DylanMcChillin I love the comedy of Bill Murray, Harold Ramos and John Candy, but this movie is boring for the most part. It has inconsistencies, such as why the two main characters don't have their head shaved, which it never explains, while everyone else does. News flash: the military shaves everyone's head in boot camp, it doesn't matter how popular or well known you are. The comedy was subpar at best. Maybe movies just sucked the year this one came out which is why it's rated so high.

idontneedyourjunk The truly bittiest of bit parts, he appears for about a second as a soldier in a TV ad during the movie.It was originally intended as a Cheech & Chong movie, which wouldve been a lot funnier.As it is, some big comedy names appear here, some for the first time. Harold Ramis (writer of Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters and Stripes. Plays Egon in Ghostbusters) Bill Murray (you all know Bill Murray, right?) Warren Oates (plays the sergeant, most famous for beating Officer Murtaugh's "I'm too old for this sh*t" catchphrase by 6 years) Sean Young (Rachael in Bladerunner) John Candy (Blues Brothers, SNL, Spaceballs, Home Alone, Cool Runnings) John Larroquette (The librarians, night court, boston legal, the 10th kingdom, the John Larroquette show (funnily enough)) Judge Reinhold (Beverly Hills Cop) Antone Pagán (another bit part actor, but he gets bit parts in some big movies: enter the dragon, taxi driver, Saturday night fever, the warriors, dirty dancing, fatal attraction, gladiator) A very silly movie and quite possibly the 2nd unfunniest movie I've ever seen bill murray in (the first is the dreadful 'lost in translation')

a-m-kuhne This movie has some funny jokes here and there, but that's about it. I was really confused about this movie, because a lot of the characters just walked around saying "funny" things, often without any context, and without a normal or funny response from the people the characters were talking to. I'm not a movie expert, so I'm not sure if the clichés in this movie were just clichés, or if this movie is actually the one responsible for the making of these clichés. That does not change the fact that they are indeed clichés. An over the top drill sergeant that has no humour, but in the end becomes friends (kinda) with the person he hated the most. A fat guy who is, well, fat. A psycho, a no- brainer and so on. I also found myself very puzzled about the main characters best friend. I simply could not see him as a real person for some reason. Bill Murray plays the same role he always has, but it just doesn't work in this movie.The plot is pretty thin and dumb, which would be fine if the movie didn't take itself that serious. But it does. None of the events, make any sense and it is really annoying when the movie is so often humorless. There is not any kind of consequences for the characters, no they actually get awarded for screwing up so many times. The movie could have used this contradiction as a comedic effect, but it instead implies that these guys have done something good, and that they deserve the praise. This movie should have been waaaay more goofy for the plot to work.This movie seems to have gotten a lot of praise from both critics and regular viewers, but I can only understand that if it is because of its importance. I would have to disagree strongly that this is a good comedy movie.

Mr-Fusion For me, "Stripes" is one of the great '80s comedies; mostly because it's been funny over the years, and still holds up today. It's over-stuffed with a terrific cast, beautiful women and the comedic stylings of Harold Ramis (man, that guy could write 'em). There are some John Candy lines I still quote every now and then, and I get a kick out of watching Ramis try to keep it together in his scenes with Bill Murray. And speaking of Murray, he is plying his smartass likability to the nth degree here. The whole movie brims with it.And even though the movie completely switches gears into wacky misadventure during the second half, that first half is comedy gold. Also, Sean Young keeps getting more and more gorgeous as the movie progresses, so it all evens out.8/10