One of the Greatest Films of All Time

Rating: 10/10 (30 September 2001)

This film has to be one of the greatest that I have ever seen. First of all, I must recognize and praise Stanley Kubrick as unargueably one of the greatest directors/writers of all time. This man had so much talent in film, yet it is only now being realized by the public, and mostly by the young at heart. Ask any 40-year old, and most won't even know that he directed 2001. But Kubrick will be kept alive, not only through his fans, but also through his masterpieces, such as Full Metal Jacket. This film is such an accurate portrayal of the Marine experience in Vietnam. The division into two parts, training and in Vietnam, shows even more dramatically, and more shockingly, the desensitization and dehumanization of Marine training that occurred during the Vietnam conflict. I am constantly in awe of the beauty of this film, and recommend it to anyone who can handle the crass, harsh reality that it portrays. Mind you, I do not recommend this as the family movie on Saturday nights with the 3 year olds. They will grow up with nightmares about Gomer Pyle.