Expert Says Incredible $120M Vietnam Movie Went to "Great Pains" to Be One of the Most Accurate War Movies Ever

In 1987, Stanley Kubrick delivered his take on the Vietnam War in Full Metal Jacket, creating one of the best war movies of all time. The movie landed a 90% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics, and an even better 94% from audiences, but how does the movie stand up to the scrutiny of an actual former Marine Corps officer and military expert? Almost to perfection as it turns out.