Platoon (1986)
Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn ... (see more) , John C. McGinley , Richard Edson , Kevin Dillon , Reggie Johnson , Keith David , Johnny Depp , David Neidorf , Mark Moses , Chris Pedersen , Tony Todd
A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
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Oliver Stone
Release Date: Dec 24, 1986
DVD Release Date: Dec 09, 1997
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I guess I shouldn't really rate it because I fell asleep twice, but on the other hand, it made me fall asleep twice.
Its different than most war movies. It may not have the greatest battle scenes compared to saving private ryan or we were soldiers, but it has a good story about a war between american soldiers as well as the enemy. And a nice perspective of war betw... (read more) Its different than most war movies. It may not have the greatest battle scenes compared to saving private ryan or we were soldiers, but it has a good story about a war between american soldiers as well as the enemy. And a nice perspective of war between the battles.
An accessible, articulate Vietnam war story awash in acting talent. Tidy storytelling and a neat soundtrack make this one of the best.
So far made it in my list of favorite war movies, I never knew charlie sheen could do drama, nor did i knew that Dr. cox from scrubs and johnny deep was in this.
Rhah: "And if there's a heaven and God I hope there is, I know he's sitting up there, drunk as a fucking monkey and smoking shit. Because he left his pains down here."
Dark and chilling, showing the horror of warfare on a personal level, brilliant
Oliver Stone's finest work ever. This movie is as close to perfect as a movie can get. There's brilliant acting by everyone (Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger in particular), great direction, good script and at no point does the movie drag on. Also, the ... (read more) Oliver Stone's finest work ever. This movie is as close to perfect as a movie can get. There's brilliant acting by everyone (Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger in particular), great direction, good script and at no point does the movie drag on. Also, the fact that Oliver Stone actually witnessed Vietnam works for the movie cause he knew how every scene should look for it to look real...
All in all, this and Saving Private Ryan are the best war movies I've seen yet and probably will ever see...
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A film that says...that before you can make any vast, sweeping statements about Vietnam, you have to begin by understanding the bottom line, which is that a lot of people went over there and got killed, dead, and that is what the war meant for them.full review
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