blew full metal jacket out of the water, or at least the desert

Rating: 10/10 (6 November 2005)

To start it off, this movie is incredible. Right from the very beginning it contained me and made sure i was not gonna leave this theatre. I believe this movie has the best opening 5 minutes i have ever seen in a movie. jake gyllenhaal is superb, and it is almost if not better than his role in Donnie Darko.
i came in expecting this all out war thriller, fighting 95% of the time with gore and blood, and got a movie with a storyline, and i am happier with the latter than the idea of a war thriller. In my eyes this is the best war film to day. There was great cinematography, awesome acting by all involved, a great story, and tons of action. oddly there was a lot of humor added in, which added to brilliance. the best part of the movie though is that it left me emotionally drained. there was happiness and sadness, guilt and glory, depression and elation; basically everything you want from a movie. i give this a nine out of ten, only because i want people to take this seriously and most wouldn't if they see a 10. watch this movie, and enjoy this movie.