<< Let's make this clear, I did not mean to offend anyone. If you think FMJ is the best war movie ever made, then I respect your opinion. >>
ummm sure - that's why you used the flame bait topic title "FMJ - what a stupid movie"
<< I think part of the reason I did not like FMJ as much as other movies I have watched is because I don't think it was deep enough. Again, this movie is like 15 years old and I just happened to watch it for the first time a couple of days ago. >>
I am dying for you to explain what "deep" means. The movie is great on so many levels
<< In SPR every soldier seemed more human, with more emotions, they were scared. FMJ was different, it is not the kind of movie that will make any difference in the way I view the world, it's the kind of movie I will forget in a couple of months. >>
I like your simplification: "with more emotions, they were scared." Almost the entire movie takes place in heavy combat, what did you expect? And frankly, that was about the only emotion other than the male version of empathy when they saw another guy cry and left him alone...
<< And don't get me wrong, I liked FMJ, the first 45 minutes in the bootcamp. >>
Me too
<< While I don't base my opinions on what the critics say, I would like to mention that Roger Ebert gave SPR 4 stars, while he gave FMJ only 2 1/2. >>
Why do you want to mention it then? Roger Ebert is the biggest spielberg whore on the planet. He has less journalistic integrity than the guy Sony invented.