FULL METAL JACKET || FIRST TIME WATCHING | Movie Reaction and Review

[@chrissiereacts]

UNCENSORED EXTENDED edit available to channel members and also on Patreon :)

[@chrissiereacts]

Hahaha it's definitely in the extended cut ;)

[@aaronjoyce9569]

​@@chrissiereacts Do you come uncensored too? 🤤😍

[@CaddyJim]

Uncensored by that thumbnail some may be hoping it's a different kind of "uncensored"...LOL

[@Iroh624]

good god your beautiful...do you have ig or twitch?

[@yeshuasaves7911]

They shave their heads for Hygiene first and then the tactical advantage second. No Man ready to fight should have Long Hair unless he just wants to get ragdolled in a real fight.

[@choomah]

Since you ask, shaving the head has multiple purposes. 1. It takes away personal identity, during basic. 2. It's cleaner, less lice and the like. 3. If you get a head wound it's so much easier to see whats happening and treat the wound.

[@drewf8619]

Also... If you are female... Disregard all of that lol

[@choomah]

@@drewf8619 there's always a nuance to their rules haha 😂 Like in Australia they would give you a nice wide brimmed hat to block your neck from the hot sun. Stop you getting sunburnt (which is officially destruction of army property. That's you, you're the property that is being damaged because you didn't take care of it 😭) so you get the hat. But! It gets in the way of rifle carrying and presentation. So, you pin one side up it, completely negating the point of the hat 🤠

[@evansutcliffe1099]

@@choomah slouch hats help you only get half the skin cancer, which is better than all the skin cancer. plus they look sweet

[@jonhenry8268]

In reality the reason heads are shaved is for equipment fit. Helmets, hats, masks, etc. The less hair the better fit.

[@choomah]

@@jonhenry8268 that too. When I would shave my head a helmet would fit completely different to even an inch or so of hair. If you're fitted when grown out then cut short everything will be loose, so fit short and grow it out if you want/can 😅

[@Lolwoo1]

R. Lee Emery who played the marine drill instructor was a real one irl which is why he was so good at it!

[@zzzkoszzz]

^He was a DI from 1965-67 and went to VietNam himself in 1968.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

It's "Ermey" numbnuts. Imagine Dick Emery playing the drill sergeant!

[@JustSomeGoy]

A real American Treasure, RIP Gunny!🇺🇸

[@kradikt666]

Yeah the extra on the DVD of this was amazing kinda sad story but the Truth

[@SongJLikes]

I don’t think R. Lee Ermey was a drill instructor… I think he got his start as the host of a show on the History Channel, “Lock N’Load”, then Stanley Kubrick gave him a chance, cuz 🤷‍♂️ …but I could be wrong. I’m not wrong about the spelling, though.

[@trevorkidd293]

Had an older Brother who went to Vietnam with the Australian Army. Came home got into the booze and the drugs, wouldn't talk about the war and eventually took his own life. RIP Jeff, miss you.😢

[@EL_Duderino68]

Commiserations mate.

[@Madbandit77]

Damn.

[@Antechynus]

Sadly, it's not uncommon.. Rest Easy.

[@masterred82]

RIP - Jeff. Thankyou for your service.

[@chrisking7038]

I was only 19. Shit is real

[@chrisbanks6659]

How Vince D'Onofrio never got an award for this portrayal of a man on the edge just beggars belief. Nice one Chrissie. Great editing. You nailed it in a half hour.

[@StanleyKubick1]

because it's not a subtle performance

[@chrisbanks6659]

@@StanleyKubick1 TBH dude - it's Kubrik. I don't think it was meant to be subtle. Just my take on it.

[@Animo2006]

As a retired Marine myself, probably the most impactful statement ever said to me by a brother in arms is that, "war isn't hell, it's worse than hell. At least in hell only the wicked are punished. In war, everyone receives equal punishment whether you're wicked or innocent".

[@daleclark2376]

True, dat! God bless you, Marine, and many thanks from an old hippie!✌️

[@Ocrilat]

That's a great observation. It could be the tagline for the film.

[@unnamedsoldier5446]

there is no inocents

[@unnamedsoldier5446]

@@daleclark2376 ur a fake hippie

[@Animo2006]

@@unnamedsoldier5446 So you are of the belief that young children who have no decision making abilities whatsoever deserve to be subjected to war?

[@marleybob3157]

Finally, a comedy to relieve the pressure from Mr. Inbetween.

[@chrissiereacts]

😂

[@brandonbrown4819]

@@chrissiereacts If you haven't seen a ClockWork Orange by Kubrick- it is a must see- it's what happens when law, and order almost disintegrates in a society!

