Sep 27, 2018 full metal jacket despite being based on someones fictionalized account of his time in vietnam, kubricks war movie masterpiece full metal jacket was meticulously researched and highly accurate. How accurate is the portrayal of the marine corps boot. Oct 24, 2019 parents need to know that full metal jacket is a 1987 stanley kubrickdirected movie following a marines journey into darkness during the tet offensive in vietnam. Full metal jacket internet movie firearms database. Apr 25, 2012 gilded metal jacket gmj is basically the same as full metal jacket fmj in that it provides a metal casing on a bullet core. Apr 29, 20 full metal jacket was accurate as far as marine boot camp except for the suicide and was a good farce on vietnam. Kubrick made three films in the last couple of decades of his career. When it comes to popculture allure and romanticized brutality, stanley kubricks full metal jacket is arguably the most influential of all vietnam war movies. Scenery vietcong battle tactics full metal jacket depicted the battles during the vietnam war all in an urban setting accompanied by falling, destroyed buildings. Behindthescenes facts about the movie full metal jacket.
The boot camp opening scene in jarhead is pretty accurate. After hell week i realized he was just playing a role. How accurate is the portrayal of the marine corps boot camp in full. I recall many marines happily taking their girlfriends to the movies, no doubt to impress them with the scenes showing how hard basic training was. This shell can extend around all of the bullet or often just the front and sides with the rear left as exposed lead.
Its an antiwar movie about vietnam where absolutely every element of war, warriors, the whole military experience, is shown as being something terrible, dehumanizing, and a pointless endeavor to the detriment of all mankind. At the end of the movie, joker kills the child sniper. How accurate was full metal jackets boot camp scene. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. This is a brief documentary about a few hidden themes t. With kubricks particular way of working and the intriguing story of the movie, it should come as no surprise that the filming of full metal jacket was an interesting time for better or worse. Stanley kubricks 1987 vietnam war drama full metal jacket has gone on to become a cult classic, loved by movie fans worldwide. A full metal jacket round, as we talked about in our basic bullet guide, is a soft lead bullet thats been encased in a harder metal. The bluray has commentary with ermey, donofrio, adam baldwin and critic jay cocks. Upon his deployment, joker and his fellow marines find themselves in the midst of the battle of hue during the 1968 tet offensive. Later in the scene, when he rushes over to confront private joker and then moves on to private cowboy and then private pyle, private pyle is on.
Full metal jacket left a huge impression with me, something the other movies didnt. The first part of the movie could have happened in real life. Since its release, full metal jacket 1987 has been the topic of much discussion by film lovers everywhere. Full metal jacket 1987 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Even though its mostly swearing and blowing things up, full metal jacket creates a wellresearched historical picture of this crucial point in the vietnam war. Full metal jacket is a 1987 realistic vietnam war film and is one of the best films of the 80s ever made, directed and produced by stanley kubrick. Hartman is making his speech and passes by privates cowboy and joker on his way to the other side of the barracks. Boot camp in full metal jacket is 99 % accurate other than r. I know the question is directed towards full metal jacket. Not that i didnt enjoy the other movies, but full metal jacket was so much more down to the point and realistic in its nature. With full metal jacket, the battle scenes feel more like that of a world war ii movie than a vietnam war movie. Now, one could see how the door gunner might have tried to justify killing women and.
Lee ermey at the premiere of the remake of the 1971 horror classic willard on march 12. The war action is just as gritty, the last section of the movie is set in the vietnamese city of hue during the tet offensive when it was overrun by the north vietnamese and viet cong. Full metal jacket was a film that i had been meaning to watch for a while after all the good stuff i had heard about it. The tet offensive was a major engagement in the vietnam war in 1968. A 30 minute making of featurette full metal jacket. The boys in company c 1978 movie clip getting killed over birthday gifts duration. Somehow he has obtained live rounds 762 millimeter full metal jacket. How accurate are the bootcamp scenes in full metal jacket 1987. The difference in the two metal jackets is the method of application. Jul 20, 2015 full metal jacket was a movie for people who would never see war. It is based on a novel, but hasford was a correspondent in vietnam and. But this realism is not achieved by showing events as they happened. The inspiration for full metal jacket was a novel called the shorttimers by viet nam combat correspondent gustav hasford.
