It disturbs me. That and the fact that it's almost two distinct films jars the hell out of me.
Huh. Both of those are reasons that I very much like FULL METAL JACKET. Rather a lot, actually. But I realize it's decidedly not for everyone.
Y'all see the man hanging out of the spaceship with the really big gun? Now I'm not saying you weren't easy to find. It was kinda out of our way, and he didn't want to come in the first place. Man's lookin' to kill some folk. So really it's his will y'all should worry about thwarting.
Mal ,'Safe'
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Frankenbuddha - May 12, 2005 7:28:31 am PDT #2721 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Cashmere - May 12, 2005 7:31:21 am PDT #2722 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
Huh. Both of those are reasons that I very much like FULL METAL JACKET. Rather a lot, actually. But I realize it's decidedly not for everyone.
Sorry. I don't mean to knock the ivory tower of Kubrick. FMJ, just not my thing.
Lost it in the scene with the brother. Lost. It.
All of his childhood scenes just hit me so hard. It's the mommy-thing, I think. I was SOBBING when his mom stood there when he fell and called out to her. The little boy playing young Ray broke my heart. So. fucking. adorable.
Aims - May 12, 2005 7:32:34 am PDT #2723 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I was SOBBING when his mom stood there when he fell and called out to her.
Yet another moment when I broke the "Let a sleeping baby lie" rule and went and snatched Em out of her crib and hugged and hugged and hugged.
§ ita § - May 12, 2005 7:34:38 am PDT #2724 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, this Ray talk is making my scalp prickle. Damn, those were awful scenes.
Cashmere - May 12, 2005 7:34:41 am PDT #2725 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
Yet another moment when I broke the "Let a sleeping baby lie" rule and went and snatched Em out of her crib and hugged and hugged and hugged.
Heh. Christopher said, "makes you want to run up and hug the boy, doesn't it?"
Aims - May 12, 2005 7:38:18 am PDT #2726 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Damn, those were awful scenes.
Awful bad awful or awful made your heart hurt awful?
Kathy A - May 12, 2005 7:57:30 am PDT #2727 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
If you want to see R. Lee do his usual schtick, but don't like Full Metal Jacket, I recommend The Frighteners, directed by Peter Jackson. Lots of fun, with a surprisingly effective Michael J. Fox and the always-fun-as-a-psycho Gary Busey.
§ ita § - May 12, 2005 7:58:28 am PDT #2728 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Awful bad awful or awful made your heart hurt awful?
Heart hurt. God, damn.
Aims - May 12, 2005 7:59:59 am PDT #2729 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
We meant to watch Collateral right after to stop being so heart hurty, but couldn't.
It was one of those post movie things where we said nothing about the movie for a couple of days. Had to let everything sink in.
sumi - May 13, 2005 9:20:38 am PDT #2730 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
They're doing a re-make of Lassie Come-Home, hopefully no dogs will die in the making of this movie.
I wonder if they're shooting Ireland for Scotland or just switching the setting to Ireland the way that The Secret of Roan Innish did.