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Full Metal Jacket [HD DVD] [1987] [US Import] | ![Full Metal Jacket [HD DVD] [1987] [US Import]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qH54aLboL._SL500_.jpg)
| Actors: Adam Baldwin, Bruce Boa, Tim Colceri, Vincent D'onofrio, Harry Davies
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
Buy New: £12.85
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Avg. Customer Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 75160
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Media: HD DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 116
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.1 x 0.5
MPN: 80931
UPC: 012569809314
EAN: 0012569809314
ASIN: B000E5KJGQ
Theatrical Release Date: June 26, 1987
Release Date: May 16, 2006
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Amazon.co.uk Review
One of a series of revisionist Vietnam cinema released in the late 1980s, Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket is essentially split into two stories linked by a number of characters. The film follows new recruit Joker (Matthew Modine) and his fellow soldiers through their basic training and into combat in Vietnam. The first half is a chilling portrayal of military brutality and de-humanisation, mainly at the hands of Sgt Hartman (played at a level of staggering intensity by ex-Marine Lee Ermey), that centres around the tragic character of Private Pyle, a young man pushed to the edge of his endurance. The tone of the film is no less harsh when transported to the combat zone as we see the results of the training process in action: the young men turned into unquestioning killing machines. Joker is perhaps the one exception, a soldier with "Born to Kill" written on his helmet who also sports a peace sign on his lapel. But the film finds itself caught in the trap of many of the war movies of the time--how to create audience empathy with characters who are essentially in the wrong. It's a dilemma that Full Metal Jacket never really solves, although as a spectacle the film is a masterpiece. Made in the days before CGI became the norm, the battle sequences--filmed, rather bizarrely, in London's Docklands before its redevelopment--are hugely realistic and are perhaps the key moments of the movie, heightening the disorientation and fear felt by the soldiers. By offering no more than a snapshot of the Vietnam conflict (the action deals with one individual skirmish), Kubrick cleverly leaves any judgement on the war to the audience, although clearly attempting to influence them. The fate of the characters who survive is also left in the balance, but we can perhaps imagine what awaits them. On the DVD: Part of a series of Kubrick DVD reissues, Full Metal Jacket has been treated to the full remastering and restoration treatment. The battle sequences have benefited the most, gaining a new audio and visual crispness and clarity that adds to their already impressive sense of realism--you can almost feel the heat searing from the screen and the explosions detonating around you. Maybe not the best war film ever made, as some may claim, but certainly one to take you right to the heart of the action. --Phil Udell
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Fine film, with a superb performance June 8, 2008
I've finally got around to watching this film, the first 45 minutes were excellent, this covered the training of the recruits who were being prepared for their stints in Vietnam, this concentrated on 2 characters in particular, Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence (Vincent D'Onofrio) and Gunnery Sergeant Hartman (R Lee Ermey), both put in fine performances, especially R Le Ermey who's in superb form, in a way it comes across as more a comedy than anything else during this time, but there's no harm in that.
We then follow the recruits as they go to war, I felt a little let down by this part of the film, it's still good and well worth watching, but maybe it did not feel totally real at times.
There's also some really good music throughout the film.
This is a worthy addition to my film collection and I'm very pleased to have finally purchased this, it's still not as good as Hamburger Hill, but it does come pretty close all the same.
 Very Poor War Movie May 31, 2008
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
I found this film terribly boring/. The majority of the film is about the units training at the barracks..... I found nothing interesting or entertaining about this part. The next part was when they had gone off to vietnam. There was one battle which was nothing compared to other way films ive seen. The most amusing part for me was when a prostitute was trying to sell herself to the soldiers!
These are just my opinions and i realise that many people dissagree, but if you are wanting a war movie with great battles and realism, this is not for you.
 good/bad May 27, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Full metal jacket is another of a fairly long list of vietam war movies of the mid to late 80s,and it is very highly rated,some say it is the best of them all,certainly director kubrick gives the film something that few can rival but this is a film split in two and the second half is pretty average and at times very poor,the first half and we all agree on this is masterful,comical,cruel,brutal,raw and appears to be very real looking and sounding from what i understand.
The first half deals with the training in drill camp of several young men and their drill commander played with a glowing brilliance by r.lee ermey,he is quick witted,nasty,razor tongued but above all he wants the best for these lads as they face an uncertain future should they be drafted for war,these parts as i have said live long in the mind and contain some very memorable dialouge.
The second part features the war,this is when the film suffers,trying to pass across some badly thought out message with characters who you dont really care for,there is no real depth to many featured in the second part and this holds the film down.
This is an uneven film so my rating of 2.5 will serve as a reminder that a film can be good and bad.
Pedestrian recruits-into-soldiers film April 25, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Despite the presence of the outstanding Michael Herr in the writing team, this is one of Kubrick's least satisfactory films. The two halves -- recruits training and Tet Offensive warfare -- are linked only by a couple of soldiers. The ending (the killing of a female Viet Cong sniper) is inconclusive. The ubiquitous palm trees look artificial throughout the battle scenes, as indeed they were, stuck onto the concrete of London Docklands.
This never feels like Vietnam. 'Apocalypse Now' did that far better, and that was filmed in the Philippines. I just don't see why Kubrick bothered with this script -- there are several better recruit abuse films. And the subsequent 'Saving Private Ryan' contains much better battles scenes and sniper episodes.
It feels like Kubrick gave up at the end.
Disappointing March 22, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Perhaps, in its time, this film worked as a social commentary.
Perhaps in the 1970's U.K. this film tugged on our conscious, but I'm afraid post Iraq 'we are a bit more sophisticated.'
I've never understood that 'phrase' when politicians use it today, but now having seen this film I sort of understand where they are coming from.
Perhaps notable as the first 'war commentary' film
A valiant attempt of its era, but says nothing compared to today's issues.
There are far better Vietnam war films
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