Great review Brandon! Here’s my top 5 Kubrick films (the number one pick you should definitely review): 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey 2. The Shining 3. A Clockwork Orange 4. Dr. Strangelove 5. Full Metal Jacket
Connor Frankenberger I’ve yet to see 2001, and Clockwork. I may have been way too young to understand Dr. Strangelove. So perhaps I’ll have to watch that again! But thanks for watching!
Great review. As a Marine myself, this movie has always held a special place for me. Glad you enjoy it as well. Also as a Marine, hearing Marines referred to as, "soldiers", is kind of like nails on a chalk board to us. Just a friendly fyi.
This is coming from someone who has no military background, and plus, we don’t have any marines here in Canada. So I’m sorry for using the wrong terminology. However, since I am Canadian, I sure know how to apologize... eh?
@@BrandoCritic No need to apologize. Lol I understand completely. That's why I just wanted to give you a little heads-up about it. You're probably right though. Canadians do seem to do a lot of things better than Americans. At least in the last half century or so... Thanks for the reply and cheers 🥃
Gosh dawg!! I hate it when people give reviews of this movie without reminding their audience of why Marine Corps boot camp was a living hell back in the mid through late 60's, because boots were needed on the ground in Vietnam. In order to satisfy that need, Marine Corps boot camp was shortened from 12 to 8 weeks. A Marine D.I. had to instill 12 weeks of Marine Corps history into individuals who voluntary joined and individuals forcefully drafted against their will into service within 8 weeks. That meant a Marine drill instructor had to quickly change (desensitizing) the mindset of mostly young teenage thinking adults and turning them into fearless combat warriors (killing machines, not Killers! a big difference) because of where the recruits were heading. After boot camp, Marines were shipped off to jungle warfare training that lasted maybe 1 to 2 weeks and then were shipped off to Vietnam all within a 3 to 4 months from stepping off the bus at the two Marine Corps recruit depot. All this happen, because a democratic president went against his word by sending "American boys to fight another mans war". 🤣 thus leading to the draft. Your welcome! 🤣🤣
As much as I like the first half of this Film, the second half in battle, is definitely my favorite part.. FULL METAL JACKET (1987) is my No. 1 War Film, with APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) as a close 2nd.
@@BrandoCritic here is a fun fact the director of apocalypse now went insane and made it four hours long and then he had to shorten it and he filmed that entire movie in Vietnam while the war was happening
The military was definitely different then, you had a war with basically no public support, a draft, a loose set of rules for drill instructors, a good chance of dying upon completing training, and after ALL that, when you get back home from your PTSD run people scream at you that you are a monster, but now we have enlistment again, so it's freedom of choice.
They didn't breed psychopathic killers ffs.. They made men to defend the country. Vietnam was a disgraceful use of those men sadly. Being overly sensitive has no place in war
Thats funny cause my uncles and dad aren't going around killing people.. They were fixing to go off to war and were preparing them to be hardened soldiers not weaklings.. Thats not what I took away from that movie when I saw it in '87.. I bet you also like the newer version of red dawn.. 😒 review 👎
Joker is just being a smartass when it comes to the born to kill. Everybody is a comedian in combat. It's a coping mechanism. The worse things are, the more you want to make light of the situation. Example. When Cowboy takes that fatal shot, one of the marines said in frustration, "You got to be shitting me!" Cowboy's response knowing he's about to die, "I wouldn't shit you, you're my favorite turd." Let me address morality during combat. When in combat, you think you're going to die. These kids are young and a lot of these guys are virgins. They don't want to die virgins so they pay whores to lose their virginity. It's a military tradition. Otherwise, I like the your review. To me it's the closest movie to bootcamp/basic training. I'm glad you gave it a 5. A lot of people just don't get the movie.
Thanks man! I appreciate that. I'm not trying to shit on marines or the military at all (some people seem to think so), I am just stating what is portrayed in the movie. My grandmothers brother was in the British navy during World War II and he said his best time was when he was stationed in the South Pacific (Vietnam, Phillipines, etc.) because he said (in a very strong Irish accent), "Down there, there ain't no 10 commandments" Laughed so hard!
