Platoon (1986)

A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. (imdb)
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Directed By: Oliver Stone
Written By: Oliver Stone
Starring: Keith David, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker, Tom Berenger, Johnny Depp, Oliver Stone, Charlie Sheen, John C. McGinley, Kevin Dillon, Francesco Quinn, Mark Moses, Reggie Johnson
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Ytadel | 7 83rd |
The stars of "Two and a Half Men," "Entourage," and "Scrubs" all come together to delight you in this comic farce which dares to ask the hilarious question, "What moral crisis would YOU face if confronted with the horrors of war and the evils man is capable of?" Oh, for silly laughs!
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Paxton | 82 90th |
Many comparisons to the other titans of Vietnam War films, but that doesn't seem fair and it's certainly unnecessary. No film NEEDS to be the definitive Vietnam movie but luckily for all of us, there was one. Stone did his best with what he believes and that's commendable. Kubrick and Coppola created masterpieces that touch on things beyond Vietnam investigating all war along with human nature, but even they couldn't really capture the essence of 'Nam. No, only Operation Dumbo Drop could captu..
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Hawkins | 85 79th |
Charlie goes to the trees to record some unnecessary voice-over work just like his father before him. Some folks are born, maaaaade to raise the flag, OOOH that red white and bl-wait what the fuck, Adagio for Strings? Bullshit, this movie is completely inaccurate!
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glumpy_99 | 90 82nd |
Harrowing and ugly war film is a high water mark of capturing the look, feel and even smell of wartime combat without romanticising it in the slightest - there are no 'heroes' here; the breakdown of Sheen's character from disaffected idealist to savage perpetrator of violence is tough to stomach and perhaps robs the film of an emotional, more viscerally satisfying follow-through. Still an impressive achievement; Dafoe and Berenger are both magnificent as Sheen's duelling father figures.
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juntakinte99 | 96 92nd |
A film so immersive it feels less like a viewing & more like you're listening to someone retell the events. Obviously the story is autobiographical almost to the point of memoir. But it takes a step back by actualizing the war's contentious politics in the characters--including a pragmatic leader, a sadist, and bigots. With amazing technical aspects (especially the painterly photography and brisk editing) this picture began a decade long era of Stone being the best American filmmaker there was.
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JSchlansky | 72 62nd |
And the coolest movie scar award goes to Tom Berenger... I was waiting for Dafoe's hands to blow up, then I realized that was Tropic Thunder.
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backwardsuit | 80 80th |
Like being shouted at for 2 hours but I liked it. It's overbearingly emotional, urgent and very much of its time. Not a flawless war film by any means but with all its hysterical pathos, it's perhaps the definitive American film about the war in Vietnam.
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Magb | 75 50th |
Good, not great. No major flaws, but other movies have done similar things better.
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2 | Octopusnarc | 95 97th |
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A overdramatized, but ultimately harrowing and insightful look into the themes of the Vietnam War. An American Classic.
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Alex Watkins | 3 38th |
Good god somebody kill John C. McGinley already.
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Nathan S | 2 21st |
Terribly written and acted.
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twincinema | 65 43rd |
Certainly not a bad film, but it lacks any sort of nuance or subtlety. Perhaps groundbreaking in showing a darker side to America's involvement in Vietnam. The narration was super cheesy.
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Grit | 83 89th |
Platoon is another outstanding war film. Every character feels like somebody you can distinctly recognise and get to know quickly throughout the course of the film. This is created by the great cast, I can't think of any obvious bad performances, really allowing you to develop some kind of bond with the movie. This is nowhere more obvious than the grueling conflicts between not just the Vietnamese and the American troopers, but also the ongoing tension between Berenger and Dafoe. Excellent.
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mwgerb | 71 87th |
A solid portrayal of moral dilemmas and horrors during wartime. There are movies that have covered both of those topics more thoroughly and powerfully, and this one sometimes verges towards being obvious, overdone, or melodramatic, but overall it's a well-acted, well-filmed, haunting, iconic look at the Vietnam conflict.
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hellboy76 | 86 96th |
I personally feel Apocalypse Now does a better job with the dark internal strife amongst the U.S. forces during this war, but Platoon does a better job balancing the action with it.
