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- From U.S. Marine infantryman James Laporta breaks down famous scenes from war movies, including 'Jarhead,' 'Stripes,' 'Hacksaw Ridge,' 'Heartbreak Ridge' and 'Full Metal Jacket.'
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I remember in bootcamp I smacked a mosquito off my neck. My company commander then made me pick up that mosquito, dig a hole, bury the mosquito, name the mosquito, then say it a prayer in front of all the other companies.... good times
ha! Thanks for writing your experience, that's hilarious.
What did you name the mosquito?
R.I.P
A co wouldn't do that
🤣🤣🤣👌🏿
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Original Post-To clear up some misconceptions 1) No, I was not dishonorably discharged. Honorable discharge after eight years as a Marine infantryman 2) yes, after the military I gained weight. War and depression will do that and I’m working on it. 3) I did not serve in Iraq, I served in Afghanistan. 4) a correction is needed, I was incorrect to say the lower receiver of an M-16A1 was made by Mattel, it appears I was taught a myth while in the Marines, which is also not uncommon. 5) I did not know what movies or scenes would be shown to me, so everything was off the top of my head. 6) Thank you to everyone who enjoyed watching the video 7) if you didn’t enjoy it, that’s okay, no hate here. 8) I can’t control the sound of my voice, apologies for that.
James LaPorta I thought it was awesome man - you were eloquent and really interesting!
Makes me sad people just assume the worst and feel the need to write it online. Wish you didn't had to clarify some of these or apologize for your voice. Thanks for the video, I found it really interesting and I wish you the best for your mental health.
It was really a joy to watch! Thanks for making it happen.
James LaPorta What Unit were you with brother?
All good bro I really enjoyed it thx for making the video and for your service 👍💯big respect for u
"Jody is like an urban myth."
He was definitely being polite here. Jody is alive and well, and at every military base.
Jody's British cousin is Leroy.
Are you Jody?
That sunnavabish fecked my ex-wife while I was deployed to Afghanistan in 2009. He took the form of a banker, her boss, at Wells Fargo at the time. He shapeshifts and appears all over, at all times, like Santa claus, to feck all our wives/Gf's while we're training or deployed. He's real. And his real name is Jim.
Jodies deserve to be court marshalled
See my comment. Jody is kinda real.
My friends dad was in Vietnam. He said full metal jacket was by far the most accurate as far as what boot camp at that time was like.
My ex thought so too
Pretty much the same in 2004. I hope it never changes TBH
My Dad went thru the USMC Boot Camp in 1947 and when he watched the movie, he was very impressed. He called out the beating Private Pyle got before he ever saw the scene. Meanwhile, the Army Boot Camp during my son't time in 2014 allowed recruits to "pull out a stress card" if they were overwhelmed so they could take a break.
I went in 05 and it’s pretty accurate imo. His yelling and antics are familiar however being obviously being comedic for the sake of the movie. For me in my platoon it was just intense screaming and bs when you were interacting with the dis. It was more like 3 guys spitting all over your face yelling insane incoherent nonsense while you yell aye aye sir trying keep your composure.
Ex-BF had just gotten out of the Marine Corps when the movie came out. He said it is very accurate. You could do more back then and get away with it. Is it any wonder it was accurate with the great R. Lee Ermey.
Your wife: exists
Jodi: It's free real estate
Lmao
Yooo LMFAO
I said a hey there Jodi boy
TIM AND ERIK!
Hopefully Jodi doesn't mind either ugly,😆 or imaginary company.
**slams head into chalk board**
“That’s accurate.”
Not an expert on US military but.. IF an instructor touches and hurts a recruit, he IS responsible. It is a court case. Sadly, it's hard to validate. The instructor is, or should be, responsible for the safety of the recruits.. Again, in many countries, this is a joke… But many might recognize the situation at a workplace. The same rules apply. This is the 21th century, not the middle ages. Just letting everyone know...
he says "that happens"
I got my head slammed into the chalk board.
But it was by my sister. I think she had just watched GI Jane.
@@ZoolGatekeeper thats why they call them marines. in every country of the world there is the "hardcore" unit. if you go there then the chalk board is a piece of cake.
@@ZoolGatekeeper These days the Instructor is, But back in the 60's into the 90's the recruiter was fine as long as they did not go overboard and kill or badly injury someone.
"Sir, I got lost on my way to college" might be Jake Gyllenhaal's best line ever
Agreed!
9:22 Just a little correction. Combat Medics during WW2 absolutely carried weapons, however Desmond Doss was a devout pacifist and refused to disobey one of the Ten Commandments that’s says you should not kill. The fact that he saved that man lives without a weapons is what is spectacular.
