Full Metal Jacket (runtime 1:56:33) - Patreon Version
Added 2025-02-18 17:00:10 +0000 UTCHey Everyone!
We've got another war movie this week. This one was so intense... and it really felt like several movies in one. We both really appreciated the skill that went into making this movie - directing, acting, everything really. So many shots incredible shots too... and that sound design! It was difficult to watch sometimes, but another one of those "so glad we finally watched this" movies. So thank you everyone for recommending it!
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Awesome, thank you for this!
Chandra
2025-02-19 14:17:46 +0000 UTCVery few
John Colson
2025-02-19 14:10:50 +0000 UTCPaths of Glory is underrated in my opinion. And few reactors did it.
Guillaume Huet_rennibou
2025-02-19 14:05:31 +0000 UTCI'm not debating this, I was simply posting on what I was told about my cousins boot camp experience, I went through army boot camp so I can't even personally speak on USMC boot camp when I was in. There were people who thought the cussing was excessive but I agree that it didn't matter to me when they were training me for war and there are alot more horrible things than harsh language when deployed
Irby
2025-02-19 11:32:55 +0000 UTCGreat reaction, great film. It's very dark, and meant to be jarring in it's moments of levity mixed with horror and cruelty. It's really unusual in having two drastically different acts, with the bootcamp and then Vietnam. While these aren't war movies in the same way, and not Kubrick's either (others have already given the good suggestions xD), there are a couple movies I've been really wanting to see reactions to: Crimson Tide (1995) Rules of Engagement (2000) Both of these are war related films, but not in the same sense of infantry on the front lines. Also, another good, more modern, war movie is Black Hawk Down (2001)
EMB
2025-02-19 08:39:06 +0000 UTCDr. Strangelove is my favorite as well!
EMB
2025-02-19 08:29:48 +0000 UTC2001 and Dr Strangelove are must watches
Jeff M
2025-02-19 03:58:23 +0000 UTCI don't know why people obsess over this one so much as the "Vietnam movie to watch" when Platoon exists.
Alexis
2025-02-19 03:32:33 +0000 UTCThe Searchers. Though a personal and sentimental favorite is The War Wagon with John Wayne and Kirk Douglas. My father and my favorite Western when I was a kid.
John Colson
2025-02-19 03:11:48 +0000 UTCGreat list! I would vote for Paths of Glory to keep the war theme going. My personal favorite though is Dr. strangelove.
Michael Soukup
2025-02-19 03:07:19 +0000 UTCI agree on your list of titles but it makes me very disappointed what you said about USMC policy. If you can’t handle words how are you going to handle combat? Not looking to get into any debate but that just blows my mind. Heck, my high school football coach swore at us like we were in boot camp.
Bill B.
2025-02-19 02:23:50 +0000 UTCRio Bravo
Bill B.
2025-02-19 02:21:14 +0000 UTCYeah this is one you can tell is certainly a very high quality film, but after watching it once, that’s all I need.
Bill B.
2025-02-19 02:20:41 +0000 UTCThe musical selection being read as wild is valid to a degree, it is meant to be a shock to the system and ground the scenes to civilian life which would appeal to the vast majority of moviegoers at the time. But also if you take some of them at face lyrical value, for example The Trashmen Track "Surfin' Bird" is meant to mean in the song something novel while also visually showing you on screen something new to this and (at the time) modern war in the helicopter shots. Helicopters, which if you're a pilot or in the military you might refer to as a 'bird' -- medivac and birds carrying camera crews to shoot propaghanda ('the word'). Nancy's song showing you that the boots, what you call new recruits/marines, are made for walking (around town). He does some similar, Kubrick, in 2001 with music but purely with orchestral pieces trying to set a mood. Something to check out if you haven't obviously (can't remember if you two have done that one). The one that really stands out, to me at least, is the Mickey Mouse club song that they sing as a group. They've just experienced and done awful things and while reeling cognitively they look for safety or connections in-group -- what is something common to all regardless of socioeconomic or racial background at this point in the 60s? Golden age of the Mickey Mouse Club, and they all know the song. Morbid humor in that being the connection drawn, tacitly agreed upon by everyone joining in. They've reached adulthood forcibly via being drafted into a war with rules that ensure they cannot 'win' or progress in a meaningful way militiristically and the thing that they're most depserate to do is to go back to that childhood innocence. Unwilling participants in a conflict they cannot win, where desertion is the same fate as losing on the ground; they can't exactly go back but they can reminisce/commiserate with one another. Can't really un-fuck any of it, especially with what you've seen in First Blood and how they were treated back home once they made it out.
tkitez (take it easy)
2025-02-19 01:08:56 +0000 UTCMaybe you can watch Eyes Wide Shut this December. An Excellent Kubrick Christmas film.
