RE: Vulgar Black Comedy you must be joking!

Rating: Null/10 (19 September 2004)

I have read a few comments regarding Full Metal Jacket as a vulgar black comedy and find myself wondering what the author of such a comment must be thinking.
Perhaps they only saw the second half and did not bother to grasp the theme of the movie which deals with the duality of the human personality.
Or maybe they were prejudiced from having heard "Oh me so horny" sampled by 2 live crew a few too many times.
At any rate they appear to have turned a blind eye to the final "Sniper" scene when Animal (All n-- must wait) Mother chooses to put the whole platoon at risk to exact justice on the lone gunman rather than leave Eightball and Doc J to die, illustrating the obvious theme of the human personality's ability to harbor and at the same time overlook prejudice.
I am left considering the fact that the author of such an absurd comment did not bother watching anything but the last 40 minutes of the film being that there is actually no "Vulgar" black humor in the "Paris Island" Segment of the film. Plenty of vulgar humor sure, but for the most part Gunnery Sgt. Hartman gives hate filled drill sgt. hell to everyone.
This should be a must see for everyone excluding those who are weak in the stomach or can not accept the human capacity for violence.
As far as Full Metal Jacket being a vulgar black comedy, um well that is a huge stretch, and I hope you find time to watch the movie again with a more open mind.