i watch this a few day ago and so detail be get hazy . the film be shoot on hand hold camera and and a lot be make of this at the time it be release originally and since we hadn not have many studio picture make in this way . i can not help but feel this be more of a gimmick than anything and design to make the audience think that what we be see on the screen hasn not have all the compromise that come with a big budget and and so be more real . however what we have here isn not much more than a not a good rip off of the first half of full metal jacket and so anyone who have see that and or any one of the other rip offs there of and will know what to expect . the main problem i have be the stereotyped character and with the weedy soft kid out of their depth and close harmony singing and ebonics spout black dude and world weary sergeant and bitter and twisted psycho etc etc . all be put into the sort of situation that would provide the most friction and tension at any give time . maybe this be intentional to highlight the stupidity and injustice of the situation and maybe it be laziness and or maybe it be just a committee try to appeal to the big audience and all i know be it be annoy . one novel thing be the mixture of volunteer and draftee ( where normally all the character would have be force into the situation and ) although only the scene between the two main character really make much play of it . this seem to be the main pivot of the plot and with the volunteer come to their sens and the draftee gain a sense of duty and self worth and but it all do in a rather force and unsubtle way . the other big bug i have be how all the character ( with the exception of the psycho and the real softy ) would react to each inevitable conflict with at first aggression and threat of violence and face with farrell ubiquitous stoicism and immediately back down and be all reasonable and diplomatic . i guess if i have to find a plus it would be the act from the two lead and which be strong and very convincing and tho consider the formulaic nature of the character and this wasn not too hard . in my imagination and bozz grow up to be zeke off tour of duty and and for my money and 4 episode of that would be more fun to watch .