@@BrandoCritic sorry if I sounded preachy. I was just talking about how combat vets cope. For every action, there's a reaction. My humble opinion, full metal jacket and jar head both nailed it.
I have 1 big complaint with this movie and that is that it feels like 2 seperate movies, and i enjoy the second half a lot less than the first half. But other than that i can say that i love it. It isn't perfect but i still give it 5/5
This movie is brilliant on so many levels. Most people note how FMJ is like two different movies in one but that's the point Kubrick was going for. As a veteran it was easy to see how he showed the somewhat faster paced and structured first portion as being indicative of the indoctrination in basic training. Hartman's frenetic energy keeps you engaged as the scenes quickly cycle through the progress being made in the relatively safe and structured environment. You're so engrossed and never given a moment to truly reflect too much on what's happening until you're blinded by how events turn out because the process worked on you as well. Later on in Vietnam the pace slows and structure disappears as the film becomes really uncomfortable interspersed with flashes of intense emotion or combat. That too shows how the stereotypical depiction of war is incorrect, where there is no structure or pace. Just long, drawn out gaps between action that are filled with increasingly morbid behavior as you adapt to your situation. That ties into scene with the Born To Kill on the helmet and the peace sign on the vest. It's meant to show the duality and contrast of humans: In our hearts we want peace but our minds are prepared for war. Even that senior officer that chastises Joker understood the conflict between the two and how neither one can really co-exist despite what we tell ourselves. You're either committed to one or the other, and in a warzone it better be war or you're going to be dead. And the final scenes are so damn powerful. Focusing on Joker's face as he executes the female sniper was pure genius. You see all of his emotions play out. He thinks he's doing the right thing only to realize how much more difficult the concept of mercy was in practice as opposed to theory. Afterwards he receives praise from his fellow Marines as the realization of what he's done and become hits him. His anguish and ultimately the final loss of his innocence is meant to be an irony to his earlier disgust over the chopper gunner who was indiscriminately shooting women and children. He finally got his first 'real' kill and it was a woman. Ending on that wide shot of the Marines singing the Mickey Mouse Club theme as they march through a burning city they liberated was absolutely brilliant and has two layered meanings. The first is more obvious and tied to the previous scene, an extension of the loss of innocence in a hellish landscape as these young men, most only a handful of years removed from childhood, are grasping onto something pure from that childhood as an anchor for their psyches. The second is a bit controversial and meant to be contrasted with that yearning for lost innocence and it's potentially sinister implications. It represents the idea that the premise of the Vietnam War was insanity because these Marines liberated this town in the name of democracy and US global power, represented as something so innocent and American as the Mickey Mouse Club theme was for these young Marines, but the dark reality of that liberation and democracy is the hellish landscape of a city that has been leveled into burning ruins that no one could inhabit. This is undoubtedly a very political movie but it's done in such a way that really pays respect to the institutions of the military while presenting a very poignant message on war without explicitly spelling it out so that viewers don't feel like they're being preached to. Kubrick by taking away the sanitized idealism of war and presenting it with methods that manipulated and amplified the disorienting and uncomfortable feelings he knew viewers would have.
If I can't see someone reacting to the movie the first time, this is my second choice: a review. People are posting reactions to movies they've seen before and I'm like, WTF? As a navy vet, I can tell you Hartman is real. I can't remember my CC any differently than his character.
Have you seen Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan? Highly underrated, I recommend it if you haven’t seen it. As for Full Metal Jacket, fun fact Kubrick wanted Schwarzenegger to play Animal Mother but he wasn’t available at the time. I would have loved to have seen that! My favourite Kubrick movies; The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Eyes Wide Shut, A Clockwork Orange.
Great job! My grandfather said that when he was in boot camp it was worse than in FMJ and some of the DI’s got in trouble since they were doing things they were not allowed to do but the next DI’s that replaced the old ones were even worse. He was at Parris island in 1968 and graduated and passed advanced infantry training the next year. Overall awesome job!
Yeah he said that instead of them carrying there M14 Rifles in formation they made them carry their footlockers which to me is pretty strange, I have a recording of him talking about it it’s pretty interesting but great job on the video man keep it up.
