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on 1/2/2010
Two brilliant Kubrick films but there can be only one: The Shining by a slim margin. One of my top 20 (according to this site, it's #11).
on 1/17/2010
Full Metal Jacket is arguably more entertaining, but The Shining is a work of art.
on 2/8/2010
After a lot of debate, The Shining wins. Slightly.
on 7/20/2010
I think the shining wins out. To me, it boiled down to Ermy vs. Jack Nicholson. Jack wins.
on 4/8/2011
Oh...my...god...
on 7/29/2011
Easily Full Metal Jacket.
Boy...very tough. I'd almost have to blindly pick...and that would be the Jacket...
on 8/9/2011
The Shining is the perfect horror film, while Full Metal Jacket has the most perfect boot camp scene in a war film. That being said, the boot camp scene is the only worthwhile mention for FMJ. The Shining is strong throughout its entire runtime.
on 2/12/2012
I cannot decide, I think im gonna go with FMJ for now
on 3/5/2012
Full Metal Jacket
on 3/19/2012
Okay, these are starting to get good... The Shining vs. Full Metal Jacket is a tough one.
on 8/4/2013
Both are great Kubrick films, but one is more great ... The Shining.
on 10/1/2013
Full Metal Jacket for me, but both are great.
on 10/11/2013
Two masterpieces from a genius director, Mr. Kubrick. The Shining is actually my favorite film of his. Full Metal Jacket is not far behind though, both spectacular films in their own right.
on 8/17/2014
Full metal jacket is still the weakest of the kubrick films
on 11/3/2014
The Shining is the superior Kubrick flick.
on 6/11/2015
Gotta give it to The Shining here.
FMJ.
on 9/12/2015
FMJ is overrated. Shining is an absolute masterpiece.
The Shining. FMJ is brilliant though.
on 8/22/2017
Full Metal Jacket. Jack goes crazy too soon in The Shining, when it's supposed to be about an ordinary, loving husband and father slowly descending into madness.
on 8/7/2018
i enjoyed both movies but i think that full metal jacket was a more enjoyable for me
Full Metal Jacket is so bad that I can’t believe Kubrick made it. Where’s the artistic complexity of his other movies? This was just a unfunny mess of a film. The Shining wins hands down!
on 5/23/2022
I might just be biased because I prefer horror films to war films, but The Shining is better than Full Metal Jacket in my opinion, although I think the two movies aren't exactly comparable. I suppose you could classify both of them as horror movies, but they are considered 'horror' for very different reasons.
on 8/4/2022
I personally prefer The Shining, but FMJ is really good
on 9/26/2022
Shining without a doubt.
