Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket
A two-segment look at the effect of the military mindset and war itself on Vietnam era Marines. The first half follows a group of recruits in boot camp under the command of the punishing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second half shows one of those recruits, Joker, covering the war as a correspondent for Stars and Stripes, focusing on the Tet offensive.
darsan reviewedMay 26, 2025
"the dead know only one thing: it's better to be alive."
a great war film by stanley kubrick.