FULL METAL JACKET (1987) TWIN BROTHERS FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION!
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R. Lee Ermey has said that his character was a terrible drill instructor, as a competent one would have recognized the warning signs Pyle was giving and gotten him out before something like that happened.
Eidlones Thank you for sharing this.
They all say that. Nobody fails to see something thinking that is what is going to happen.
Sure, everyone will notice it and no one will make misstakes until it happens -.-
That scene scares the shit out of me.
This was late 1960's Nam era. there was no such thing " in competent" they were just turning out as many men as they could to send to " The Nam "..
Kubrick was usually an extreme control freak who insisted all the actors do exactly what he told them. But R. Lee Ermey, a real life former drill instructor, was so good at coming up with his own colorful insults that Kubrick mostly just let him do his thing for all those scenes. Apparently the tipping point was when Kubrick didn't understand the line "without the goddamn courtesy of a reach-around," and when Ermey explained it, simply replied "Do more of that."
If you check out the beginning of the book, The Short-Timers, much of the Sarge's rap is straight out the book, but some was indeed Ermey. Not that much tho.
Kubrick was what I'd call a mad genius. He was really good at getting into the characters' heads and showing the psychological effects the situations had on them.
Many of the same insults were also used in An Officer and A Gentleman (1982).
Same. I watched this with my dormmates in college and we didn't know what reach around meant so we asked one of the gay guys on our floor. It was very enlightening and he thought it was hilarious that we didn't know.
@@porkfrog2785 This movie was actually made almost exactly like the book Sand in the Wind although got no credits because the actual writers of Full Metal Jacket and Sand in the Wind were both Marines who fought during TET and there time parralleled each other. I believe they went to court and maybe a settlement was reached.
"You don't scare me. Work on it." I've been a Marine since 2004 and NO ONE talks about that line. It's hands down one of the most authentic moment to me, personally.
Heard it when I was in McRd, they made this guy do it
I was going to say everyone laughs at the warface and warcry but they would shit there pants with someone or a marine with a rage angry face screaming like they are going to kill you moments before and during the process of attack its very effective psychologically. Semper fi gents
I graduated Parris Island June 1985 you have no clue about. Some Fi brother
You have to keep in mind, in the mid to late 1960s Marine Corps boot camp was only eight weeks. It was particularly brutal because they had such a short time to prepare recruits for what they would deal with in Vietnam.
Still the same now, but all non-combat Marines receive Marine combat training afterwards, infantry go to infantry school.
Yeah, my dad went through Parris Island in the summer of 1968. He described it as extremely fast paced, brutal, and mercilessly strict.
Its even worse now with Biden's war with Russia
Classic film. Rip R. Lee Ermey
And Kubrik.
Ermey and Kubrick. Absolute legends.
Rest in peace
It's called a blanket party. And yeah, it's as fucked up as it looks. They don't condone it anymore, if ever, but when I went through almost 30 yrs ago... It was a different time. Side note: I met gunny a number of years ago before he died, he couldn't have been more humble, soft spoken and kind. He was more interested in my military service than talking about his. He was a great man. RIP Gunny.
More than don't condone it. We sent two Reserve Marines to the DB at Leavenworth for holding a blanket party while they were on annual training. Got something like 10 years. They really messed up the guy who they thought was slacking off.
The same look on your face of laughing at what The drill instructor is saying and then the expression of horror seeing Private Pyle get choked is exactly how you feel in boot camp. That sudden realization that this is not a joke is shocking to experience.
And now they have safe spaces in boot camp. Were doomed.
I left my footlocker open in 1970 San Diego MCRD got the holy shit beat out of me. The first and only time in 13 weeks. You learn quickly........
@@bearculb7717 who cares soldiers don't fight in the United States army anymore we have drones robots and super weapons now we don't need stupid programmable humans anymore
@@thewildcardperson Except we do because guess what a soldiers life is cheaper than those "drones robots and super weapons".
@@NoCountryforme including the dinks that did this reaction.
Let me fill you in on Marine boot camp. My platoon didn't really have any fat bodies, most of us were fitness guys or athletes. The physical part was tough, but nothing we couldn't handle. The REAL issue was the recruits mental toughness. A physically fit recruit who can't handle the stress of the DI's being in your grill all day and night will get himself, and other Marines in his unit killed. Combat is no joke, everyone will break at some point if left in the combat zone long enough, under constant fire and other factors. So if they can't handle bootcamp, they won't be able to handle the stress of combat, so the DI's "weed" out those who can't hack it right off the bat, and will be discharged out of the Corp.