He wanted to be accurate in some ways you would not think of. My GF was a little girl when Saigon fell to the north in 1975 so of course I made her watch this movie and she recognized some of the Vietnamese signs advertising products...
i suffer PTSD will this movie be a trigger? my triggers are mainly violence and abuse, i do enjoy the small clips of the sergent doing his drills it seems like a comedy but i dont know what else is in the movie. should i watch or avoid it?
@@BrandoCritic nope ive not seen it, i can watch green mile and Rex, Rex is a military movie but its all about a woman and her service dog. good movie if you like dogs.
One of my favourite Kubrick films. This film is brilliantly constructed, acidically intense, and darkly humorous. Although this film might not boast the most original themes, Kubrick's visual style and innovative use of dialogue are the reason that this incredible film still holds up to this day. I give this film an 8.9/10. Happy that you liked this one Brandon. You should watch Platoon, Hamburger Hill, and Apocalypse Now. Those are some of the greatest Vietnam war films ever made besides Full Metal Jacket. I hope you like this comment of mine Brandon. Me and my late father always watch your reviews on your channel. 😊😊👍👍
Thanks Kev! I have seen Platoon and Apocalypse Now but not Hamburger Hill. Sorry about your father, but I feel honoured that you and him would watch my videos!
@@BrandoCritic Ofcourse you're one of the best film critics i've ever meet along with Zack Goller, Danny K, Ewan Reviews, Movie Emporium, Max Joseph, and Luke Hearfield. You guys are really nice and humble to me so its the least i can do.
Hi Brandon, great review as usual; it actually gave me an incentive to watch the film. I've never seen a Kubrick's film because I'm not a big fan of his style, however, I've heard that 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) reaches the status of a masterpiece.
I love this film! I’m rewatching it today. This film is an anti-war MASTERPIECE. Btw you did an amazing job with reviewing this film and breaking its structure down
The Shining is my fave Kubrick movie but this movie is pretty much neck and neck with it. I may watch it today. I haven't watched it since I was in my mid-late teens. Great movie and another great review.
Do you want to know my part that kept me thinking is the part where he kills himself that just showed me bad bullying is my dad showed me this and I was kinda scared cause I didn't want get bullied and have those thoughts
Kiddo if you want a real war movie I suggest you watch John Wayne in sands of Iwo Jima or John Wayne in the Green berets be warned that movie has a lot of scenes that will get you emotional like when Sally Fields dies in steel magnolia
Brando, Also in 1978 R Lee Ermey played a Marine Corps Drill Sargeant in the 1978 Movie "The Boys In Company C", The Movie is Kinda like Full Metal Jacket where the First Half of the movie Takes place in Boot Camp, and The Second half takes place in Veitnam, it was an Ok Movie I Liked It.
@@BrandoCritic Its like the iconic introduction scene was funny but afterwards all comedy and fun went down the drain. 10/10 way to make an all nighter successful
R Lee Ermey appeared in another Movie as the Drill Sergeant, it was a Movie With Michael J Foxx called The Frighteners, it's a Horror/Comedy, in the Movie Michael can see Dead people and he uses some of the dead people to haunt a House and Michael goes in as a ghost hunter and gets rid of the Ghost but it's all a scam.
FullMetalJacket Jarhead two of my favorites right there I love them I think from my own experience full metal jacket is one of the reasons why young men like myself join the USMC I remember the first time I watched it I watched it with my grandfather he was a marine served in Vietnam stationed in southCarolina. Him and this movie really got me going for the marines. And a couple other things
This movie made you WANT to join the Marines? Interesting. I'm not dogging on ya in any way, shape or form, I just had a different experience. Thanks for watching
BrandoCritic no problem man and yeah When i was a little guy I always said I'm going to be an army man I saw it and it was the final nail for me I was sold I must be crazy or something there's obviously more to it but that was like 1 percent of why I want to join
@@dylanvogel4503 I think it also helps that you have family in the military as well. As a Canadian, the American stereotype is that you guys LOVE your military more than anything in the world haha. But hey, I'm glad this movie is special to you. And thanks for watching my review and thanks for your service!