It was a very heroic thing for him to do in light of his interpretation of the 6th Commandment. However, most modern Bibles now correctly translate the Hebrew as stating “thou shall not murder“ versus “thou shalt not kill“. Otherwise the behavior of the old testament Hebrew armies would’ve been violating God’s direct command while under his command.
Yeah, I also caught that and knew he was mistaken. I wasn't going to correct him until I saw yours. That will be sufficient.
Semper Fi
He was not a coward.
@@vitesse_arnhem He was a medic and saved peoples lives, y'know like a medic does. The medic's job is not to shoot people it is to help the wounded, and despite being shot at, he still did his job. A coward would hide and not help people but that is simply not the case for Desmond Doss.
@@spahvahnishsniffah Is this the same guy who refused to shoot and refused to vote? Anyone who runs through a war zone deserves respect, but people who refuse to vote are fools.
Me: Sees something horrible and inhumane
Marine: That is accurate.
*getting branded with a clothes hanger* "That's accurate."
*ribbon out of place* "Why didn't you do the research?"
Ikr I was like thats probably fake right.
And he's like
That's definitely accurate
Thank god I didnt go into the military, I would have been sent to prison for the rest of my life. because I would have killed someone.
That’s the army for ya
@@TwstedTV That's exactly what happens in Full Metal Jacket's first half.
guy who was actually in the marines: yep this is accurate
some neck beard on the internet: NUH HUH
OPEN YOUR MOUTH
Berkelele ew what
YOU PEPOLE HAVE NOT PROPER GAVE PRIVATE PYLE MOTIVIATION
It’s the same with Socialism.
Berkelele u gud there bud?
I always saw Full Metal Jacket as an anti war film so to hear that people joined the military because of the fill is like hearing kids joining gangs after watching Blood in Blood Out .
Oh believe me I've met a few who did after watching that movie
its becuae half of the film is military training and its quite gripping however all the vietnam but is really metaphorical and woke and deep and thats the anti-war bit
I think making anti-war movies is almost a paradox. Too make a true anti-war film means you have to make it too un-comfortable to watch, Like "Johnny Got His Gun" or "Come And See"
A good chunk of mainstream war films are anti-war at their core. I really can't think of a single mainstream war film that is pro war.
Boys in the hood, Menace to society, etc nothing new, of course it makes kids want to dress and act like gangsters.
R. Lee Ermey is without a doubt the greatest representation of a DI in cinema....ever. Very accurate. His portrayal was the closest to when I went through basic training in 1984.
It's weird how few people know that R. Lee Ermey played a DI in "The Boys in Company C".
Same type of movie as Full Metal Jacket (boot camp then off to Vietnam). The ending is stranger than grunts singing the Mickey Mouse Show song.
The accuracy may be due to him being a real DI in the USMC.
@@xuser48 Correct. Another very accurate DI was Santos Morales, the man who portrayed the Senior DI in "The Boy's in Company C" in which Ermey played the junior buck Sergeant DI.
I think it's fair to say his portrayal was 100% accurate.
That wasn't him acting that was him doing his job as a member of the military
"There is only one Jarhead. All the others are bulshit"
Truer words were never spoken.
Except that's not at all what he said, dumbass. he said everyone else.
@@MrParkerman6 he litterally said that.
@@greenn992 lol
@@MrParkerman6 are you high or something?
I'm always high, but that's beside the point.
As a former Marine myself, you did a fantastic job and represented us well. I have also struggled with my weight and depression after I got out. This is extremely common and often not talked about. Semper Fidelis brother.
I do get that training has to be that hard, but I still do not condone this kind of behaviour. It just destroys a part of us. It is actually really sad. I believe there can be other methods of training an army without hazing. But please do correct me if I am wrong.
Still I got loads of respect for soldiers because I know for sure, I couldn't endure anything of that kind.
Thank you for your service man, it means to a lot to us, I hope you feel better and you're doing well
Mav Taco I know this is kind of a late thing to do but I want to personally thank you for everything you’ve done. Regardless of what others say I appreciate everything our serving men and women do for this country. I can’t thank you enough and I am infinitely sorry that you’ve had such a terrible experience coming back... I can’t imagine putting myself in that situation and having to deal with what you’ve been through.
@@Leprutz Well that's kind of the point of boot camp. They break you down (destroy a part you, as you put it) and rebuild you as a marine. It's supposed to be brutal because the things one may encounter during deployment will make boot camp look like Disneyland.
Mav Taco Thank you for your service.
R. Lee Ermey was my step father's drill sergeant in the USMC. There's a photo of his graduating class where he's standing off to the side.
