Most Rewatchable Scene
The recruit introductions
In the discussion (10)
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- The first twelve minutes establish John as a likable loser through the shoeshine, parking ticket, cab fare, repossession, upside-down pizza, and breakup. — Bill Simmons
- The apartment visit is praised for indoor basketball, the five bishops, and the ease of the central friendship. — Bill Simmons
- The recruit-introduction scene wins for Cruiser, Psycho, Ox, Francis, Lee Harvey, the big-toe speech, and Murray’s escalating improvisational energy. — Bill Simmons
- A participant recounts memorizing the unusual-underwear speech and eventually reciting it directly to Bill Murray at Madison Square Garden. — Brian Koppelman
- The visit to General Barnicke’s house is praised for Murray’s late-night improvisation and rapport with his military-police scene partner. — Bill Simmons
- The graduation ceremony and late arrival were a childhood favorite. — Bill Simmons
- The first training sequence, including the log obstacle, is another preferred passage. — Bill Simmons
- The return-to-America newspaper-headline montage is praised for extending each character’s outcome as a closing gag. — Bill Simmons
- Captain Stillman’s first appearance and his shower-sponge line are singled out as a strong character introduction. — Brian Koppelman
- The mud-wrestling sequence is remembered as a major adolescent fantasy, though the raid and separation from the unit are questioned. — Bill Simmons