On a few other FMJ youtube videos I've seen people say that this film inspired them to join the military. ?!?!?! This is a film I'd show someone to dissuade them from joining the military.
@@BrandoCritic I almost joined the navy on an impulse in my early 20s. I was still living with my parents, attending community college with random classes, it didn't seem like my life was going anywhere, and the place I did my laundry was next to a recruiting station so when they invited me in I talked to them out of boredom. I spoke to each of the four branches and the navy was the only one that seemed maybe ok. The pitch was exactly the opposite of this film - basic is NBD except for the bit at the end where you have to take your mask off in tear gas, you probably won't see anything bad, and you if you find something morally objectionable you can opt-out. I was saved from joining by the fact that I had to do extra paperwork for my ADHD and I came to my senses in the process. A few months later Sept 11 happened and the army folks rang me up to find out if I wanted to join after all and I was like, 'Are you crazy?! I'm even more glad I didn't join. I do not trust Bush to handle this well.' Sometime later I saw FMJ and again was glad I hadn't joined.
Your take on soldiers is dead wrong, we were not stripped of our humanity or morality, we were stripped of our civilian identity and trained as soldiers. Soldiers are bound by laws and the Geneva Convention, and they regularly help civilians and war prisoners, watch "The Anderson Platoon" Marc Levy cut. I went through boot camp before going to Vietnam and drill sergeants were not allowed to hit trainees and racist statements were taboo and NEVER heard, there was very little obscenity and our trainers were WW2 and Korean War vets and for the most part we respected them and even admired them.
Like I said “in the video”, this is not what I think, it’s what the movie brings forward. I’m sure you’re a great soldier and I’m not insulting you. I’m simply talking about the movie
Glad y'all enjoyed my work, numbnuts
Thanks Serge
Cool
I wish this was real.
@@matthawkins8880 got me in the heart with that one.
Full Metal Jacket is a great movie
futurefilmmaker39480 Reviews You got that right!
Half an all time great, half slightly above average.
Years later this is still my favorite FMJ review on the web. Masterpiece
Oh wow! Thank you!
Great review Brandon! Here’s my top 5 Kubrick films (the number one pick you should definitely review):
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. The Shining
3. A Clockwork Orange
4. Dr. Strangelove
5. Full Metal Jacket
Connor Frankenberger I’ve yet to see 2001, and Clockwork. I may have been way too young to understand Dr. Strangelove. So perhaps I’ll have to watch that again! But thanks for watching!
Interesting. A Clockwork Orange is definitely on the list!
This is an excellent review! Great job man!
FMJ is one of my favorite films ever and Kubrick is an absolute master filmmaker.
Jack Grimaldi Hey thanks Jack! Welcome to the channel bud! Yeah man, saw this over quarantine and it was fuckin nuts!
Great review. As a Marine myself, this movie has always held a special place for me. Glad you enjoy it as well.
Also as a Marine, hearing Marines referred to as, "soldiers", is kind of like nails on a chalk board to us. Just a friendly fyi.
This is coming from someone who has no military background, and plus, we don’t have any marines here in Canada. So I’m sorry for using the wrong terminology. However, since I am Canadian, I sure know how to apologize... eh?
@@BrandoCritic No need to apologize. Lol I understand completely. That's why I just wanted to give you a little heads-up about it. You're probably right though. Canadians do seem to do a lot of things better than Americans. At least in the last half century or so... Thanks for the reply and cheers 🥃
@@Ted_Stryker Cheers!
Gosh dawg!!
I hate it when people give reviews of this movie without reminding their audience of why Marine Corps boot camp was a living hell back in the mid through late 60's, because boots were needed on the ground in Vietnam.
In order to satisfy that need, Marine Corps boot camp was shortened from 12 to 8 weeks. A Marine D.I. had to instill 12 weeks of Marine Corps history into individuals who voluntary joined and individuals forcefully drafted against their will into service within 8 weeks.
That meant a Marine drill instructor had to quickly change (desensitizing) the mindset of mostly young teenage thinking adults and turning them into fearless combat warriors (killing machines, not Killers! a big difference) because of where the recruits were heading.
