7.62 Millimeter. Full Metal Jacket !!!

Rating: 10/10 (22 September 2006)

This film is really scary and easily one of the best films ever made. There are many reasons to say that. Private Pyle is definitely one of the most disturbing character ever written in the history of cinema. Other characters as disturbing as him are Antonio Ricci of 'Bicycle thief', Devdas Mukerjee etc. Beginning is mindblowing. All the characters are defined in the first scene itself. Joker and Pyle stand out as wrong people in the wrong place. Later Joker gets a promotion for his straightforwardness in the first scene. Its interesting because may be thats how officers are identified amongst 'pukes'. Pyle comes across as regular jovial 'fatbody'. What marines make of him is I think the whole concept of the film. Very weird piece of writing.
Most of the things have already been discussed so I'll be really short. I'm surprised no one has said anything about the background music. This movie has brilliant background music. All the Pyle's scene are brilliant. 'Last night on the island' will remain one of the best scenes ever shot in the history of cinema. I must admit that I got really scared when I watched it for the first time. Vincent D'Onofrio shocked me in every scene. Very gifted man. I watched the whole film and then I watched the first half twice and some scenes again and again. R. Lee Ermey and Matthew Modine are good too but this is definitely Vincent D'Onofrio's film. "This is my rifle. There are many like it but this one is mine". Mind blowing. By the way the order of Joker, cowboy and Pyle keeps changing as Hartman walks in the first scene. Probably Kubrick didn't think that he would have someone watch this film that many times. Masterpiece!!! 10/10.