Platoon (DVD) Reviews

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

Platoon - Directed by Oliver Stone and released in 1986. Approx 120 minutes runtime. Platoon is one of Oliver Stones classic Vietnam War movies, one which won 4 Oscars and another 18 different awards whilst being nominated for 9 others. The Cast Charlie Sheen (Chris) Johnny Depp (Lerner) Keith David ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT ABOUT: This powerful war film follows a new recruit to the Viet Nam war who refuses to accept the atrocities that take place there. Starring Charlie Sheen and Johnny Depp, the movie is directed by Oliver Stone. IS IT ANY GOOD: In terms of war movies, this is a seminal work. The plot sets out to deliberately showcase ...  Read the complete review

Possibly Oliver Stone's best film (himself a veteran of the conflict). This is the key here I think: it is a very personal account of mordern warfare, and we find that madness is not only in the madcap fighting against the enemy, but on his own side too. It is not only an exceptionally engaging narrative of Vietnam but one which ...  Read the complete review

Platoon. Film review only. Directed by Oliver Stone Produced by Arnold Kopelson Written by Oliver stone Starring, amongst others Charlie sheen, willem Defoe, and Tom Berenger. Released first in 1986, Platoon received a rather mixed reception. The strange thing is, that it was both praised and ...  Read the complete review

Platoon had a lasting, profound impact when it hit the cinemas way back in '86. It was not the first film to be set in Vietnam during the US's "Police action", but it was the first one to be based directly on the experiences of a grunt that had been there. Vietnam has always been a difficult subject for many Americans to relate to, a ...  Read the complete review

The Vietnam war seems to be one subject in the film world that has thrown up a host of well respected movies. Unlike the glorification and propaganda overtones that are prevalent amongst those that retell the Second World War, by the time directors began to tackle the subject of Vietnam, a very different attitude was in the air and a more ...  Read the complete review

Vicious, exciting and lyrical in equal doses, Oliver Stone's most personal film is still his best (well, we'll have to wait and see "Alexander"). Following a young recruit (Charlie Sheen ((original choice was Keanu Reeves but he didn't like the violence))) on his first tour of duty, it's a harsh account of lost innocence, ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

If you love this movie you'll love the informative extras and superb vision and sound. - Advantages: Great Picture, Great Sound, Great Extras - Disadvantages: None

Platoon is probably one of the few films which has grabbed my heart, crush it and make me ball like a baby. I?m not a big fan of war films, usually because they are so unrealistic and corny it makes me sick. But Oliver Stone?s take on Vietnam is something else. Told through the eyes of new kid to the Platoon Chris (Charlie ...  Read the complete review

A look through the filmography of Oliver Stone will show that he isn’t a filmmaker interested in romantic fairytales or mind-numbing action flicks. No Stone’s motives for being in film are different. He tackles subjects of his home country, the unanswered questions in America and at the same time brings true realities of situations to ...  Read the complete review

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 ************* ...  Read the complete review

Platoon left me absolutely numb after watching it. Oliver Stone,(Who in fact did serve in Vietnam) did a fantastic job telling this story of the horrors and the insanity of the Vietnam war. What's to be admired about this film, is that Stone doesn't sweet-talk the story, with the good old American boys fighting for their country ...  Read the complete review

Okay, Oliver Stone is definitely NO Orson Welles, but certain movies of his(such as U-Turn & Natural Born Killers) resonate with the primordial scream of innocence lost and reside in a universe where the jungle law is the only law. Platoon is one such film. Now, I hadn't seen this film until recently, I'm not the biggest fan of gritty, ...  Read the complete review

I think the thing that comes through most in Platoon is this is what Vietnam was like. It doesn’t go in for the glory of war or any other Hollywood nonsense; Oliver Stones uses his own experiences to put across what it was like. It is probably as close to a true to life account as you can get. The story is told through the letters ...  Read the complete review

Oliver Stone's "Platoon" is without a shadow of a doubt one of the finest films ever created. The film won four academy awards including best picture, best sound, best editing and best director for Stone. Set in Vietnam at the height of the Vietnamese war it tells the story of the men who fought and died for their country. ...  Read the complete review

When war broke out in Viet nam in the 60's, everyone, including the Americans never expected it to escalate and continue for nearly 10 years. It was a war with no winners. Only losers. Mainly the Americans. It also divided a nation both on and off the battle field. This film tells the story of corruption and the division of men in a ...  Read the complete review

This film is totally filled with violence and swearing from beginning to end and should not be watched by youngsters or anybody that can be offended by violence or bad language. Having said that, the film is a classic portrayal of American soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War, is brilliantly made and often feels like a documentary. The ...  Read the complete review