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Platoon or Full Metal Jacket
Posted on 3/20/13 at 11:22 pm
Posted on 3/20/13 at 11:22 pm
Tough to decide. Both great..
At first I would have said Platoon rather easily......but FMJ hasnt aged as much...
At first I would have said Platoon rather easily......but FMJ hasnt aged as much...
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 11:23 pm to Rittdog
i think i'm going to go FMJ
i don't like the narration of platoon, nor the over the top nature of some things (like willam defoe's jesus pose)
i don't like the narration of platoon, nor the over the top nature of some things (like willam defoe's jesus pose)
Posted on 3/20/13 at 11:25 pm to Rittdog
FMJ for me.
Posted on 3/20/13 at 11:34 pm to Rittdog
FMJ easy for me.
Posted on 3/20/13 at 11:37 pm to JimMorrison
FMJ.
Posted on 3/20/13 at 11:39 pm to Rittdog
fmj not even close
platoon is great though
platoon is great though
Posted on 3/20/13 at 11:41 pm to Carson123987
quote:
fmj not even close
platoon is great though
Posted on 3/20/13 at 11:44 pm to Rittdog
First half of FMJ. The rest is meh.
Posted on 3/20/13 at 11:57 pm to Rittdog
Platoon felt more complete (and powerful) to me as a war film. Full Metal Jacket is still very good.
Posted on 3/20/13 at 11:59 pm to Rittdog
Full Metal Jacket falls apart completely once Joker and the rest of the gang enters Vietnam. Platoon is the better film and is much more effective at getting its anti-war agenda across than Full Metal Jacket.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:05 am to RollTide1987
I used to think that - the 1st half was great and as a kid you loved it.
I don't know, now I really like and appreciate the direction and where the film goes in the 2nd half. It's not a tidy flick.
Platoon feels too Oscary - not necessarily bad - but like a stageplay version of Vietnam.
I don't know, now I really like and appreciate the direction and where the film goes in the 2nd half. It's not a tidy flick.
Platoon feels too Oscary - not necessarily bad - but like a stageplay version of Vietnam.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:23 am to Zamoro10
quote:Absolutely. The 2nd half is great.
I really like and appreciate the direction and where the film goes in the 2nd half.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 12:40 am to Rittdog
FMJ easily.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 1:50 am to Rittdog
For me, I would watch FMJ over Platoon. Both great films though.
I will say this though; My godfather was a Vietnam vet and watched Platoon and completely freaked out and lost it. My dad had to go over and stay with him for a couple days.
I will say this though; My godfather was a Vietnam vet and watched Platoon and completely freaked out and lost it. My dad had to go over and stay with him for a couple days.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 3:34 am to Rittdog
First half of FMJ till the hooker part.. After that the movie is not as good.. But much better then Platoon
Posted on 3/21/13 at 4:41 am to Rittdog
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Full Metal Jacket
R. Lee Ermey was great considering his relative lack of experience as an actor. Then again, he did play a drill instructor...not exactly reaching.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 5:48 am to Rittdog
First half of Full Metal Jacket >>>>> Platoon >>>>> Second half of Full Metal Jacket
Posted on 3/21/13 at 5:58 am to Zamoro10
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Platoon feels too Oscary - not necessarily bad - but like a stageplay version of Vietnam.
That's my problem with Oliver Stone. His movies feel way too over the top, contrived and staged at times and almost none of his movies have any replay value. Platoon really hasn't aged that well compared to some of the really great movies about Vietnam such as Apocalypse Now and The Deer Hunter.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 7:19 am to Rittdog
Platoon wasn't that great.
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