OK, but better out there

Rating: 5/10 (11 May 2012)

Platoon has it's moments, but in the end, it's not really that good of a movie. I do remember that Charlie Sheen came within a hair of being killed during filming, when he almost fell out of the helicopter. Had his co-actor not grabbed him, he would have died. Anyway, I digress.
There are two better Vietnam movies that come to mind. The best by far is not Full Metal Jacket. It would have to be Hamburger Hill. That film is Vietnam in the best description possible. But Platoon really was lacking. It's a good movie and all, but definitely not a 10 star rating. The realism didn't come up to par, the character development didn't strike at the heart, it just didn't seem like that great a movie. The only things that saved it were the fight scenes, but even at that, they just seemed too predictable, and unrealistic. I'm sorry, but this movie did not seem to like me, and I tried to like it after hearing so many good things about it.
If you want a terrific Vietnam movie, you HAVE to watch Hamburger Hill. That movie is 2x better than Full Metal Jacket, and 5x better than Platoon.