Widder, SASS #59054 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 The DI is a Hollywood movie (1957) about Marine Boot Camp starring Jack Webb. Full Metal Jacket is a Hollywood movie (1987) about Marine Boot Camp starring Lee Ermey. Both are good movies. No doubt Lee Ermey was more 'entertaining' to watch. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I like Jack Webb, but The Gunny WAS a Drill Instructor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I remember the sand gnat scene in The DI. That's all I remember of it, though. Been a while since I seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Either way, I'd do what sarge says! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I just saw DI last night for the first time, Jack Webb was great! I liked FMJ too, hard to compare, they were both great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 R. Lee Ermey’s performance reminded me so much of my Company Commander in boot camp. He was trained by the Marines and used the techniques that Ermey used in FMJ. It didn’t make me “homesick”. Jack Webb in DI was very good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I prefer the DI since FMJ is not kid friendly for my children to see and I want them to learn to embrace the idea of military service even if they never join. It's important for the nation that our youth appreciate the military. My dad made a point for me to watch The D I when I was a child to show me how hard basic is so I would let go of my dreams of joining the army like he did. It had the opposite effect. It made me want to join even more. I made a point to show The D I to my children and they not only watched it several times back when we could record movies through the satellite service we had at the time but they off and on still do play the D I . the oldest has stopped but the younger 3 still do once in a while. I sometimes played it with them . I had a smokey the bear blue colored police hat they wore flat out pretending to be a drill instructor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey Flats Jack Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I'll have to check out The D.I. I loved FMJ, that first 20 minutes or so of bootcamp is probably my favorite part of any movie. Not sure why after watching it I still joined the Marines lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I had an assistant Drill Sgt in basic who looked a lot like Jack Webb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I recorded the DI the other day. I watch it from time to time in segments. Jack Webb was quite an actor. Liked his Joe Friday too. R Lee was, well R. Lee. A true Gyreen, for sure, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Cent Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Has anyone ever wondered why the 30 caliber bullet didn't break the tiles on the wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoken D Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, Red Cent said: Has anyone ever wondered why the 30 caliber bullet didn't break the tiles on the wall? They used Hollyweird bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 The first time I watched Full Metal Jacket I really enjoyed the first part of it with the boot camp. But then Ermey got blasted by the psycho draftee and the entire movie went down the drain after that, at least in my opinion. It became just another "Vietnam is full of insanity" film. Yes I know the war was insane, but we don't need 30 identical films reminding us of that fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 The Gunny was originally hired to be a technical consultant for the movie. He didn't like how the Boot Camp sequences were going, so he gathered some of the crew during their lunch break and let them have it the way he let Marine recruits have it when he was a Drill Instructor in The Corps, and had it filmed for the producers. They immediately re-cast him to be the Drill Instructor, AND let him write his own lines. Any Marine who went through Boot Camp during that era can attest to the authenticity of his performance. I went through several years later, and it wasn't that much different, though the Drill Instructors couldn't go "hands on" anymore. And BTW, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth, Marines don't have "Sarges" we have Sergeants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Drill Sgt Bickley to me during BRM week, ”Private it looks like we finally found something you can do” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Red Cent said: Has anyone ever wondered why the 30 caliber bullet didn't break the tiles on the wall? I remember when I saw this movie in the theatre and that was my first thought after he shot himself. Of course, it’s Hollywood but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 9 hours ago, Red Cent said: Has anyone ever wondered why the 30 caliber bullet didn't break the tiles on the wall? I've never thought about it but I figure its just another hollywood oversight. At first, I thought your question was a trick question because I first thought it may have been the 5.56mm. BUT, looking back, it was defined as a..... "Seven Six Two millimeter, Full Metal Jacket". ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 10 hours ago, Red Cent said: Has anyone ever wondered why the 30 caliber bullet didn't break the tiles on the wall? The walls were built for Marines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYOBARD SASS #13025L Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Both were excellent films in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 18 hours ago, Sixgun Sheridan said: The first time I watched Full Metal Jacket I really enjoyed the first part of it with the boot camp. But then Ermey got blasted by the psycho draftee and the entire movie went down the drain after that, at least in my opinion. It became just another "Vietnam is full of insanity" film. Yes I know the war was insane, but we don't need 30 identical films reminding us of that fact. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Festus G Lonetree Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 FMJ came out 5 years after my stay at Paris Island. I remember thinking "damn that looks familiar" but it did NOT make me homesick for Boot Camp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Louis Suomi SASS #31905 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 An observation: My youngest, a Marine, after he finished his boot camp and advanced training told me that I was harder on him then the DIs. My oldest two agreed that I was harder on them that their basic and jump school instructors. I thought I was a lot less hard on them than my father. Times change I guess. STL Suomi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 I've often said my dad was harder than my drill sergeants. I cruised through basic and laughed during jump school since my dad had been a drill before going to Vietnam and treated me accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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