A war film that doesn't seem long enough

Rating: 7/10 (2 December 2003)

Though I thought Platoon was a good film, it didn't seem long enough to me. I felt it should have established more character development for the characters presented. Though I do look at it as an ensemble, it's obvious who the main characters are. Yet, there just isn't enough emotional prowess to warrant a feeling of sympathy for what the characters are subjected to. I am not knocking this film though, I thought it was an entertaining piece of work and a strong comment on the atrocities of war. However, I do not think it is Stone's best film. JFK is his best, and Platoon ranks to me alongside of Born On the 4th, Talk Radio and The Doors. Natural Born Killers was even better than Platoon. I can also not believe that Platoon won the Oscar for director, Lynch should have won for Velvet which was far superior in every way to Platoon. 7 out of 10.