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Insan3 | 84 75th |
I found this film very difficult to watch, as scenes such as the "village raid" are incredibly brutal and do a great job of showing how terrible people can be. But, of course, that is a good thing because, let's face it, stuff like this is important to understand. I learned in Iraq that the attitude of many of my friends is that "Americans can do no wrong", which is bullshit. I think the characters of Dafoe and Berenger did a great job of illustrating this, even though the theme is over apparent
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CMonster | 85 80th |
I would say this ends up being more watchable than Apocalypse Now but doesn't have same quality in a some technical aspects most notably acting and cinematography. It also would have been better if I stopped watching just before Sheen's closing monologue. That was a terrible ending monologue that was just over board with cliche "the war was within us". If you haven't seen it, stop when they put Sheen on the chopper and you'll like it more.
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2 | brandons | 89 88th |
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Informed by director Oliver Stone's personal experiences in Vietnam, Platoon foregoes easy sermonizing in favor of a harrowing, ground-level view of war, bolstered by no-holds-barred performances from Charlie Sheen and Willem Dafoe.
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SirSass | 70 69th |
So this is why Charlie Sheen is so fucked up, I get it now.
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Kavu | 86 87th |
Among the classics of war movies. Top performances from the whole cast to an excellent screenplay.
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1 | cruelclown | 65 44th |
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Very stupid messages, especially the final voice-over and generally the race issue. Some good performances (Berenger, and especially Dafoe) along with bad (Charlie Sheen sucks). Having watched Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket nobody can like this I think. Very stupid use of music (Adagio for Strings, the song that has been played in Kennedy'^s funeral): using just one song throughout the movie until you feel sick.
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tinythedogg | 100 99th |
A great ensemble cast with memorable characters and memorable scenes. Did not lose interest once watching this,
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angrypierre | 85 85th |
That Vietnam war does not look like a good time.
On a more serious note, compares favourably with Apocalypse Now, despite having the wrong Sheen, as a slightly less over-the-top examination of the muddied moral waters of an unwinable guerilla war. Full of top notch performances, and even Stone's occasionally clunky dialogue doesn't get in the way. A genre classic.
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caiman | 87 85th |
This movie perfectly conveys the meaninglessness of war. In fact, it does so better than almost every other anti-war movie I've seen, with exception perhaps to Paths of Glory. The characters are all nicely drawn and the battle scenes are painted with quick moments of shocking violence. It truly shows what it must have been like to be there. My only complaint is some occasionally over the top acting/dialog by some of the minor characters. This is definitely one of the great Vietnam films.
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TedDedon | 82 65th |
Great movie that describes what soldiers go through under hard times with little support.
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Stain | 100 95th |
Classic war story. Absolutely has to be seen on the big screen to be fully appreciated
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Mini-T | 90 90th |
Stone found the perfect way to portray the impossible struggle of the Americans against the vietcong, and the misery and intern battles among the soldiers that brought with it. Amazing cast with 2 key roles for Dafoe and Berenger. And and amazing soundtrack existing of only one song that get's you time after time.
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1 | SCanfield22 | 86 76th |
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Oliver Stone has made many films about the Vietnam war, but none other than Platoon so starkly realizes the war for what it was: A mindlessly unorganized campaign run by an overconfident government. In this setting, he exposes the truths of the war much like Apocalypse Now, but at the same time creates a multi-faceted character piece that won't soon be forgotten.
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1 | wcnitz | 93 99th |
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Paints a very dark portrait of Vietnam, but your eyes are glued to the screen. Berenger and Dafoe are the pillars of this film and both deliver fantastic performances.
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Shmendrek | 3 61st |
Decent. I prefer Apocalypse Now.
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sebby | 90 98th |
The only war film I have ever felt connected to. All of the others seem spectacularly melodramatic, over-dramatized, and distant when compared to Platoon. Flawless, maybe.
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1 | webdw | 60 33rd |
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Gritty and somewhat realistic at times. Since I [Army] and my brother [Marine Corps] did tours there, we know that much of what was portrayed was both exagerrated and rare. Most ogf the guys just did there assignments hoping to complete their tours w/o being maimed or killed.
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hehejaja | 80 76th |
If one have in mind that Stone was there in his youth, and are able to accept the periodically overbearing sentimentality, it's a rather powerful film able to compel and move.
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dst7175 | 97 99th |
all around great movie.
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Ofterdingen | 75 87th |
When it's not more outdated than your average Vietnam movie (letters to grandma) it's truly harrowing (village visit).
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Jeb | 94 85th |
Distinctly relatable and plays out the conflict between the Vietnamese and US troops perfectly.
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TheRealJ-Ro | 90 93rd |
Probably the definitive VietNam film in most eyes, but I think Full Metal Jacket keeps right up with it.
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WWallce4prez | 80 72nd |
The "greatness" of this film is a little lost on me. Fantastic is the cinematography, the battle scenes and the duo that is Berenger and Defore. Terrible is the narrative and Charlie Sheen. Everything in between makes a pretty good Vietnam flick that retreads a lot of material that has been told before.
