Review of Platoon (1986) by Eugene S — 01 Jan 2014

I had to re-watch this movie as it was disappearing off of Netflix in 2014. I absolutely love this movie because of its realism and frank look at the Vietnam war from the viewpoint of a naive infantryman.

This movie has to be the best Oliver Stone has written and directed. The opposing Sgt Barnes (Tom Berenger) and Sgt. Elias Grodin (Willem Dafoe) are simply classic characters representing the way things are and the way they should be, respectively.

Best line in the movie comes from Barnes: "I am reality. There's the way it ought to be. And there's the way it is." and pretty much sums up the entire underlying premise of the movie.

A classic that everyone should see!