A must see for anyone with a TV and a VCR.

Rating: 9/10 (27 December 1998)

Platoon has got to be one of the greatest war movies of all time. The story centers around a rich boy (Charlie Sheen) who goes to fight in Vietnam, because he feels the poor and downtrodden of america shouldn't be the only one's fighting for our country. While in Vietnam we see the transformation of Sheeen's character from the ignorant child he was into a real soldier. This comes at the hands of two sargents who have opposing ideas on the treatment of people in a Vietnam village. The two sargents played by Willam DaFoe and Tom Berenger, idealize the typical types of people in Vietnam, those in control, and those who are real leaders. Sheen turns in an absolutely stunning portrayal of a newbie grunt, while the supporting cast does a magnificent job to add life to the brutal story. Stone did some of his best work in this movie demontrating a brutally real picture of the Vietnam war. This movie should be a must see for any one with a television set and a VCR.