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In 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 (1987), 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 second half takes the grunts to Hue City, where the climactic battle of the 1968 Tet Offensive--and the turning point of the Vietnam War--took place. The story is told through the eyes of Private Joker (Matthew Modine), a cynical aspiring photojournalist who is forced to fight for his life and the lives of his fellow recruits. Unusually for Kubrick, FULL METAL JACKET emerged at a time when a trend for films about Vietnam was in full swing. PLATOON had proceeded Kubrick's film by a year, and lesser efforts such as HAMBURGER HILL also emerged in 1987. London's abandoned docklands may not be the most obvious choice of location to replicate the ravages of the Vietnam landscape, but this is where Kubrick shot the film, sticking to his dogged principles of not shooting outside his adopted home. A moving commentary on the dehumanizing process that occurs when soldiers prepare and engage in battle, FULL METAL JACKET is an unforgettable experience from one of the most original voices to ever pick up a movie camera.

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UPC0085391293897

eBay Product ID (ePID)62929055

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ActorR. Lee Ermey, Matthew Modine

EditionCanadian; Deluxe Edition; French

Movie/TV TitleFull Metal Jacket

DirectorStanley Kubrick

FormatBlu-ray Disc

Release Year2007

GenreDrama

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Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Display FormatCanadian; Deluxe Edition; French

Signal StandardBlu-ray Disc

Leading RoleR. Lee Ermey, Matthew Modine

Release Date20070910

Film CountryUSA

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by dilsh_8745
Aug 20, 2022
Excellent to have found this movie on Blue ray dvd.
I used to have this movie on regular dvd.Im Glad ive found ot on Blue Ray Dvd.thank you very kindly.
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by travisw7853
Nov 05, 2022
great movie
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