Man what a privilege that is. Although I'm pretty sure he wasn't aware of it at the time. Still....
Nobody cares
Wow, I wonder what he thought when watching Full Metal Jacket?
@@ManuDellaValle63 you cared enough to comment 😘
@@jirden Sebastain cares, he just has a strange way of showing it.
This isnt on topic, but he just looks like he would be a really nice friend
No better friend, no worse enemy.
He looks like the tyoe of guy someone would pick on in a bar, but the bully would end up being beat up by him.
James is a good kid.
Poor guy got cyber friend zoned by you lol 😆
@@tayk7547 ok
I'm still waiting for the most realistic Military Movie ever. All that will happen is a 3 hour long Power Point briefing and then everyone leaves the tent looking exhausted and hunting for coffee.
what? lol
Field day
Ian Dickerson getting called out for falling asleep during the PowerPoint
Check out VetTv, it's pretty guud if you get the comedy of it :V
Hurry up and wait, nothing compares to a good old Charlie Foxtrot
I am related to a Vietnam veteran (RIP) who was in R. Lee Ermeys platoon who told me that the thing that bothered him most about the movie was that they show that the drill instructor struck recruits - he said they were not allowed to do that. They did, however, have plenty of ways to psychologically break down recruits who refused to obey.
Sorry...thats BS...at least prior to 1975 (recruit killed at MCRD SD).... especially in 3rd BN MCRD SD (my dad did 2 tours with I company 3rd BN.... I observed the same during my enlistment
Yeah hands on instruction was still happening after 2000. Usually it was something quick, but as it became more involved they would take the recruit somewhere and make adjustments. So they aren't supposed to happen any more, it isn't as common as it once was, but it happens to most recruits at some point.
That maybe true about not punching recruits but they still kicked, punched, stepped on our heads and occasionally close line running recruits who ran too close to a Drill Instructor. I only got punched once in the face.
Technically they weren't allowed but did it happen?Absolutely.I didn't see it in my platoon but I knew people who were there before me and it happened all the time.And yes,they absolutely punched recruits,usually in the stomach.
R. Lee Ermy absolutely terrified me when I first saw Full Metal Jacket. He still does! Vincent D’onofrio broke my heart. Stunning performances.
Serial killer breaks down slasher films should be next
Good idea. I'll handle that. For GQ: don't contact me between 11pm and 4am. I'll be busy .. I mean, I'll be sleeping.
You might be into something 👀
Mirage Seemed like a good idea
That would be great
Where do I sign up?
"I got lost on the way to college." I can't stop laughing omg.
Best line In that movie!
Anyone knows the song at 4:31
@@xianglingisthebest1047 Don't worry be happy
@@xianglingisthebest1047 dont happy be worry
I is 15 forever!
Watching all these scenes together let's you appreciate how good Full Metal Jacket was. In addition to being pretty accurate, its just great film making.
What a great breakdown. This guy seems unusually genuine.
I went into the Army in 1970 and "Jody" was alive and well back then too ! We even had to sing about him while we were marching ! LOL!
I've been in for three years, Army Reserve, and he's STILL BANGING EVRYONES GIRL! Does this guy even age?! What's his secret!?
Probably NOT being in any branch of the military XD All jokes aside, we still sing and call cadence about Jody to this day. That fuckers never gonna die...
Ain't no sense in looking back, Jody's got your Cadillac
@@fuq1nutube Ain't no sense in looking down. Ain't no discharge on the ground. (LOL I forgot a bunch of that stuff)
@@richardbuse228 lol! I think its still with you. Just need something to dig it out of your head.
@@fuq1nutube What do you want?....."More P.T. drill Sgt. ! " Then he would say ....."Ask,and ye shall receive" ......yeah, I think I am having a flash back !
people say there are comments criticizing him but i literally cant find any
Most got reported
Same lmfao
They were hunted by his seniors XD
Maybe because they got reported or you are too late to see them fricking idiote
@@everythingsfinett3903 idiot* you idiot
I spent 4 years in the Marine Corps, and I've always said that the boot camp portrayal in Full Metal Jacket is the most accurate I've ever seen in a movie.
My sister was the singer in her bootcamp platoon. She was the number one for it. Afterwards her DI would say she hated her voice. Lol
I'm sorry
Don't be. My sister used it as motivation. After boot camp her DI's spoke about how much they actually loved her singing.
Idk why people are hating I found this guy to be a pleasure to watch
Same
It's his voice
@@kolonels12 It's not the worst voice on this site. I mean have you watch a N&A Production video?
Same.
