so-so

Rating: 7/10 (19 June 2011)

Oliver Stone, Platoon was name a "masterpiece" and one of the most realistic Vietnam war movies of all times.
I did enjoy the village scene showing how crazy yanks are at yielding their way to scared the populations.
Charlie Sheen memorable motto "They're just humans being..."man, showed what wars movie is all about.
Charlie's great and all, but Platoon's thrill is in its supporting cast, namely Tom Berenger as a rather evil yet invincible Staff Sargeant, and Willem Dafoe as the unforgettably moral Sargeant Elias. When Berenger and Elias spar, it's epic acting -- and as Stone details on a commentary track, it's a bit ironic since up until this film, Berenger had always played good guys (a la The Big Chill) and Dafoe had always played terrorists. Dafoe, of course, would go on to play Jesus Christ.
Highly recommended as one of Stone's greatest works.