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Full Metal Jacket - Do you like the first or second half better?
Posted on 1/23/12 at 1:00 am
Posted on 1/23/12 at 1:00 am
I MUCH prefer the half of the movie up until when Leonard blew his brains out. The first half I would give a 10/10, the rest of the movie is like a 6/10 IMHO
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Posted on 1/23/12 at 1:09 am to GregMaddux
It's really two different films. One is the story of private Pyle, the other of Joker.
And I think R.Lee Ermy makes the first half superior, but the second half is good as well
And I think R.Lee Ermy makes the first half superior, but the second half is good as well
Posted on 1/23/12 at 1:10 am to GregMaddux
Private Pyle and R. Lee Ermey are much more compelling than Joker.
I definitely prefer the first half.
I definitely prefer the first half.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 1:12 am to Hoodoo Man
I gave the second half a 6 in the OP but that's pretty generous.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 1:13 am to GregMaddux
The second half stalls out for me and always puts me to sleep
Posted on 1/23/12 at 1:37 am to GregMaddux
First half. The abuse was just relentless, and I'd never heard anything quite like it before. I fear I would have been like Pyle, laughing my arse off until the DI made me choke myself.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 1:45 am to tims0912367
It's a good film, but Kubrick was a little late to the party. One of his weakest films.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 1:46 am to tims0912367
That soap-in-the-towel sequence was one of the most unpleasant scenes I've ever seen in a movie.
D'Onofrio really sold that agony.
D'Onofrio really sold that agony.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 1:59 am to Hoodoo Man
Ya the beginning of that movie is the only part that is worth watching.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 2:01 am to lsu480
Well this thread is pretty one-sided.
The only other person i've ever discussed this movie with said he rathers the second part. I assumed it would be a split, but this aint even worth a thread.
The only other person i've ever discussed this movie with said he rathers the second part. I assumed it would be a split, but this aint even worth a thread.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 2:09 am to GregMaddux
I liked the second part...
Posted on 1/23/12 at 2:50 am to PurpleandGold Motown
I like the sequel, Tropic Thunder.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 3:54 am to Fewer Kilometers
After the first half, it turns into a prototypical war movie that's devoid of the magic that makes the first half classic.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 4:37 am to GregMaddux
First
Posted on 1/23/12 at 5:20 am to GregMaddux
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I gave the second half a 6 in the OP but that's pretty generous.
Does this mean Ann Margaret is not coming?
Posted on 1/23/12 at 5:41 am to GregMaddux
I've never even finished the second half, I can't do it. Love the first half but the second half is just shitty to me.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 6:55 am to GregMaddux
Honestly neither
Posted on 1/23/12 at 7:09 am to Melvin
I like the first better, but the second half always gets disrespected undeservedly IMO. It's still a very solid "half," but it has to follow one of the greatest intros/first halfs ever.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 7:17 am to GregMaddux
The first half is definitely the best. The only part that really shines for me in the second half is the helicopter scene.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 7:31 am to CocomoLSU
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like the first better, but the second half always gets disrespected undeservedly IMO.
Agreed. Animal Mother alone makes the second half worth watching. All he needs is people to keep lobbing hand grenades at him for the rest of his life.
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