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Platoon (1986)

War | 120 minutes
3,91 4.134 votes

Genre: War / Drama

Duration: 120 minuten

Country: United States / United Kingdom

Directed by: Oliver Stone

Stars: Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe and Tom Berenger

IMDb score: 8,1 (448.716)

Releasedate: 19 December 1986

Platoon plot

"The first casualty of war is innocence."

The film depicts the life of a platoon of American soldiers fighting in the jungles of Vietnam through the eyes of a young soldier. Two sergeants clash when one of them participates in a massacre of Vietnamese villagers.

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Chris Taylor

Sergeant Elias Gordon

Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes

Lieutenant Wolfe

Sergeant O'Neill

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scorsese

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Beautiful film about a platoon of American soldiers during the Vietnam War. This film shows once again that war brings out the worst in people. Impressively portrayed here and there and a number of gripping moments (enhanced by Adagio for Strings, which for me is inextricably linked to this film). The acting of the entire cast is also good. One of the best war movies ever.

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MisterJames

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A very good war movie. The entire cast (especially Berenger and Dafoe as opposites) act very well. I didn't think Sheen played much better than usual. Also nice to see a young Depp and Whitaker! The music is beautiful and fits the movie perfectly. There doesn't always seem to be a straight storyline, the focus is mainly on the experiences of Chris, and the 2 completely different leaders, it is not too romanticized and it shows what war can do to a person.

I've never found Sheen a fascinating actor, but this is truly a classic, 4.5!

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knusse stoel

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A great classic from 1986 and one that belongs in the top-5 of the war genre.

It is really one big indictment of the ignorance of warfare, in this case the pitiful war of the Americans against the "Communist danger" which was in fact complete nonsense and was an outgrowth of western colonialism and the "cold war syndrome" in which the world had collapsed after the second world war. The French started this senseless war by bombing the port city of Hải Phòng (Tonkin) from French warships in November 1946.

The French were secretly supported by the US and when our neighbors across the street couldn't take it anymore and the west didn't want elections because the communists would probably win them, everything got out of hand again. In the end, so-called attacks on 2 torpedo boats were the reason for the US to take over the battlefield. The 1st attack had been provoked and the 2nd had not even happened but the US could now tackle communism in northern Vietnam. And that was disappointing!

And many films have been made about this war, a feast for war film lovers and this one is one of them. One of the best Vietnam War movies ever made!

The story, set and acting are all top notch, so you won't be wasting time watching this film.

A spacious 8!

Some other Vietnam War movies:

The Deer Hunter (1978)

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)

Casualties of War (1989)

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