Oh yeah, somebody might want to go fetch and get george kaplan to come and talk about Marine training. I think he said something to the effect that it was pretty real.
I know lots of people that don't like the second half of Full Metal Jacket although for different reasons than Bill J had just described.
Granted, I was exaggerating my feelings about the second half, and Bill J probably captured my feelings why
There's a British Film Institute? :D
Seriously, I never would've suspected Apocalypse Now would've made the top of the list, considering how most critical reviews I've read state in one shape or fashion, "Great first half, befuddling second."