A pathetic movie for the American audience

Rating: 3/10 (14 November 2006)

VERY SLIGHT SPOILERS HERE
Sorry, guys, to write that, but I just don't like this film. Not even a bit. It got the 3/10 from me just because I'm aware of the existence of Titanic.
Many of you write this film is authentic, blablabla... I'm pretty sure none of you has ever been in a training camp or in a war (neither I have). So how do you know? Well, I know it wasn't authentic. Consider the scene with the trainee in the camp having hard time climbing over the hurdle. Well, a funny scene, wasn't it? Just like an one from Police Academy. (BTW, I prefer Police Academy to Full Meta Jacket, when I want to see a comedy.) All the jokes (or at least half of them) make this film sentimental and the "serious" war scenes pathetic. Oh, yes, the war scenes... I really liked the authenticity of burning concrete. Have you ever seen burning concrete with flames in equal distances from each other? If not, watch the film, this is your opportunity! But the scene which really got me was when the marines went to save their dying/dead friend, undergoing a certain death and violating the orders. Well, if this is how American soldiers behave, then there's no wonder they didn't win the Vietnam war.
Some of you say the strength of this film is in describing the violence. Well, I felt completely untouched. I'm not an American spectator, crying when the marines lose their brother in the war. If you want to see violence that makes you want to vomit and have bad dreams, you should see "Salo" from Pasolini - film without a single drop of blood (as far as I remember).
Alright, all in all I think this movie is far away from authenticity, it has been shot for the American (male) audience and I don't like it. The last remark - people write that Full Metal Jacket is an epic film. No, it isn't. Why should it be? If you want to see a great epic film from Kubrick, watch 2001: The Space Odyssey. This is a masterpiece. FMJ is crap.