You say his voice? nothing wrong with his voice
This guy just kept a whole generation of kids on quarantine out of the military
Showing Jarhead “that’s accurate, that’s accurate, that’s accurate”
Full metal jacket was accurate as well, for the most part.
Not really
@@jaedenmittenthal5342 emphasis on "was", there are countless accounts of how horrible bootcamps were between ww2 and after the vietnam war.
the big issue of rehabilitating vietnam vets was a wake up call and made military training much more humane (by comparison)
@@etcghostgaming3639 Same actually except the part where the fish and game warden im hoping for special operations
etcghostGaming glad to hear that there are still some tough youngins today, I’m 17 and planning on going to the marines💪🏽
I haven't been in the military myself, but have family who have served. Your video was insanely entertaining and educational. I really appreciated your insight into things I've always wondered about. Thank you for your service and thank you for your time in making this video.
I went through MCRD San Diego in the summer of 1981. Other than the shooting in the head, the boot camp scene in Full Metal Jacket was the most accurate portrayal that I've ever seen on screen.
We went to boot camp together! This is dope.
Thanks for your service!
Thank you for serving our country!
I wanna hear about that drill instructor that got shot
@@Dastardly_Duo There's always that _one_ comment.
@@thetamaximum1901 is it wrong for me wanting to know
This is literally the sweetest looking Marine Infantryman I've ever seen
I agree i dont believe he was in the corp
@@williamblair2791 I mean I don't doubt he was in the corps. I just thought he looked nice
@@williamblair2791 corps
@@williamblair2791 I want proof that you were in the Marine Corps.
Laporta went to fckin Afghanistan, Helmand Province.
A little research goes a long way.
You were in corps for 19 years ??? I find that hard to believe man.
In the Army you would be at least a MSG / 1SGT.
I don't believe somebody on that level would try to hate on a combat veteran.
19 years doesnt equal E8
Depends if the cards lay correctly
Probably because of all the sweets he eats every day
I am very glad you came out and did this. I enjoyed watching/hearing your take on these things. You did a great job!
My Dad was in the Marine Corp before I was born, so I grew up loving and respecting Marines! By the way, he was in the Korean war.
Reminds me: a drill sergeant was getting a bit too cocky and aggressive with a new recruit on this side of the world. So he, the drill sergeant, challenged him to a fight to prove his "superiority" to other recruits. It went down really really bad. The new recruit knocked him out cold and completely humiliated him. Which tanked the sergeant's reputation...
Lol...I can see how some of those instructors would get a superiority complex!
He probably had that coming
Im impressed that after everything he must have seen and been through he can still have such a calm and soft spoken demeanor and talk so candidly about his experiences.
at some point in life, when you've done your job, and you are a man of intellect, you'd actually be wiser after seeing all those dark sides of being alive. I have a boss, and he was in the war, seeing people being tortured alive and even after they're passing away, having to comply with a small amount of food to protect his family, having to defend himself in a situation when you actually have to put a man down with anything you have, and after all of those things and we are at peace now, he is like the nicest and the most patient person I've ever known, you can actually see it in his eyes tho, the pain and suffering, and that some part of his humanity is dead. But still, he is wise, he's not yelling in the street, and or doing stupid things, instead, he's become a more intellectual person, and teach the young how to be a man.
Captain Kangaroo and Mr Greenjeans were both Marines.
I was a US Navy Diver, and now I'm an amiable family doc.
What we went through, what we can do, does not dictate what we actually do.
I thought exactly the same.
cause he was disciplined and shaped into a fine man
Probably never seen combat
Jody: *Bangs nearly every Marine’s wife or girlfriend*
Johnny Sins: “Finally a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!”
i dident see that comming
@@justsomeguywithoutamustach6783 don't you mean I didn't see that cuming
In JRROCT he only banged our mom
@@foolboibois7672 ok boomer
This is the best comment I've seen all day.
One thing I've noticed about all ex marines is they all look so friendly but there's also that thought in the back of your mind that this guy could kill you in .3 seconds
There is no such thing as an EX marine. He's just not active duty at the moment.
Retired USMC General Matis "Be Polite, be Professional and always have a plan to kill everyone you meet"
He can it's just a matter of if he will
R Lee Ermey was my neighbor's drill instructor in boot camp. My neighbor said his character in Full Metal Jacket was exactly who he was in real life.
Even the punching and abuse 😂
"I got lost on my way to college."
Priceless
Inaccurate. One has to say "This recruit got lost on his way to college!"