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ewp805 | 90 94th |
Not Charlie Sheen's best performance, but Dafoe and the other cast make up for it ten-fold. Portrays the Vietnam Conflict flawlessly.
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SirStuckey | 75 67th |
Of all the Vietnam War movies I've seen I care about this one the least.
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psim | 79 68th |
A morally ambiguous exploration of the ground soldiers' experience in Vietnam. The film and the cast effectively convey the psychological toll of war.
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wetwillies | 90 80th |
There are some very hard-hitting, beautiful and iconic scenes to be found in Oliver Stone's Platoon. The battles and the jungle are wonderfully shot and the scenes in the village are cringeworthy. It's all rounded out by great performances from Berenger, Dafoe and Sheen.
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leekenn | 79 62nd |
Forget Apocalypse Now, forget Full Metal Jacket, this is the film, for me at least, that really gave the Vietnam War an on-screen soul. Heartbreaking, twisted and effortlessly cool.
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1 | Coheed | 80 78th |
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A very good film about the Vietnam War, which is helped by Stone's own involvement in the war and his own experiences influencing the story. The cast list is impressive, full of character actors who would mostly go onto great things, all of which including Charlie Sheen help make the film as good as it is. Also worthy of mention is the use of sound, or lack of it, which partly creates the tense atmosphere of the conflict.
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1 | lukey86 | 95 82nd |
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One of the best war films.
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Cinema_Asia | 85 92nd |
Platoon is less about the war itself but a dysfunctional surrogate family with clashing morals. This is probably Oliver Stone's best film and it's often criticized for its portrayal of Vietnam soldiers but the criticism has to be taken as a compliment because of how many military establishment hackles it raises. The battle scenes are brutal and chaotic. If you take into consideration Stone's own military experiences the film is uncomfortably close to the truth.
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mandy | 8 92nd |
Brilliant anti-war film that stands the test of time. A powerful and affecting story of the effect of war on individual's humanity. chaotic and brutal.
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Authorman | 90 81st |
Prequel to Tom Berenger's The Substitute, bummer they had to retcon so much.
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biodomer | 95 80th |
a film chalk full of up and coming stars attached to a great story
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1 | Kritikiwi | 83 61st |
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Awesomely Awesome!
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1 | fantastard | 87 84th |
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If you like cheese, and if you like Guns, and some pretty aweful acting mixed with some quite good characters and explosions, then watch this movie. It has a pretty good soundtrack too.
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1 | Mansbridge | 82 92nd |
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One of most depressing Vietnam-era movies.
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1 | Scilent | 95 94th |
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This movie is an experience!
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1 | Mr. Film | 94 85th |
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One of the greatest war films created, Oliver Stone truly deserves the Oscar for this film
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Rufam | 65 42nd |
"Platoon" is a solid if overpraised film that, despite its realistic depiction of combat, largely remains a clichéd and corny affair. Stone is obviously a gifted visual director, but merely a decent writer -the overwrought voice-overs and cheesy "wisdoms" really bring this down. Also, the soldiers are mostly unlikable, including Chris, partially due to Sheen's mediocre performance. It's still a good film because it's well-made, naturalistic and sometimes touching, but too flawed to be great.
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1 | mikewozere | 88 62nd |
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Really chilling war movie.
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1 | Marlinbrando | 88 79th |
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It won't make you smile.
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bookhouseboy | 76 95th |
#90s(e)#, reviews, story
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gorejunky | 95 79th |
Probably one of the better Oliver Stone movies. So emotional and draining by the end of the film. Really great performances and a realistic script make this film very highly recommended.
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kingofjew | 83 92nd |
Oliver Stone's NAM masterpiece. What makes this movie work is the music. That and great acting from the entire cast, gripping story telling and some good directing from mr.Stone make this a must watch! This is my number three in best (NAM) war movies ever, first being Apocalypse Now, second being FMJ. An epic movie in every way. And what music.. One song the entire movie.. on repeat.. and every time i watch it still so moving, such impact! Incredible!
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Noblet | 76 60th |
The most effective parts of the film were the chaotic battle scenes. Charlie Sheen does a passable job. Actually this movie has an excellent cast, but most of the actors seem wasted by having only a few lines. I would've accepted a longer running time in exchange for some more characterization.
