by today standard the di might seem a little hokey . lee emery version be more accurate . i graduate boot camp in parris island and sc in 1964. jim moore be as close to the real thing a you could put on the screen in 1957. i can not comment on the plot but i think the end be unrealistic for mcrd . pvt owens be like many who find himself in a lot more difficult situation than he bargain for . like so many he join the marine corp for all the wrong reason . my drill intructors be more like gysgt hartman than tsgt jim moore . a lot more . the di be more korean era and full metal jacket be more viet nam era . today movie allow that sort of thing on the screen . i have the di in my collection . i only recently find it on dvd .