FULL METAL JACKET (1987) MOVIE REACTION!! FIRST TIME WATCHING! 

“I hope Pyle gets a good character arc” us: 👀👀👀

R. Lee Ermey was a Marine drill instructor in real life prior to getting into acting

Hes so good at insults is because hes the real deal.

Here's a story about Ermey's "insult game" - Gunnery Sgt. Hartman was set to be played by another actor, but R. Lee Ermey won Kubrick over by filming a screen test where Ermey just spat out insults for several minutes without repeating himself while being pelted with pieces of fruit. This impressed Kubrick so much that he hired Ermey for the role, and, even more to Ermey's credit, Kubrick allowed Ermey to improvise on set - something that Kubrick was notoriously famous for never allowing. One story is that Kubrick stopped filming to ask Ermey what a "reach-around" was, and Ermey had to explain.

The Drill Instructor -Drill Sergeant- character is a real life military veteran and ad-libbed many of the lines used at the beginning of the film.

Notice how the drill instructor never blinks when he's chewing someone out

I was in USMC. The boot camp section of film was absolutely authentic. When I saw the film, it brought back all of those horrible memories for me. R. Lee Ermey was a real drill instructor so he knew what he was doing.

"I don't know who this guy is but he's giving a great performance." That hurt my heart

"Is this movie just gonna be two hours of this guy berating his men?" We wish.

I can already tell 89% of the comments are gonna be "the actor is a former real life drill instructor"..

"Kubrick's going full Kubrick!" Love your statement.

It's interesting that you mention the difference in intensity you feel between boot camp, and actual battle. The reason the drill sergeants were so tough is they were trying to match the intensity of combat. Kubrick managed to do the same with the audience. We were so stressed by boot camp, that we were relieved to be in Vietnam. Our ship visited Subic Bay in the Philippines in 1987. Several professionals tried the, "Hey Joe, me love you long time," line on me.

Oh man Full Metal Jacket is one of those films where I just completely forget at how impactful it really is..the camera work in this film is pretty damn incredible and really shows the grand scale of their environment. Does a great job showing the sense of scale and I LOVE the cinematography in this film. This was so dope re-living these moments with you! About 15mins in and already loving this video!

"Kubrick has gone full Kubrick!" did he just coin a phrase?

Vincent D'Onofrio pulled off one of the greatest screen debuts of all time, so powerful and unforgettable totally over shadowed everything else in the movie.

"This man's acting" - oh he's not acting. Lee Ermey is legit. If I'm not mistaken, he got the part in this movie due to him being their military consultant (because he was actual military) and he was doing a better job than their actual actor so they gave the part to him, literally due to his authenticity, and he just basically went real world experience from then on out.

R.I.P. R Lee Emery who played the drill sergeant. He recently passed away.

“Born to kill” is on his head, where we rationalize the violence of war. It conflicts with the peace the heart wants, denoted by the buttons placement.

The sniper being a little girl is my favorite “mini-twist” in movie history

Kubrick actually allowed Ermey to adlib. That is astounding

The Drill Instructor is an actual Drill Instructor that's why he's so good at his role. I believe he is dead now unfortunately

The look Vincent D'Onofrio gave was the classic Kubrick stare. It's the tilting of the head forwards to signify that the character is at the peak of derangement.

R. Lee Ermey was actually a drill instructor in the marine corps during the Vietnam War and most of his lines were improvised on the spot

When Vincent D'onofrio arrived to start filming he had put on a good amount of weight but Kubrick felt he still looked like he could kick everyones ass so he told him to put on more weight to make him look more soft.

While filming R. Lee Ermey got a craving for some Chinese food and on the way back home with some grub his car skidded off the road and crashed into ebbing forest, he broke all his ribs on one side, this was at 1 in the morning, ebbing forest was a hotspot for murders, bodies would frequently be found there so people tended to avoid it, no one was around, it was ice cold weather and he was too injured to leave the car. He found it incredibly difficult to maintain his consciousness but knew he had to in order to avoid dying, he flashed his lights and honked his horn for hours on end both to keep himself awake and in the hope someone might see him, someone did and he was rescued what that person was doing in ebbing forest at 1 in the morning remains a mystery to me but it did save R. Lee Ermey's life. Kubrick offered Ermey time off due to his injuries and told him he could put off filming the Happy B-Day Jesus scene but Ermey declined and said it's OK it doesn't hurt so much if he holds one hand behind his back, that's why in that scene he always has one hand positioned behind him, it was too painful otherwise because all his ribs on one side where still healing. BTW Love the vids, you should check out A Clockwork Orange maybe make it an option on a patron poll or something imo it's Kubrick's best.

“Kubrick has gone full Kubrick” 😂

"I hope Pyle gets a good character arc" Your in for a rude awakening

In mlitary lingo, the punishment that Pile gets is called "Blanket party". Does happen sometimes. Not only in the US!

