One of the best movies ever

Rating: 10/10 (11 November 2013)

Although I think Stone's success led him to make films with some fairly strange themes I consider "Platoon" to be genius with wonderful attention to detail and character nuances. Charlie Sheen proved he is a charismatic actor and Tom Berenger's depiction of a relentless warrior was spot on as was Dafoe's portrayal of the compassionate, no nonsense sergeant who tried to keep everything together.
The realism and Chris's taut relationship with one of the coldest, talented killers of cinema picked me up and carried me all the way through to the end of this frightening depiction of war at its worst.
When I finally stumbled out of the movie I had been so immersed in this amazing drama my automatic reflex was to reach for my M16. When it wasn't there I was actually confused.
Platoon won wide acclaim and it was richly deserved.