ME LIKE THIS MOVIE, I WATCH IS 24/7. KUBRICK IS A GOD, I HAVE ALL HIS MOVIES.Sgt. Hartman (10 out of 10 )
holy shit FMJ is GREAT.
IF I DIE IN THE COMBAT ZONE...... BOZ ME UP AND SHIP ME HOME!!!Ace (10 out of 10 )
This is my rifle, this is my gun.Gaffa (9 out of 10 )
You have got to love this film. It is, well, unique. It conveys a very powerful image of what 1960's marines could be doing. Funny in parts, but on the other hand very serious. But of course, at the end we are reminded about the comedy with Joker's jokes. A great war film, must be seen by all !
"I don't want no teenage queen; I just want my M14.".Ciaran (10 out of 10 )
Kubrick's penultimate film shows his work at it's very best- combining all the best trademarks, terrific one-liners and a great cast into what is my favourite film of all time.peter (10 out of 10 )
The role of gunnery Sargent Hartman was to be played by another actor, not R lee emery. Lee was hired as a creative consultant until Kubrick witnessed lee barking out orders in gunnery Sargent style. He was hired immediately. I found the basic training sequences very real; eremy was the ideal choice to play Hartman. For me the film was divided into 2 parts. Basic training and combat. The original actor chosen to play hartman was bill mckinny from deliverance. However when Kubrick saw deliverance, he was very unsettled by the performance given my mckinny. Kubrick didn't hire mckinny for the role of Hartman because.. he was scared of him. Second only to saving private ryan in war genre.peter avery (10 out of 10 )
This film is brilliant and so is the script, the characters come alive in realistic fashion and are woven into a simple, yet commanding fabric. Kubrick's direction is in your face and you can tell its power by the way the camera follows the actors, especially the drill sargent. If you want to see a warts and all look at basic training, then FMJ is the film. Realistic and superb.The Mouse Avenger (10 out of 10 )
As a general rule, I don't usually enjoy war movies, but in this case, I make an exception for "Full Metal Jacket". Not only did Stanley Kubrick, one of my favorite directors (the greatest of all time, in fact!), direct this movie, but the characters, music, cinematography, script, acting, & everything else about it are just absolutely wonderful beyond description.
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