Films that never got their due...

[prdubi]

There was a gun rental place that got guns for Hamburger Hill.

When production and shooting was done, I know they made a killing on the live guns that were used in the set.

They sold out quickly...



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[moonshot]

84 Charlie Mopic and Firebase Gloria were outstanding.
I haven’t seen Hamburger Hill. Hadn’t even heard of it. I need to correct that error.
We Were Soldiers Once hasn’t been mentioned, but was quite good. Book was good as well.

[T2C]

Go Tell The Spartans with Burt Lancaster was a good film.

[Firefly]

Another Big Up for Boys in Company C. The black dude wasn’t a caricature. He was a regular guy.

Same for Hamburger Hill.

Most black dudes in Nam era movies are portrayed as victims of the system, Gordon Goodbrother with the Bagger Vance man behind the Man hidden figures spiel, or like a less fortunate Ebonics speaking Jar Jar who exists to be the dude who dies first and worst. A lot of legit fighting outfits were volunteers.

But again, people use movies to push a narrative. Heaven forbid people are treated like people.

People in bad positions say nasty things but still drive on.

Because it don’t mean nothin’

[Grand58742]

Almost mentioned that one. In many ways better than Full Metal Jacket.

Firebase Gloria is what I usually double feature with Boys of Company C.

Honestly, other than the basic training portion, Full Metal Jacket was not that good.

You could stop the movie just after Hartman gets shot and Pyle eats his M14 and not miss a thing.

[SteyrAUG]

Another Big Up for Boys in Company C. The black dude wasn’t a caricature. He was a regular guy.

And one of the first films where somebody pulls a balisong. "What else you got in there lipstick?"

[Firefly]

Honestly, other than the basic training portion, Full Metal Jacket was not that good.

You could stop the movie just after Hartman gets shot and Pyle eats his M14 and not miss a thing.

It’s worth it to track down the original book.

The battle of Hue and the subsequent time at Khe Sanh were epic. A little weird at points but a good weird. The sequel The Phantom Blooper was also good. Joker ends up captured by the VC and sorta switches sides and totes a camo painted M79, a sidefolder VZ 58, and wears Black pajamas and shoots at an Air Cav helo with a 40MM. It sounds worse than it was. Almost comedic. I like that one line “As I fired a grenade at the big Yellow and Black Air Cav insignia; it occurred to me this was the first time in 100 years that anyone in my family fired a shot at Federal troops”

Full Metal Jacket the movie sucks and Kubrick deserves a kick in the balls.

Plus that bit about Ermey doing his own lines was a lie. Everything the gunnery sergeant says is taken word for word for word from the book.

There used to be a Gustav Hasford fansite where you could read his stories and also how he wanted Dale Dye to be the advisor and hated Ermey.
Him and Dye were in the same outfit and were friends. Also how Kubrick tried to gyp him out of writing credit.

Plus the female sniper used an SKS in the book and was wiped out by an M60......tank.

For the record, I met Ermey one time at a Glock match and he was a nice guy.

[Firefly]

And one of the first films where somebody pulls a balisong. "What else you got in there lipstick?"

Thought it was an Italian switchblade. I got it on disc and its been a while though

[SteyrAUG]

Honestly, other than the basic training portion, Full Metal Jacket was not that good.

You could stop the movie just after Hartman gets shot and Pyle eats his M14 and not miss a thing.

Given that the film liberally hijacked "The Boys in Company C" I agree. Not only that R. Lee Ermy completely eclipsed everyone else in the film with Pvt. Pyle running a close second. Once those two were gone, who in the film is left that we actually care about? Joker just isn't that interesting and engaging, Matthew Modine is often annoying as he is anything else. The sniper scene with Doc J and 8 Ball is the only other powerful scene in the film. Other than Cowboy I doubt most people could even name any of the other characters in the film.

[SteyrAUG]

Thought it was an Italian switchblade. I got it on disc and its been a while though

Nope, they were in the Pines, balisong all the way. He just rolled it open smooth rather than put on a Benihana knife show.