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

"Easy, you just don't lead'em as much" is one of the darkest comedic lines in cinema history.

[@thejoelrooganexplosion2400]

gorgeous top

[@RamataKAhn]

Came for the reaction, stayed for the milk jugs 😊

[@Marko_Horvat]

Those are some quality breasts...

[@4catsnow]

!0 years of government subsidized lunacy, on an industrial level,,,get up and leave 5 billion dollars worth of hardware there,, NVA go thru the ARVN like a big rock thru wet toilet paper,,58 thousand names on a wall...that should have been enough reaction, but apparently they didn't learn anything from it.. so they wanted to do it twice that time in afghanistan...And people say we're smart??

[@RobinTakolander]

Well...yeah 😀

[@RobertEstrella]

"Big tits say what now?" I'm glad someone else said something......LOL

[@zedvar3806]

DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@spurtikus1]

The man that played the Sergeant was originally on set as an advisor to how the sergeant should act. The director thought he was so good he offered him the role.

[@MartinGreenall]

iirc the actor firing the machine gun in the helicopter was the original actor slated for the role, but when Emery took over, was given this as a consolation.

[@StanleyKubick1]

omg if I see this comment one more time, I'll pull a Gomer Pyle. You are not special for knowing or sharing this widely know and oft repeated half-century old piece of trivia. Pyle yourself

[@Anthony-kw4en]

@@StanleyKubick1😂

[@TheNeonRabbit]

@@StanleyKubick1 Who hurt you?

[@spurtikus1]

@@MartinGreenall Thank you for the additional info, I was feeling bad I couldn't remember Emery's name. Appreciate you for that :)

[@OcotilloTom]

That's about how it was. I served 20 years in the Marine Corps and two combat tours in Vietnam. The first tour as a machine gunner (0331) in 1965-66 and the second as a Platoon commander (0369) in 1970-71. I retired after 20 years and had a 30 year career as a California police officer ( Marin County). What I learned in the Marine Corps has helped me all my life. I highly recommend it to anyone needing direction and wishing to learn self discipline . Tom Boyte GySgt. USMC, retired Bronze Star, Purple Heart

[@Craig-l5v]

Thank you for your service, both military and law enforcement. Respect.

[@thewildgoose7467]

"All wars are bankers wars" Major General Smedley D Butler was the most highly decorated marine in US history at the time of his death in 1940. After serving in WW1 he wrote a short book called "War Is A Racket". Everyone should read it.

[@Anthony-kw4en]

Hitler said the same, especially about the USA, but he's the Boogeyman for the Zionist West.

[@RBTVN]

Hear hear.

[@jdm1066]

United Fruit...

[@vytallicaq.6881]

Also watch "The Money Masters".

[@thewildgoose7467]

@@vytallicaq.6881 Thanks, I see it's on YT I'll check it out. It seems a lot like the book "What Has Government Done To Our Money" by Murray N Rothbard which is available as a free PDF.

[@mynameisnotearl4383]

Full metal jugs

[@vIDarkStarIv]

Dress game on point. Thought I was going to end up cross-eyed watching the reaction and you! 😅

[@TwinStripe]

Ermey ad-libbed the majority of his lines and told a great story about having to explain what a 'reacharound' was to Kubrick following that first barracks scene

[@bigtee]

You’re the only person (reactor) I’ve ever seen cry when private Pyle commits suicide. I think you’re the only reactor who really understands the first half of the movie: Completely and entirely stripping a person of all of their humanity. Great reaction.

[@indridcold3762]

I had a difficult time focusing on the movie.

[@intotheabyss42478]

there was a movie playing?!?🤣

[@indridcold3762]

@@intotheabyss42478 Two of them.

[@paulgraetz370]

Yes agree. Glad I had see the movie before. Too much distraction but in a very good way

[@themobseat]

Do you have ADHD?

[@rodrigomoran5181]

Me too those big big 😂 got me unfocused

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

Shot entirely on location in the UK. Basic was at an old Army barracks (you can see the UK road markings in the marching scenes if you look closely) and the battle scenes of Hue City were shot in the London Docklands, leftover industrial buildings and ruins from WWII bomb sites before the East End of London was modernised and the London City Airport was built.

[@StanleyKubick1]

all of your trivia is so easily googlable for anyone interested. stop acting like you're some scholar

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

@@StanleyKubick1 Thanks for your valuable input (sarcasm) it's hardly scholarly to know something about a film is it? Sounds like you have a terrible life if the best you can do is attempt to insult people on the internet from the confines of your mother's basement........ maybe step outside for once? (but try not to shout at strangers....... IRL they can hit back).

