FULL METAL JACKET (1987) - Mar. 17, 2009 (Third or Fourth Viewing)
An absurdly brilliant film about the Vietnam war, featuring absolutely perfect direction from Stanley Kubrick. For some reason I was under the impression that this was a lesser Kubrick film -- excellent, but not quite as good as stuff like 2001 and A Clockwork Orange. However, I think I need to rethink that opinion, as this film is riveting from start to finish; the shift in tone from the boot camp scenes to the war stuff is a bit jarring on the first viewing, however watching it this time I felt like both segments were equally good, and complimented each other perfectly. There will never again be another director as good as Stanley Kubrick. ****
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