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Platoon (1986) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
91 |
Avg. Rating: |
3.21/4 |
# of Ratings: |
549 |
Genres: |
War, Drama |
Rating: |
R |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 12/19/1986 |
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Director: |
Oliver Stone |
Actors: |
Charlie Sheen
Willem Dafoe
Tom Berenger
Forest Whitaker
ohn C. McGinley
Johnny Depp |
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Plot Outline:
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A young man is sent to the Vietnam War where he explores the reality of moral dilemmas, friends dying, and searching for a reason for it all.
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Patrik 12/21/2012 (0 of 1 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
Oliver Stone has really made something special here. Saw this the other say and was impressed by the performances and the story in particular. Sure, the characters sometimes seem a bit exhaggerated but for me it helps clarifying the vision of what effects war has on people. Charlie Sheen isn't fantastic in the leading part but he is not really an actor as he is an observer. Stone tells us the story through Sheen and ut works damn well and feels damn realistic and horrifying and fantastic. |
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Ean Vali 11/30/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
2/4 |
I once saw this movie by mistake because I went into the wrong cinema...... Impressive is the only thing I can say..... |
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mitchellyoung 11/08/2012 (0 of 1 found this helpful) |
Rating of
4/4 |
The best anti-warm film ever made, Platoon is a poetic journey through the horrors of war. Oliver Stone shows great restraint from his later penchant for political over-commentary and, rather pulls some truly transcendent performances out of Berenger (playing a truly despicable character), Dafoe, and Sheen. |
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04/07/2012 (0 of 1 found this helpful) |
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Good, not amazing |
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First, i want to say that i don't know much about conditions in vietnam war and therefore i don't know how true this film is . However it is well known that there were undisciplined soldiers in that war, was it so much as it is shown in this movie, i dont know.
Also i have to say i dont really like Oliver Stone but noone can deny him few brilliant scripts he made at the begining of his career (Scarface, Conan). Among these good Oliver stone movies is Platoon. As i said before i dont know how accurate it is but i definitly can imagine that these things happened. And they are shown pretty well.
Battles are ok, some are very intense, later nothing special. Just not intense enough (maybe budget?). Characters are smartly written. Idea is good but script is just ok, but its not amazing like A... |
Rating of
3/4 |
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03/05/2012 (0 of 1 found this helpful) |
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Platoon review |
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Viewing this again just makes you appreciate how great a director Stone is and how horrific and heart wrenching it is to be part of a war. The film starts off slow with an ambush at night and a bonding of troops. it gets interesting after the booby trap explosion. The platoon consists of the humane Sergeant Elias (Willem Dafoe), austere Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes (Tom Berenger), Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen), Sergeant "Red" O'Neill (John C. McGinley) and many more.
Its elegant score and detailed direction were sensational. Performances were sincere despite the number of quality stars as supporting roles like (Depp and Whitaker) and scenes very realistic. Staff Sgt. Barnes - “Take the pain.” Chris Taylor – “Day by day I struggle to maintain not only my strength but also my sanity.” ... |
Rating of
4/4 |
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08/26/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Graphic realiztion of the Vietnam War. |
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This film is timeless and describes the reality of the Vietnam war better than any other. This film is not hollywood and it is not surreal. It is reality. The film does try to be black and white and is not afraid to show the complexities facing fighting men in Vietnam. However, the real greatness of this film is in the gritty realism of the characters. Stone gathered a great and diverse collection of actors. Each character well developed and unique. In deed, the viewers are allowed to look at these characters and choose which one best represents them and in that, perhaps sees how they might have done in Vietnam. Charlie Sheen's character is innocence, heading for war. When he arrives in Vietnam, he must make the choice of what kind of soldier he will be. Will he emulate Sargent Barnes, a ... |
Rating of
4/4 |
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