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Director: Writer: Producer: DP: Editor: Studio: Year: TRT: Language: Subtitles: Genre: Ratio: |
Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick Michael Herr Gustav Hasford (based on “The Short Timers” by Hasford Jan Harlan (E.P.) Stanley Kubrick Philip Hobbs Douglas Milsome Martin Hunter Warner Bros. 1987 116 min. English French English French Drama / war 1.33:1 |
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| Matthew Modine Adam Baldwin Vincent D’Onofrio Lee Ermey Dorian Harewood Arliss Howard Kevyn Major Howard Ed O’Ross |
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| Vietnam War saga begining in boot camp and ending in the Tet Offensive. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| One of Kubrick’s most criticized films (not including the unbearable criticisms of Eyes Wide Shut) for it’s apparent misogyny (the only women in the film are whores or enemy soldiers). The consensus seems to be that the first half of the film, which takes place in boot camp, is superior to the second half, which is in Vietnam. In fact, the consensus seems to be that the two “halves” are seperate films. I’m of the opinion that that consensus should be disregarded. Without the Vietnam section, the entire boot camp section becomes a superbly crafted and tightly constructed drama. With the Vietnam section intact, the film explodes into a profoundly disturbing and riveting argument on the psychological diaspora of Disney’s America. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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