[@beardedloon77]

I was 8-9 living on the isle of dogs when they were filming, and they took over all the best playing spots, lol.

[@colinwheeler6937]

@@StanleyKubick1 Actually filmed in and around the old defunct British Gas works at Beckton which is now the Canary Wharf area. Where the sniper was killed is now a Tesco superstore

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

​@@StanleyKubick1What's up with your "little man" complex?

[@rangerlcfc]

The puppies made me watch

[@James_Ford4815]

I was a bouncer at a bar in Westminster California. Westminster is known to have thee highest Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam (for a single city). The bar i worked at had a mixed crowed of Viets and Whites mostly. There were these two old men that would come in together every Tue - Thur , one Viet and one White. Randomly one night they came out to have a smoke and they started a conversation saying i looked like a friend of theirs that was killed in the Vietnam war. They said they all served together and out of nowhere the White guy started talking about my height (i'm 6'4'') and then he started tearing up and told me that no one over 6' tall survived and that i was damn lucky to have been born after the war. Before going back in the bar they both told me to never join the military specifically because of my height.

[@Anthony-kw4en]

🤨

[@stevedudden6236]

This movie brings back so many memories. Had just graduated bootcamp when it came out, so several of us got together and headed out to Red Lobster for dinner then to the theater to watch it. All of us could relate to it even though the times and setting was different, that was Vietnam and it was now 1987.

[@LordVolkov]

Kubrick sure enjoyed his dark satire. With Joker as our focal character, grinning and joking his way through the dehumanizing training and the horror of war, it casts a terrible light on the soldiers who enjoy the violence. His 'eagerness' is all bravado and sarcasm, delivered with Matthew Modine's best 💩-eating grin. Raptorman is the one who is actually eager and then immediately regrets it on the chopper, trying not to 🤮 as the gunner mows down civilians. I don't think we see Raptor even fire a shot...

[@cheebees]

Raptorman shoots the sniper in the end and wounds her...

[@LordVolkov]

@@cheebees Are you sure? I thought that was Animal Mother 🤔

[@oscardiggs246]

Yes, it was Raptor

[@justmeeagainn]

Rafterman. Not Raptor. As in he fell from the rafters in the book to land on a General.

[@oscardiggs246]

@@justmeeagainn thanks. i was going from memory, which is always a risky prospect

[@kenbean75]

Great pair.

[@der_ewige_jude]

Has anyone ever told you that your eyes are very big and beautiful?👀

[@bearded-clam]

Look, originally i came for the funbags. But now i keep coming back for the movies, personality and the laughs!❤

[@norwegianblue2017]

"During the Vietnam War era, between 1964 and 1973, the U.S. military drafted 2.2 million American men out of an eligible pool of 27 million. Although only 25 percent of the military force in the combat zones were draftees, the system of conscription caused many young American men to volunteer for the armed forces in order to have more of a choice of which division in the military they would serve. "

[@ChaseSecurity]

Marines are not drafted. It did happen a bit, but it wasn't supposed to. The Marines are an all volunteer force. Semper Fi'

[@justmeeagainn]

@@ChaseSecurity I have it from a guy that was there that when the Marines needed some more guys they'd get some from the Army draftees.

[@RonnieStanley-tc6vi]

​​@@ChaseSecurity. Do you realize that in one comment you denied and admitted that Marines were drafted?😂😂😂😂

[@Badco1948]

@@ChaseSecurity About 5% of all Marines during the Vietnam Era were draftees. IOW, 1 in 20 Marines. I was drafted, due to a lot of procrastination (I probably would have gone to Army rotary wing flight school if I had enlisted). At any rate, I was taken aside and asked, because of my placement scores, if I would consent to being sent to the Marines. I agreed to go, so I guess you could say I volunteered also.

[@chuckdargy5031]

The war for the grunts ended in 73. For Navy and Chair Force it was 75.

[@rayhume1971]

My favorite Kubrik movie is Barry Lyndon. Unfortunately no one will ever react to it because it's so long. When you watch it, it doesn't feel that long though because it's so interesting. Every frame of the film looks like an 18th century portrait. It's stunning.

[@iliketostayhome]

Barry Lyndon and 2001 are my two favorites. Loved your reaction.

[@trumulletman]

Wasn't Barry Lyndon shot entirely with natural light/candles?

