Some facts about the battle of Hue: 1. The US did not allow airstrikes or artillery until much later in the battle, to save destruction of a city that was considered the cultural treasure of Vietnam. 2. The Marine stopped using smoke grenades early in the battle before rushing across a street, becasue it only telegraphed to the NVA they were coming. 3. No Marine would walk and stand in the open like that in Hue to be an easy target for a sniper. Run, crouch or crawl from cover to cover. 4. No Marine worth their salt would ever leave a Marine behind, period. Animal Mother was right.
This movie was almost perfect from start to finish imo. Having read Vietnam war books, you didn't always see the enemy up close. That's terrifying in itself
@Kid Buu how's the book coming along , Kid? Finish reading it ,yet? Where can I find that cover? Sorry for all these questions. I was interested in the book you've mentioned aboot.
Full Metal Jacket was based on a book called The Short-Timers written by Vietnam veteran Gustav Hasford, who also wrote the screenplay for the movie. The character of Joker was based on Hasford
It was a hoot broot! Navy Detachment hue ramp Feb 68 September 68. 3814 massacre victims from theb'strawberry patch' at the North gate of the Citadel Hue City
@@thegame6929 No, obeying that order would have made him an asshole. He did the right thing. Also, it was Cowboy's own carelessness that got him killed. He was the only one standing out in the open when he should have been taking cover.
I love how the first time they cease fire, if you look closely, you see that the only reason that Animal Mother stopped firing was because his M60 jammed 0:50
Fun fact, most of the Jeeps and trucks in this film was lended by Gordon rose, aka Bob. Bob served in the French foreign legion, British Royal Military Police and was part of the CIA's phoenix program in Vietnam, one of the few British soldiers in Vietnam and highest ranking blackbelt of American Kenpo in Europe.
it all goes down to how he is described when he is introduced at the start of the 2nd act of the film, Eightball tell Joker that "under fire he is one of the finest human being in the world", this proves to be true in the final act.
@@tritium1998 See I ended up seeing his death with a different interpretation. It seems like Cowboy’s own fear, and hesitation is what got him killed. He seemed to lack confidence and aggressive tactics- like Animal mother. Constantly going for that radio and worrying, instead of going on the offensive. Look what happened when they got aggressive and moved on that sniper… they killed her. Just a thought. Cowboy seemed like a nervous leader. Hesitated too much, and it may have got him killed.
My uncle flew close air support missions over Hue city in the F-4 Phantom..They weren't allowed to bomb certain buildings where the vc were holed up because of the buildings historical importance...instead soldiers had to go in man to man and clear it, taking high casualties in the process...he told me it was frustrating not being allowed to level the whole place..
I love how in Hollywood, except in Enemy at the Gates,snipers NEVER change positions. Any sniper with training knows you had better if you want to kill more than onr guy.
I just realized that if they wouldn't have shot like crazy without really knowing where she was, they wouldn't have shot out the cover that Cowboy was behind when he got shot. It would have still been there and the sniper wouldn't have seen him.
I like how the second shoot comes and they all keep shooting trying to turn the whole building into a pile of ashes, ignoring Joker, and then Joker thinks something like "ah, fck it" and shoots with them
this scene was ofc ironic juxtaposition of the concise shooting of the unseen sniper vs the ridiculously excessive response by the US. it's a perfect scene, capturing the whole essence of the Vietnam war
@@lupreztryson Did you know the guy who played the chopper gunner was originally cast to play Gunnery Sargeant Hartman in the movie? R. Lee Ermey was the technical advisor and they liked him so much being he used to be a real Vietnam drill instructor, they made him the D.I. in the movie and gave the original actor the small part of the door gunner. Fun fact if u didnt know.
Animal Mother proved his bravery but as an officer in the CAF I can only say his insubordination would have lead to a CM under my command. Like it or not, Cowboy had made the correct choice given the situation and there is never an excuse for disobeying a direct order in combat.
Why would you demand a ‘cease fire’ when Doc Jay was in the process of dragging Eightball away from the death zone!!?? That’s the time to use lots of suppressing fire!!
At 1:18 I hate to be that guy that ran in and try to rescue the other. A ton of bullets are flying above him and the sniper have a few waiting for him. His troops all better be a good shooting and don’t hit the wrong target
back home projects yea I mean they did lose around a million soldiers but their goal was to win the war. Some of the reasons why the US had to pull out were because support for the war was low and the marines were fighting in the NVA’s territory so they would know everything about the land. The marines however did not know much about the lands of Vietnam so the NVA took advantage of this and planted booby traps and used places that they were familiar with.
