Full Metal Jacket would receive Oscar nominations. Corliss also appreciated "the Olympian elegance and precision of Kubrick's filmmaking". "Empire"s Ian Nathan awarded the film 3 out of 5 stars, saying it is "inconsistent" and describing it as "both powerful and frustratingly unengaged". Nathan felt that after leaving the opening act following the recruit training, the film becomes "bereft of purpose", but he summarized his review by calling it a "hardy Kubrickian effort that warms on you with repeated viewings". Nathan also praised Ermey's "staggering performance". Vincent Canby of "The New York Times" called it "harrowing, beautiful and characteristically eccentric". Canby echoed praise for
Berserker (1987 film) to avoid unless you are have a burning desire to see every 80s slasher film". Todd Martin from "HorrorNews.net" offered the film similar criticism, calling it "a boring, confusing, hokey, mess of a film". Will and Roni agree that the Viking element was underplayed. Berserker (1987 film) Berserker (a.k.a. Berserker: The Nordic Curse) is a 1987 American slasher film written and directed by Jefferson Richard.The film centers on a group of campers who are stalked and murdered by a Viking berserker. According to an old Nordic legend, a Berserker was a bloodthirsty warrior who ate human flesh, forbidden a restful