This is a making of feature on Full Metal Jacket. It consists of sitdown interviews(with an equal mix of actors and crew - some of them from other works), clips of the movie and behind the scenes photos(and some footage).
Many subjects are covered in the lean 30 minute running time. The choice to shoot in London(!) as Stanley(R.I.P.) did not want to go too far away from home and how convincing it remained. R. Lee Ermey's role - as technical adviser, as the indispensable Drill Sgt. only matched in brutality by the horrors of war, and, of course, as a seemingly endless source of unforgettable, graphic obscenities.
Kubrick's numerous "quirks" are gone into - his perfectionism(bordering on him being a tyrant), the time he took along with the patience(or remarkable lack thereof) he employed, his perfectionism, and the way he(or, perhaps, did not) directed the performers. That last one, there are different opinions on, and to the great credit of this documentary, it shows them without trying to force them to fit some harmonious package. The man was many things, but uncomplicated was not one of them.
There is bloody, gory, violent and disturbing content in this. I recommend this to anyone who wants to know more about the film. 8/10
Many subjects are covered in the lean 30 minute running time. The choice to shoot in London(!) as Stanley(R.I.P.) did not want to go too far away from home and how convincing it remained. R. Lee Ermey's role - as technical adviser, as the indispensable Drill Sgt. only matched in brutality by the horrors of war, and, of course, as a seemingly endless source of unforgettable, graphic obscenities.
Kubrick's numerous "quirks" are gone into - his perfectionism(bordering on him being a tyrant), the time he took along with the patience(or remarkable lack thereof) he employed, his perfectionism, and the way he(or, perhaps, did not) directed the performers. That last one, there are different opinions on, and to the great credit of this documentary, it shows them without trying to force them to fit some harmonious package. The man was many things, but uncomplicated was not one of them.
There is bloody, gory, violent and disturbing content in this. I recommend this to anyone who wants to know more about the film. 8/10