Who Dares Wins (film) has been disputed by Kubrick's assistant Anthony Frewin, saying that, "Lloyd, as the gunnery [sergeant] in Full Metal Jacket would say, is blowing smoke up our asses. That film is the antithesis of everything Stanley stood for and believed in." Stewart Lee later described the film as "one of the nastiest films ever made, coming off like Richard Littlejohn writing "The Professionals", married SAS man Collins goes undercover with peaceniks to gallantly probe their firebrand leader [...] only to murder her in cold blood later. Fairport Convention appear as some kind of beardo commie new wave band, playing a weird
Full Metal Jacket into a series of self-contained set pieces, none of them quite satisfying" and concluded that the film's message was "too little and too late", having been done by other Vietnam War films. However, Ebert also gave praise to Ermey and D'Onofrio, saying "these are the two best performances in the movie, which never recovers after they leave the scene." This review angered Gene Siskel on their television show "At The Movies"; he criticized Ebert for liking "Benji the Hunted" (which came out the same week) more than "Full Metal Jacket". Their difference in opinion was parodied on the television show