- Actors: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Keith David, Forest Whitaker
- Directors: Oliver Stone
- Writers: Oliver Stone
- Producers: A. Kitman Ho, Arnold Kopelson, Derek Gibson, John Daly
- Format: VHS
- Language English, Vietnamese
- Classification: To be announced
- Studio: MGM Home Entertainment
- VHS Release Date: 1 Sep 2000
- Run Time: 120 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004RRCQ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 10,859 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Arguably Oliver Stone’s best film, Platoon was the first of three movies the director has made to date centred firmly on the Vietnam war. Born On The Fourth Of July and Heaven And Earth followed, but this one’s the best, picking up four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Based very much on Stone’s personal experiences, Platoon follows Charlie Sheen’s Chris Taylor as he joins the Vietnam conflict, only to discover that the battle he ends up fighting isn’t the one he necessarily thought he was signing up for. As such, in the face of his commanding officers, played superbly by Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe, he struggles with what he’s expected to do, and how it ultimately makes him act.
It’s a harrowing piece of cinema, certainly, but in this instance, that’s very much to Platoon’s credit. For its story isn’t an easy one, and Stone pulls no punches in telling it.
The high definition upgrade does it real justice, too, bringing the haunting visuals vividly to life. It’s an astonishing piece of cinema, and one very worthy of a Blu-ray upgrade. --Jon Foster
From the Back Cover
Winner of Academy Award for Best Picture of 1986, and based on the first hand experience of Oscar winning director Oliver Stone, Platoon is a dark and unforgettable memorial to every soldier whose innocence was lost in the war torn jungles of Vietnam.
The film follows young Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) who arrives in Vietnam and quickly discovers that he must do battle with not only the Viet Cong, but also the gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and intense anger growing within him. In outstanding Oscar nominated performances, Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe co-star as Sergeants Barnes and Elias - one hard and callous, the other tough yet compassionate. The two officers draw a fine line between the war they wage against the enemy and the one they fight with each other, dangerously dividing the loyalty of the men. Fierce, intense and starkly realistic,
Platoon is a powerful war picture like no other.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
as you all know great film,so i will just say how dissapointed i am with bluray release. Picture quaility is pretty good mostly,but does have a lot of grain in places,but worst is the sound. Its dts hd master,but sounds terrible,very flat and dull,doesnt sound any better than average stereo sound,rear speaker are barely used. Rating only 3stars
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is probably one of the best Vietnam movies out there. It has a moving soundtrack, great cinematography and you find yourself engrossed and involved when watching the development of one naive recruit as he becomes hardened by the war and his experiences. You also see him profoundly changed in his outlook, that you too will share, as the film closes. A brilliant film, that should be watched by all.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Platoon is also the best of all Vietnam films; loosely based on Stone's own experience in the war-torn jungles. In Platoon, the phrase "war is hell" takes on new meaning; the frenetic, chaotic battle rages everywhere in Platoon: within Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen; the main character), between the soldiers in the platoon (most notably father-figure Sergeants Elias-Willem Dafoe- and Barnes-Tom Berenger-; who seem to be warring for control of Chris' untainted soul), and of course between the Americans and the Vietnamese (who are rarely shown; a wise choice on Stone's part). Directing from all points of view possible (the soldier's points anyway), and filming each battle in a frenzy hazy way, where we are no longer sure who is fighting who, Stone captures the sense of messy chaos that war (or at least the Vietnam, proclaimed by many) is. Also known for the hit single ' Tracks of My Tears'
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Excelente movie, poor presentation
This is a excellent movie that deserved a better presentation in HI-DEFINITION. Despite this blu-ray has a excellent image and most wonderfull sound, the case in wich it came it's... Read more
Published 7 days ago by PoggiHD
Yes a great movie from a certain perspective , I feel !
Hey got done watching platoon at last !!Great acting , and great scenes for it`s time . So much nowadays can be done with CG I so it was harder back in the day to create certain... Read more
Published 8 days ago by davidinator
Good transfer of an excellent movie
I have recently revisited two great classics about the Vietnam war: Full Metal Jacket, from Kubrick, and Oliver Stone's Platoon. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ricardo
VIETNAM
EXCELLENT FILM ,IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PARTICULAR ERA OF AMERICAN HISTORY I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU READ - " A RUMOUR OF WAR" BY PHILIP CAPUTO AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON , A GENUINE... Read more
Published 1 month ago by REME
PLATOON screams at you " War is hell
(THE FILM)Writer/director Oliver Stone has created a personal and searing testament to the men who fought the war in Vietnam. Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. F. husseiny
PLATOON
GOOD FILM BUT NOT VERY GOOD FOR SOUND OF 5.1 DISSAPOINTING THERE HASNT BEEN ENOUGH PUT IN TO THE MOVIE SO DISSAPOINTING AND NOT WORTH BUYING ON BLU RAY
Published 4 months ago by Ant
America wins the War ...... again!!!!
Not a great deal one can say other than the product arrived very swiftly and was well packaged. The cost was no more than one would expect to pay - now I can view it at my leisure. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Cadman
Platoon
Amazon review says: "The high definition upgrade does it real justice, too, bringing the haunting visuals vividly to life." High definition upgrade??? I don't think so. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mike Jefferies
Good movie....but.
MGM are resonsible for some of the worst transfers to DVD and Blue Ray and this is another example. Do not waste your money.
Published 8 months ago by Jim Kames
Nice Blu-ray edition.
I was positively surprised by the quality upgrade of this edition. Though I think the picture is just a notch brighter and there are moments when there is an audible hiss, or... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Adam Teluk
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