I was going to explain that but I’m glad you did.
Those who have never experienced military service will never understand the commitment of those who have.
Semper Fi. 1993-1999
(Paris Island, 1st Battalion, Alfa co., Platoon 1077)
@@youmadbro7733 PI was still exactly like this in 2002 for me. And spot on with the comments
This. Everyone thinks boot camp is all about the physical challenges. The smarter you are, they better you will do in recruit training.
I went to boot camp in 1980 and we only had one fatbody. He ended up being sent to what they called the Pig Platoon, some sort of training platoon for people who needed to lose weight. He didn't rejoin our platoon until close to the end of boot camp and I swear to god he looked like Arnold Schwarzenegger by then. Totally fucking rock hard. We did have one nutbag who went AWOL while we were up at Pendleton, but everybody knew he was probably going to try. They basically told the firewatch to just let him go if they saw him get up in the middle of the night and that's what happened. They did eventually catch him a few weeks later up in Los Angeles wandering around, but we were all glad to be rid of him.
During the Viet Nam war the DI's didn't try to "weed" out those who coudn't hack it right off the bat, and few were discharged. They needed every man they could get and even relaxed the IQ minimum to get conscripts like Pyle. The DI's methods were intended to drive out the recruits' civilian mentality and and toughen all of them up. Towards the end of training the narator says that the DI's were proud to see the recruits growing beyond their control. If they couldn't shrug off the pressure of a DI's hazing, how would they handle VC who are killing them?
I like how this feels like it's two movies. The first and second part are so different. :)
The duality of man. The Jungian thing.
Tsogo Bauggi The difference is necessary, the first part is the Drill Sergeant doing what he can to make them capable of facing (and surviving) what they will be facing in Vietnam.
That's part of why I don't like the second half lol.
The book was written in three main parts. Part two and three was boiled down to part two of the movie, with a lot of characters mashed up from two or more from the book. As with most of Kubrick's movies, he wrote the script with the help of the original author. Too bad most books need to be simplified so much to make it into a good movie. But Kubrick usually did a great job with that too.
Very accurate drill instructor
Platoon is another great Vietnam flick. Worth a watch for sure.
Platoon is the greatest Vietnam war movie ever! Period.
I don't understand why more reaction channels don't do it.
It's also a great insight into the inner workings of an infantry platoon, being that it was based on Oliver Stone's own personal army experience.
Agreed
no it's bad
Apocalypse Now is the other Vietnam masterpiece from the US
Called a blanket party for soldiers lagging behind in everything that could get a fellow soldier killed in combat. Soap bar doesn't leave a bruise. Great reaction!
This movie was filmed entirely in London England, Kubrik didn't want to go to America to film so found locations around London all within 30 miles of his house. The barracks scenes were actually an army barracks in real life but the other scenes were dressed up to look like Vietnam. The final sniper scene was filmed at a disused gasworks which was due to be demolished, it used to be the largest gasworks in the world when it was established. That's why it was so convincing as the place was huge,and gave Kubrik alot of room to play with.
Yes, Kubrick loved living in England, but was paranoid of flying, so all of his work centred around his location, not in Hollywood
I remember seeing this for the first time at 3 a.m. and didn't even go back to sleep.
Me too I seen it years ago on IFC and everytime it come on I watch it just to hear the Sargent 😆🤣🤣😂😂😂
@@shujaakuhaniel I saw it when I was 11 on HBO. But the randomness of running into it is contagious.
YOU WILL NOT SLEEP!
YOU WILL NOT NAP!
YOU WILL WATCH AND YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE FILM!
How could you??? That whole bit about pyle is dark and creepy.
I watched the vhs with dear old pops
I was Army....You’d swear the drill sgts took comedy classes. Some of the things they said were hilarious...If it wasn’t directed at you of course 😂😂
Marine DI's: Men who can't count, yet own everything.
Ditto my time in the Navy. Some absolutely brilliant material, but when it was aimed anywhere near you....the heartrate started increasing more and more.
@@themidsouthcyclist8880 Though I have to say, one of the most terrifying things I seen in life was a small, black, female DI who was chewing on a male recruit who had a minor infraction. It was impressive.
Same. Lol nearly half a century later I still occasionally cadence my walk with 'A yellow bird, with a yellow bill..' hahaha. All these years later I still remember my senior drill instructor drill Sergeant Burleson and all the things we learned under his Fierce tutelage LOL
Very true. Suppressed laughter is the funniest.