[@James_Ford4815]

@@trumulletman i watched it when youtube had it on its free movie channel and it certainly did have a old feel to it. i think i remember even like a glowing light effect going on , very unique film for sure. Most people don't like it because it's long and slow but for a period movie it truly is great.

[@trumulletman]

@James_Ford4815 yeah I watched a while ago and was beautifully shot and technically a great feat but was a bit slow for me too

[@drewf8619]

Didn't know this girl was stacked! Her subscribers are about to jump from 17.2 to ~40k in less than a week.

[@DougRayPhillips]

Your question at 4:30... Yes, there were a ton of men drafted during Vietnam. The length of Boot Camp was shortened by about 3 weeks, in order to ram people through faster. And Defense Secretary McNamara temporarily lowered the physical and mental criteria so that we could draft about 100,000 extra men per year who would ordinarily have been rejected. And, although draftees were normally only placed into the Army, during the latter part of Vietnam about 34,000 men were drafted directly into the Marines. That could explain Pyle's presence... except that drafting into the Marines didn't start until after the Tet Offensive. So, if that's what Kubrick intended, there's a historical anachronism. But considering the film's overall tone, that's not a big deal.

[@michaelb1761]

Thousands of mentally disabled men who couldn't even sign their names were tricked into joining. It was disgusting what McNamara did, the war in general, but this in particular. I'm comforted somewhat in my belief that he is burning in hell in eternal pain. Learned about this on Jocko Willink's podcast when he read and discussed a book written by a man who was assigned to get one of "McNamara's Morons" through basic.

[@martinwhite3559]

Platoon and Apocalypse Now are great Vietnam War movies. Apocalypse Now is considered one of the greatest movies ever made.

[@AlexTafoya-m5j]

The Siege of Firebase Glory, The iron Triangle, are also great

[@crvnmrhd]

Clockwork Orange is another great Stanley Kubrick film

[@dmthandmade5674]

The thing that will really blow your mind is when you know they filmed 'Vietnam' in...England.

[@RobinTakolander]

Still one of the best war movies ever made. No propaganda, no sugar coating.

[@shawcullen9130]

Excellent view ,i mean review .

[@NathanKilah]

Dr Strangelove is another Kubrick film well worth a watch.

[@chrissiereacts]

Yes! I'm looking forward to this one 😁

[@ThinkCriticallyNow]

Great reaction, oh and gotta love that top you're wearing :)

[@DailyDamage]

R. Lee Ermey got his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket through an unconventional path. Ermey was initially hired by Stanley Kubrick as a technical advisor on the film, using his real-life experience as a U.S. Marine drill instructor to help train the actors portraying Marine recruits. However, during the rehearsal process, Kubrick was so impressed by Ermey's ability to authentically portray the demanding drill instructor persona that he decided to cast Ermey in the role himself. Ermey's performance, which included him improvising much of his dialogue, was widely praised and earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His gritty, intimidating portrayal of the harsh drill sergeant became an iconic part of the film. PS: the actor who was initially hired to be the drill instructor was given the role of the machine gunner in the helicopter. Thanks for sharing your reaction. As always, a pleasure dear lady 😊

[@Mars-Stuff-314]

A Full Metal Jacket reaction in 30 minutes? That's gonna be a hatchet job.. nope.. you (/your editor) really nailed this movie down to the most quintessential parts. That's impressive!

[@chrissiereacts]

It's me! 🙋🏼‍♀️ thank you! 😁

[@marasmusine]

A wonderful reaction video, thank-you. I don't know if anyone else has this, but my lasting impression of FMJ is the gradual reduction of the daylight in the final act, from day to dusk to night. Incredible cinematography and editing to pull that off.

[@neilgriffiths6427]

Great comments, Chrissie - you're right, this is not a pleasant movie, but an important one...

[@Craig-l5v]

I saw this movie when it first came out. I have also watched quite a few reactions to this movie in the last few days. Yours was the most real in communicating the horror of war. Others are either too shocked to comment, or their commentary amounts to nervous laughter because they don’t have the maturity to grasp the gravity. So thank you for your reaction. From another movie called Tin Soldiers a line comes to mind, “War is only one thing - bad.” Having said all that, war is sometimes necessary as a last resort. Thanks again.

[@James_Ford4815]

Also people are trippin , Eyes Wide Shut is great , every scene you're just waiting in anticipation thinking what's going to happen next. All you need to know is it's about elites and their secret societies and that Stanley Kubrick directed it , those two reasons alone makes it worth the watch.

[@RicktheBeast]

Fully agree!

[@lesgrice4419]

Kubrick didn't make a whole lot of movies but when he did they were great movies...classics that stay relevant..

