortunatly, although this the aspect ratio is indeed 1.78:1 , it is in fact just a cut down from the 1.33:1, so a waste of money.I dont think Kubrick shot in 'widescreen' looking at his other films,but I thought I would take a chance.So keep your old version and expand it to fit your widescreen telly.The film it's self is superb.But you already know that.
At last... a widescreen version! April 1, 2008
Christopher Jones (Bedford, United Kingdom)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I won't go into any detail about the film as most people already know what it's about. This review is about the DVD itself. br / br /Just to let you know that the film is finally available in 1.85:1 on this DVD. I waited years for this release as I have a widescreen TV and I always get my films in widescreen if possible. I had the original 1.33:1 R1 version, but sold that and bought the R4 (which is EXACTLY the same DVD) of this about six months ago as I couldn't wait for the R2 release. The sound is now in 5.1 surround and the picture quality is much improved with the anamorphic widescreen. There is also a new featurette made for the DVD and various commentaries, including Gny. Sgt. Hartman himself R. Lee Ermey. br / br /Incidentally most Warner Bros., Universal and 20th Century Fox R2 or R4 DVDs are actually both R2/R4. They don't always tell you this on the casing, but it means they only need to produce one PAL version of a DVD for the world.
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