1980's Best

Rating: 9/10 (25 December 2008)

Simply a fantastic film! I have developed a hatred for director Oliver Stone, largely due to rubbish like Natural Born Killers, but I am glad I gave him a second chance. Platoon is a gritty look into the real Vietnam War. Charlie Sheen and Willem Dafoe give their career performances in this film. Sheen portrays a transformation from innocent to bloodthirsty with brilliant execution. The action is very intense, the acting is spot on perfect and the story is compelling and original. In my opinion, Platoon is the 2nd greatest war film in history behind only Apocalypse Now. This Best Picture winner was not only the best picture of that respective year, but the overall best film of the 1980's.