After boot camp, Marines were shipped off to jungle warfare training that lasted maybe 1 to 2 weeks and then were shipped off to Vietnam all within a 3 to 4 months from stepping off the bus at the two Marine Corps recruit depot.
All this happen, because a democratic president went against his word by sending "American boys to fight another mans war". 🤣 thus leading to the draft. Your welcome! 🤣🤣
Thanks for your insight
As much as I like the first half of this Film, the second half in battle, is definitely my favorite part..
FULL METAL JACKET (1987) is my No. 1 War Film, with APOCALYPSE NOW (1979) as a close 2nd.
David Jones Both great films David!
@@BrandoCritic here is a fun fact the director of apocalypse now went insane and made it four hours long and then he had to shorten it and he filmed that entire movie in Vietnam while the war was happening
Sam kelch at least care to learn his name, Francis Ford Coppola
to be honest this film taught me a valuable lesson. never join the military
Hahaha it doesn't make it too endearing does it?
@@BrandoCritic nope
The military was definitely different then, you had a war with basically no public support, a draft, a loose set of rules for drill instructors, a good chance of dying upon completing training, and after ALL that, when you get back home from your PTSD run people scream at you that you are a monster, but now we have enlistment again, so it's freedom of choice.
Fuzzi Juice You’re right
Ain't War Hell!?
They didn't breed psychopathic killers ffs.. They made men to defend the country. Vietnam was a disgraceful use of those men sadly. Being overly sensitive has no place in war
I'm only stating what was portrayed in the movie
A lot were turned into cold blooded killers, even after the war finished they were mentally broken beyond repair...
They do especially the marines.
Thats funny cause my uncles and dad aren't going around killing people.. They were fixing to go off to war and were preparing them to be hardened soldiers not weaklings.. Thats not what I took away from that movie when I saw it in '87.. I bet you also like the newer version of red dawn.. 😒 review 👎
Joker is just being a smartass when it comes to the born to kill. Everybody is a comedian in combat. It's a coping mechanism. The worse things are, the more you want to make light of the situation.
Example. When Cowboy takes that fatal shot, one of the marines said in frustration, "You got to be shitting me!"
Cowboy's response knowing he's about to die, "I wouldn't shit you, you're my favorite turd."
Let me address morality during combat. When in combat, you think you're going to die. These kids are young and a lot of these guys are virgins. They don't want to die virgins so they pay whores to lose their virginity. It's a military tradition.
Otherwise, I like the your review. To me it's the closest movie to bootcamp/basic training. I'm glad you gave it a 5. A lot of people just don't get the movie.
Thanks man! I appreciate that. I'm not trying to shit on marines or the military at all (some people seem to think so), I am just stating what is portrayed in the movie. My grandmothers brother was in the British navy during World War II and he said his best time was when he was stationed in the South Pacific (Vietnam, Phillipines, etc.) because he said (in a very strong Irish accent), "Down there, there ain't no 10 commandments" Laughed so hard!
@@BrandoCritic sorry if I sounded preachy. I was just talking about how combat vets cope. For every action, there's a reaction.
My humble opinion, full metal jacket and jar head both nailed it.
I have 1 big complaint with this movie and that is that it feels like 2 seperate movies, and i enjoy the second half a lot less than the first half.
But other than that i can say that i love it. It isn't perfect but i still give it 5/5
Florrie Morrie WOW! Still a 5/5 even through your gripe! Interesting! I’m glad you enjoyed it and I hope you enjoyed the review!
BrandoCritic I CERTAINLY did enjoy the review!
This movie is brilliant on so many levels. Most people note how FMJ is like two different movies in one but that's the point Kubrick was going for. As a veteran it was easy to see how he showed the somewhat faster paced and structured first portion as being indicative of the indoctrination in basic training. Hartman's frenetic energy keeps you engaged as the scenes quickly cycle through the progress being made in the relatively safe and structured environment. You're so engrossed and never given a moment to truly reflect too much on what's happening until you're blinded by how events turn out because the process worked on you as well.