@@scottwpilgrim SIR!
suddenly everyone in these comment sections are military experts
Pantsalonis never fails
No, I’m sure they already were before, all the way through Top Gun and MASH. Expected anything different?
i served in the navy for 6 years so there's that lol
@@CVargas202 is brushing the floor with a toothbrush a real thing
@@keanusamuels1782 we only use small wire brushes on metal equipment. if we had to do an inspection we used a much larger brush. cant talk for marine bootcamp but how our bootcamp was run was all about time efficiency why use a little as brush when that will take forever to execute.
I can't believe I just saw this three years later, but this whole thing was fantastic. I wasn't a Marine, I was Army. But there's of course many parallels between the corps and the army. Little technicalities and little differences here and there, but a lot of it is very much the same. It was cool to see a regular enlisted guy talk about his experiences and what he noticed. I was saying so many of the same things even before he said it. They should do this more often.
He looks like such a friendly guy who play fall guys with his kids
I used 550 cord to secure my blankets to my bed... slept on top of everything...
Funny thing was,,,, when the DI came in and started flipping beds because someone messed up... My bed was third one to be flipped... mattress and covers stayed firmly attached and unaffected by the bed flip... The DI actually broke persona and laughed through his nose... He did make me do pushups, but stopped flipping the rest of the beds and left. That was a great day
MasterMech77 made me lol. I had that happen in our barracks tons of times but no one tied their sheets down.
Lol I used blousing straps... Till i got caught.... I swear i pushed up 1/2 of South Carolina!!!!
MasterMech77 my drill instructors would hide their laughs behind their covers lmao
@@salty_terminal_civilian5374 ... Yeah it was fun, trying to get those guys (Drill Instructors) to crack up...After I saw what happened with the bed incident, I made it a "mission" of mine when I was going through training... How many times can I make the DI crack up.
@@covecove5978 same. Boot bands secured mine and i never had to do more than smooth it out in the morning.
I fully admit that I wouldn't survive a day in the military.
Same I’m a weak coward
@@scamlikely3457 Well it's not really about being a coward I think. I believe someone has to have a special mind of skills and mindset to join the military.
@Lord Frog My boot camp experience was this is not that tough. I saw boot as a "head game". Physically for me it was easy.
would like 2 c u n a prison environment
I wouldn’t survive even 2-4 hours lol
I did Army Basic in the early 90's, I remember one of my drill sergeants, he was a tank driver, never raised his voice louder than needed to be heard, but he explained his teaching method the second day we were there as the three T's, first he'd teach us, then he'd test us and if we f'd it up, he'd torture us, we got really good at pushups and leg lifts. Our lead instructors goal was we would excel on drill and ceremony and aptitude tests or we'd excel at physical fitness, by the end we were top in all three. The only week we didn't have the lead platoon banner on our flag was one miserable week. Of course we started with 60 and only 46 of us graduated, vs the other three platoons in the company lost about 8 combined out of 180. They never endorsed or allowed hazing, really wasn't needed. Fair but tough is how I would describe them all. All of us wanted to quit at some point I'm sure, but it was definitely worth it.
I did Army BCT in 1970, very similar to what you described. Lots of PT as training or motivation. We were also tops in all 3. We graduated about 110 of the 160 that started. Many were re-cycled for physical reasons, more were still hospitalized. And a bunch were AWOL - they were drafted. Could not believe how many failed to qualify with the rifle, that was 2 weeks re-cycle to the range. Rifle expert was easy for me but I grew up a deer hunter in Western Pa. Some of them caught up to us at AIT but we were half way through. The drill sgts. Were hard but mostly fair.
The movie STRIPES was filmed at Ft. Knox and yes there were a lot of tanks on the roads all day, all night and weekends too. At least when I was there. Those were M-60 tanks in the film. Sgt. Hulka was realistic. I lived in the old 2 story wood barracks, many of them burned down, they were fire traps.
First stage of service rifle competition (where soldiers earn the distinguished rifleman ribbon) is 20 rounds at 200 yards standing. Absolutely not uncommon for people to land all 20 in the x and the 10 ring for a perfect score.
Marine: *gets branded*
Me: please don't say it please don't say it please don't say it
Him: That's accurate
Me: :(
That won't happen in the corps nowadays. Hazing has been really cracked down upon.
I enlisted not too long ago and this was my exact reaction to this part too
I won't say it won't happen, but I can say that it is very unlikely to happen now days and more likely you'll be hazed in a way where it won't show evidence or marks.
One of my DI's was branded on his left bicep. Not sure if is was an actual brand like this though. I looked more like when those indigenous tribes make those deep cuts and they heal over real weird. Anyway, that was summer 2007.
Just watch out for the clothes dryers and ull be fine.
People are saying that people are making fun of him but i haven't seen one comment bullying the marine.
Sean Hickey Because they got drowned out by the new comments
@@imperialguardsmen8543 Correction, they got drowned by downvotes and decent comments were upvoted by common-sense people.
