Platoon - Limited Edition Steelbook [Blu-ray + DVD] [1986]

This is one of the best films about the Vietnam War as it puts you right in the middle of the action with the grunts in the unforgiving jungles of Vietnam. The realism portrayed in this movie is down to director Oliver Stone who wrote the screenplay based upon his experiences as a U.S. infantryman in Vietnam. (Stone also has a small role in the film.) The acting from the ensemble cast is first-rate, especially that of Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Willem Defoe. 'Platoon' was nominated for eight Academy Awards at the 59th Academy Awards in 1987, winning four: Best Picture, Best Director for Stone, Best Sound, and Best Film Editing. The music for the film was composed by Georges Delerue and Samuel Barber's haunting 'Adagio For Strings' was used in key scenes. Overall, a great war movie and one that highlights the sad fact that American soldiers were often fighting among themselves in stark contrast to the disciplined North Vietnamese Army (NVA) who ended up taking back their country in 1975.

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Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp. It is the first film of a trilogy of Vietnam War films directed by Stone, followed by Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Heaven & Earth (1993). The film, based on Stone's experience from the war, follows a U.S. Army volunteer (Sheen) fighting in the war while his two sergeants (Berenger and Dafoe) argue over the leadership of the platoon. Stone wrote the screenplay based upon his experiences as a U.S. infantryman in Vietnam, to counter the vision of the war portrayed in John Wayne's The Green Berets. Although having written films such as Midnight Express and Scarface, Stone struggled to get the film developed until Hemdale Film Corporation acquired the project along with Salvador. Filming took place in the Philippines in February 1986 and lasted 54 days. Platoon was the first Hollywood film to be written and directed by a veteran of the Vietnam War. Upon its release, Platoon received critical acclaim for Stone's directing and screenplay, the performances, cinematography, battle sequences and realism. The film was a box office success upon its release, grossing $138.5 million domestically against its $6 million budget. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards at the 59th Academy Awards and won four including Best Picture, Best Director for Stone, Best Sound and Best Film Editing. In 1998, the American Film Institute placed Platoon at #83 in their "AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies" poll. In 2019, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". One of my favourite war movies and must watch for any war movie fan.

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