Later on in Vietnam the pace slows and structure disappears as the film becomes really uncomfortable interspersed with flashes of intense emotion or combat. That too shows how the stereotypical depiction of war is incorrect, where there is no structure or pace. Just long, drawn out gaps between action that are filled with increasingly morbid behavior as you adapt to your situation. That ties into scene with the Born To Kill on the helmet and the peace sign on the vest. It's meant to show the duality and contrast of humans: In our hearts we want peace but our minds are prepared for war. Even that senior officer that chastises Joker understood the conflict between the two and how neither one can really co-exist despite what we tell ourselves. You're either committed to one or the other, and in a warzone it better be war or you're going to be dead.
And the final scenes are so damn powerful. Focusing on Joker's face as he executes the female sniper was pure genius. You see all of his emotions play out. He thinks he's doing the right thing only to realize how much more difficult the concept of mercy was in practice as opposed to theory. Afterwards he receives praise from his fellow Marines as the realization of what he's done and become hits him. His anguish and ultimately the final loss of his innocence is meant to be an irony to his earlier disgust over the chopper gunner who was indiscriminately shooting women and children. He finally got his first 'real' kill and it was a woman.
Ending on that wide shot of the Marines singing the Mickey Mouse Club theme as they march through a burning city they liberated was absolutely brilliant and has two layered meanings. The first is more obvious and tied to the previous scene, an extension of the loss of innocence in a hellish landscape as these young men, most only a handful of years removed from childhood, are grasping onto something pure from that childhood as an anchor for their psyches. The second is a bit controversial and meant to be contrasted with that yearning for lost innocence and it's potentially sinister implications. It represents the idea that the premise of the Vietnam War was insanity because these Marines liberated this town in the name of democracy and US global power, represented as something so innocent and American as the Mickey Mouse Club theme was for these young Marines, but the dark reality of that liberation and democracy is the hellish landscape of a city that has been leveled into burning ruins that no one could inhabit.
This is undoubtedly a very political movie but it's done in such a way that really pays respect to the institutions of the military while presenting a very poignant message on war without explicitly spelling it out so that viewers don't feel like they're being preached to. Kubrick by taking away the sanitized idealism of war and presenting it with methods that manipulated and amplified the disorienting and uncomfortable feelings he knew viewers would have.
That's for that analysis and insight man!
If I can't see someone reacting to the movie the first time, this is my second choice: a review. People are posting reactions to movies they've seen before and I'm like, WTF? As a navy vet, I can tell you Hartman is real. I can't remember my CC any differently than his character.
Crazy hey? Never been in the military but I sure love this movie!
Have you seen Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan? Highly underrated, I recommend it if you haven’t seen it.
As for Full Metal Jacket, fun fact Kubrick wanted Schwarzenegger to play Animal Mother but he wasn’t available at the time. I would have loved to have seen that!
My favourite Kubrick movies; The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Eyes Wide Shut, A Clockwork Orange.
That would have been an interesting choice for sure! I still gotta see 2001, Clockwork Orange and Eyes Wide Shut, but they are on the list!
Classic movie! Glad you do retro reviews
Thanks buddy! I figure there is over 100 years of movies out there, surely there are some masterpieces in there that I haven't seen!
Great job! My grandfather said that when he was in boot camp it was worse than in FMJ and some of the DI’s got in trouble since they were doing things they were not allowed to do but the next DI’s that replaced the old ones were even worse. He was at Parris island in 1968 and graduated and passed advanced infantry training the next year. Overall awesome job!
Thanks man! That sounds like an intense story!
Yeah he said that instead of them carrying there M14 Rifles in formation they made them carry their footlockers which to me is pretty strange, I have a recording of him talking about it it’s pretty interesting but great job on the video man keep it up.
When did they talk about rape? If you read that into this, you may have an issue.
When did "I" talk about rape
@@BrandoCritic Listen to your own video.
He wanted to be accurate in some ways you would not think of. My GF was a little girl when Saigon fell to the north in 1975 so of course I made her watch this movie and she recognized some of the Vietnamese signs advertising products...
Nice George
i suffer PTSD will this movie be a trigger? my triggers are mainly violence and abuse, i do enjoy the small clips of the sergent doing his drills it seems like a comedy but i dont know what else is in the movie. should i watch or avoid it?
