Sittin' here watchin' Platoon :(

[NFS4]

And I'm almost crying over Willem Dafoe being shot by Tom Berringer and then left to be killed by the enemy.

Being that my dad was in Vietnam for 18 months, I guess it hits closer to home

 

[KameLeon]

That movie is tight! But yes, that part in the end is kinda sad..
I'm sitting here watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail..hehe

 

[uncouth]

that movie is kinda tame. Good, but tame. "Jacob's Ladder" is what you should be watching...

 

[NFS4]

What is Jacob's Ladder about?

 

[konichiwa]

Man don't tell me! I just got that on VCD I wanna watch it.

 

[yakko]

Jacob's Ladder sucked. I can't believe I bought that tape.

 

[Optimus]

<< And I'm almost crying over William Defot being shot by Tom Berringer and then left to be killed by the enemy. >>



Aw d@mn - I hadn't seen it yet! Argh!

Ah well...

 

[AndrewR]

What's amusing about that scene is that there is a HUGE mistake which the film makers acknowledge -- there were supposed to be gouts of blood coming from his chest from the bullets exiting his body, but the charges didn't go off.

It's an interesting movie, but it gives a horribly distorted view of the war and unnecessarily portrays Americans in a terrible light (killing innocent Vietnamese, killing each other, etc.) Oliver Stone hates America and does his best in every movie to sling sh|t at our country. Wonderful guy.

I was watching Full Metal Jacket a couple weeks ago -- the basic training parts are awesome. That DI was terrific -- brought back some memories!

 

[ManSnake]

Platoon is a good guy movie, I like it!

 

[NFS4]

<< I was watching Full Metal Jacket a couple weeks ago -- the basic training parts are awesome. That DI was terrific -- brought back some memories! >>


Yep, I've got that on DVD

 

[snowdogg187]

Platoon is great
but I'm watching Blazing Saddles right now

 

[JellyBaby]

<< Platoon is great
but I'm watching Blazing Saddles right now >>

Hmmm, mentioning Blazing Saddles and Platoon in the same sentence. I think there's something fundamentally wrong with that.

 

[konichiwa]

Ahh! FMJ! I got that DVD too -- Stanley Kubrick = God.

 

[SuperGroove]

it's Willem Dafoe....jeez, NFS4


You wanna see a movie that'll make you cry? Boondock Saints. You'll never respect Dafoe again!

edit: who'd a thought his first name was Willem

 

[NFS4]

<< it's Willem Dafoe....jeez, NFS4 >>


What are you talkin' about?:Q

 

[snowdogg187]

Sorry JellyBaby
I know platoon is much better.