Its cuz were busy hiding our kids crayons
@@imperialguardsmen8543 Cadia stands!
I saw them they were awful I watch this video when it came out and it was complete roast of this man
When I was in Navy basic training in '98 there were signs posted everywhere "Swearing is not quality leadership". In the 13 weeks I was there I never heard a curse word. Fudge was the harshest thing my Petty Officer said. Fudging, I don't give a fudge, move your fudging butt, etc
Holy cow… not at all how things were as of 2021
Wow I was in the army in the 1980s cursing was normal
It's actually funny how on Insider's channel a drill instructor says: "Naaa, hitting a recruit face into the board is unacceptable" and James here says: "Yeah, this could happen when no one is watching".
Very true had my head slammed in a rack because the di though I was having an attitude
This guy is Jocko's undermined little brother
Dude I'm here because of the vid with Jocko😂😂😂
*Son
🤣😂🤣😂
DERICK EBANKS same lol I was thinking that
Nah man he's just a marine and jocko is the ultimate warrior so any level of marine is relatable to him
Marine: is at war
Wife: *exists*
Jodi: *communist national anthem*
no
@@luunars yes
no
@@luunars yes
Balognah Humbug wife: exists
Jodi: it's free real estate
I just want to thank you Marine Sir, for putting your life on the line for protecting us
I love the 'most replayed' thing. You just knew what was going to be there!
Ok be honest who came here to see him do full metal jacket
Me
I did
oorah
Was hoping to see the training scene 😂
I came for fmj but was honestly sold with jarhead
Imagine making an anti-war film, trying to exaggerate everything bad about it and 30 years later, some ex-marine says "Yup, that's what it's like. This film made thousands of people want to join."
First thing you should learn is there is no "ex-marine". We are Marines and always will be. Also, it is disrespectful to not capitalize the "M" in Marine. Just in FYI.
Was it an anti war movie ? I never really got that impression, but that's only my view of course.
@@moe9098 A marine who gets offended by a letter not being capitalised? Yikes
@@jimreily7538 It's a bit of a grey area, but most people regard it as not portraying the US's actions in Vietnam in the best light. Especially with scenes like the Blackhawk (Edit: some folks have pointed out blackhawks weren't in service in Vietnam, thanks for the correction!) minigunner screaming "get some!" while indiscriminately massacring fleeing Vietcong troops, the second half of the movie tends to show the Marines as cold and unfeeling. It also (at least in my opinion) seemed to give the impression that they weren't actually there to accomplish any objective, and were really just there to kill NVA soldiers.
It's not as overtly anti-war as some other films of the time, but I wouldn't say it's pro-war, either.
Luke Rudloff we all do nub cause it’s a sign of disrespect. Make sure of proper etiquette before responding or shut up.
Great video....
Thank You James
The boot camp scenes in full metal jacket is the most accurate and true to reality ever put to film.
I got lost on the way going to college 😂
I found college on the way back :)
That's a bar
Anonymous tomatoes, tamatoe
*I found college on the way back.. for free
Ricardo San Nicholas well at least you made it to your original destination after traveling the country/world looking for it.
The fact that the most disturbing movies on the list, is determined by an actual Marine to be the most accurate speaks volumes.
The Corps isnt disturbing, it's just not for weak bodies.
@@bonesaw608 branding others and hazing each other like a frat and exploiting fears outside of what is regulation is disturbing. The fact that the govt violated Dawes rights to be a conscientious objector, is again, disturbing.
titanfighter12 well war is a disturbing thing
@@titanfighter12 It's what men do to each other, the reason you're shocked is because the society has been sanitized ever since war stopped being commonplace. You only see it in a few places where life isn't artificial enough.
@@bogdanbogdanoff5164 That is so cold, but so correct. I got the chills, man. Hard times creates hard men (and women of course), soft times ... well, I leave it with that.
Well done and highly informative as usual!
Really enjoyed this
As a Marine, this is an accurate analysis for these movies.
Thats a bit meta innit? A marine reviewing a marine reviewing marine movies... XD
@@siddhantganguly No, it is peer review
Have you ever seen action?
@@siddhantganguly Why would you call a soldier a beta? Moron. That's really why I don't take peoole like you serious.
@@Zack_410 He said meta which is something like a movie character acknowledging they're in a movie
James seems like the sweetest guy, I hope he is being treated well with love and respect now in life.
How jody treat you??
Agreed!
@@box1877 for real, this his ex or jilted lover? what does be senctence even mean? treated right?
