71: Into the Fire vs Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.5/10 for 71: Into the Fire). Full Metal Jacket is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h . Full Metal Jacket is the older of the two (1987 against 2010). Both are war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
71: Into the Fire
Full Metal Jacket| 71: Into the Fire | Full Metal Jacket | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 1987 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 57m |
| Genres | War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | John H. Lee | Stanley Kubrick |
| Main cast | Cha Seung-won, Kim Yoon-sung, Choi Seung-hyun, Kim Sung-ryung, Shin Hyun-tak | Adam Baldwin, Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Ed O'Ross |
Synopsis
71: Into the Fire
In August 1950, waiting for UN troops to arrive, the South Korean army assembled to protect Nakdong River. Only 71 student-soldiers are left behind to guard the city of Pohang. Now they are on a mission to defend the country from North Korean troops.
Full Metal Jacket
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
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