I love how Joker's peace button slowly disappears as he shoots the girl.

Man if you have not yet seen Francis Ford Coppola's 'Apocolypse Now' this would be a great follow-up..

Starring R. Lee Ermey as "Some guy yelling"

Stanley Kubrick on war: See Dr. STRANGELOVE.

R. Lee Ermey was hired as a consultant for the movie. He served as a drill instructor in the Marine Corps. He basically stole the roll from the actor hired for it with his authenticity.

I was in the Marines, and boot camp was just like this, except they can’t hit you. That doesn’t mean a DI wouldn’t accidentally hit you with your rifle while they were correcting your drill.

“Just walking normally. Then all of a sudden you’re dead.” Yep. That about sums it up.😔

Hearing Brandon say: "You can tell this isn't green screen on a sound stage" actually made me kind of sad. Heartbreaking that you have to point this out. Movies have fallen off so hard since Stanley Kubrick passed away. Kubrick wouldn't piss on a green screen if it was on fire.

2001, clockwork orange, all of Kubrick is amazing.

Kubrick intended for FMJ to be an anti-war movie, yet ironically wound up inspiring generations of Marines and soldiers.

If you haven´t seen it, you should watch "The Deer Hunter". A great Vietnam related movie.

One of the reasons I love your commentary is that you don't just give your emotional reaction. You also drop some knowledge about the intent of the creators/artists who put together these films. It's weirdly both cathartic and also instructional to watch your videos. I feel like I understand these movies even better after watching your content. Keep up the great work.

I think you're ready for Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange.

Finally a Kubrick flick. Tons of em for you to check out. Maybe react to "Dr. Strangelove or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb" next

As a Marine veteran we all pictured R. Lee Ermey as our drill instructor, and we still joined....

I’d suggest “Dr. Strangelove”. Perhaps the most unique of Kubrick’s films.

The whole movie was filmed in the UK because Kubrick was scared of flying. Pretty much why its never sunny 😂

Please give “A Clockwork Orange” by Kubrick a chance sometime!

“That scene is not as intense as it otherwise would be.” And thats what training is for. Astute observation, as usual.

If you want an older movie, Kubrick made another war movie called “Paths of Glory”. It’s got Kirk Douglass (who was also Spartacus in Kubricks next film) in a fantastic role.

Paths Of Glory is another Kubrick movie about war, better one imo.

3:16, yes it is, 26 year old Vincent D'Onofrio.

Technically, joker ending the sniper like that is a war crime. Mercy killing would be a good counter point

"I hope Pyle gets a good character arc" - I had to pause and go get some popcorn. Rofl

"I'm going to be scared of this guy the rest of the movie. Me: 👀👀👀

“This guy is at 110% every scene.” Let’s just say I can confirm marine corps drill instructors are 110% for at least 16 hours a day. Idk how. They can’t be human.

He wasn’t acting. He was doing his old job as a Marine Drill instructor. No one wrote his script. He did it on the fly. I really enjoyed your outtake on this film. Pretty cool to hear it from a modern film director.

"This is NOT the direction I thought this movie was going to go! I thought this was just your typical war movie." Vietnam in a nutshell, really.

I would recommend Platoon , Hamburger Hill, and A Officer and a Gentleman.

As Vietnam War depictions go, Full Metal jacket is certainly one of the most memorable. The Basic Training sequence was close to reality. Being a veteran myself, I know how real it can get. About the female sniper. In the the Vietnam War, many females did take an active combat role on all sides. The best Vietnam War Movie(and very highly recommended for a Reaction), at least that I've seen(and one of the best movies ever made), Apocalypse Now(1979). (Redux recommended).

Brandon: Calls them soldiers. Every Marine: >:(

12:55 His death was mind blowing as well... literally.

Must watch “Snatch” Brad Pitt Classic

Watch all the Kubrick films, especially “A Clockwork Orange”

COME AND SEE is a must watch. Pleaaase react to it. Also would love to see an Edward Yang reaction, Yi Yi and A Brighter Summer Day are must watches! Also highly recommend Bergman and Tarkovsky. Hope you have patience for slow burns but it would be really dope to see you dive into acclaimed international cinema

R. Lee Ermey (Gunnery Sergeant Hartman) was an actual Marine Drill Instructor IRL. His fantastic performance earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. You'll recognize his voice from Toy Story, he played Sergeant, the leader of a large troop of plastic green army men. He sadly died in April 2018.

“You’re so ugly you could be a modern art masterpiece!” So much truth in that line...

you should watch The Aviator , it's a true story and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese, It's one of my all time favorites

This entire movie was shot in England, the Vietnam scenes were filmed at a factory that was getting torn down and it was arranged for the film to be able to do what every they wanted to the location since it was going to be demolished.

