Full Metal Jacket

[Kelverin]

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Greatest first half of a movie ever.

Agree, felt the second half was a big letdown, what a tough act to follow. But all in all a classic.

[daflyboys]

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Agree, felt the second half was a big letdown, what a tough act to follow. But all in all a classic.

Well, with Matthew Modine in the mix.....there's only so much theatrical covering up you can do by the other actors!

[trobinson97]

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We had out version of Private Pyle when I was in basic, I'm sure each class has its own. This dude was a total **** up. I remember we were at the range zeroing our weapons and he took all day. One of the drill sergeants said something to him and he turned around (not thinking) with the rifle (M16-A2) turning as well. He got the **** beat out of him that day. I think it was about 3 drills on him. A short time after that he made some comments about killing the drill, and it got back to our DS. I don't know if they kicked him out, or put him in another company (get a lot of different news with stuff like that, never an official word though) but he didn't leave Ft. Knox with us.


Amyways, great movie, I enjoyed the whole thing.

[andayaman]

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I liked Platoon better than Full Metal Jacket, but both are great movies.

My alltime favorite war movies 1. Platoon 2. Saving Private Ryan 3. Full Metal Jacket. I could watch any of these three over and over without getting tired of them.

[NoleFan]

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Really enjoy this movie, though I usually only watch the first half.

Unfortunately, that's the only part I've ever seen.

[daflyboys]

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Unfortunately, that's the only part I've ever seen.

you've seen the best part.... other than the quotable line of that decade: "I love you long time."

[P2K]

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Gotta watch the movie that created 2 Live Crew's step to stardom

[ExtremeGamer]

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Personally, it's one of the most overrated movies ever made.

The first half of the movie is entertaining, the 2nd half takes a nap.

Again, only my opinion.

[Kelverin]

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My alltime favorite war movies 1. Platoon 2. Saving Private Ryan 3. Full Metal Jacket. I could watch any of these three over and over without getting tired of them.

I think that Private Ryan suffers from the same fate FMJ does. Terrific opening, then the rest of the film is a let down.

My favorite's would go something like this.
A Thin Red Line
Patton
Glory
Platoon
Band of Brothers (TV series, but what a TV series. EPIC)
M*A*S*H

Honorable mention - Lawrence of Arabia, Paths of Glory, The Bridge On the River Kwai, The Pianist, Full Metal Jacket( First half anyway), Zulu, The Deer Hunter, Hamburger Hill, All Quiet on the Western Front.

Then maybe Saving Private Ryan

[Boltman]

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Good movie. Much better than some of the recent attempts at military movies.

A couple of things: Ammo can easily make it off the range and the DI confronting Pyle probably took that approach because he thought he had him mentally dominated. His approach was believable.

Remember when they started making us chain our M-16's together when we were in second phase of Boot?


They were damn near paranoid come pre Desert Shield hehe.

[SportsTop]

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Personally, it's one of the most overrated movies ever made.

The first half of the movie is entertaining, the 2nd half takes a nap.

Again, only my opinion.

The first half is, by far, the most accurate depiction of Marine Corps boot camp you will ever see. Period.

The second half, at least to me, is just as good. Kubrick does an outstanding job of delivering on just how screwed up of a situation we were in.

I think that Private Ryan suffers from the same fate FMJ does. Terrific opening, then the rest of the film is a let down.

My favorite's would go something like this.
A Thin Red Line
Patton
Glory
Platoon
Band of Brothers (TV series, but what a TV series. EPIC)
M*A*S*H

Honorable mention - Lawrence of Arabia, Paths of Glory, The Bridge On the River Kwai, The Pianist, Full Metal Jacket( First half anyway), Zulu, The Deer Hunter, Hamburger Hill, All Quiet on the Western Front.

Then maybe Saving Private Ryan

I don't know if you deliberately left off Black Hawk Down, but that movie is used as military education on how war is fought in an urban environment.

[daflyboys]

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I think that Private Ryan suffers from the same fate FMJ does. Terrific opening, then the rest of the film is a let down.

My favorite's would go something like this.
A Thin Red Line
Patton
Glory
Platoon
Band of Brothers (TV series, but what a TV series. EPIC)
M*A*S*H

Then maybe Saving Private Ryan

Can't see that. The battle near the end of SPR was almost surreal on the big screen. Interestingly you mentino BOB which was basically an offshoot of SPR.

..and MASH? Different genre.

[Kelverin]

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Can't see that. The battle near the end of SPR was almost surreal on the big screen. Interestingly you mentino BOB which was basically an offshoot of SPR.

..and MASH? Different genre.

I beg to differ. A war movie to be sure just a different type that's all.

I don't know if you deliberately left off Black Hawk Down, but that movie is used as military education on how war is fought in an urban environment.

I fell asleep watching it, usually a sure sign of an less than average film, although if you recommend it enough, maybe I'll give it another shot.

[Boltman]

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The first half is, by far, the most accurate depiction of Marine Corps boot camp you will ever see. Period.

The second half, at least to me, is just as good. Kubrick does an outstanding job of delivering on just how screwed up of a situation we were in.



I don't know if you deliberately left off Black Hawk Down, but that movie is used as military education on how war is fought in an urban environment.

QFT Fellow Devil Dog!


Ooooohh Raaaahh!

[Sandman42]

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That movie still scares the bejesus out of me.

Incredible movie.

Arguably the 2nd best war movie ever.

Apocalypse Now owns all.

QFT.