The sniper scene from Full Metal Jacket
tags:Example #687 that Stanley Kubrick was a genius: the sniper scene from Full Metal Jacket. This is a great scene. I particularly love the way Kubrick holds on the close-up of Matthew Modine's face right before and just after he shoots the sniper. Good stuff.








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It took me years to figure out that she was the prostitute.
She was?! Which prostitute, the "me so horny/evy-ting you want" or "too bu cu"?
FYI, she was just repeatedly saying "Troi oi" which is roughly translated and understood to mean "Oh my god" in English.
@antimatter: Sounds like a good read.
But, ultimately, it comes down to: if you like Kubrick, that's all that matters. More power to ya.
FNG ryjkyj forced me to watch one of the best movies ever all over again. Bastard.
the book this was based off is called The Short-timers and its great. Plus it has a whole other ending. and its short. strongly recommended for anyone who liked this movie. it's got some really gritty shit about jungle warfare and the mindfuck that place was. how soldiers would have to walk in a line with their hands out in front on their buddy's shoulder at night in the jungle because it was so dark. or all the booby traps they set up. or how stepping on a loud twig/stick could be your death. or soldiers copying animal sounds to communicate at night. endless shit of cool stuff like that
You can read Short-Timers at Hasford's website right here
http://www.gustavhasford.com/short.htm