[@TTM9691]

Awwww, Chrissie, you are such a special reactor, so great. You have such a tender heart, and such a great sense of humor, and watching these movies through your eyes, your laughter becomes our laughter, and your tears become our tears. At least that's the way it works for me! Every Kubrick movie is completely different. I thought you had seen "2001: A Space Odyssey", no? And I'm sure you've seen "The Shining", right? He actually did another war movie that I like better than this one: "Paths Of Glory". He did "Lolita", "Dr. Strangelove", "A Clockwork Orange", "Barry Lyndon", which is an 18th century period piece......"The Killing".....one or two others. He doesn't have many movies, but all of them are classic and essential. They're all visually amazing, mindblowing and one-of-a-kind. He has a cynical, black sense of humor, which I'm sure you already noticed! You rock, Chrissie!!!!!

[@Soundhypno]

Barry Lyndon is a great movie, the scenes are like a painting from the period the movie takes place in. Some say it is his best film. Dr. Strangelove is a must. Great reaction!

[@sbunc92]

Kubrick made another war movie called Paths of Glory that is definitely worth a watch, it is absolutely amazing.

[@HerbertTwack]

Great reaction and interesting to hear you relate this to your experience in combat/post combat zones.

[@NoahSpurrier]

I had a Vietnamese girlfriend. She said “Full Metal Jacket” was the closest to what it was like in Vietnam back then.

[@ozcolumbo]

Please tell me she loved you long time.

[@kevo-o-o]

You absolutely should watch more of Kubrick's films. The man was a real master of the craft.

[@mb-fs1yo]

The Shining and Clockwork Orange should make your head spin

[@joepermenter7228]

Don't be embarrassed. Everybody has the same Kubrick story: Watch The Shining because King hates it and Nicolson is awesome. Next watch Full Metal Jacket because it's the only one that ever airs anywhere. Get forced to watch A Clockwork Orange out of either embarrassment or that "cool" person you meet. See another one out of curiosity or don't because you've got your fill already.

[@harrybradford5889]

“He was so happy when he turned up and now he’s just broken” very accurate description of marine training 👌🏻😂😂😂

[@williamjones6031]

I can only speak from post-Vietnam US Navy. 1. There are always more than one CC in boot camp (at least in the Navy) where partially recruits can't be abused. Verbal abuse is one thing but physical was a NO GO. 2. Vincent D'Onofrio played the Bug in "Men in black", and had to put on 50lbs for this role 3. Hardman was out of control. Others outside his recruits would have noticed and he would have been held accountable. 4. "I don't know, but I've been told. Eskimo pussy is mighty cold." was used in my Navy recruit company in 1981. 5. In the US Navy real live ammo was always accounted for, and Pyle wouldn't have had it on his person in the head. 6. The lights in the head are always lit. (lighting I suspect). 7. "Blanket parties" were a real deal. We didn't have one because we didn't have a Gomer Pyle. 8. The hooker in Saigon is just distracting them so the motorcycle guys can steal the camera. I saw that happen in the Philippines. 9. "I wouldn't shit you, you're my favorite turd" I've used that before. 10. Even by Hollywood standards, Kubrick went overboard with excessive bloodletting.

[@ChaseSecurity]

I was in the Marines from 2003-2008 This film is VERY accurate. We had a "self delete" in the company ahead of us back in 2003.

[@scottsumner2998]

I went to boot camp in the 70’s. Our drill instructors did not hit anyone so in the open. It was rare but did occur. As far as ammo being completely accounted for….at the rifle range we had a private bring 5 rounds of the firing line. He noticed at the snap in barrels and immediately told a DI. Because of that he didn’t get in much trouble, but if he wanted to he could have kept them for a long time. That event happened the night before graduation. Weapons would have been turned in well before that.

[@williamjones6031]

@@scottsumner2998 A recruit in a sister company slapped by his CC. The CC wasn't fired, but he was busted back to E6, received very low evals and lost his career advancement opportunity.

[@joshcoll2518]

I served in UK Army for 7 years and this is the most accurate war film there is and is my favorite film, on your 2 point about him gaining the weight Vincent had a small cameo before this in I think it's called the adventures of babysitting or something like that with Susan sue and he's in amazing shape , and we had to account for everything as well but I have and my lads have had smoke grenade live and blank rounds found in kit over the years , if you want some you can get it believe me accidentally or not but thank you for sharing brother

[@randallsanchez3161]

My father was drafted in 67 and stayed until 70. He was very detailed about this when I was first considering going into the military. While they didn't punch you, DI's could be VERY rough with you and accidents happened. Nobody would bat an eye at it. Blanket parties happened but everyone got punished. Dad explained how the barracks over had one and the DI's drilled the entire platoon into the ground over it including the guy that got beat.