A few years ago, we compiled its list of the 32 best military movie quotes of all time, but once we got to full metal jacket, we realized it was hard to pick just one, since gunnery sgt. However, they got vietcong battle tactics, vietnamese politics, and parris island spot on. Some movies are more quotable than others, and stanley kubricks classic full metal jacket certainly fits that bill. Ive seen the movie a few times, and i love stanley kubricks work, so i was wondering how realistic the movie full metal jacket is. Unfortunately the film never achieved the status that 2001 did, but it has still gone down as a testament to the genius of kubrick in every form of filmmaking. Weve all seen many war films, a genre that is well explored. Full metal jacket 1987 frequently asked questions imdb. A smart move from the legend that was stanley kubrick. Although each man reacts to the challenges of war in a different way, no man emerges unscathed from the horrors they are forced to endure.
A little more than seven years later, he presented full metal jacket to the world. The entire film is great, but the representation of marines in the first act of the. Full metal jacket is the 1987 vietnam war film directed by stanley kubrick that follows a us marine nicknamed joker matthew modine through his initiation into marine boot camp up to his tour in vietnam as a reporter for stars and stripes. The concept of insanity lures in both movies and are shown in. Ive read the book, rumor of war, it is an accurate accounting by a marine and journalist, phillip caputo.
The movie disintegrates into a series of selfcontained set pieces, none of them quite satisfying. Full metal jacket vs platoon vs the deer hunter vs. Full metal jacket was a movie for people who would never see war. Manufacturers, suppliers and others provide what you see here, and we have not verified it. Lee ermey was the senior drill instructor and spent a lot of time with his recruits. In full metal jacket, the vietcong fought with guerrilla tactics, leaving and arming homemade disguised bombs, and. It really is a film of two halves, unfortunately i didnt like the 2nd half. The film creates a very disturbing and real picture of the vietnam war not through historical accuracy or sensitive treatment of characters, but by presenting a compilation of situations that spanned an entire war as if they were the experiences of. When the shining was in theaters, stanley kubrick decided he wanted to make a film that depicted what war was like. It is a great a film,but it is an adaptation of joseph conrads heart of. Full metal jacket calls attention to realism as a convention.
Kubricks full metal jacket, on vietnam the new york times. Were the costumes in full metal jacket accurate answers. Stanley kubricks full metal jacket could be called a very. Our junior drill instructor was with us most of the time, and i hated that bastard. Lee ermey made full metal jacket a movie that marines and antiwar protesters could love r. How historically accurate is that movie compared to what happened in the us during that time. But which war movies depict life as a soldier most accurately. Some people say if you want to get an accurate portrayal of vietnam you should watch apocolypse now, we all say if you wanna know what vietnam was really like, watch full metal jacket. A marine explains why people love the film full metal. Full metal jacket seduced my generation and sent us to war the. Jun 15, 2007 my husband and brother both love this movie. The set is so real that once i was done watching the movie, i went to a search engine to find out where the scenes were shot.
In full metal jacket, it promises exactly what finally happens and spoils some of the suspense. Jun 27, 2014 full metal jacket the movie part 1 by slapuhho. Oliver stone in general is someone i dont particularly like very much. It is the only major film about the vietnam war that focuses on. I was a former 197071 army combat soldier in vietnam. From information gathered through various groups and an interview with a vietnam veteran robert strickland, it can be verified that full metal jacket is historically accurate. Based on gustav hasfords novel the shorttimers, the 1987 movie cowritten by kubrick, hasford, and michael. Jun 26, 2019 the 1987 war movie full metal jacket looms large in the kubrick legends.