I was in the Army and my girlfriend and were watching this movie. I realized how some people,through no fault of their own,come from a completely different world when she asked,”How does that man keep his job acting like that?” I decided not to try to explain it
One word “DELIVERANCE.”
Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight, Ned Beatty, Ronnie Cox. A film you won’t forget.
Everyone needs to see that movie just so they can get the millions of pop culture references they’ve been making for decades. Sometimes there are films that become such a part of our culture, that you NEED to see them just to be able to understand parodies and jokes for the rest of your life. This one, and casablanca for sure. Lol.
My favorite movie of all time. I've seen it over 100x ! Cinematic masterpiece
oh yes! That and The Deer Hunter
Weeeeeeeeeeee
Agree. One of the finest films of the 70's.
I actually watched "Full Metal Jacket" for the first time with a group of around 20 other people the night before we all shipped to boot camp (August 2005 -- the height of the Iraq War). The day before you take the oath of enlistment and ship out, the US government puts you up in a hotel nearby the military processing station. And there was about 20 of us and we watched this movie in the hotel lobby or common room, whatever it was. We laughed our asses off at the first half, but at the same time, there was this pervasive thought of "oh sh*t, is this what boot camp is gonna be like tomorrow?" And yes, it is very accurate-- aside from the drill instructors beating the recruits, they can't do that, at least not anymore.
Yea, this movie is not like most war movies. There's no real plot or "mission" that needs to be accomplished. It's more of a psychological character study of the dehumanization effects that war can have on the human psyche-- as we see what happens to Gomer Pyle in basic training. And then later in the second half, we see how actual combat can turn men into sociopathic monsters, like Animal Mother. Can you imagine what Animal Mother will be like when he reintegrates back into society?
He would be good for security, like me
I had the converse experience. On our liberty day before graduation, 1987 we reconvened, got marched to chow, marched back, and marched to the Depot theatre for a movie (Yay! More snacks! And a real movie!). Guess what the fuck was playing . . .
We felt robbed. Would have killed to see Spaceballs, even Dirty Dancing, FFS. Classic Marine Corps dick move.
Yeah, boot camp was rough on bearing. My brother went in a year before me(we both went in after high school in the early 90's). He gave me the best advice ever: 1. keep your eyes forward and focused on foreheads
2. Whatever you do, don't get yourself noticed for anything; be invisible.
3. Never laugh.
Well, I failed miserably. Lol. But damn, it was a great time. I look back on it now and then, and I truly wish I could do it again.
I even still remember the names of my DI's. Good times.
Welcome to the old military we all got pushed to the limits. We had soldiers do the same as scene in bathroom, have others try any different means to end their life because their limit was broke. My drill instructor slamed me against the wall. I went to Basic training 1986. You had to have a strong mentality
I joined in 1983, for me worst and hardest part of Basic was the Gas Chamber, everything else was tolerable.
I know this doesn’t even matter. But my best friend lived in upstate New York and worked at target. Vincent D’Onofrio used to come in and shop with his kids. She worked the check out and said he was the nicest guy and just normal. 🤷🏽♀️ I thinks that’s cool.
Is that Pyle?
@@vicedpowers1750 yep!
My head canon was that he was hard on Lawrence because he was trying to get him to wash out due to knowing that he wasn't made for the life...
Pyle (Vincent Donofrino) spent years on Law and Order Criminal Intent but he is most remembered as Edgar the Alien in Men in Black.
I don't think he's that well remembered as Edgar, mostly because he's barely recognisable
@@mattnar3865 That's what I mostly remember him as. Although I've seen FMJ a trillion times. I always forget that's him as Lawrence.
D'Onofrio also played Dawson/"Thor" in Adventures in Babysitting
The crazy guy machine gunning people from the helicopter was originally cast to play the drill instructor. Lee Ermey was hired as a consultant to coach him to play the role (he was a former drill instructor) but Kubrick liked his work so much he decided to cast him in the role.
Not many people know that story
Lee actually pushed for it, and taped himself ranting at Royal Marines, 1/2 of which made it into the script.
@@rollomaughfling380 Yes, I remember seeing a video about that.
You also have to remember the time frame in which this move is set. During Vietnam the military had a short time frame in which to turn draftees into troops and since pain retains the drill instructors had a little more room to do their jobs including beating the shit out of recruits in some cases.
