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A war masterpiece from a filmmaking giant.
Seven long years after filming THE SHINING, master filmmaker Stanley Kubrick reemerged with an ambitious, distinctive epic about Vietnam. Unlike the grand scale of APOCALYPSE NOW and THE DEER HUNTER, FULL METAL JACKET is a claustrophobic vision of war seen from the prospective of Private Joker (played by the talented, yet underrated Matthew Modine).
Adapted from Gustav Hasford’s novel, the film is divided into two acts. The first act follows a rigorous basic training course run by the sadistic Gunnery Sgt. Hartman as portrayed by R. Lee Ermey (who was undeniably born for the role). Under Ermey’s aggressive command, Joker along with fellow fighters Cowboy (Arliss Howard) and Gomer (Vincent D’Onofrio) experience the dehumanization of turning ordinary men into cold killing machines. This sequence alone prepares the viewer for the action that will happen later as the film progresses.
The second act charts the terror of urban warfare in Hue City as meticulously recreated in the abandoned docks of East London. Now a combat journalist, Joker reunites with Cowboy not before meeting Animal Mother (Adam Baldwin) and Eightball (Dorian Harewood). Modine’s flawless performance goes from everyman soldier to a full-fleged Joker with a ying-yang complex is nothing short of marvelous acting. All because of a peace pin on his left lapel and a message on his helmet that reads “BORN TO KILL.”
Again with previous films, Kubrick’s film crew is as talented and gifted in all aspects of pure cinema. Although billed as a lighting cameraman, Douglas Milsome’s cinematography is undeniably unique with his choice of lighting each memorable scene. The mysteriously named Abigail Mead provides an eerie electronic score accompanied with many songs from “Hello Vietnam” to The Rolling Stones’ “Paint it Black.” And let’s not forget production designer Anton Furst’s awe-inspiring set pieces.
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Full Metal Jacket - 1987
One of the best war movies of all time. Stanley Kubrick's classic about a soldier's path through basic traning and the Vietnam War, this film has it all; humor, horror and political commentary. It is how we now know R. Lee Ermey as the loud Sargent.
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