Oh man, I have no clue because I have no experience with PTSD. Can you watch Saving Private Ryan? If you can watch that, you can watch this
@@BrandoCritic nope ive not seen it, i can watch green mile and Rex, Rex is a military movie but its all about a woman and her service dog. good movie if you like dogs.
Great review, man! Nice to meet you on the stream today.
You too buddy! Looking forward to it!
One of my favourite Kubrick films. This film is brilliantly constructed, acidically intense, and darkly humorous. Although this film might not boast the most original themes, Kubrick's visual style and innovative use of dialogue are the reason that this incredible film still holds up to this day. I give this film an 8.9/10. Happy that you liked this one Brandon. You should watch Platoon, Hamburger Hill, and Apocalypse Now. Those are some of the greatest Vietnam war films ever made besides Full Metal Jacket. I hope you like this comment of mine Brandon. Me and my late father always watch your reviews on your channel. 😊😊👍👍
Thanks Kev! I have seen Platoon and Apocalypse Now but not Hamburger Hill. Sorry about your father, but I feel honoured that you and him would watch my videos!
@@BrandoCritic Ofcourse you're one of the best film critics i've ever meet along with Zack Goller, Danny K, Ewan Reviews, Movie Emporium, Max Joseph, and Luke Hearfield. You guys are really nice and humble to me so its the least i can do.
Hi Brandon, great review as usual; it actually gave me an incentive to watch the film. I've never seen a Kubrick's film because I'm not a big fan of his style, however, I've heard that 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) reaches the status of a masterpiece.
I haven’t seen it either but I heard that watching it in another “state of mind” is a whole other experience
@Bad Cattitude thanks for the info.
I love this film! I’m rewatching it today. This film is an anti-war MASTERPIECE. Btw you did an amazing job with reviewing this film and breaking its structure down
Oh wow! Thank you so much! I really appreciate that
You should review the shining
ThatOneGuy Already did brother
The Shining is my fave Kubrick movie but this movie is pretty much neck and neck with it. I may watch it today. I haven't watched it since I was in my mid-late teens. Great movie and another great review.
Brian Bebee Thanks Brian! This was the first time I saw it! Stunning movie!
This film is also a masterclass in set-dressing as it was entirely filmed in England.
I heard! Thank you Richard!
Do you want to know my part that kept me thinking is the part where he kills himself that just showed me bad bullying is my dad showed me this and I was kinda scared cause I didn't want get bullied and have those thoughts
Bullying sucks
i think the best line in this movie is "at this point you aren't even human fucking beings; you are grabbastic pieces of amphibian shit"
It's a good one for sure!
awesome review
Thank you so much!
Kiddo if you want a real war movie I suggest you watch John Wayne in sands of Iwo Jima or John Wayne in the Green berets be warned that movie has a lot of scenes that will get you emotional like when Sally Fields dies in steel magnolia
Thanks!
after a firefight, its not uncommon to have an erection. this is a physiological response to adrenaline.
Thanks Ed!
The entire movie was filmed in England.
I know! Cool hey?
Brando, Also in 1978 R Lee Ermey played a Marine Corps Drill Sargeant in the 1978 Movie "The Boys In Company C", The Movie is Kinda like Full Metal Jacket where the First Half of the movie Takes place in Boot Camp, and The Second half takes place in Veitnam, it was an Ok Movie I Liked It.
Glad you liked it Eduardo! Almost as much as you Like To Write With Capital Letters ;) Just lightly teasin' ya. Thanks for watching!
I want to know if Warner Bros. had to pay Disney for the Mickey Mouse song
Celeste Heron They must’ve
@@BrandoCritic probably not because they sung the song in war and Stanley Kubrick would not pay disney
They sung the song in a movie... the song is copyrighten... they MUST have gotten the licence to use it
am I the only one who found the first part of the film terrifying?
No you’re not
@@BrandoCritic Its like the iconic introduction scene was funny but afterwards all comedy and fun went down the drain. 10/10 way to make an all nighter successful
Another Kubrick gem is "Paths of Glory" (1959)
I plan to check out more of filmography for sure!
R Lee Ermey appeared in another Movie as the Drill Sergeant, it was a Movie With Michael J Foxx called The Frighteners, it's a Horror/Comedy, in the Movie Michael can see Dead people and he uses some of the dead people to haunt a House and Michael goes in as a ghost hunter and gets rid of the Ghost but it's all a scam.