Full metal jacket private pyle part 2 of 3 by badwolf. Specifically the strong religious beliefs enforced by command and the brainwashingstyled training. When full metal jacket came out, i was stationed at camp pendleton, assigned to 211. Still, as familiar as the film is, theres still plenty you may not know about how it was made so enjoy these behind the scenes facts about full metal jacket. The 16 greatest quotes from full metal jacket americas.
Soldier of fortune magazine said that bravo two zero was the most accurate movie of the time. The first half of the movie is very entertaining, the second half not so much but the whole package wasnt that bad. Lee ermey made full metal jacket a movie that marines and antiwar protesters could love. Full metal jacket study guide contains a biography of stanley kubrick, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full. The movie is unsparing in its portrayal of wartime violence soldiers get into fire fights, are shot by snipers, and are shown dying slowly on the battlefield. Full metal jacket is a 1987 war film directed, cowritten, and produced by stanley kubrick and starring matthew modine, r. Home media, a gamefaqs message board topic titled how accurate is the training sequence in full metal jacket. Full metal jacket is as different from the shining as two movies could possibly be, and yet they are also similar in some ways. Now, i would vote for hunter killer hands down, and if you havent seen it, go rent the blu ray and toss it up on the big screen, you wont be sorry. Top 10 most realistic war movies according to military veterans.
Jun 17, 2017 structurally, full metal jacket is two films, the first set at the notorious parris island boot camp and the second taking place in a smoldering, burnedout battlefield during the tet offensive of. Yes i know some of it is hollywood, but for the most part that really happens like that. How accurate are the bootcamp scenes in full metal jacket. Lee ermey made full metal jacket a movie that marines. How accurate is the portrayal of the marine corps boot camp.
He was a friend of my exhusband, and had a circle of friends which included kent anderson, a vet of the 5th special forces group and author of sympathy for the devil. I am a former marine, and my fiance does not believe me that the prayer that the say before they go to bed, and a lot of the training scenes are actual. The antiwar film comprised two acts the first at the u. Stanley kubricks full metal jacket could be called a very realistic film. He was a friend of my exhusband, and had a circle of friends which included kent anderson, a vet of the 5th special forces group and. Full metal jacket internet movie firearms database guns. Does the movie full metal jacket accurately depict what. It is a classic film which was constantly on the verge of derailment during production which continued running long after. The first half of full metal jacket is brilliant, but the second half is not that great. The scenery is slightly lacking, and the producers didnt completely nail gi racial tension and gi moral. A full metal jacket or fmj is a bullet encased in a copper alloy such as gilding metal, or cupronickel, or a steel alloy shell.
The 1st half at boot camp was excellent, we saw a lot of character development and emotion as well as a lot of humour and really serious issues. When passing through soft tissue and other stuff, the bullet retains the majority of its shape. It closely resembled a bootcamp set from a movie id watched many times before. Hartmans attempt to cow pyle into giving up the m14 does not go well. Film4 commented that the film ends abruptly but felt it demonstrates just how clear and precise the directors vision. A marine explains why people love the film full metal jacket. In the end, despite its few flaws, full metal jacket is a historically accurate film. On his way he passes private pyle standing to the right of private joker. Some movies, like the patriot and pocahontas bend history greatly to make a better movie. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the vietnam war has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in hue. Full metal jacket demonstrates the range of mental deterioration that can happen to men who are trained to do one thing only.
Also, with platoon i really have the feeling like i am in vietnam. Jul 31, 2014 when it comes to popculture allure and romanticized brutality, stanley kubricks full metal jacket is arguably the most influential of all vietnam war movies. Importantly, it was the first movie, to my knowledge, built around basic training. Hollywood is known to take some liberties here and there, all for the sake of selling tickets. The film creates a very disturbing and real picture of the vietnam war not through historical accuracy or sensitive treatment of characters, but by presenting a compilation. When full metal jacket came out, i was stationed at camp pendleton, assigned. On june 17, 1987, stanley kubricks full metal jacket premiered in beverly hills. How accurate is the training sequence in full metal jacket. We all know that stanley kubrick is a legend among legends in the film industry, but he did tend to take his time releasing new movies.
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