Very well executed

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

It's with Stone's slightly journalistic slant that this Vietnam War film finds its footing as a more accurate and honest depiction of a well-publicised conflict, one that's clearly informed by the director's own experiences and his understandable desire to portray them in an unbiased, truthful way often not done in favour of more patriotic fare. Yet, 'Platoon (1986)' still suffers from the almost clip-show mentality most war pictures tend to adopt, even though it is told from the perspective of the soldiers in a very 'boots-on-the-ground' kind of way and isn't concerned with the larger picture of generals moving pieces on a proverbial chessboard. Thankfully, an inner struggle soon starts to emerge within the titular platoon and it is this, along with the individual development of the characters and how they handle the impossible situations they are placed in, that forms the basis for the overarching story. The piece always manages to maintain at least some semblance of narrative amongst the battles and boredom of long-form infantry life. 6/10

Good scenario, very poor weapon shot effects. all this red lights like in star wars. i dont know why but it was in fury(with brad pit) film too. sound is 3/10 weapon sound hearts my ears for 1986 it is not best movie in technical. i could remove 1 point for plane effects and bomb effect. but ok. using real planes and real napalm( which i want to see) is for best films. director showed difficulties of vietnam like snakes, ants etc so +1 point for that. i didnt see that much i felt vietnam my own, so 8/10 from me

I remember liking this movie a lot better the first time I watched it back after it first came out on video. Maybe it is just dated or is perhaps the kind of movie that only has a big effect on you the first time you watch it. I remember some of the scenes were very shocking to me back then. I probably don't need to say which ones I mean, it's obvious to those who have seen the movie and would be spoilers to anyone who has not watched it yet. Today though the scenes are much less shocking. Maybe it's because other movies are going a lot further now or just because I've already seen this movie before. I still think it's a very good movie that has things to say about war and men, it's just not as powerful as I originally believed. Great acting and direction and a very good script too.

Platoon is a very good film. Willem DeFoe is the hero in it. He is incredible. I am so glad he didn't really get shot. I often believe that what I see in movies is real, and sometimes it is and you ain't foolin' me b's.Charlie Sheen plays Mando, the Argentinian madman rebel hellbent on seeking out and destroying the Vietcong man by man. He is kind of lost, without a purpose unlike Willem, but what purpose is there in war? But Willem had one.Charlie was a ruthless killing machine. At the end he begins to understand that there is good in men when he sees Willem get gunned down. And that sounds horrific, but he appreciated Willem. You want me to remember all these names? This is Nam, b.Tom Berringer plays a madman. But this is juxtaposed by his role in Major League, so I don't give a toss. Or do I? Catch! Good catch Willie Mays Hayes.