I havent met him but I have spoken with him on the phone he is amaZing
@v montclair simp
that was great, i really enjoyed this
Love your clip
US marine’s wife/girlfriend exist:
Jodi: 😏
Mr.steal your girl oh oh oh ooooohhhhh
do they say the jody thing to female marines, too? do they haze the female marines as much and same way as males?
anyway its a bit old school 50s to say its just the guy´s fault, this "jody", it needs two in cheating. but i guess in army / prison lingo, they never blame the woman for it, the woman dont have agency, its just the bad dude who is behind it all.
@@Redmanticore Jodi is always 6'4"
Marine wife/girlfriend: "He's away, overseas"
Jodi: Its free real estate
Can’t like it’s on 666 likes 😈
“That’s called standing in line, you have to do that a lot”
elementary school kids: 👁👄👁
Ok man, calling people a loser really encourages to see you as a nice guy.
@@tayk7547 toe the line
Tay K yeah sure you are
Standing *on* line
on line..... not in line
Excellent breakdown! Very informative and educational but not preachy. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Good job, James. Great to watch!
“I got lost on the way to college, sir!” 😂
Did you use a mirror to shave? No, Sergeant, I use a razor, I find I get better results! . No head slamming, but I did get 10 laps around the parade square holding my weapon over my head. :-D
foolio42 oh man 😂😂😂😂
I watched Full Metal Jacket, and went into the Air Force. No one kicked me in the face, and I'm good with that.
Secondly, anyone making fun of this dude needs to realize, most of you couldn't have endured half of what he did.
🅱️ please.
You misundwrstand what in capable of handling
A quarter of what he went through would take me to deaths door
@Angel Duarte why?
500th like
yeah people need to leave brian windhorsts brother alone
@Angel Duarte I don't think you read the whole thing.
God bless this man, he has some firsthand experience and he has super soothing way to convey them. Plus he looks like a supper huggable teddy bear.
Also the insight that an anti-war movie actually brought all the more recruits to the USMC is hilarious.
My friend who was in the marines, and the second Gulf war, told me that Full Metal Jacket had the most accurate depiction of marine training he has seen in a movie or television program.
There is a Russian saying: "If you've been to the army, you don't laugh at the circus".
Weren't they ordered to kill imprisoned russians in ww2 ?
That's the most Russians thing I've ever heard
@Vlad Tepes it's means since in the military is very strict watching circus is a whole lot different experience compare to the one you were used to because you'll no longer have fun in the circus cause you got used to the strict no laughing in the military
@@onesidedunpure109 Actually there might be another meaning as well, military sometimes is like circus, if you been part of it you are part of the 'scene' and you doin some pretty stupid and unnecessary things so after being part of a circus for x amount of days in your life you might not find a normal circus funny anymore :D
@@KsenofonSaksa worst analyzation of a quote I've ever seen and I tutor kids in English
I love how they found a down-to-earth likeable guy instead of some over the top "Hoorah" dude with a real hardon for acting tough.
Great stuff!
Most of us that aren't active duty anymore are like this.
@@moldy_gecko I do not doubt it. Pretty much all veterans I've met are chill too.
@@moldy_gecko amen brother.
Most all military personnel are like this. They’re just normal people in terrible situations
Great break down
love this
I want to see more of this guy, he is so disciplined and polite
Jarhead: 0:16
0:34 Head shaved, uniform and barracks
1:38 Standing in line
2:20 Drill instructor yelling
2:57 Jody
3:28 Being a scribe
3:51 Hitting someone's head in the board/wall
4:31 Boot camp
5:43 Branding
Stripes: 6:58
7:02 Marching and guys smiling
7:54 Singing while marching
8:38 Totally fake military base
Hacksaw Ridge: 9:17
9:21 True Story
9:48 Obstacle courses and racing event
Heartbreak Ridge: 10:26
10:27 Emotional moment
10:51 Shooting range
12:14 Firing in the range
13:12 Running around the group while walking
Full Metal Jacket: 13:47
14:25 Unlocked footlocker
15:57 Proper motivation not given to a Private
16:34 Hazing
17:04 Critique review on the movie
mvp
wow I appreciate you for this
God has a special place reserved for you my friend ^^
This should be pinned man. Dedication
Full Metal Jacket.
Best boot camp scene and probably the most accurate for Vietnam era recruits.
My dad served in Vietnam and said that the "Full Metal Jacket" depiction of Boot Camp was the closest to what he experienced.
