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Serpentorslair Staff · September 23, 2024

1987 Full Metal Jacket A Retrospective!

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 Serpentorslair Staff1987 movie, Adam Baldwin, Arliss Howard, dehumanization in war, Full Metal Jacket, Full Metal Jacket legacy, Gomer Pyle, Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, Gustav Hasford, Hollywood war films, iconic war movies, Marine boot camp, Matthew Modine, military training, Parris Island, Peter Edmund, Private Joker, Private Leonard Lawrence, psychological war movies, R. Lee Ermey, Stanley Kubrick, Stanley Kubrick filmography, The Short-Timers, Vietnam War, Vietnam War cinema, Vietnam War movies, Vincent D’Onofrio, war movie performances, war psychological effects0 comment

Story by Mitchell Smith Today I’m taking a look back at the 1987 movie! Full Metal Jacket directed by Stanley Kubrick. The movie is based on the 1979 novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford, the film stands out as one of the most raw and brutally honest depictions of the dehumanizing effects of war. Set during the Vietnam War, the film delves deeply into the psychological transformation of soldiers, and how the harsh realities of war can erode humanity, compassion, and individuality. The film is structured into two distinct parts,…

G.I. Joe Inside the Filecards Featuring ‘Footloose’!

April 12, 2024April 13, 2024 Serpentorslair Staff11B Infantryman, 1985 class, 4th Infantry Division, basketball coach, civilian skills, civilian world, Footloose, G.I. Joe, Infantry, Joe Team, Larry Hama, military service, military training, secondary specialties, Special Services, unit, US Army0 comment

Story by Staff Writer ‘Shaft’ Today I am starting with the G.I. Joe class of ’85. We will look at Footloose today. He is listed as “Infantry” for his PMS and “Special Services (basketball coach)” for his SMS. Obviously he is an 11B Infantryman however for his special services I could not find anything US Army related to that kind of “specialty”. If Hama was intending for some of these to be skills the Joes picked up in the civilian world prior to military service then he probably should have…