Paul De'Armond
2025-02-18 22:09:37 +0000 UTCThe best John Wayne movie is widely considered to be "The Searchers" (1956), directed by John Ford. It is often regarded as one of the greatest Western films of all time and features Wayne's most complex and compelling performance as Ethan Edwards, a morally ambiguous Civil War veteran searching for his kidnapped niece. Other highly acclaimed John Wayne movies include: - "True Grit" (1969) – Earned him his only Academy Award for Best Actor. - "Rio Bravo" (1959) – A classic Western directed by Howard Hawks. - "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962) – A thought-provoking Western with James Stewart. - "Stagecoach" (1939) – The film that made him a star. - "Red River" (1948) – A legendary cattle drive film showcasing his dramatic range. If you're looking for his best performance, "The Searchers" is the one. If you want his most famous role, "True Grit" is a great choice. Of course as you can tell from the years (I tried to be as complete as I could) these are quite old and the question is do they make good content for a reaction video. Personally I think looking at some of the classics is not often done and yet, so often they are part of pop culture and referenced (like it was in this movie) that it is worthwhile taking a look.
Hans Engelen
2025-02-18 21:30:09 +0000 UTCAlso Army and Marines especially infantry, medics, and combat engineers have alot of dark humor..the songs they sing in boot camp are called cadences, to hear some modern ones and even some classic ones in a new light check out Jonathan Michel Flemming on you tube, he does a great job singing em.
Irby
2025-02-18 20:41:29 +0000 UTCDeaths in boot camp are rare but accidents happen, when I went through they were still allowed to cuss at you but not allowed to hit you. From what my little cousin told me when he went through marine boot camp 2 years ago they can't cuss at you anymore either. The best drill Sargent scenes in movies are Full metal jacket Hacksaw Ridge Band of brothers The pacific
Irby
2025-02-18 20:37:28 +0000 UTCWhat's a good John Wayne movie to start with?
Chandra
2025-02-18 20:04:46 +0000 UTCOk that cannot pass ... Someone needs to see some John Wayne movies right now... Also if you want to see good series to accompany this I could suggest 'Tour of Duty', a little more on the ball.
Hans Engelen
2025-02-18 19:14:52 +0000 UTCFor more Kubrick... 2001: A Space Odyssey Dr. Strangelove (my favorite) A Clockwork Orange Paths of Glory
John Colson
2025-02-18 19:11:23 +0000 UTCThat makes sense!
Chandra
2025-02-18 18:42:40 +0000 UTCErmey was a former U.S. Marine Corps staff sergeant. He served in Vietnam and Okinawa.
John Colson
2025-02-18 18:20:23 +0000 UTCOh wow, I can't believe Ermey just thought all that up! And our little one is doing a bit better ❤️
Chandra
2025-02-18 18:18:19 +0000 UTCAlso RIP Kevyn Major Howard ("Rafterman") who passed away last week. My friends had R. Lee Ermey autograph a Blu-ray of the movie at a convention several years ago. They gave it to me for a Christmas gift. Originally, R. Lee Ermey was just there as an on set Technical Advisor and the actor who played the chopper gunner in the movie, was originally cast as the Drill Instructor. Ermey impressed Kubrick so much with his working with the actors and hurling insults at them, he let him try out for the role. The rest is history. Also, Kubrick didn't write any dialogue for Ermey, just let him do his thing.
John Colson
2025-02-18 18:07:33 +0000 UTCa. Shaved head prevents lice b. The Master Sergeant actor was an actual Sergeant in the Marine corps, so he's pretty much doing the real thing. c. PT = Physical Training
Alec S
2025-02-18 17:52:15 +0000 UTCYES! I Love Kubrick and I can't wait to watch along with you guys. I hope Baby Maplenut is doing better 🍿
John Colson
2025-02-18 17:03:14 +0000 UTC
