Full Metal Jacket Blu-ray

The Full Metal Jacket Blu-ray brings Stanley Kubrick's 1987 Vietnam War drama home in 1080p high definition, on Warner Bros.' original single-disc release from October 2007.

This listing is a pre-owned copy in Good condition. The disc is region free, so it plays in standard US Blu-ray players and game consoles.

What's on the Full Metal Jacket Blu-ray

• Discs: 1 Blu-ray (BD-25)
• Film: 1987, directed by Stanley Kubrick
• Runtime: about 116 minutes
• Rating: R
• Picture: 1080p, 1.78:1 widescreen
• Audio: English LPCM 5.1 (lossless), plus Dolby Digital 5.1 in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish
• Subtitles: 14 languages, including English and English SDH
• Edition: Warner Bros. single-disc Blu-ray, released October 23, 2007
• Condition: pre-owned, Good

Kubrick's Two-Part Portrait of the Marine Corps

Kubrick's film follows a group of young Marine recruits from the pressure of boot camp to combat in Vietnam. Kubrick wrote the screenplay with Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford, adapting Hasford's novel The Short-Timers.

Matthew Modine leads a cast that includes R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Baldwin, Dorian Harewood and Arliss Howard. Ermey's performance as the drill instructor earned him a Golden Globe nomination, and the script was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

The film opened in the US on June 26, 1987, and earned about 120 million US dollars at the worldwide box office. The American Film Institute later placed it at number 95 on its 100 Years...100 Thrills list.

Full Metal Jacket Blu-ray Bonus Features and Edition Notes

This is the first Warner Bros. Blu-ray of the film, not the later Deluxe Edition. It carries a lossless PCM 5.1 soundtrack and these extras:

• Audio commentary with Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey and critic Jay Cocks
• Featurette "Between Good and Evil" (about 31 minutes)
• Theatrical trailer

Compared with the older DVD, the high-definition transfer on the Full Metal Jacket Blu-ray shows far more detail in the barracks scenes and in the smoke and rubble of the battle sequences. The lossless track also gives the gunfire, helicopters and music noticeably more weight and clarity. If you are weighing formats, our DVD vs Blu-ray guide explains the difference.

More War Films on DVD and Blu-ray

Pair this disc with another Kubrick title, A Clockwork Orange, or with Brian De Palma's Casualties of War. For a later take on Americans at war, try Three Kings on Blu-ray. You can read the film's full production history on Wikipedia.

Full Metal Jacket Blu-ray: Questions Buyers Ask

Is this the Deluxe Edition?
No. It is the original 2007 single-disc Warner Bros. Blu-ray with commentary, a featurette and the trailer.

Will it play in my US Blu-ray player?
Yes. The Full Metal Jacket Blu-ray is region free and plays in US Blu-ray players and consoles. It will not play in a DVD-only player.

Is the soundtrack lossless?
Yes. The English track is uncompressed LPCM 5.1, with Dolby Digital 5.1 options in five languages.

Is this copy new or used?
This Full Metal Jacket Blu-ray is a pre-owned copy in Good condition, and it is covered by our 30-day return policy.

Order the Full Metal Jacket Blu-ray

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