Platoon

i was mesmerized by this movie. absolutely speechless. it is the best, most realistic, most incredibe war movie ever made. it deserved a standing ovation. A++++++++++++++... Full review

Here's the story. The only reason why I saw this movie was because it won best picture and it was the only thing on T.V.(Saw it on encore or HBO I believe) So I'm thinking a lot of Best Picture winners... Full review

Awesome war movie...Vietnam or any other era. It seems to capture what it was probably really like over there. Charlie Sheen and Tom Berringer are very good.... Full review

This was a very bad movie. I could even watch all of it there was so little going on just people walking aroud in a jungle,getting shot and some guy writting back home If you want a good war movie GO... Full review

Don't believe this movie portrayd the American Soldier correctly. Unfortunately a rewriting of history has occurred. It is a shame that people think this FICTION is how this country fought in Vietnam.... Full review

Being in the military, there Must Be a blur between the two good and bad factions in a platoon. It seemed, anything Barnes touched, tought and did was bad, yet he was the ranking NCO. And there were some issues that... Full review

VC won the war... VC smart... GIs dumb... Ho Chi Minh no 1, GIs came and smoke pot and #@!! around... got VD can't fight...with pants down ha ha ha.... NOW I THINK THIS GOING IN... Full review

This is first part of oliver stone's detaling the vietnam war . It is a movie that like none other before or after has proven that war really is "hell". Oliver Stones masterful directing on this film enables the audience to... Full review

This is perhaps one of the most disturbing war films I've ever seen. Is that a bad thing, absolutely not. War is not pretty thing, and I for one am glad that Oliver Stone captured this message beautifully. To start, if... Full review

In the end, after the credits have rolled, there's only one thing to say, Platoon is simply a war movie to remember.... Full review

Oliver Stone's Classic War Film Platoon :....He is the perfect foil for Willem Defoe#39;s character..... ... Full Review

Platoon is a powerful....Platoon has won four Academy awards, including best picture and best director, as well as three Golden globes and two BAFTAs..... ... Full Review

Platoon' presents a very unflattering view of war, based on the personal experiences and memories of its director, Oliver Stone, who might, like so many veterans, take what he saw with him to the grave, unable to forget it and also unable to forgive himself for the things he may have done in the midst of the chaos. ... Full Review

Platoon succeeds in showing the public how truly complicated and confusing the Vietnam War was for the soldiers. Platoon is one of the most famous movies made about Vietnam for its accuracy and controversy. ... Full Review

The released film doesn't explain that very well, so at least they open up that side of things a little better. Although many regard the film as the most honest and intense made about the war in Vietnam, I think Stone's agenda interferes with that basic truthfulness. ... Full Review

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Over the decades after the appalling incidents that occurred in Vietnam, an assortment of anecdotal war films were released. These served as the primary visual contestants to the overall disposition of war. ... Full Article

HANOI (Reuters) - The New York Philharmonic Orchestra will play the haunting orchestral theme from Oliver Stone's Vietnam War film "Platoon" in Hanoi this October, and the reasons are purely artistic. ... Full Article

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Many people rave about Saving Private Ryan being the best war film ever, but in 1986 Oliver Stone's portrait of war in Vietnam really showed war at its worst. ... Full Article

PLATOON ( Comcast Free Movies) Except for the unnecessary voice-over narration, writer-director Oliver Stone's explosive account of the unimaginable horror during the Vietnam war captures the dog soldier's misery more than any other film to date. ... Full Article