That Part with the Marines standing on the catwalks.. such an underrated scene, and such a powerful moment. I got to my fleet grunt unit on a Friday evening..it was quite a bit uglier in real life than in the movie, I will say that. It began a very difficult year of float workups. They would try to break us any way possible..Like if they could break you, you did not belong anyway. We lose more marines in those first 6 months in the fleet than any other time. I try to explain it to people, and they never really understand. I was grateful in the end, it all made sense when i was senior and going to Iraq with some pretty hard boots lol
Torture in USMC: exists
“Yeah that’s accurate”
Don't hate.
Clorox Bleach Leader that’s not hate
But are there women there?
@Richard Casterly Don't be pedantic dickhead.
@@sofam9645 That's a troll
See y’all in 6 years when this gets recommend to everybody
ayt imma head out too
Funny but inaccurate in this case, it's recommended now ^^
I'll leave this comment here so I can see it in the future.
hi future me
Mk bye
good fun info! thanks....................................
KUDOS to you for making an educational and interesting video. I was discharged in 1986 after serving 7 years in the Corps. I worked in the Public Affairs field and was a military journalist. I hope you do more videos. Full Metal Jacket was spot on and I appreciate your description and valuable critique. Anyone who doesn't like it...I would say go suck a raw egg...but I will be nice and just say I guess you really don't know what it can be like. My hubby, also a former Marine, experienced much of what you showed in Full Metal Jacket. He couldn't swim well ... and was chased around inside of the pool by two drill instructors. Let's just say he manage to get his swim qualification in deep water with full gear on, regardless. My poor guy, lol.
"Some people watch FMJ and decide to join the Air Force instead."
Truer words were never spoken.
Chair force*
I would too.
@@camper1749 Hehe in the Netherlands the airforce is called Luchtmacht which by the Army is called Kluchtmacht. Klucht means something like an exaggerated and comedic (stage)play
I watched it and decided to be born in 1963.
Yep, that's what I did!
I really liked the way James broke things down, he seems like a really cool guy
Never seen marine this fat thogh
@@kingcolz He's not anymore.
@teds ahh no wonder
Geflunk ok so delete your unnecessary comment then.. you look stupid
@@kingcolzStfu, he gained wait after leaving the Marine Corps. I don't see you risking your life for anything. God, imagine going to boot camp for twelve weeks, going to war and coming back just to be called fat by some random dumbass on the internet fat. Smh
Great video
2:24
Jody is universal to all branches 🤣.
Up next they get death himself to break down death in movies.
*pauses vid on guy getting shot in the head and falling over*
now this is extremely accurate-
Then Final Destination will be a doozy.......
Nicholas Howatson and they show Jack’s death scene in Titantic
Waffle expert explains waffles in movies.
*Death Star blows up a planet*
Yeah, that's accurate. Believe it or not, there was an entire solar system billions and billions of light years away that got completely obliterated by this one infamous space mafia with a ginormous doomsday laser because the inhabitants living there stopped paying their protection money. Now that was centuries and centuries ago. Imagine how technologically advanced they are NOW. Better hope that space marine project gets developed soon!
I'm a navy veteran, James is the modern day veteran. He reminds me of all my navy buddies. Also GQ needs to get him in another video. People think veteran they think special ops guys, when in reality James here is the everyman vet
I agree. We can't all be Jocko, haha...
@@yuckphooey most people don't understand the difference between a special forces unit like SEAL and a branch of service like USMC.
@@yuckphooey Yeah, Marines are better!
@@francescodarcangeli4197 The difference is Marines are better!
@@francescodarcangeli4197what gets me is everyone thinking all SEALs are SEAL Team 3 which is more like the Naval equivalent to Delta where as a regular SEAL team and MARSOC are pretty comparable in terms of ability.
Lol the 4:47 looking up to the guys and getting off the bus is like getting transferred to prison. Some got cat walks like that too and they size us all "new recruits" up lmao crazy similarity.
Thank you for your service James Laporta, and all the other who have served and are serving.
*Guy gets his head split open with an axe*
“That’s actually pretty accurate”
Im stronger than Marines you are loser. Also check out my friends channel "RaSha Reacts" he re defines what it means to be a "Reactor" on this platform. He also gives donations.
@@tayk7547 sure buddy
@@oogway9895 it is he himself, the holy one, Tay K you dare not speak back to the Oogway
Jodie is the guy who keeps your wife warm when your locked up too.
busy man that.
the boyfriend of your wife
In Serbia we call him Milan
@@marjanmiladinovic4066 And also Marjan
@JayoJay you just know you got cheated on
Great Channel sir. U.S. NAVY VET. 74-78 . 🇺🇸⚓️
Full Metal Jacket was the most accurate movie about the Marine Corps. It was EXACTLY what I went through in Marine Corps boot camp during Viet Nam. I always felt that whoever wrote the script was in my platoon.
Thank for your service brother.