Much better then any war film i know of.

Rating: 10/10 (5 February 2000)

Everyone says so much about this film. It's excellent. The acting is excellent and the plot was wonderful. Oliver Stone made this a classic masterpiece that will for years be famed by the people.
Vietnam was not a god war. This movie portrayed a lot of what happened. I'm not saying all of what you see in this movie was like in Vietnam but most of it was pretty true, like how they burned down the rest areas for the Vietnam fighters, and how the men wanted to leave so badly, and how overjoyed they were when they survived.
I've read some comments that said did not deserve Best Picture or this is not better then Saving Private Ryan, both of those are not true. Saving Private was excellent but the it was very unlikely for about 8 guys hunting for 1 guy in a whole country, but in this movie you have a full platoon in a war. This film deserved that Best Picture award, as well for the Best Director, Sound, and 2 more.
This is a classic in its own way. 10/10