#81 Full Metal Jacket

1987

Here we go! This is what the top 100 should be like. I'm sure most people have seem full metal jacket before, I've seen it in parts and this was the first time I've watched it fully I'm ashamed to say.

Again I'm writing this on a plane, this time from Colombo to Dubai, I've been awake god knows how many hours so this may not make sense. On a side note I've decided I hate flying from Australia to the Uk, it's just far too far. I think it's about time Branson got his finger out and made space flights accessible to the non filthy rich pretty soon.

So if you didn't know full metal jacket is a war movie, some would say the best ever made. It's realism hits home and gets you in to the head of a marine and what they go through, from boot camp (paradise island) showing how the marines are broken down and then rebuilt as killing machines. unfortunately for 1 recruit it was all too much and he took his own life along with the commanding officer. The movie then follows the new recruits to Vietnam, where the marines are fighting a war that they don't even know what its for. Which quite often is the case. A testament to the script writers as this move has been sampled to death, from the Scratch Perverts (DJ's) sampling the "war face speech" to some rapper who I can't remember sampling "ah me so horny, me love you long time"

I love war movies and hate them at the same time, I have all respect in the world for the armed forces, what they do on a daily basis is truly amazing so seeing a war movie really do make you think what these men and women are putting themselves through, but on the other hand they make brilliant movies that keep you hooked with the right amount of violence ,suspense and true feelings.

This movie set the standard for every war movie after it, I think saving private Ryan came out after this and is on par as a fantastic movie.

The scores

Visual
8/10 A move that would make you think it was set in an actual war zone, good guts and gore.

Sound
5/10 Other than shooting not much to give scores for.


Acting
8/10 Every character is brilliant. 


Plot
7/10 A war movie not just about the fighting but about the mental torture a recruit goes through. 

Ending
7/10 classy. loved it, didn't want it to end!

Final Score
35/50

Best movie so far from the list in my opinion.


Total Movie Minutes So Far ~ 2477

Next up Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi (1983)