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re: Full Metal Jacket
Posted on 9/14/11 at 11:26 am to CocomoLSU
Posted on 9/14/11 at 11:26 am to CocomoLSU
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The Vietnam half of the movie is great, but the first basic training half is just SO fricking good that any second half would've paled in comparison. Just because basic training was so awesome doesn't mean the Vietnam half sucked.
I completely agree, my only quibble with the Vietman parts is it looks like they were filmed in England and not Vietnam
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 11:50 am to Fletch F Fletch
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be glad alajones came in to diffuse this ticking time bomb...it could have gotten bad in here
Posted on 9/14/11 at 11:54 am to Tiger JJ
Nice of AlaJones to be polite in welcoming the new guy politely. And I agree with his assessment. Love the entire movie. I'm a Kubrick fan for the most part. He's not the end all be all or anything, but I really enjoy his movies.
Posted on 9/14/11 at 12:35 pm to FiddleHead
It is a good flick, maybe even better than the one they ripped off, but I still cant stand the guy that made it getting so much credit when all he did was rip off the great unknown film The Boys in Company C, though he had a better cast and more money and thus a better product.
Posted on 9/14/11 at 2:05 pm to alajones
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I disagree, I love all of it.
Two movies in one and kicks arse in both.
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Private Joker: How can you shoot women or children?
Door Gunner: Easy! Ya just don't lead 'em so much! Ain't war hell?
Posted on 9/14/11 at 2:48 pm to COPPA
quote:Yes it had a better cast and budget, and I would say that it was more inspired by and not ripped off. The stories are significantly different.
but I still cant stand the guy that made it getting so much credit when all he did was rip off the great unknown film The Boys in Company C, though he had a better cast and more money and thus a better product.
Posted on 9/14/11 at 2:49 pm to LSUAlum2001
quote:For some reason, I really like movies like this. Gone w/the wind, Pearl Harbor, and FMJ are the ones that come to mind right away. I'm sure there are more.
Two movies in one and kicks arse in both.
This post was edited on 9/14/11 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 9/14/11 at 3:08 pm to alajones
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Gone w/the wind, Pearl Harbor, and FMJ are the ones that come to mind right away
ummmm, what?
Posted on 9/14/11 at 3:14 pm to TigerDeacon
I wasn't putting it in the same class as the other 2 movies; I was giving an example of the 2 movies in one thing. And speaking of PH, I guess Titanic would count also.
Posted on 9/14/11 at 3:52 pm to alajones
Thanks for the welcome guys!
Posted on 9/14/11 at 3:57 pm to alajones
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The common opinion of this movie is that it is awesome in Basic Training, and sucks in Viet Nam.
Some people feel this way.
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I love all of it.
Others this way, Im in this group.
I think this represents the duality of man, the Jungian thing.
Posted on 9/14/11 at 4:01 pm to bomber77
Anyone see the movie Jarhead? I watched it the other day. Pretty funny, an ok movie but not nearly as good as Full Metal Jacket.
Posted on 9/14/11 at 4:14 pm to FiddleHead
I've actually seen bits and pieces, but never the whole thing.
Posted on 9/14/11 at 4:50 pm to FiddleHead
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Anyone see the movie Jarhead?
Yeah. It was ok. But nothing too memorable about it.
Posted on 9/14/11 at 5:44 pm to FiddleHead
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Thanks for the welcome guys!
You just gotta watch yourself on this site buddy or folks will rip you a new a-hole for no reason.
ETA: Full Metal Jacket is the shite
This post was edited on 9/14/11 at 5:47 pm
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