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 enlarge | Actors: Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Keith David, Johnny Depp, Kevin Dillon
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  291 reviews
Sales Rank: 777
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 120
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: D1002044D
UPC: 027616862815
EAN: 0027616862815
ASIN: B00005AUJQ
Theatrical Release Date: December 24, 1986
Release Date: June 5, 2001
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Condition: Factory sealed. Includes gold foil slip cover. In stock!
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 Not even Close G.I. January 14, 2008
68 out of 91 found this review helpful
Platoon DVD
Platoon Starts out with the phrase "Somewhere near the Cambodian border" I can tell you exactly where that is. That's my old Area of Operation ( A.O ). Charlie Sheen plays a Vietnam soldier in the 25th Infantry Division ( my old Division ). You see the armored Personnel Carriers at the end of the movie that come to the rescue? That's us; the 2nd of the 22nd Mechanized Infantry (the Triple Deuce).They even showed the bull dozers that we had, unofficially of course...
Bottom line on this movie, Oliver Stone is either a liar or a fool. About the only thing he got correct in this movie was the uniforms worn by the U.S. soldiers. The V.C and NVA were shown in incorrect clothing. You'd think that since this movie was made in 1986 he could have gotten it right if he wanted to. No wonder the American public had/have such a distorted view of what really happened in Viet Nam.
Not recommended for anyone who wants a historically accurate portrayal of the Viet Nam War. Maybe Oliver Stone was smoking something?
Gunner January, 2008
 The Most Realistic War Movie Ever Made December 26, 2007
49 out of 51 found this review helpful
This is by far the best and most realistic war movie ever made. A few of the other reviews (done by rightwing conservatives) have said that this movie isn't realistic. I come from a military family and there has been someone in my family that has fought in every American war (and when I say fought I don't mean navy or air force, I mean army, on the ground physically fighting.) I know for a fact that this movie is realistic. And for the record I'm not a "leftwing liberal". Conservatives and liberals are nothing more than two cults trying to brainwash normal people into believing in their illogical ideology.
 A Ho Chi Minh Studios production October 21, 2007
Only in Commie-Wood could this piece of garbage left-wing agitprop be lauded as a "modern day classic". As anti-American propaganda, it's far too crude and obvious to be taken seriously, as it utilizes every last Vietnam cliche' in the book, depicting American soldiers as drug-addicted, psychotic murderers and rapists, almost to a man. As a drama, it's extremely lacking- the characters are almost completely interchangeable, and of the few who are fleshed out a bit, I found myself incapable of giving a crap. As entertainment, it's utterly boring- from start to finish we're subjected to unceasing and monotonous killing and depravity. You could leave the room for an hour and not really have missed anything by the time you come back. Skip this sucker and keep your money out of Oliver Stone's pocket.
Landmark Vietnam War film October 17, 2007
9 out of 13 found this review helpful
"Platoon" is Writer/Director Oliver Stone's highly autobiographical exploration of the Vietnam War.
The film is a landmark in America coming to terms with this controversial war. The film was made on a low budget as Hollywood would not touch this project. It's ironic then that the huge success of this film sparked a plethora of "Vietnam" movies and TV series of varying quality including Stone's own brilliant "Born on the Fourth of July".
The low budget nature of the film helps to give it an even greater sense of realism. It has a gritty authenticity and Stone certainly succeeds in making us understand what it was like to be a "grunt" down in the mud.
"Platoon" is beautifully shot and the battle sequences are brilliantly staged. It is not without its faults - some of the dialogue is a bit over the top and Charlie Sheen was perhaps not the best choice for the lead part - but these are relatively minor quibbles.
Altogether this is an extraordinary achievement by Stone.
The "Anniversary" DVD contains wonderful commentaries by Stone and Dale Dye - the technical adviser on the film who also has a small but crucial part as a commanding officer - who both served in Vietnam.
hell's duality September 28, 2007
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
Oliver Stone's brilliant 1986 film on the grunt's war in Vietnam had a lot to work with: a controversial subject well placed for dramatic effect, brilliant acting from his three leads (Dafoe, Berenger, and, yes, even Sheen), some stunning visual images (more on this in a moment), and the superb employment of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. The result is a movie that must rank in the top three of the 1980s and, to boot, one that is impossible to characterize cleanly as an anti-war movie (No one will suspect it of being pro-war.)
Stone, a Vietnam vet himself, holds up the insanity of the infantryman's life for close inspection, but one is left to draw his own conclusion about the war itself. This might seem evasive of the writer-director's political point except for the added factor that he dignifies those who fought the war not only in his screenplay but in the dedication of the flick itself to them.
One of a spate of late-80s Vietnam movies, Platoon is the most believable. Platoon endures as some of the cream of Stone's directorial repertoire in part because he manages to humanize his soldiers, never losing their misery, struggle, and--for some--residual and persistent hope in the face of the overwhelming horror of the film.
In the end, Platoon is more than anything else a picture about fratricide. Sheen's Private Taylor says as much, though his commentary on the complex lives and deaths of Dafoe's and Berenger's dueling sergeants hardly requires that commentary to seal the point.
Platoon is Oliver Stone at his best. In addition to four Oscars, the film harvested a long list of Academy Award nominations and several display cases full of other awards. All with good reason and well earned.
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