What's with the crap added music? I always wondered why no one tossed any smoke out to cover Doc's attempt to rescue 8-ball. Clearly they had smoke grenades since they used them moments later to screen their approach to the snipers hide.
@@sikujacob4556 I don't particularly like the ak-47 from a shooting standpoint, but it is a rather beautiful gun when it comes down to its simplicity and ease of use.
Soldiers are trained not to send one man in to rescue a sniper victim. It's evident why. Then, after two men are down they finally do it by the book by flanking the area with a squad.
Apparently Doc Jay missed the memo. Sorry but he should have listened to Cowboy fo sho. But then Cowboy got popped shortly after showing that no matter how u went about ur advance war is unpredictable and u were lucky to even make it back if you did everything by the book.
I get the scene but at the same time these are suppose to be Marines. Guess you always have those reckless braves that risk it all when one of their brothers asses is on the line. Probably more accurate than given credit for.
The guns are real, but they're using blank rounds. They’re powerful enough to cycle the action of the gun and do some minimal recoil, but nothing as powerful as a live round. Some actors on this clip however were faking the recoil, like the guy who shot the M79 Grenade Launcher, and even Animal Mother if you play close attention to his M60.
Hey can anybody tell me if this sniper was inspired by "The Apache"? She was a VC sniper killed on Hill 55 in Vietnam by another sniper Carlos Hathcock, when I saw FMJ I immediately thought of her but I can't find any articles saying that she was Stanley Kubrick's inspiration for this character, it seems to me she was a pretty mean motor-scooter if they went after her that fiercely, someone should produce a film on that woman without the typical American cultural or racial biases of the time, a film from the Vietnamese female sniper's point of view...
Doubtful, if you read the book the movie is based on, you actually never really see the sniper but it is assumed the sniper is actually male. She was mostly just put in to show how silly and naive Joker's earlier comment was about combat marines shooting women and children in a war zone. So who does he end up killing in the end...a young female soldier.
Das tapfere Mädchen musste dann doch sterben. Was mir leid tat in diesem Film. Aber vorher nahm sie noch einige mit. Eine wahre Heldin. Nur ein Film, aber solche Helden hatte Vietnam. ❤
I was thinking about the situation in Ukraine, and this scene immediately came to my mind. People getting shot down in the open with no proper way to defend themselves, while the ones safe behind cover are trying not to get directly involved when they could be of big help, while a few exceptions stray away from orders to join the offensive. I know I didn't explain it well, but you get my point.
I like the dark comedy in this scene: one guy gets shot "ahhhhh!" *in slow motion* the guy trying to drag the injured guy to safety gets shot "ahhhhhh! *in slow motion* 😆
AK on semi auto is about as accurate as a M16. Full auto makes the AK throw the barrel around. 2nd, that is a CZ-58. Which was the most common rifle used by North Vietnam.
@@paulipock6981 the AK has been known to be very accurate. It can hit a moving target very easily. That’s how a kid can be lethal with it. Do research, buddy.
yemanyaaa yanks don’t understand how to fight, they rely on there “advanced technology” and “overwhelming firepower”. Working along side them in Afghanistan shook my nerves then working along side the Afghans. They’re pathetic when it comes to combat, zero strategy and next to no useful tactics. The Dutch we worked with in Oruzghan province made the yanks look like an under 6 soccer team playing against Brazil’s 99 World Cup team.
@@urmumisaho69 Well they were goat farmers with U.S. supplied Stinger missiles. They were knocking Soviet helicopters out if the sky like clay pigeons with them.
Mother was a better Squad leader. I love that he attempted the rescue by himself & to try to kill the sniper. What he atleast did was Improve the situation & ATTEMPT a rescue. I'm with Mother.
what is "ao giap sat" that's not a correct translation for "full metal jacket". FMJ is the name of a type of bullet that has a metal jacket, used in AK-47, M-16, AR-15 etc.
This is an almost perfect war movie. Platoon is better. But FMJ could have been a little better. Like in this scene ... Marines would have gone around the back of some of the buildings and gotten in the building the sniper was in and hunted his/her ass down while the M60 provided cover.
