A Disturbing Veitnam Movie That is a Must See

Rating: 7/10 (4 September 2006)

Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) volunteered for the Vietnam War and is placed in a platoon with two leaders, SSgt Barnes (Tom Berenger) and Sgt Elias (Willem Dafoe). As the war rages on, a civil war breaks out between the two platoon leaders. And the whole platoon takes sides.
Platoon is most definitely one of the greatest Vietnam movies out. It shows how hard the soldiers who fought in that war had it.
One thing I really like about the movie is the characters. They are all believable and give great performances on how war can make you crazy. Dafoe and Berenger are especially good. One of them is good hearted, while the other one is ruthless.
Charlie Sheen is a little to hard to take serious at times. After watching him in so many comedies, I just don't take him serious at all. Other that Sheen, the acting is wonderful.
Another Complaint I had is that it is disturbing and very uncomfortable at times. If you have a problem with rape and innocent killing, you will have a problem with this movie.
Other than that everything is fantastic. The battles are very well done. The battles have explosions, screaming, machine-gun fire and everything you expect form a battle scene. When they aren't at battle, the film shows you how rough the military is. People are breaking down, there is a lot of racism and soldiers fighting each other.
While this is a great movie, it is disturbing, and I had a hard time watching a few moments of it, but if you can bare with it,you can't afford to miss this one.
7/10