Raw and brutal. Great work from Oliver Stone it shows the emotions, anger, and violence of war.

Rating: 8/10 (28 May 2007)

Director Oliver Stone drawing on his own experience from his days as a solider in Vietnam, scores a big hit here in 1986 with "Platoon" a brutal war drama with conflict about. Chris Taylor(Charlie Sheen) is a young man who's dropped out of college for the love of his country so he goes off to fight in Vietnam. Of course the big enemy is the Viet Cong, yet so much more is at stake and much is learned during this brutal tour. This film is just perfect the way it shows how intense and brutal war can be, as evidenced by the bloody and ambush attack scenes, as a viewer can feel the hurt, pain and exhaustion of the soldiers. This platoon company has plenty of conflicts, differences of opinion, and culture problems all within themselves. Those themes and problems make this film all the more important as the viewer will come to value life just like the central character of Chris Taylor. The performances given from Sheen is good but fails in comparison to his two commanding officers played by Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe, especially Berenger's is outstanding because he's so direct and serious. You will find plenty of pot smoking, foul language, and death with this picture, but that's just typical stuff in war. After it all a viewer should feel proud to a solider and hold them in high value because they help provide our countries freedom of life. Great film and well deserving of the 1986 best picture.