You gotta react to "Platoon" by Oliver Stone in 1986. It's also an incredible Vietnam War movie. The director is an actual Vietnam veteran.
28:24 It was, Vincent D'Onofrio, he was also the sugar craving alien in an Edgar suit, in Men in Black. He gained a whole lot of weight to play Pyle. Matthew Modine was Joker, you'd remember him last as the police lieutenant in the Batman films.
29:42 It's not bullying, the army literally deconstructs you and reconstructs you as an automaton, a fighting machine. That's why Drill Sergeant's will tell you that you're useless, you're nothing, because they haven't moulded you yet.
Exactly. The harsh reality is words are not weapons. You're better off knowing the actual difference, which many seem to forget today. Much harder to defend yourself from a physical, potentially deadly threat than a verbal insult. Whole different ball game. They're trained to work as a unit and you're only as strong as the weakest link in the chain. You don't feel sorry for that person; you motivate them to reach their potential for the sake of themselves and others, even if it's not using a Disney level method.
it is bullying, stop excusing despicableness
Not the Army, not a "Drill Sergeant." This is about the Marine Corps, and they're called "Drill Instructors." And it is absolutely bullying, because it's *_necessary_* bullying. The enemy you need to be prepared for, and remember your training for, in the middle of chaos is a *_much_* bigger "bully".
Dudes! I love watching you guys. I lost my brother in 79 as a baby. When I see brothers in real life, it makes me wonder about what might have been. Take care of each other.
OctoKrool, enjoyed watching vid. with you. I joined U.S. Marine Corps 1963, Parris Island, honorable discharge 1967, Viet Nam 66-67. This movie was the closet made to what actual boot camp was like, while it seems harsh that training was what kept you performing in combat, you learn to make fear work for you along with the high level of discipline you were trained for. I was platoon sgt., 32 Marines in my platoon along with 1st lt. as platoon leader. It took me many years to speak about the war, I guess when in my mid 50's i was able to understand the guilt was not mine. Too many combat vets take on a sense of guilt, why them not me, could I have done something different? etc., etc. War is complexed, war is truly hell, take it from this 77 y.o. Marine, thank you guys, Ed.
One of the things I love about this film is how it's shot. The scenes in the city has so much depth that you don't usually see in movies, especially war films. When 8-Ball jumped over the wall and ran 100 yards (or whatever) away from the scene it just made it look so real. It doesn't look like a movie.
The Sergeant does not not like Pyle. He is simply building material to him. One does not hate a chunk of clay. Best. Leo.
Drill instructors are usually pretty astute in figuring out who the weak link is and who wouldn't be able to hack it in the field. They make them the goat and try to drive them out by breaking them. Some people will get other's killed in the field because they either don't have the mental fortitude to operate under the extreme stress they are going to be facing or they just don't have the mentality to function in the military well enough to do their jobs. The DI's know they shouldn't be there. Most try to force them out instead of reverting them to another recruit platoon and making them the problem of someone else.
The difference between the control and discipline of the first part, and the chaos and disorder of the actual war...is stark indeed. This is the genius of Kubrick :)
I was in the USMC shortly after the Vietnam era. I can vouch that the Boot Camp part of the film is 100% accurate; including the “blanket party” beating that Pyle got. This movie always gives me nightmares.
The bunny is what the Viet Cong used to call "Keep sake, lose hand". Booby traps were everywhere, and everyone was paranoid about them. You didn't dare touch anything.
They drink sake in Vietnam?
@@andrewcrenshaw2904 no, a keep-sake is a souvenir
“what is your major malfunction, numbnuts” has been one of my favorite movie lines since i first saw this film at 12 years old. i still say it to this day 😃
Full Metal Jacket is my favorite war movie. I love how the 2nd part is completely different from the beginning of the movie. I think it's intentional. And I love that. The mickey mouse song in the end is a beautiful scene. Loved your reaction.
IT's been nearly 20 years since I was in boot camp and this still gives me goosebumps. The Drill Instructor has to break down the civilian before they can build the Marine. I ran into my DI after Fallujah when I was leaving Iraq and he was just getting there. His voice alone got me to snap to. We laughed and then he asked me what the hell I did over here (in Iraq). Told him I kicked down doors in Fallujah. He smiled and said it was good to know one of his recruits did something worthy of the title of Marine. Besides marrying my wife and having our sons, getting my Eagle Globe and Anchor and proving myself as a Marine to the man who I thought would kill me was the greatest moments of my life.
