Full Metal Jacket (Blu-ray, 2006)

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The story follows marine Private Joker, from his extra-tough boot camp training through to climatic involvement in the Vietnam War and particularly the heavy fighting at Hue during the bloody 1968 Tet offensive.

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EAN7321904828419
eBay Product ID (ePID)59547179

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Film/TV TitleFull Metal Jacket
ActorAdam Baldwin, Matthew Modine, Vincent D'onofrio
DirectorStanley Kubrick
FormatBlu-ray
LanguageEnglish
Release Year2006
GenreWar
Run Time116 Mins

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Certificate18
Number of Discs1
Additional InformationIn this riveting look at military life during the Vietnam conflict, Stanley Kubrick, who made the powerful antiwar classics PATHS OF GLORY (WWI) and DR. STRANGELOVE (the cold war), once again explores the behavior of men in battle. FULL METAL JACKET, adapted from Gustav Hasford's novel THE SHORT TIMERS, is broken down into two very different parts. The first half of the film focuses on the training of a squad of Marine grunts on Parris Island, and more specifically on the troubled relationship between the brutal drill sergeant (a frightening Lee Ermey) and an oafish misfit (a brilliant Vincent D'Onofrio) who just happens to be a sharpshooter. The first half ends with a devastating, unforgettable scene, leading into the second half, which takes the grunts to Hue City, the climactic battle of the 1968 Tet Offensive and the turning point of the Vietnam War. The story is told through the eyes of Private Joker (Matthew Modine), a cynical aspiring photojournalist who is soon forced to fight for his life and the lives of his fellow recruits. The sniper scene, which takes place amid bombed-out buildings (rather than in the familiar jungles), serves as a microcosm for the Vietnam War--as well as war in general. FULL METAL JACKET is an unrelenting, intelligent, and challenging examination of war told by a master filmmaker.
Movie/TV TitleFull Metal Jacket
Sound sourceDolby Digital

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