The Best War Movie...EVER

Rating: 10/10 (10 May 1999)

I find it interesting that many people continue to put the (don't get me wrong) very good "Saving Private Ryan" over "Platoon" as the best war movie. While I find both to be very good, I find Platoon superior in many ways (first and foremost...OLIVER STONE WENT TO VIETNAM! HE SHOULD KNOW!). One is that I felt much more connected with the characters. They were not politically correct (my favorite being the raspy pot head Rhan) they had more depth than any of the characters in SPR. Also, the combat in Platoon did not feel adventureous, like in SPR. The enemy was all around, and there was an intense feeling of horror everytime the shooting started, as you never knew how it would end.
An interesting thing to me is that many people say the village scene is unrealistic!?! What do you mean? Haven't you people heard of My Lai? Let's leave this one to Stone, ok?