Gunny told them his job was to weed out all "NON" hackers. That means mentally also one would think.
Of course. Boot camp is mostly a mental challenge. More so than a physical one. There are smart recruits too, but some are just dumbasses. Just like in life.
Watching civilians watch this movie vs veterans is so damn telling. Nothing against you guys but not having been through this and understanding the reason for all of it, leaves your commentary so amusing to those of us who have been through it. I actually enjoyed watching this. Especially the blanket party scene. As he said, he is there to weed out all those who can't hack it. If you can't handle this, combat will crumble you, and then people die and not just the weak link.
You both had the same response to this movie as I did the first time. The uncomfortable laughter leading to the inevitable psychological break of Pyle, to Joker's "murder face" with a kill shot on a child. You're both thoughtful people.
R. Lee Ermey the Drill Instructor was an amazing guy. He got the role from a friend who he use to give shit too from what I heard. they were like "This guy was a staff sergeant in the marine corps. He can shit talk people into uncertainty." And he got the role even though rumors said he didn't wanna do it.
The little bit of the war this showed was during the Tet Offensive. The part at the end, that was in Hue City, toughest battle the Marine Corps fought in the entire war.
Easily my second favourite Kubrick film.
My favourite is A Clockwork Orange, which you should also react to...
First off, let me say that I loved you guys reaction to this masterpiece of a film. You guys are genuine and come off as having a real, actual reaction to what you are watching. It’s not fake, or forced. That being said..... I’m seeing a lot of soy. What you need to understand about the first part of the film is Kubrick wanted the viewer (you) to be in the shoes of the cadets. They where shoved into an extremely high stress situation. And it’s the drill instructors job to weed out those who cannot handle extreme stress. Private pile needed to be coddled and babied in order for him to learn. That is NOT what you would want fighting next to you in the trenches. The point of boot camp is to put you under stress to prepare you for war. The point Kubrick was making in the first part of this film is the stress of boot camp is NOTHING compared to the stress of actual combat. And if you can’t hack boot camp, then you have no place in war. Your only as strong as your weakness link. Soft, weak people like pile will get people killed in a fire fight. The United States marines can’t use gummie bears that need a softer teaching method. They need cold, hard killers. Warriors that can operate under extremely stressful situations. Kubrick masterfully illustrated that the war fighter needs to be a stone cold killer, and the marines are willing to push you past your limits to get you there.
I agree with everything you said. So much soy! I liked their reaction too, but they seemed more upset over way-cist words and bullying than the actual war stuff. Good times create weak men. We all know what comes next. Prepare yourself.
You didn't get the movie.
In the first part Kubrick's point was to show the brainwashing and dehumanization that happens in the military. Other than the insults etc he literally praises terrorists just because they were marines and nonchalantly promises the recruits that they will eventually be able to do the same things. When Joker start teaching Pyle personally it serves to show that the method is wrong because he starts to improve only at that point (whether in real life this is good or not is beyond the intention of the movie).
In the second part of the movie you see a lot of sick personalities who are the ones who came out of boot camp. Kubrick shows that they had no idea why they were in Vietnam but they were there having fun killing. This part of the movie is a collection of quotes from people whose ability to understand context is compromised.
This movie was not an ode to the US Marines, as many former and current marines like to think. It was made to throw shit on the military in general.
I don't know what "soy" is or what "cadets" you are referring to, but I agree with your sentiment.
@@andrewcrenshaw2904 Soy causes estrogen to rise in males. That's why the term "soy boys" is used for snowflake Liberal males who take perceived offense to others just like emotional girls do.
You completely didn't get it. The war was pointless and to cross that line into making people into soldiers destroys their humanity. In 9 out of 10 situations of life Pyle's sensitivity would have been an asset, but he got drafted and abused by the supposedly "christian" drill instructor to fight a pointless war that even the south Vietnamese didn't want. Yes of course once you do cross that line into war you want people who can hack it, but to go to war you have to assume a lot of things first. I think in your mind "soy" means not proscribing to the nationalist jingo pro-war bullshit taught in schools and promoted in most action/war movies. Wars mostly serve the rich classes interest and they have to promote a bunch of propaganda to get support for wars.
I was in the US Navy during Vietnam. They didn’t yell at us quite as much as the Marines, but there was some of that. Our boot camp in San Diego was right next to the Marine boot camp and we could see them over the fence. I can remember thinking it’s bad here but thank God I’m not over there.
