A great look inside the lives of Vietnam-time marines.

Rating: 10/10 (16 June 2005)

This movie starts out with marines being drilled by their ruthless drill instructor. The beginning half of the movie is filled with very memorable quotes. The nicknames which are given to the marines are priceless. The boot-camp part of the movie focuses around a fat man who can't hack it. After boot-camp it shows the marines being shipped out to the war in Vietnam. While in war it shows some of the harsh realities of the war. While in the war it has a few fight sequences which are definitely worth viewing. If you are in the mood for a war movie Full Metal Jacket might not satisfy you do to the long boot camp portion of the movie. Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket is easily placed in my top ten favorite movies.