Review of Platoon (1986) by Hoss R — 09 May 2012
An intense war movie that shows the chaos and disorientation of battle as well as the moral ambiguities that arise in men so frightened, angry, confused, and cut off from most forms of civil order. It doesn't attempt to set up elaborate back stories but instead throws you right into the thick of the jungle and plays out in a series of incidents cut from day-to-day infantry life in Vietnam.
Of the major 'nam movies I've seen recently (Apocalypse Now, The Deer Hunter, Full Metal Jacket) this might be the best. At very least it's the most pure.
This review of Platoon (1986) was written by Hoss R on 09 May 2012.
Platoon has generally received very positive reviews.
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