You should check out "Casualties of War" (1989) Another good underrated movie.
In my opinion, it's the best Vietnam war movie. Very underrated.
This has always been one of my favourites but I never see it mentioned. Happy to know others out there feel the same.
I agree it's a very emotional film
Sean Penn and Michael j Fox at their best
@@madnessing2774 De Palma usually is very underrated in general outside of cinephiles circles.
This was a time when Drill Sgts could beat the hell outta recruits.
And nowadays, they are probably required to use pronouns. Lol.
I was abused, to be in place
GIVE ME 20 PRONOUNS
And that was a time when soldiers were harder and better trained
The training needs to be worse than the real thing to washout those not mentally and physically tough enough. If you can't take bullying or name-calling, then you can't take an enemy who wants to kill you. Being nice to them does not do them any favours.
This has nothing to do with washing out people. This is about shaping people into what is needed, at any cost. No matter the consequences. No normal human being would go to a war. I mean they have to tell themselves some bullshit stories about defending their country to justify it to themselves.
@@Dacre1000 you should make a mock antifa boot camp
This is one of my favorite war movies. Vietnam was no joke guys it's a war that many ppl feel it's was unjust. I'm an army brat both my parents were in the military and the levels of mentality in basic training is no joke. Hear this from my parents
The actor who was the crazy door gunner was actually set to play the drill instructor. There's a video out there, an interview I think, that details how this guy was often trying to save his yelling voice during rehearsals. Plus I think there was some other bad luck. Lee Ermey managed to come in as a consultant and impress Kubrick enough with his DI yelling and dialogue that Kubrick handed the role to Ermey. No doubt Ermey played the role brilliantly, but the other actor had some bad luck.
That said, there are times Kubrick made last minute changes to his movies that turned out to be brilliant moves. Kubrick was a genius.
I have to admit, I found some of the shocked reactions to be almost as fun and funny as R. Lee Ermey as the Drill Instructor. Especially the blanket party part (Is that bar of soap a weapon?!) lol Yes, those things really did happen. I heard a few blanket parties take place while I was in Basic Training... the soldiers who received it didn't cry like a baby when it was over, though. They just rolled over and went back to sleep lol. One of the guys that got one was a guy that slept in the bunk next to mine, be was on the bottom bunk, I was on the top bunk, so the racket woke me up and I could see it happening.
The next morning he (his last name was Rash, don't remember his first name), he was laughing about it. He said it didn't hurt, he was just pissed at being awakened at 2 or 3 am out of a sound sleep (sleep is always a precious thing in Basic Training).
Stanley Kubrick is one of my all time favorites. I know this movie scene for scene , damn near word for word lol. 1st time I saw it I was a kid, never forgot it. Back when cable was still new. HBO only showed Rated R film "Only at night". Watching your reactions brought memories for me. 👍🏽
The drill instructor wasn’t scripted, that was him being a real drill instructor
Basic Training is intense and meant to break you down and then build you into a fighting machine.
Right... these guys completely miss the point of basic training.
Welcome to 1960s marine Corp.
"Boot Camp", worm!!!
5ft9? I didn't know they stacked shit so high😂😂 You guys laughing made me laugh lol. Love you guys. You should watch The Wood next.
I recommend the movie "Come And See" directed by Soviet filmmaker Elem Klimov. It shows the war highly accurate and drastic from eastern europe perspective through the eyes of two children.
mygoodness what a suggestion! I mean, yeah, but, ehhh, maybe no?
He is so hard on Private Pyle because it is his job "to weed out any non hackers." And he showed up for boot camp so out of shape.
No tapirs were harmed in the making of _Full Metal Jacket_
But according to IMHO a family of rabbits were.
You can never comprehend military training or war unless you've been there. That's why most military bonds are so strong. I am still friends with my battle buddies...30 years later.
No the events, people and even brutality of it all is well documented throughout time. I get experiencing it is far different than just observing but it's more than enough to form an opinion
I looked up one of my battle buddies we were so cool it's been 20 years and we picked up like we never left.
@@MrGrifter123 Yes. The connection is forever....
I agree with you Mr.Brown. The logic of the process of boot camp is,if you can’t handle having a person messing with you all day and all night and possibly a little hit every now and then,how will you be able to handle being shot at? Seeing friends of yours injured and killed? Although when it was the weeks where we had live ammo and were throwing grenades,ect the drill sergeants were noticeably nicer 💯
I saw this in the theater and the audience was absolutely cracking up during Sgt Hartman's first go round.