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TrixRabbi | 76 50th |
Platoon, the first Nam film written and directed by a Nam veteran, was at the time a memory. A memory of Stone's youth painstakingly recreated to capture the reality. But as the film ages, its artifice becomes clearer. Stone did not capture the reality of war, instead his actors are toy soldiers, telling the fantastical version of the war. It's no more realistic than Predator. But this isn't a slight - instead it puts the movie in its own world of the images burned into Oliver Stone's mind.
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methad1 | 95 99th |
Hmm... Apocalypse Now or Platoon? I think probably Ap Now, but only just by a gnats cock.
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El Pedro | 87 92nd |
A war movie classic
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ribcage | 88 89th |
stone gives a good sense of being "in the moment" scenes feel alive,natural and instead of ending when the plot needs to move they end when nothing more needs to be seen -- in a good way, not a drawnout boring way. good use of music and sound, music especially being carefully applied to not break the "reality" stone created. expected more visually, thought i would be WOWed by the cinematography but i wasnt. oh well its adequate
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Leonardis | 94 80th |
Oliver Stones likeness for war movies aces a war movie thanks to the story line and great performances from Willem Defoe and, yes, even Charlie Sheen. Berenger is excellent too.
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1 | ttoshi | 94 98th |
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Haunting war movie with emotionally gripping music (Barber, Adagio for Strings). A must see.
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mattorama12 | 89 97th |
Dafoe, Dillon, and Berenger make this movie for me. It's so hard to rank the great (anti-)war films, but this could never be left out of that conversation.
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3dRevelation | 85 91st |
One of the better war movies I've seen. It's not quite as good as Apocalypse Now or The Thin Red Line, but I would imagine that it is a pretty accurate depiction of the Vietnam War. The best part of the film is the moral separation between the two factions of the platoon, demonstrated by great performances by Dafoe and Berenger. I thought Charlie Sheen was just ok.
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alkan altas | 83 87th |
it reflects the terribleness of war succesfully...
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VengefulKBM | 95 97th |
It's between this and Apocalypse Now for the title of "definitive Vietnam movie." That should tell you how brilliant this is. The rivalry between Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger is its best quality. Platoon doesn't necessarily do anything you haven't seen in other war movies, but it does it better than most all of them.
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NBD Rab | 80 65th |
Not without its flaws, but it's evocative and effectively communicates its message.
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LookJabba... | 9 91st |
Platoon is one of the first films based on the Vietnam War that I experienced. And it comfortably remains as one of the best films of its kind. As a harrowing and brutal insight of the Vietnam War and as an insanely intense action film, Oliver Stone balances the shocks and enjoyment well. The cast is impressive also with Willem Dafoe & Tom Berenger in particular both giving incredible performances. Charlie Sheen feels somewhat misplaced though. All round this is one of Oliver Stone's best films.
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Nick Hamden (Gorgon Reviews) | 80 77th |
War War is never easy.
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1 | Chaplin | 90 66th |
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Best war film, in my opinion. Dafoe and Berenger are terrific. Oliver Stone is at the top of his game. Definite must see.
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snailcritic | 80 57th |
A good Vietnam war movie. Good performances by Charlie Sheen and Willem Dafoe.
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philamental | 82 85th |
War
it's Fantastic!
or at least it is in cinematic form. Obviously it's grim as fuck in reality which Platoon does a solid job of portraying. Berenger and Dafoe are outstanding here and the rest of the young cast perform memorably. Despite the overall quality the standout aspect is the simple yet effectively haunting and moving soundtrack.
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1 | andreaslutro | 75 64th |
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Very impactful, but a bit too slow paced.
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smuhu | 90 96th |
Captivating and unsettling.
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afifchoirul | 90 86th |
My new favorite war movie. I watched Hacksaw Ridge last year, it was compelling and gave so much humanity in the way of filmmaking does. Great movie. Platoon is even better. This is much more realistic and intense, so effective, it is more than just story telling, it sends message of how horrible the human can be and at the same time how fragile they actually are.When I get the message in the emotional level, its a truly great movie.
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1 | TexBs | 65 19th |
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One of the worst movies to take someone on a first date to.
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1 | bratings | 90 78th |
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Platoon may not be the most compelling Vietnam War drama to hit the big screen, but it's certainly a moving experience, and testament to Oliver Stone's ability to tell complex stories with ease.
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1 | Pratchett3 | 7 51st |
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I was expecting more of an 80's cokehead action movie but this was surprisingly deep and handled everything with a lot of seriousness and grace.
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Ceekay19 | 70 55th |
Chris Taylor: "Somebody once wrote, "Hell is the impossibility of reason." That's what this place feels like. Hell."
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Average Percentile 67.26% from 7708 Ratings | ![]() |