[@richardlewis4288]

Great job. Struck a great balance between your narration and watching the movie. A+

[@peterengelen2794]

''Paths of Glory'' (1957) is his other anti-war film (WWI), it is an incredible film. I think you'll love ''Barry Lyndon'' (it is one of my favorite Kubrick films). ''Dr. Strangelove'' & ''Lolita'' are both hilarious comedies.

[@hellward62]

Dr. Strangelove is a must watch !

[@brandonbrown4819]

@@hellward62 Mr President We must not allow a mineshaft gap!!

[@scottdarden3091]

Only 25% of the military were drafted and they were in the Army. This is the Marine Corps a branch of the Navy. And in all branches of the Military they shave their heads for uniformity, no individuality. Break them down then build them back up as a cohesive fighting team.

[@w.p8960]

Sorry pal.i was in Nam with Marine draftees. We hated them because they had to serve 2 years. Us enlisted Marines had 3 or 4.

[@scottdarden3091]

@@w.p8960 Yes sir but only 42,750 draftees went into the Corp. The Navy and Air Force had 0. My point I was making was people think everyone in the Vietnam conflict was there on their own free will. Most of us volunteered!

[@michaeldoolan7595]

Most of this was filmed in England. The battle scenes in London Dockland. It was a victorian pre WW1 area that survived the Blitz. It now has a completely different look and buildings put up in the 90s. All the trees were shipped in, but if you notice, it's never really tropical.

[@socalpaul487]

I recommend "First Blood" 1982, as it addresses some of what you touch on. For another R. Lee Ermey movie, I recommend "The Siege of Firebase Gloria" 1989.

[@dasta7658]

Thank you for your after thoughts, I would like to hear more about your experiences. I'm an Australian Army veteran who deployed to Iraq, 3x deployments to Timor. Both Gallipoli and Hacksaw Ridge are both well worth the watch. Thanks for posting especially for for your honest vulnerability ❤

[@zmarko]

Looking forward to your reaction to this. A great movie. Also, if youve never seen Platoon (Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, & countless other amazing actors), its a different take on the Vietnam war, but is equally as haunting.

[@gordontanner4407]

Kubricks "Paths of Glory", which is early in his life, is a masterpiece.

[@wulfgold]

Kubrick wouldn't leave the UK to film so FMJ was filmed at Elstree (big studio), when they finished filming a bunch of the palm trees used ended up in the grounds of some big country manor near where I grew up. Really surreal in the middle of leafy UK countryside. Dr. Strangelove is a(nother) war film, very different to this - a comedy/satire and possibly Peter Sellers finest performance. Considering the age of it, it's still incredibly poignant. "Gentlemen. You can't fight in here, this is the War Room".

[@wozzab9136]

You can see the road markings are on the left when they’re supposed to be at Parris Island

[@Healinghikesaustralia]

Thanks beautiful loving all your reaction videos x nice top too

[@the_33rd]

This entire film was shot in England, crazy.

[@chrisnorman1902]

Some of it still looks like that today 😂

[@Laochri]

The Drill instructor is R. Lee Emery. He was a actual Drill Instructor, and was hired as a Technical Adviser to the actor that was cast. The helicopter gunner was the actor that was cast as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

[@georgehutley]

So during the vietnam war they needed more troops so defence secrety McNamara brought in a programme called Project 100,000. Basically it lowered the minimum iq and fitness standards of soldiers to get more men, they were nicknames McNamaras morons becuase of the low caliber. Private pile is apparently supposed to represent one of these recruits. Loved your reaction.

[@RustyX2010]

Awesome reaction video to an awesome movie! You showed true compassion to the characters whenever they got hurt or killed and it really shows how much you value life.

[@EnsoTathata]

Не знаю, что там по фильму...я всё время на декольте смотрел!👍😲

[@Thane36425]

The majority of Marines in Vietnam were volunteers. Some men chose the Marines after being drafted though. Sometimes draftees did try hard since that might get you into "better" units than infantry. Volunteering before getting drafted made it a little easier to serve but with better odds of staying out of the jungles.