Watch paths of glory ! Best Kubrick Movie
FMJ was one of the first films that made me realised how horrendous war would be. It definitely wouldn't be allowed these days, it hits too close to the mark and doesn't glorify war enough. It horrified me as a teenager but I intend to make my nephew watch it along with other war films that at least give a glimpse into the truly awful s##t that goes on during war.
Show him "Come and See" but prepare yourself.
watch "The Anderson Platoon" (marc levy vid)
Just because it "wouldn't be allowed these days" doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
This and Saving Private Ryan set the standard. Now you can't make a war movie without making it this real. It would get laughed out of the theatres, so I'm kinda surprised you said, "It definitely wouldn't be allowed these days". It is more than allowed, it is demanded.
Maybe the reason we can glorify war now is nobody gets drafted? Guys at least have a choice.
I was a Marine from 2009-2013. This portrayal of drill instructors is pretty accurate. They can't physically strike the recruits anymore like they did in the Vietnam era, but the verbal berates were constant, and very creative, like in this film.
Also, R. Lee Ermey was an actual drill instructor, so most (if not all) of his lines were improvised.
Yup. Vincent D’Onofrio is who played Leonard (Pyle) . From Law and Order Criminal Intent and Daredevil .
It was a study into a psychological decent .
love your reactions, i heard that the draft had instructors rush basic, they had less time to teach. on band of brothers, they were elite because they had more time. Ermey, i heard checked on who survived from his grads. it must have been tough to read those names.
The scene where the private was beaten in his bed by the other troops shows what actually happens. It happened to someone when I was in basic training in the Army. It was called a "blanket party" when I was in the service.
11:45 It's called a blanket party, not to justify it in any sense.
Great Reaction! I've been the Recruit and the Drill Instructor... Most Intense and Demanding Job of my career!
Stanley Kubrick made great movies no matter the genre thanks for reacting to this classic
The Drill Instructor was a real life D.I. during the Vietnam War in the Marines.
I wad told socks in the towel is called "Slap Jacks" and the towel is supposed to prevent the hits from leaving bruises.
This is why our service men and women deserve EVERY BIT of respect they are given and then some. Not everyone will put theirselves into harms way to this degree for the greater good. But make no mistake, war is ALWAYS hell.
React to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Inglourious Basterds and Hostel.
Another military film you should check out is "A Soldier's Story". Its a murder mystery, features a young Denzel Washington. Damn good movie.
I went through boot camp in early 1961. I was a squad leader and wasn’t harassed much. But they made us do a lot of squat jumps and push-ups as punishment. Squat jumps were hell on your quadriceps. The drill instructors were borderline sadistic and they came up with the most creative ways to insult and punish the recruits. Some of the things they said and did were hilarious. It was almost like a cartoon.
Welcome to Boot Camp, A Drill Instructors job is to break down the individual to build up the soldier. You hate your Drill Instructor the first few weeks, but towards the end you end up loving the Sergeant. To this Day I remember my Drill Sergeant's name, he pushed me to my mental and physical limits and made me realized my potential. He made my my Flight's Academic Advisor because I had the highest ASVAB score and I was a great teacher from an early age to the point I'm doing it professionally. It sounds cruel, but they do punish the group if one person screws up the most to build teamwork and looking out for your wingmen. There were a few that couldn't and wouldn't make it and they were the last people we wanted watching our backs. We had 1 guy that couldn't do more than 3 push-ups and every time he failed we all had to start our count over. We all tried to help him, but he eventually failed out of Boot Camp.
Love the video you guys have to watch Blood in Blood Out that’s a real good movie stay motivated Dream big 1 mill on the way on the way
Despite how some might defend the severity of the training, the drill instructor here clearly failed. Other people who have had experience with such things, including other drill instructors have analyzed his performance, and they claim he seriously failed as a teacher. He failed to recognize the signs that Private Pyle was going to break, and he should have been removed beforehand. His methods were too severe.
Things were far different during the 60's and the Vietnam war.
@@stevenmeyer9674 Yes they were. They were worse.
@@armchairwizard8613 That is what I inferred in my comment,
@@stevenmeyer9674 Yep, I agree.
Not just about breaking Pvt Pyle but also conformity among the rest of the platoon. Everyone who survives the process comes out of it believing in the mission and whatever collective action that the mission requires.
