Reacting to FULL METAL JACKET for the First Time | Unforgettable!

[@TheCluelessCritics]

First time watching Full Metal Jacket, and I’m still reeling from the intensity of this movie! The storytelling is next-level. What do you think makes Full Metal Jacket stand out among other war movies? Drop your thoughts below and let’s discuss👇

[@JamesGilburt-lb7sg]

Hi Daisie, it's great you've seen this iconic war epic, but yes it is a lot to take in. I think it stands out because of it's realism - the guy who played the drill instructor was R Lee Ermey, who was an actual DI during the Vietnam War and was originally on set as a technical advisor. He improvised most of his dialogue. Plus many military veterans have stated how real the boot camp scenes were. This movie still leaves an lasting impression on me and I've seen it countless times.

[@USCFlash]

Watch Apocalypse Now. The best war movie of all time. More than a war movie, actually. A pure cinematic experience. Full Metal Jacket is about an 8 of 10. Doesn't even make the top 10 of war movies. First half is a 10/10, second half is 6/10. Apocalypse Now Come and See The Deer Hunter Platoon Das Boot Ran Thin Red Line Paths of Glory Plus a bunch of others are all superior war films, IMO. Check them out.

[@Mr.SCbredGullahaccent]

what world are you living in your reaction to this movie Full Metal Jacket you can't figure out from one scene from the other don't you know about how life or people behavior go on

[@mynameisnobody8597]

You’re best comment at 6:55. No amount of basic training is more dangerous than combat and no amount of yelling can compare to being a POW. Well done.

[@dylanthompson8511]

Everyone loves the first half more on their first watch. On repeat viewings, you grow to love both equally. Well, at least i did.

[@TheCluelessCritics]

Totally agree! I feel like I was in a state of shock by how the first half ended and how intense it was, but once I thought about it, I realized how much it added to the impact of the second half. I can totally see myself appreciating both equally on a rewatch!

[@OcotilloTom]

That's about how it was. I served 20 years in the Marine Corp 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

[@dmraven]

My father told me basically the same thing. He said this movie even to this day is still the closest to what reminds him of boot camp. He also served in the USMC, from 1969-1971. I believe he only reached Cpl. He was first equipped with the M79 Grenade Launcher, and then later he switched to the M60 Machine Gun until his tour ended. The boot camp and being a Marine I believe really put him into the person he is now. Compared to his other brothers (my uncles) they are... lets just say not on the right track. He is in great shape and at the age of 79 still works out 3 days a week, and stands up straight, probably in better fit than I am. It really puts discipline, like you stated, into the people. Thank you so much Mr. Boyte for sharing a little bit of your own personal information. And thank you so much for the 20 years of your service and courage for protecting our country and freedom!

[@OcotilloTom]

@@dmraven Thanks for the kind words dmraven, I appreciate them. All the best you and your dad. Semper Fi! Gunny Boyte

[@allwaizeright9705]

R. Lee Ermey was an actual DI from the Vietnam era...He was a great actor as well...Originally he was just the military advisor on this film...

[@TheCluelessCritics]

That’s amazing! No wonder his performance felt so real-it makes sense that he had that experience. I didn’t realize he started as the military advisor for the film. What a fascinating backstory!

[@pnwcruiser]

On the way to one of the battalions I served in I used to drive by a post barber shop where brand new trainees were getting their buzz cuts, long hair in the inbound line and no hair rubbing their heads at the exit, which always brought a bit of a chuckle since I'd been there and knew what was waiting for them in the days ahead.

[@w.p8960]

Robert MacNamara , sec of defense ordered below standard be drafted., Pyle prob is one of those.

[@iKvetch558]

I have never seen it specifically stated by Kubrick anywhere, but Private Pyle is a clear representation of a real program that the Defense Department ran in the 1960s. It was called "Project 100,000" and it was a test to see whether the mental and physical parameters for serving in the US military could be widened to make the pool of potential service people larger. Between escalation in Vietnam and all the other military commitments of the Cold War in those days, the military was concerned about a shortage of people to serve. So they started testing whether recruits who were normally just a bit below the normal standard for IQ, or emotional stability, or physical fitness could be turned into effective military personnel. The same program probably would have led to Forrest Gump being recruited and serving in Vietnam. One of the nicknames that was used for the program was "McNamara's Morons".

