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Platoon
starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn
directed by Oliver Stone
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Vietnam. FUBAR!! 
I've read a couple of reviews that downgraded this film as being unrealistic. Of, course only the most sensational aspects of the war are portrayed. Duh, it's a movie. I wasn't over there. The war mercifully ended weeks before I would have been. I do have numerous friends who were. Many will not really talk about it (just like my dad who served 4 years in WWII and saw heavy action. Only after his death have I realized how scarred he was by that experience). I know a guy who used to tell me horror stories... more info
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lame 
Rather than being about the Vietnam war as it really was, this film is basically an exercise in what America wants the vietnam war to be. Despite endless comments to the contrary, there is nothing "realistic" about the film. The characters and plot are almost cartoonish. Its like a postmodernist John Wayne movie with different politics.
In real life, things don't break down into "good" soldiers and "evil" soldiers. Real life and real people are about shades of grey. The war also changed over time.... more info
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Truly Essential for War flick buffs.
Actually, a must have for anyone who enjoys a good picture. All star cast, great story, truly moving in an emotional sense (watch the Bunker Scene, with Smokey Robinson's "Tracks of My Tears"). WATCH THIS MOVIE!!
Gonzo
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A Must See...
Its an Oliver Stone Semi-Autobiographical of his time in Vietnam. Throw in Dale Dye as a Technical Advisor a man that served 3 tours in Nam with 31 engagements and you can bet the film is as real as it gets in its accounts on man vs everything thrown at him.
This is my favorite movie and has been since I seen it.
God Bless everyone that served in Vietnam.
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