At the Movies!

[Kakariko Kid]

So yesterday I watched Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metall Jacket" as well as Fede Alvarez's "Don't Breathe".

Full Metal Jacket: R. Lee Ermey's role as the Drill Instructor was a mixed bag for me. When he is first introduced his performance was so over-the-top that I couldn't help but laugh, then later on the film I started to dislike him because of how much of an asshole he is, which I suppose was what Kubrick intended for the character.

Did You Know? R. Lee Ermey was an actual drill instructor in the US Marines and was allowed to ad lib much of what he says in the film? He retired as a Staff Sergeant and Honorary Gunnery Sergeant and is often typecast in movies as an authority figure.