Growing up, i would say platoon was one of my all time favorite war movies. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie. I hate to be that person, but both of these films specifically aim to portray the surreal and absurd nature of war. Speaking of cinema, the intensity and wear on the actors faces. Upon arrival, he quickly discovers that his presence is quite nonessential, and is considered insignificant to the other soldiers, as he has not fought for as long as the rest of them and felt the effects of combat. No war movie is truly an antiwar movie, but platoon comes close, and its still as powerful as it was decades ago. I mentioned robert altman and his famous saying in my last post about american sniper. From what i remember, the scenes in vietnam arent as stylised as apocalypse now or full metal jacket. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Good movie about soldiers and harsh realities of war. But how much of the film was real and how much was hollywood fiction. Platoon didnt follow the typical route of a hollywood war film its a grim, unpleasant look at war where nobody comes out unscathed or victorious.
Platoons examination of brutality and duality is unflinching, stark, scathing and more insightful than most adaptations of this tumultuous conflict. Watch platoon leader 1988 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Platoon 1986 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. The 10 best movies about the vietnam war platoon movie. Platoon i got a bad feeling full scene by jcmcginleycollection. Platoon won the academy award for best picture and the golden globe award for best drama. 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. On putlocker watch platoon in hd 1080p with high speed link.
Entire scary slasher zombie movie, full horror film, full length horror feature film, english, original language. Chris charlie sheen and the other soldiers watch helplessly from the helicopter as the wounded elias willem dafoe is gunned down by the viet cong. There are many reasons why i believe platoon is the best war movie ever made but ive compiled a list down to 5 important ones and they are. Platoon 1986 burning the village scene 410 youtube. An in depth examination of the ways in which the u. A young officer, just out of west point is sent to vietnam, where the men dont respect him until he gets wounded and returns to be a wiser soldier and a better commander. The vietnam war has never been painted with such a distressing brush. Platoon 1986 is a harrowing, visceral, ultrarealistic, gutsy, visuallyshattering vietnam war film, based on the writerdirectors own firsthand knowledge as a vietnam combatinfantry soldier.
Once hes on the ground in the middle of battle, his idealism fades. Oliver stones oscarwinning film platoon brought the true horror of the vietnam war to the big screen. Platoon 1986 is a harrowing, visceral, ultrarealistic, gutsy, visuallyshattering vietnamwar film, based on the writerdirectors own firsthand knowledge as a vietnam combatinfantry soldier. A young recruit in vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of manwatch hollywood movie platoon leader directed by aaron norrisat free of cost. The way the war affects the three main characters after returning to civilian life in america is its main focus. Platoon 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Based on stones own experiences as a soldier in the conflict, the film captivated millions of viewers all over the world. Watch platoon full movie watch platoon full movie online watch platoon full movie hd 1080p. Later on he defends him after new recruit and chriss friend. As a young and naive recruit in vietnam, chris taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. And as he struggles for survival, he soon realizes he is fighting two battles, the conflict with the enemy and the conflict between the men within his platoon. Best war movies of all times vietnam war movies best full movie duration. This is a fanmade trailer, so please tell me what you think. Theres no big battle that ends in triumph, no glory or success. Sergeants tom berenger, willem dafoe and private charlie sheen lost along cambodian border.
Most veterans, with whom ive spoke, indicated that platoon was the closest to how things actually were over there. Chris taylor charlie sheen leaves his university studies to enlist in combat duty in vietnam in 1967. The 10 best movies about the vietnam war platoon movie, war. Is platoon an accurate representation of the vietnam war. High resolution thai movie poster image for platoon the image measures 1598 2300 pixels and is 1175 kilobytes large. We see the vietnam war from the ground, as charlie sheen. The deer hunter is probably my favourite war film, even if only a third of it is actually set in vietnam. Platoon, american war film, released in 1986, that was written and directed by oliver stone and was regarded by many critics as one of the best of the movies about the vietnam war. As the war continues, chris himself draws towards psychological meltdown.
Here is a movie that regards combat from ground level, from the infantrymans point of view, and it. In platoon, ua coronet, odeon showcase, writerdirector oliver stone drops us as he drops his autobiographical 19yearold, chris taylor charlie sheen, into life with the 25th infantry in. Top war movie is intensely violent, full of strong language. All 18 songs from the platoon 1986 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Chris taylor is a young, naive american who gives up college and volunteers for combat in vietnam. Chris has two commanding officers, the illtempered and indestructible staff. Writerdirector oliver stone based his movie on his own experiences and attempted to make a more realistic vietnam movie, simpler and more grounded than things like apocalypse now and the deer hunter and more ambitious than the. With charlie sheen, tom berenger, willem dafoe, keith david. Released 1986, platoon stars tom berenger, willem dafoe, charlie sheen, forest whitaker the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 0 min, and received a score of 92 out of 100 on metacritic. Which film depicts the vietnam war more accurately, full. A contemporary trailer for oliver stones oscarwinning 1986 vietnam war movie platoon.
Platoon a civil war within a war oliver stone has made a film career out of. Assigned to the bravo company, 25th infantry division, he was the leader of alpha squad in the platoon. Sign in deleted video private video platoon trailer 1986 hq by ryy79. Platoon ist ein kriegsfilm des regisseurs oliver stone aus dem jahr 1986.
Infighting in his unit between staff sergeant barnes tom berenger, who believes nearby villagers are harboring viet cong soldiers, and sergeant elias willem dafoe, who has a more sympathetic view of the locals, ends up. Watch platoon starring tom berenger in this drama on directv. Both saw the vietnam war as something which by nature of conception through. Charlie sheen in platoon 1986 willem dafoe in platoon 1986 tom berenger and. They seem to ultimately war look like a heroic, glorious adventure. A young soldier in vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. Platoon full movie sub english posters and cover art deep fried movies. Chris charlie sheen comes across some of his fellow soldiers raping a young girl and stops them, protecting the girl. Stone, himself a vietnam vet, observes the war through the short focus of a single infantry platoon, fighting somewhere near the cambodian border in 1967. For the history buff, this would give you a fairly accurate glimpse into the vietnam war through a cinematic perspective. Platoon 1986 final battle scene with charlie sheen by x time goes by.
Leaping head first into turbulent jungles and disharmonized divisions, oliver stones magnum opus challenges any existing glorification of warfare, insisting that all do not. A young soldier in vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted. Reality was not the goal of either kubrick or coppola. Platoon is filled with one fine performance after another, and one can only wish that every person who saw the cartoonish war fantasy that was rambo would buy a ticket to platoon and bear witness. If truffaut had lived to see platoon, the best film of 1986, he might have wanted to modify his opinion. He was a friend and mentor to chris taylor as he helps him after he falls down from exhaustion and kindly carries his excess baggage, and welcomes him into the underworld. Best war movies hollywood adventure movies best adventure movies of all time. Watch platoon full movie online free on putlocker free. It was francois truffaut who said that its not possible to make an antiwar movie, because all war movies, with their energy and sense of adventure, end up making combat look like fun. Three soldiers must fight to survive the night in a seemingly.
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