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Rating: Null/10 (13 May 2001)

Platoon is a realistic look at a young GI's experience in the Vietnam War. Charlie Sheen plays the young soldier who is fresh off the helicopter and forced to see a world of horror. He goes with his platoon into the jungles and villages and comes to terms with killing iin the name of his country. Tom Berenger and Willen Dafoe masterfully portray his supervising officers who have opposing views. The cast is terrific. This is Oliver Stone's seminal early crowning acheivement.
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