Full Metal Jacket, Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter, Platoon - Page 2

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7:31p, 10/23/26

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1. Green Berets
2. Brave heart 3: We Were Soldiers

Then the four movies in the thread title.

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8:43p, 10/23/26

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Fun fact. I watched Platoon for the first time with Oliver Stone. I didn't know he was there until after the movie and he did a Q&A. It was at Tamu in a very small theater.

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In reply to Queso1 • 8:05a, 10/24/26

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Queso1 said:
Fun fact. I watched Platoon for the first time with Oliver Stone. I didn't know he was there until after the movie and he did a Q&A. It was at Tamu in a very small theater.

Really? On campus theater or one of the Schulman-owned theaters?

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8:30a, 10/24/26

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Tangentially related (i.e. Green Beret Nam Vet), but two days ago was the forty-fourth anniversary of the release of First Blood so I watched it last night. I'm older, so I'm biased but I think it still holds up pretty well.

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In reply to Cinco Ranch Aggie • 11:42a, 10/24/26

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On campus. I think it was somewhere in the Rudder complex.

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In reply to FL_Ag1998 • 11:46a, 10/24/26

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It's so good. And so different than the others.

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In reply to FL_Ag1998 • 11:46a, 10/24/26

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FL_Ag1998 said:
Tangentially related (i.e. Green Beret Nam Vet), but two days ago was the forty-fourth anniversary of the release of First Blood so I watched it last night. I'm older, so I'm biased but I think it still holds up pretty well.

Agree, that movie does stand up very well. The first sequel was peak 80s action movie. I have long held the third movie in very high esteem, though.

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12:26p, 10/24/26

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The Deer Hunter sucks. Couldn't even finish it.

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In reply to Big 12-0 • 1:06p, 10/24/26

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Agree. Knowing Kubrick, Joker has become a part of the machine despite efforts not to be taken over by the machine. And with all Kubrick films the machine is always evil.

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9:38a, 10/26/26

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FMJ
Platoon

Apocalypse Now

Deer Hunter

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7:32p, 10/30/26

I saw Apocalypse now in the theater when I was 15. About 1/2 of the way through, a guy in his 30s wearing a kelly green shirt stood up yelled "this is bull****" and threw a full coke at the screen, then stormed out. I saw other movies in the theater and the stain from the coke was always there.

Full Metal Jacket
Apocalypse Now
The Deer Hunter
Platoon

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9:46p, 10/30/26

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1. AN
2.Platoon
3. DH
4.FMJ

I know a lot of people have personal preferences based on experiences watching and hearing reaction from others, especially vets, on each one and i'm no different. DH was only one i didn't see in the theater. Another to put out there was "Boys in Company C". It was rushed to market to get into theaters just before AN.