Full Metal Jacket VS. Apocalypse Now

[JSHAW]

Pick one - Which one do you like better?

I like the pace of FMJ better, but for a deeper darker tone,
Apocalypse Now.

My pick - Full Metal Jacket

[DeathsMother]

Both have their good points and bad points. My personal favorite is FMJ thus my name. But I still love AN.

[Buster H]

I liked Apocalypse Now, but it doesn't even compare to FMJ for me

[MJMANDALAY]

FMJ especially the 1st 45 minutes or so untill Pyle eats it. I could watch that everyday.

[LilJimmyRbinson]

I think it was becasue of all the jokes and clips I've heard on the show, but FMJ put me to sleep. I knew what was going to happen to Pyle and Matthe Modine doesn't strike me as a military guy.

Another Kubrick flop in my eyes.

[GoatAss]

full metal jacket - "Now choke yourself!!"

[NuttyJim]

Full Metal Jacket

"if I gotta die for a word...my words poontang"

[Harvey_Birdman]

Apocalypse Now.

[Halo Five]

Apocalypse Now...

Charlie don't surf!

[THE FEZ MAN]

that is a very hard one, AN for the drama and cinamatography and the story, the whole heart of darkness thing, fmj for the story and pace. realy its a tough call but i have to go with FMJ

[Turtle]

FMJ its about the Corps.

[spyderman]

Full Metal Jacket

And here's my favorite quote to go with it......

"If God would have wanted you up there he would have miracled your ass up there!"

[DeltaPin]

Full Metal Jacket

[Budyzir]

I like both but, FMJ gets the nod. Ya gotta admit, FMJ has more action and a faster pace. AN gets a bit cerebral at times.

[abudabit]

Apocalypse Now had the better characters.

[Etherfiend]

never saw all of Apocalypse Now.....

so i'll have to go with Full Metal Jacket


p.s. never saw The Shining either.....i stink

[grail]

FMJ

I seen the AN Redux a few times, but for overall entertainment. FMJ

[FAZ8218]

FMJ!!! That doesnt mean Apocolypse Now isnt a great movie though.

[jules]

this is definitely a hard one,but duvall and brando-come on you gotta give it to apocalypse now.
that and full metal jacket is an awesome HALF of a movie.

[favourite]

fmj is a classic

[BeezerBlanks]

I picked full metal jacket because I think its more enjoyable of a film... even though Apocalypse now is a better overall film, its not something I could watch as often as FMJ.

[MrBogey]

Animal Mother FTW

[LZMF1]

FMJ all the way.

apocalypse now is fuckin' awesome and the redux version is exceptionally good but full metal jacket is the shit yo

[click]

Absolutely no question, Apocalypse Now. BB1 will back me up.:icon_mrgr

[Tickle The Bag]

Close call for me. I gotta give the slight edge to FMJ.

[Fr. Dougal]

and Matthe Modine doesn't strike me as a military guy.


That was the point.

[Coffee Diva]

FMJ spawned both "Mail Call" and "L&O:CI". All we got from AN was the fucking "West Wing". Case closed.

[Swede Boy]

It's sacrilegious to bring up those two fine movies but not Platoon, for me it goes, Apocolypse Now, then Platoon, and then FMJ.
FMJ has som great quotes, Hartman is hilarious, but the ending is horrible as is the second half.

[kloraferm]

First half of FMJ was so much better tthan the rest

[Beeman99]

"This is my rifle this is my gun, one is for fucking the others for fun"

FMJ all the way. If you really want to get the full Apoclypse Now effect read "Heart Of Daekness" by Joseph Conrad, book on which the movie is based.

[Beeman99]

Thinking about it, didn't a whole fuckload of Gook's die during the filming of Apocolypse now???? Maybe it is better than FMJ for that reason

[NuttyJim]

I liked when Pyle was doing the obstacle course and Gunny Hartman called him a slimy walrus looking motherfucker.....the man is a genius...

[silentbob8201]

i dont want to come across as a Kubrick snob but lets be honest kids it was Ermy who made Full Metal Jacket . and then you got Apocolypse Now which lets be honest Francis fucked that up by adding an hour to it but even with that extra hour shit its still the better movie

[Beeman99]

I liked when Pyle was doing the obstacle course and Gunny Hartman called him a slimy walrus looking motherfucker.....the man is a genius...


I try so hard to quote the shit he says in that movie but I always fuck it up, there are at least 40 lines in that movie that are perfect, and I only seem to be able to spit out 2 of them

[spyderman]

Absolutely no question, Apocalypse Now. BB1 will back me up.:icon_mrgr


Dude!!!!!

Gunny Ermey w/ the jelly donut is your avatar. What the fuck man?

[Brady T cell]

Full Metal Jacket for me. Apocolypse Now is a mess.

[robinquivers]

I have never watched FMJ after Pyle blows his brains out.......so I have to give the edge to Apocalypse Now

[Ballbuster1]

Full Metal Jacket is a great flick, but I have to go with
Apocalypse Now. The extended version is even more-gooder.

[turdfrgsn]

FMJ had an hour or so of unparalleled goodness

AN had 3....or more w/the ext version

either one is tasty after a few b's

[BLACKIEhugeHANDS]

i choose full metal jacket, because i think r. lee ermey gives one of the best comedic performances during the first 40 minutes of the movie or so...

[spyderman]

i choose full metal jacket, because i think r. lee ermey gives one of the best comedic performances during the first 40 minutes of the movie or so...


He wasn't going for comedy. He was pulling inspiration from the drill instructors that either trained him, or the ones that served alongside him when he was a DI in San Diego. Gunny Hartman was the end result. We're all just sick fucks that think that shit is hilarious.

[AnimalMthr1982]

FMJ. (granted I should see Apocolypse Now a few more times)

However, my all-time vietnam movies:

1. The Deerhunter
2. Platoon
3. FMJ