[@k.h.9715]

The guy in the copter shooting was the one that Ermy took the role from

[@BrianWestlakes]

Barry Lyndon is amazing from a technical point of view and it's a testament to Kubrick's artfulness. He wanted to film a scene in a mansion by candlelight, but they don't make film camera lenses that can stop down low enough to get a shot in such low light. What normal people do is they use fill lighting and just have the candles in shot. Kubrick takes an expensive film camera, breaks the lens off it, borrows a super wide aperture specialist SLR camera lens from NASA that they use for astrophotography, jury rigs an adaptor ring to attach it to the film camera and shoots the scene, by candlelight because that's how he wants it. And it looks stunning, every frame is an oil painting.

[@chrissiereacts]

🤯 I really want to see it now!

[@johnscott4196]

It's hard for anyone from your generation to understand the mindset back then of a lot of young men. We believed in honor and respect. I would have went to Vietnam gladly if I'd been old enough, and yes I'm sure I would have regretted it once I was there. But I had a friend who was a platoon sgt in Vietnam, decorated, purple heart and other medals. He said the Battle of Hua was very realistic. He had a pistol, belt and certificate for taking it off of NVA officer. He met him turning the corner of a house and shot him first. Btw the chopper gunner was made up. They would never let that happen. This is an anti -war movie. They wanted to ensure nobody supported it

[@craigwhip]

A couple of other Vietnam war movies are "Hamburger Hill", and " The Siege of Firebase Gloria", which, incidentally, stars R. Lee Ermey, the drill sergeant in this movie.

[@danielbrooks6268]

That scene with the female sniper has to be one of my favourite movie moments of all time! The set, lighting, sound track, everything about it is a masterpiece!

[@shaneferris6742]

The mother of all confronting brutal truth war movies is 'Platoon". I saw it at the cinema and when it ended and 90% of the room had emptied there was one poor guy still sitting staring wide eyed straight ahead and shaking as his wife tried comforting him.

[@jonhenry8268]

I would suggest you watch We were Soldiers. Written by someone who actually experienced it. Hard to get more truth

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

​@@jonhenry8268Platoon was written by Oliver Stone, and is based on his own experience serving with the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam.

[@OttoMack1]

Eyes Wide Shut was Kubrick's exposé on the abhorrent decadence of Hollywood. Barry Lyndon is a tough masterpiece shot in "natural" light, i.e. no film lighting. Extraordinarily well shot. FMJ was shot in England.

[@James_Ford4815]

My favorite anti-war movie ever was 'The Thin Red Line' (1998) and check out it's cast Sean Penn , Jim Caviezel , Nick Nolte , Adrian Brody , George Clooney , John Cusack , Woody Harrelson , Jared Leto , Thomas Jane , John C Reilly , & John Travolta ... Directed by Terrence Malick who gets star laden casts because he shoots beautiful/artful meaningful movies ... He also directed a Pocahontas movie called 'The New World' (2005) with Christian Bale , Colin Farrell , & Christopher Plummer (also great , and i would put it in the running with Dances With Wolves as the two greatest movies that center around Native Americans)

[@queenzcuizine5214]

Entertaining reaction. Platoon is another realistic movie about Vietnam.

[@billpimentel-vm6cu]

The guy shooting from the helicopter,he said VC . The Viet Cong was a militia that hid among the villagers. The NVA North Vietnamese Army wore regular military uniforms. You didn’t know who was friend or foe.

[@ray.shoesmith]

"How do you kill women, and children?" "Easy, you just don't lead em as much! Haha! Ain't war hell!"

[@karimhicks8376]

Ermy was magnificent as the senior drill instructor. Thank God I went through Navy bootcamp.

[@andrewward5891]

I’m sure the movie exaggerated the abuse of the drill instructor. That being said my dad did officers candidate school in the early 60s (boot camp for officers) and there was a particular Drill instructor was was a real Asshole to the trainees. For Graduation they had a war game of trainees vs DI’s. My dad and a couple buddies captured the jerk DI. But first they worked him over with their sheathed bayonets. Not quite Pyle level payback but the DI would have been pretty beat up.

[@marinemike1559]

Ma'am, as a Marine, we as Marines share a bond like no other in the world. Not any other branch of service either. You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us. Our motto is Semper Fidelis, Always Faithful. To GOD, our country and our fellow Marines.

[@mrsrevan1]

God loves Marines!

[@chiefknowstomuch]

@@mrsrevan1 God has a hard-on for Marines!

[@thomasparker8449]

YUT

[@johnscott4196]

Mostly true but I met at least one scumbag who made it through boot camp

[@marinemike1559]

@@johnscott4196 one amongst how many? Semper Fi Devil Dog

[@blackaciddevyl1au]

That was the most real reaction I have seen. Thank you for sharing that. I have been in the army and police in my life and I could see the raw emotion. I hope you are ok with it and sharing that little bit made yourself a little better. Thank you again.