Racial slurs were NEVER used when I was in the Army '66-'68. Drill sergeants were not allowed to strike trainees and for the most part we had good DI's who were Koreans and WW2 vets and we did not want to disappoint them, we wanted their approval. If you want to see what life was really like in an Army infantry platoon, react to "The Anderson Platoon" (Marc Levy vid) about a platoon led by a black West Point graduate in 1966.
You bros make me laugh at your expressions as you're watching. Loved watching and just subscribed. Thank you
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Watch Barry Lyndon by Kubrick - a masterpiece of cinema. Visually breathtaking!
One of the greatest war films ever, R Lee Ermey was a real life Marine Corps Drill Instructor. The movie was filmed in England. The door gunner in the helicopter was originally going to be the Drill Instructor.
The drill instructor, actor's name is R Lee Ermey, was really a drill instructor in the Marines, and he went to Vietnam, before he became an actor.
A clockwork Orange is another Stanley Kubrick classic you should definitely check it out...💯🔥👀
I agree. You guys are not ready for the madness of Clockwork Orange. The reaction would be a blast for sure. 😁
Gotta make a request for Belly now that DMX is gone
Some of the boot camp scenes remind me of my own bootcamp. We had a guy that always fell behind, we called him Tex, cause well he was from Texas. And he was pretty slow. And he got into trouble quite a bit. Kinda felt sorry for him cause he really was trying. But, he made it through and graduated. We had another guy sneak off after lights out and go to the "geedunk" machine (candy and soda) which was in a common area between the rows of barracks. He got caught, but because we failed to keep an eye on him, we all got sent to what we call "shore patrol". It was all night of pushups, up/downs, 8 count body builders, running in place, for the situps I forget what they called them but the entire company laid out in a line interlocked arms and had to do situps to the instructors count, if anyone fell behind we had to help pull them up. Needless to say, we kept a closer eye on each other, and by graduation we were a team and i was in the best shape of my life, I was known in my company as the pushup king, cause I was kinda of a "joker" and was always told to hit the deck. Good times. I actually enjoyed bootcamp. I got a few pink bellies in my day but that too was for accomplishing something, like when I became a Plane Captain, I got a pink belly. It was like a right of passage. I have a photo of my with bruises and welts all over my stomach with a huge smile on my face..
One of my favorite campfire myths that I heard passed around in the Marine Corps was that one of the entry requirements to Drill Instructor school was the ability cuss for 10 minutes straight without repeating a word.
OctoKrool, the guy who played the drill sergeant was hired as a consultant, but Kubrick liked him so much he wanted him for this role. I'm pretty sure he made up his own lines (the insults, anyway).
He was a actual drill sergeant during Vietnam.
@@madnessing2774 If you really want to piss off a drill instructor, call him or her a drill sergeant.
Then an army drill says don’t call me sir I work for a living
@@boblester8641 That is a saying among enlisted marines. However, it is important to note that drill instructors train recruits, not marines.
I hope you two take the time to watch some “Making of” videos about Full Metal Jacket & R Lee Ermy
See also; “McNamara’s Morons”
Just wanted to say. Glad that I found this channel. You and your brother are good commentators. Been in a spiral lately watching all your videos. Keep up the good work. Btw love all the different mugs y'all have
"That's where that phrase is from?!" and "Was that like some victory martial arts...?!" had me 😂🤣.
War movies to consider if you have not seen them:
Saving Private Ryan
Come and See
Das Boot
Hacksaw Ridge
Come and See is the best war movie ever imo, but also the most horrifying.
The recommendation must come with a warning that it shows the worst aspects of war.
We were Soldiers about the 7th Cav. great movie.
Excellent reaction I can tell you guys really got into the film.
Leonard play by Vincent D'Onofrio, he was on Law and Order Criminal Intent. Detective Green. R. Lee Ermery was a real drill instructor in US Marine. Mother played by Adam Baldwin, he was on Chuck TV series. Joker played by Matthew Modine, he was a big star from the 80s and 90s
Congrats on the 10K. You guys are great!
The whole purpose of hard training is to weed out those who can’t hack it. Better to break in training than out in battle.
"Not a time for popping off about killing a young girl." Can't think of a good occasion, myself. Best. Leo.
Being glad for killing an enemy soldier that just wasted a few of your men seems natural. Also, he probably saved Joker's life too.
FUN FACT --- When filming the marching scenes around the camp, there is a UK Giveway sign on this US Training camp, See if you can spot it.
You and your bro are right the actor who played private pyle he came out in so many movies and tv shows after he came out in full metal jacket.