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 Platoon (DVD)
 Platoon (DVD) ... / DVD released 18 September, 2000 at MGM Entertainment / Features of the DVD: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen / Winning a raft of awards, not least of which four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, Oliver Stone's Platoon was a box-office smash heralding Hollywood's second wave of Vietnam war films. Where predecessors The Deer Hunter (1978) and Apocalypse Now (1979) were elaborate epics, Platoon simply showed the daily reality of the war from the point of view of ordinary soldiers. Stone's own service in Vietnam gives his work a unique authenticity. Charlie Sheen gives his best performance to date, enduring a series of increasingly large-scale and bloody battles which retrospectively make one wonder why Saving Private Ryan was hailed as so new. Against this gruelling verity the film falters over the symbolic conflict between good and evil sergeants played by Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger. Even though this was also based in real life, it strikes a too conventionally Hollywood-like note in a film which otherwise maintains much of the raw power of Stone's other film from 1986, Salvador. Johnny Depp fans should look out for an early appearance by the star. Stone would return to Vietnam with the more sophisticated Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Heaven and Earth (1993). On the DVD: The 50-minute documentary "Tour of the Inferno" goes beyond the usual "making-of" to present a personal account both of the film and of Stone's own time in Vietnam. Likewise the two audio commentaries--one by Stone, the other by Captain Dale Dye, fellow veteran and military technical advisor--range between the making of the film and the degree to which the actors came to inhabit their parts, to their own wartime experiences. Both commentaries bring a fresh level of appreciation and understanding to the film. Also included is the original trailer and three TV commercials, together with well-presented stills galleries of behind-the-scenes photos and poster art. Following a credit sequence marred by dirt on the print, the anamorphically enhanced 1.77:1 image is sharp and clear. The many night scenes are very dark but remain easily comprehensible. The three-channel Dolby Digital sound is suitably raw and powerful, though an early sequence featuring rain in the jungle suffers from very distracting repeated drop-outs in the left channel. --Gary S DalkinNewest Review: ... adjust to life at war and will he ever see and end to the war between his two Sergeants? I found that this film was indeed ... more ... nothing like I had expected it to be. There was a story to it and not just men being blown up. I found the story which followed Chris to be very emotional at times and I think Charlie Sheen did a great job portraying this character. I liked the naivety which he had at the beginning of the film being unaware of the horrors which faced him and I enjoyed seeing his character grow and toughen up as the film went on. He was a likable character and I enjoyed seeing him trying to do the decent thing for people during the w...more |
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Platoon (DVD): Stone's Crowning glory! (1742 words)
by - written on 09/10/01 (Very useful, 212 readings)
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The first in the Vietnam trilogy by director/writer Oliver stone, he went on to complete the trio with "Born on the 4th of July (1989)" and finally "Heaven And Earth (1993)". Stone is one of those directors with incredible history and I will say more about him later in my opinion. The Cast list ************* Charlie Sheen - Chris Taylor Tom Berenger ? Sergeant Barnes Willem Defoe ? Sergeant Elias Forest Whitaker ? Big Harold John C McGinley ? Sergeant O?Neill Kevin Dillon ? Bunny Johnny Depp ? Lerner Francesco Quinn ? Rhar Keith David ? King The Story ********* ... Read the complete review
The Horror of War (798 words)
by - written on 22/10/00 (Very useful, 217 readings)
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I’m not the biggest fan of Oliver Stone, although I do appreciate that he has directed some excellent movies over the years, several of which I’ve found to be exceptional. I therefore can’t really explain why it took me so long to get around to watching 'Platoon', one of the most critically acclaimed movies of the eighties, and the winner of four Academy Awards in 1986, including a Best Director Oscar for Stone. There have been many movies made about the Vietnam War, some of which are very good and some not so good. 'Platoon' definitely falls into the first category. Although not based on a true story, Oliver Stone does draw on ... Read the complete review
Platoon (DVD): Welcome to Nam! (847 words)
by - written on 12/10/09 (Very useful, 58 readings)
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Whenever this had been on TV and hubby said he wanted to watch it I said no as it really didn't appeal tome but after seeing a trailer for it on a recent DVD which we watched I thought that it did actually look quite good. I managed to find this DVD in Tesco on my last visit so I picked it up for him. The film is about Chris who volunteered for the US Army and ended up serving in Vietnam. He is a new recruit when he arrives there and some of the men don't like him. He is finding it hard as he is given the toughest and dirtiest jobs to do but he manages to get them done and soon earns the respect of the men. Chris soon fits in with the men and gets invited to ... Read the complete review
Top Vietnam film (329 words)
by - written on 16/09/09 (Very useful, 5 readings)
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note: also appears in part on The Student Room and Flixster Platoon is an extremely powerful film about the Vietnam and is frequently regarded as the very best war films ever made. Perhaps what really makes it so powerful is that its writer and director, Oliver Stone, was actually a soldier in Vietnam, meaning that he's able to better avoid romanticism and sensationalism than any other director that has made a film about the subject. This is gritty, visceral filmmaking that's topped with a slew of career-best performances, and of course, stunning writing and direction as usual from Stone himself. Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young man who has ... Read the complete review
Platoon (DVD): "That's what this place feels like. Hell. " (881 words)
by - written on 17/08/02 (Very useful, 75 readings)
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Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a middle class college student. However he doesn't like the fact that poorer people are sent of to war whilst the rich kids stay at home so he drops out of college and enlists in the army. He then begins a years service in Vietnam. As soon as he arrives he realises that he has made a mistake. Firstly he is treated like crap by a lot of the other soldiers because he is the new guy. He finds the work and long marches tough and he is not ready for it. This is particularly shown when one night their is an ambush. He is the only one awake and sees the enemy approaching. Instead of doing something he freezes. Chris also learns something ... Read the complete review
Platoon (DVD) : Top Vietnam filmfrom shaneo632
16/09/2009
Platoon (DVD) : "That's what this place feels like. Hell. "from mmintfresh
17/08/2002
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