[@starlord3496]

Thin Red Line. Greatest War film ever made. Even better than Saving Private Ryan

[@tetrorisvolto]

Come and See, The Ascent, Ivan's Childhood, Apocalypse Now... there's plenty of contenders.

[@James_Ford4815]

yup it's my favorite as well. that taking the hill battle scene was to me the greatest war scene ever. malick nailed the anxiety and being scared and not wanting to move or do anything perfectly.

[@jonhenry8268]

​@tetrorisvolto have to add We were Soldiers . . .written by real soldier with real experience in war. Hal Moore was the epitome of a leader.

[@gutz323]

One of the greatest pieces of acting, when cowboy dies. Kubrick was a master at getting the actors to perform, it wouldnt surprise me if it took 50+ takes for that one scene.

[@leephoenix4041]

Yes, there are several reasons why the training during the Vietnam Conflict was “different”. Firstly, it was during a war, so the stress and trauma of Training was immediately dwarfed by the Horrors of actual War. Secondly, there was a draft; and lastly the Secretary of Defense at the time Robert Mcnamara instituted a program of drafting, enlisting and retaining soldiers with exceptionally Low IQ’s. Called Project 100,000, also known as McNamara's 100,000, McNamara's Folly, McNamara's Morons, and McNamara's Misfits. It would seem that “Pyle” and “Animal Mother" are meant to represent these “Misfits”.

[@jonhenry8268]

Marines have always been the least stringent about recruits. Many people opted for enlistment over being sentenced.

[@Smoshy16]

I wouldn't say "exceptionally Low IQ" but yes it was lower than "normal" conscription numbers.

[@michaelb1761]

@@Smoshy16 Reportedly, some couldn't even sign their own names. I would say that was exceptionally low IQ.

[@michaelb1761]

I don't think Animal Mother was one of McNamara's Morons, I think he was just one burned out desensitized Marine.

[@ScottGibbs]

I've never seen anyone cry during this movie. It got my heart. Nice reaction, Chrissie.

[@bradsheffield8191]

A great exploration of the twisting and perversion of young male sexuality into the lust for violence, that's the point of the boot camp sequence, Pyle's suicide immediately cuts to the prostitute. Great movie, great vid

[@ohnopiero]

Unlike most American films that glorify the Vietnam war. Full metal jacket stands alone showing the full truth .

[@Waterford1992]

26:04 "It's too painful" (In Vietnamese)

[@drunkill]

The last act was filmed in East London, they were demolishing a few blocks of factories and Kubrick got them to pause for a few months and to only partially demolish some of the buildings to make it look like a warzone. He didn't like leaving the country to brought Vietnam to London instead. So yes, as you said, the sets were amazing, but even more so given the reality.

[@mnandeazy34]

I believe it was Josh Pray that described this movie best... "Full metal jacket isnt a war movie. Its a war of the mind movie."

[@NerdAlert911]

Eyes up here.

[@thenjry]

I put this on every FMJ reaction I notice. This movie contains my absolute favorite cinematic flair ever. You know the peace button on Joker's flak that is referenced multiple times throughout the movie? Pay very close attention to what happens with it during Joker's final scene as he shoots the girl.

[@glenerickson358]

2:14. Finally someone under 40 who knows what a reach ar0und is. 🤣

[@tjlovesrachel]

She’s under 40?

[@King_Zer1]

This has to be my favorite reaction to Anything on KZbin by far!!! Keep them up 😏

[@alexholding6463]

This is off topic but you are so pretty

[@seamusoreilly804]

A good friend of mine was a Khe Sanh survivor, passed a couple years ago. Goodbye, Skip, and fly with the angels.

[@alistairmurray626]

"Eyes wide shut" is another good Kubrick film

[@houghi3826]

It is, for me, clearly not a finished movie. It is boring and misses a lot of depth that he is known for. It is not a bad movie, but it is a bad Kubrick movie.

[@Randsurfer]

unwatchable

[@desiolle2874]

@@houghi3826If the rumours are true, 26 minutes was cut from the original film. It might explain why it feels that way. Personally I loved the movie.

[@goodbyebluesky43]

It's the biggest pile of pretentious drivel ever.

[@TheOneTrueChris]

Chrissie, I check Patreon all the time, waiting for a spot in the top-tier membership level to become available! Love your channel.

[@chrissiereacts]

Ooh!! I'm excited to find out what movie you will request 😃 I just opened up a new slot for you 😊

[@-BuddyGuy]

Rockin jabajams