Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Backfire's siggy makes me appreciate horror films more and more. He's basically my Muse! 😄
I love you, WD.
Oh hey, off topic. But I jsut got a new PC Gamer magazine where they talk, in depth about the new upcoming Warhammer Online MMOG. It sounds really awesome, you should find some info online.
Good thread Mr Parker. Well , i think that demi moore wasnt the best part in ghost, but i dont think that she was that bad.
Charlie Sheen wasnt the best part in platoon but he was decent.
Ben Afleck, Clarke Duncan and Jennifer Garner wasnt the best choices in daredevil, althought they werent bad. Afleck isnt really a good actor, Jennifer didnt look the part and she isnt a good actress and about Duncan, i understand that he gets the part because his Phisichal, but i fell that the kingpin needs to be a better skilled actor, althought i uderstand that its difficult to get some good actor with that phischal.
Originally posted by DiamondBullets
Yes is was graphic and realistic, as were all those other 'Nam movies, except for Rambo. Charlie Sheen was the deciding factor that made Platoon what it was. He perfectly portrayed a college dropout turned soldier. What other 80's actors his age coulda done a gooda job? No one.
good point Diamondbullets.I honestly dont understand why a few people here thought he was so bad in that film.Those points you made are why I thought he was a good choice.I dont think back then in the 80's any other actors his age could have done a good job either.
Originally posted by DiamondBullets
Are you fukking kidding? Sheen made that movie! He's the reason it's the most successful 'Nam movie of all time.Platoon>>>>>>>>>>>>>Full Metal Jacket, Born on the Fourth of July, Hamburger Hill, Missing in Action, Rambo, Good Morning Vietnam, We Were Soldiers, etc..........
Platoon better than Full Metal Jacket? I'd be interested to know what kind of substance you've been smoking recently. Platoon is to Vietnam war movies what Saving Private Ryan is to WWII movies. The easy Hollywood alternative. Platoon is realistic, and there are moments of real tenison, I'll give it that, but Full Metal Jacket is clearly a superior film, in every department. Hamburger Hill and The Deer Hunter both blow it out of the water too.
Charlie Sheen is a horrible actor. He should stick with his crappy sitcoms. Harsh I know, but seeing as his own father is responsible for one of the great movie performances of our time, he doesn't really have an excuse.
Platoon being superior than FMJ is entirely valid. Many many people see it as the BEST vietnam movie ever, I think it definately beats Hamburger Hill as well.
Platoon, as I said earlier, achieves its greatness by doing what was once thought to be impossible - Showing combat not as exciting, but as tragic and scary. The combat in most other war films comes off as exciting, and sometimes fun. Platoon's portrayal is by far the most plausable and accurate, with the sense of pure insanity during the combat scenes, you, as the characters in the film, often can't even see where the enemies are firing from. Many veterans of Vietnam also feel Platoon is the most accurate at depicting combat, not to mention it's accurate depiction of the negative morale and the deplorable actions executed by US soldiers, something no other movie had tackled up until that point.
It makes sense, seeing as Oliver Stone based much of the film on his own experiences in Vietnam. Don't get me wrong, Full Metal Jacket is my personal preference, it's one of my favs, but Platoon being the better film is an entirely plausable argument.
Originally posted by Deathblow
Platoon better than Full Metal Jacket? I'd be interested to know what kind of substance you've been smoking recently. Platoon is to Vietnam war movies what Saving Private Ryan is to WWII movies. The easy Hollywood alternative. Platoon is realistic, and there are moments of real tenison, I'll give it that, but Full Metal Jacket is clearly a superior film, in every department. Hamburger Hill and The Deer Hunter both blow it out of the water too.Charlie Sheen is a horrible actor. He should stick with his crappy sitcoms. Harsh I know, but seeing as his own father is responsible for one of the great movie performances of our time, he doesn't really have an excuse.
Heeyeeeeell No!
Full Metal Jacket's only memorable things were R. Lee Ermey screaming his head off and the ever-popular line "Me love you long time". The movie is all-good entertainment-wise but its realism is overshadowed by Platoon's.
Hamburger Hill and The Deer Hunter were a'ight.
Born On the Fourth of July is number 2 in my book, cuz its a true story---If it was made up it wouldn't be as good cuz it would come across as very Hollywood-ish.
And Platoon and Saving Private Ryan are not comparable. Other than being "War Movies" they don't have much in common.
Originally posted by BackFire
An 80's actor that could probably have done a better job then Sheen? Off the top of my head: Johnny Depp, who ironically had a small part in the movie.
Naw, Johnny Depp is too much of a softee and pretty boy to star in a graphic 'Nam flick. He's better off stickin' to roles like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Originally posted by DiamondBullets
Relevance?
Observation.
Originally posted by DiamondBullets
And it was a good movie for the reason I mentioned: It was based on a true story and it was realistic.
Those are good reasons for liking a movie that is otherwise in opposition to your political views. Have you got a 'Fahrenheit 9/11' poster on your wall?
Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd FlooThose are good reasons for liking a movie that is otherwise in opposition to your political views. Have you got a 'Fahrenheit 9/11' poster on your wall?
Born on the Fourth of July was made way before Bush's presidency.
Michael Moore pisses me off. The only thing he's good at is annoying corporations. The only difference between a stalker and paparazzi is the camera, and thats exactly what he is. I would love nothing more than to beat the shit outta that annoying fat white-boy.
I must admit, that his "cameo" in Team America: World Police was one of the most hilarious (and accurate) portrayals of a person through a caricature.
Originally posted by BackFireI love you, WD.
Oh hey, off topic. But I jsut got a new PC Gamer magazine where they talk, in depth about the new upcoming Warhammer Online MMOG. It sounds really awesome, you should find some info online.
I was reading some of it yesterday. Shame it won't be out till next year...bummer. Hopefully it'll be good as Dawn of War. 😄
Come to think of it...on topic...I feel my enjoyment for the new SW would have been greater if only there wasn't a Hayden Christensen. Maybe Leonardo would have been a better Anakin.
Originally posted by DiamondBullets
Naw, Johnny Depp is too much of a softee and pretty boy to star in a graphic 'Nam flick. He's better off stickin' to roles like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
At least back then he was.Back then he was not anywhere near as good an actor as he is now.He really ddint start to blossom as a great actor until like the mid 90's.
Originally posted by BackFire
Platoon being superior than FMJ is entirely valid. Many many people see it as the BEST vietnam movie ever, I think it definately beats Hamburger Hill as well.Platoon, as I said earlier, achieves its greatness by doing what was once thought to be impossible - Showing combat not as exciting, but as tragic and scary. The combat in most other war films comes off as exciting, and sometimes fun. Platoon's portrayal is by far the most plausable and accurate, with the sense of pure insanity during the combat scenes, you, as the characters in the film, often can't even see where the enemies are firing from. Many veterans of Vietnam also feel Platoon is the most accurate at depicting combat, not to mention it's accurate depiction of the negative morale and the deplorable actions executed by US soldiers, something no other movie had tackled up until that point.
It makes sense, seeing as Oliver Stone based much of the film on his own experiences in Vietnam. Don't get me wrong, Full Metal Jacket is my personal preference, it's one of my favs, but Platoon being the better film is an entirely plausable argument.
yeah its very plausible.To say that Full Metal Jacket is superiour in every catagory is insane.Platoon didnt get all those academy awards for nothing.they were all well earned.