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

Vincent D´Onofrio in one of his best roles.

[@TheCluelessCritics]

He was phenomenal! I’m still blown away by how well he captured the character.

[@Byiahhjs6183jsjbb]

Great Reaction!

[@TheCluelessCritics]

Thank you!! 😁

[@pnwcruiser]

Perhaps things were different during the Vietnam war but when I served in the Army a kid like the Pyle character probably would have been sent home before completing entrance processing. Quite a few youngsters really aren't mentally and/or physically capable of serving and the military is good at identifying them before they ever get to an initial training unit. If a mistake is made they can be discharged administratively very easily as a trainee. 22 of the 66 initial trainees in my basic training platoon didn't make it, though most were recycled not sent home (they had to start all over with a new training cycle).

[@howardsmith3758]

"What do you think makes Full Metal Jacket stand out among other war movies?" Dehumanizing senselessness. End to end, this movie is about the utter senselessness of war. If you are not afraid in the midst of it, as Joker says in his last line, it is not because you no longer feel fear. It is because you no longer feel. There are no heroes in Kubrick's vision of war. Only survivors who are damaged beyond repair.

[@jerrywalters8885]

HEARTBREAK RIDGE with Clint Eastwood is another classic based in 80s to compare while not as intense and spring kles a little dry humor might want tocheckit out. And for more pure humor with a sprinkling of action STRIPES can't miss

[@TheCluelessCritics]

These sound like great suggestions, Heartbreak Ridge and Stripes are officially on my list-thanks so much!

[@kmvoss]

Great reaction.

[@TheCluelessCritics]

Thanks so much for watching! 🙌

[@th.burggraf7814]

Just a comment to keep the algorithm going. 👍🏻

[@TheCluelessCritics]

Yay! Appreciate the support 🙌

[@w.p8960]

Section 8 , discharged as undesirable

[@johnchrysostomon6284]

Why would you edit out "Me love you long time?"

[@JokerJ321]

You definitely have to be careful with a movie like this Daisy.

[@TheCluelessCritics]

Absolutely, I can see why you’d say that. It’s such a powerful movie with a lot to unpack. What stood out to you the most when you watched it for the first time?

[@JokerJ321]

@TheCluelessCritics The thing that stands out to me is how a man who is supposed to be fighting to protect the country can be betrayed on to the point where he snaps.

[@TheCluelessCritics]

That moment stood out to me too, I couldn't stop thinking about it after watching. The way the movie portrays that emotional and psychological toll is something that really stuck with me.

[@ashscott6068]

@@JokerJ321 And that he's somehow protecting it from some farmers on the other side of the world, who couldn't find it on a map.

[@w.p8960]

Magic show. Church

[@walterblackledge1137]

Watch HBO's Band of Brothers. True story with the actual veterans that are portrayed in the series.

[@TheCluelessCritics]

I’ve been meaning to watch Band of Brothers-heard great things about it, but knowing it’s based on a true story with interviews from the actual veterans makes it even more powerful. Definitely need to watch it soon!

[@walterblackledge1137]

@@TheCluelessCritics you will like it. may want to keep the tissues close at hand.

[@shaitanlavey]

The year the movie takes place in was before the draft, meaning all of the characters signed up on their own. Pyle wasn't forced into the Marines. He chose to be there.

[@TheCluelessCritics]

Ohh I see, thanks for clearing that up! I didn’t realize the draft wasn’t in effect then-it really makes me see Pyle’s situation differently.

[@darryndifrancesco8346]

Are you sure that’s accurate? I’m reading sources that show conscription never ended between the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Yes, the vast majority of Marines were volunteers but not all. Certainly by the Tet offensive in 1968 there was an active military draft where even marriage deferment was ended. That happened on August 26, 1965.

[@shaitanlavey]

@ The first draft lottery for the Vietnam War was held on December 1, 1969, nearly two years after the Tet offensive began in January of 1968.