Nice Eduardo! I'll look it up!
Non spoiler reviews are just pointless. I stopped 1min on
Thanks for letting me know
Thanks this really helped me with my project
You're welcome! Glad it helped!
One of my all time favourite films!
26jäger Awesome! I’m so glad I finally saw it!
FullMetalJacket Jarhead two of my favorites right there I love them I think from my own experience full metal jacket is one of the reasons why young men like myself join the USMC I remember the first time I watched it I watched it with my grandfather he was a marine served in Vietnam stationed in southCarolina. Him and this movie really got me going for the marines. And a couple other things
This movie made you WANT to join the Marines? Interesting. I'm not dogging on ya in any way, shape or form, I just had a different experience. Thanks for watching
BrandoCritic no problem man and yeah When i was a little guy I always said I'm going to be an army man I saw it and it was the final nail for me I was sold I must be crazy or something there's obviously more to it but that was like 1 percent of why I want to join
@@dylanvogel4503 I think it also helps that you have family in the military as well. As a Canadian, the American stereotype is that you guys LOVE your military more than anything in the world haha. But hey, I'm glad this movie is special to you. And thanks for watching my review and thanks for your service!
BrandoCritic true true 😂
Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
Catchy ain't it?
@@BrandoCritic yep
Kubricks best film
Its'a great one!
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Haha that’s a good one
Goodbye future hello Vietnam
Hello!
My third favorite Kubrick film!
Big Boss Cosplay What’s 1 & 2?
@@BrandoCritic 2. Clockwork Orange.
1. The Shining.
Big Boss Cosplay Gotcha. Still gotta watch Clockwork
Fact eremy was not suppose to be in the film the first take of the intro they through tennis balls at him
So crazy hey?!
I named my rifle Yvette.
I don't own any guns
@@BrandoCritic neither do I. Bootcamp.
On a few other FMJ youtube videos I've seen people say that this film inspired them to join the military. ?!?!?! This is a film I'd show someone to dissuade them from joining the military.
People have said that in this comments section too. I don't get it, but hey, to each their own...
@@BrandoCritic I almost joined the navy on an impulse in my early 20s. I was still living with my parents, attending community college with random classes, it didn't seem like my life was going anywhere, and the place I did my laundry was next to a recruiting station so when they invited me in I talked to them out of boredom.
I spoke to each of the four branches and the navy was the only one that seemed maybe ok. The pitch was exactly the opposite of this film - basic is NBD except for the bit at the end where you have to take your mask off in tear gas, you probably won't see anything bad, and you if you find something morally objectionable you can opt-out. I was saved from joining by the fact that I had to do extra paperwork for my ADHD and I came to my senses in the process.
A few months later Sept 11 happened and the army folks rang me up to find out if I wanted to join after all and I was like, 'Are you crazy?! I'm even more glad I didn't join. I do not trust Bush to handle this well.' Sometime later I saw FMJ and again was glad I hadn't joined.
That's pretty surreal stuff man! Thanks for sharing!
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Hooah
You got it all wrong. You're not very good at this. Find a new hobby.
No.
And you care to elaborate WHY you think this?
Your take on soldiers is dead wrong, we were not stripped of our humanity or morality, we were stripped of our civilian identity and trained as soldiers. Soldiers are bound by laws and the Geneva Convention, and they regularly help civilians and war prisoners, watch "The Anderson Platoon" Marc Levy cut. I went through boot camp before going to Vietnam and drill sergeants were not allowed to hit trainees and racist statements were taboo and NEVER heard, there was very little obscenity and our trainers were WW2 and Korean War vets and for the most part we respected them and even admired them.
Like I said “in the video”, this is not what I think, it’s what the movie brings forward. I’m sure you’re a great soldier and I’m not insulting you. I’m simply talking about the movie
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what about it?
So satisfying to see your generation eval this one 😂
Thanks!
Lame review you obviously have not served.
Lol OBVIOUSLY
sorry babe i'm leaving you for my M16
DecayedPheonix Basically right?