I can’t say enough how much I love this channel. I wish, WISH, I could see these masterpieces again for the first time, totally blind going in, and this is a pretty vicarious experience of doing that. Super stoke for you, man, keep it up.

You know, since I'm seeing Adam Baldwin, it reminds me of the FireFly tv show and Serenity movie that followed. Its a fun sci-fi/western type thing, led by Nathan Fillion! Unfortunately the FireFly tv show only went for one season so...at least it is a quick watch.

When my dad was in basics, he said he was assigned to be on fire watch and came across a guy trying to break his own arm on one of the pillars looking for a section 8

02:15 The drill instructor was R. Lee Ermey... A talented character actor known for his military roles, Ronald Lee Ermey was in the United States Marine Corps for 11 years. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant, and later was bestowed the honorary rank of Gunnery Sergeant by the Marine Corps, after he served 14 months in Vietnam and later did two tours in Okinawa, Japan. Was not intended to be in Full Metal Jacket (1987). He was hired as a technical advisor for the actor who was to play the drill instructor, but he did such a good job at it that Ermey himself was hired for the part.

Whats really impressive is that Kubrick shot all the Nam scenes in a London Gasworks with planted palm trees for that tropical effect. He did this so he could drive home after work at the end of the day.

R. Lee Ermey and D’Onofrio work SO well together. Overall, the film is great but that dynamic in the first half really does overshadow the whole thing.

When you said soldiers, I just imagined a bunch of Marines spitting crayons out of their mouths in horror.

Great, thoughtful commentary young man. Continue what you're doing and remain genuine. You get my up vote.

The drill instructor was R. Lee Ermey, and he was an actual Marine Drill Instructor before he got into acting. He was originally brought in as a consultant but ended up getting the job.

You should see "Unforgiven. Is the best of Clint Eastwood. I'm not a big fan of western, but this one's special, it demystifies the genre, it's twilight and raw and realistic..

It isn't a song or a chant. It's called a "cadence."

RIP R Lee Ermey. Marine vet. Hired as a consultant for this movie, but was given the actual role. Kubrick actually stopped filming to ask what a reach-around was. Most, if not all, of his lines were totally improvised.

Fun fact R. Lee Ermey who plays Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, was an actual marine drill instructor. He was brought on the film to train the guy who was originally supposed to play Hartman. However he was so good at it the they ended up just casting him for the role.

If im correct ... That drill instructor was a real drill instructor Thnx for this movie reaction! :)

R. Lee Ermey was the genuine article. This wasn't acting for him, just another day. Hoorah!

R. Lee Ermey lived in my town from the mid 70s until he died a year or so ago. Local legend and nice guy. He also had a very small part in Apocalypse Now. He played the boss of Pitt and Freeman in "Seven", voice work in "Toy Story" and a bunch of other stuff. We named a street after him when he died. He was a staff sergeant in the Marine Corps (and a drill instructor), given the rank of honorary Gunnery Sergeant by the Marines after this film.

The drill-sergeant in the opening shots, he isn't just acting. He is improvising! I shit you not!

R. Lee Ermey was the absolute best! And this was his defining performance that led into his acting career. If you ever want a proper silly/stupid movie, that he happens to be in, give a watch to Saving Silverman. Always cracks me up.

4:33, "this is my rifle, there are many like it, but this one is mine." They had that line in EVERY TV SHOW AND MOVIE! LOL!

Great vid dude, loved the review you did on silence of the lambs

The way you comment while the movie is going is amazing! I love this movie. This is top shelf reacting. More classics please!

If you want to see another Kubrick war film, you need to see Paths of Glory.

This is my one of my favorites Kubrick movies my favorite is A clock work orange and 2001, great vid bro

The drill sergeant was a real one in the marines,and for his audition he turned up in his old drill sergeants uniform,he got the part and ad libbed nearly all his scenes and actors just had to play along and react to his commands like real marines

When I was going through Army Basic Training in 1997 we watched this movie on one of our Sundays. One of our Drill Sergeants was a former Marine.

I feel like the first half of the movie is the better half. It could have been a stand alone film. The latter half just wasn't as riveting imo. Still, a classic film. I could watch the first half over and over again easily. Vincent D'Onofrio is amazing and one of my favorite actors.

12:59 - Yup, it was also sampled in the 2 Live Crew song "Me So Horny."

R Lee Ermy who plays the drill instructor was originally just an advisor for the film, but he was so convincing in the role they ended up using him for it. The man in the helicopter talking about shooting women and children was the original actor for the drill instructor role.

All those battle scenes were filmed in a part of London's docklands which were in the process of being demolished at the time.

The guy playing the drill sergeant was an actual drill sergeant.

Up next: "Apocalypse Now" ?

Reminder these are marines, and the actor for the drill instructor actually was one and boot camp really was like this.

"Me so horny" was a 2Live Crew song. They sampled it from this movie.