Platoon

USA 1986, 120 minutes
Dir. Oliver Stone
Rating: [M]
Genres: Action/Adventure / War

Feat. Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen

Aroview: This film won the Best Picture Oscar for its compelling and sincere account of the Vietnam, also ushering the era of 1980s film reappraisals of the Vietnam War period. It also heralded the arrival to the bigtime of director Oliver Stone.

Oscar - Best Picture

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5 stars (Exceptional) A must-see Vietnam film by now-veteran Oliver Stone, and an almost all-star cast. ~Tom H
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4 stars (Very Good) Sheen seems to falter somewhat with carrying the film, but Berenger and Dafoe are fantastic and the overall film is superb. ~Wizzums
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3 stars (Good Enough) Pauline Kael nailed it when she said, "Oliver Stone is talented but tasteless." The battle scenes are inspired, but the morality is heavy handed and the characters are... well, sort of shit. I'm glad I saw it, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it to any ~Pop&Coffee
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2 stars (Good Try) It was commendable that the screenplay portrayed some authenticism e.g. illegal actions by the platoon but overall it was disappointing. What wasn't believable was the platoon yelling & shouting at each other throughout the film whilst in enemy territory ~Tubbs