Join The Mate Night Podcast on their journey to rank every film ever made. This week, episode 5, explores Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987) considered one of the holy trinity of Vietnam War movie classics.
In this video, Jambo & FRED delve into the shortcomings of this fragmented film. Specifically, they examine how the standout moments have lost their impact due to widespread circulation through online compilations and clips. When the most memorable segments become overexposed, the remainder of the film suffers in comparison.
The initial segment, focused primarily on the iconic drill sergeant, sets such a high standard that what would otherwise be an acceptable follow-up feels underwhelming. Moreover, when the first part of your film becomes so ingrained in popular culture that viewers have encountered it countless times, the novelty wears off, diminishing its overall impact.
In the remainder of the episode, it is their job to rate this film in 9 different categories:
How much Fred enjoyed it
How much Jambo enjoyed it
Plot
Character
Dialogue
Performance
Visuals
Sound, and
Genre realisation.
They will take the average across the 9 areas to finish with a perfectly accurate score representing how enjoyable, and how good, Full Metal Jacket really is. This score is held up against the other classics already in the cinefiles, including the Godfather, Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Apocalypse Now amongst many others. Aside from the rankings of this film, the question which guides this whole segment is: Full Metal Jacket, should you watch it?
In addition to this, 4 special segments have been included in this episode, titled:
Plot breakdown
How Realistic is Full Metal Jacket? (Quiz)
The 1 thing I would change about Full Metal Jacket, and
Why Full metal Jacket is the greatest film of all time.
Neither of the hosts have any idea what they are talking about and so if you are a beginner, an everyman, someone who doesn't know films, then this will be digestible for you. If you are a film expert, this may be a bit more like watching your 8 year old kid playing football: great to watch but you could absolutely mince them on the field.
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