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Post by Popeye Doyle on Nov 2, 2018 12:10:58 GMT
It's a good movie but I wouldn't rate it beyond 7/10. I felt Stone's next Vietnam feature, Born on the Fourth of July, was more compelling.
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Post by ck100 on Nov 2, 2018 12:39:11 GMT
One of Stone's best.
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Post by bravomailer on Nov 2, 2018 13:58:32 GMT
6/10 – I found it cliché-ridden and preachy. The closing lines about "fighting ourselves" in Vietnam were silly.
Many people knock Charlie Sheen's performance by saying he looked out of place. Well, that was an integral part of the story: the character is supposed to be out of place. Stone himself was from a comfortable upbringing and it undoubtedly was clear to his fellow GIs over there.
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Post by movielover on Nov 2, 2018 14:09:18 GMT
It's the reverse for me. I really like Platoon, which I give an 8.5/10, but I didn't care much for Born on the Fourth of July.
I do admit Platoon has a couple of minor cons, but the pros outweigh them, like the great battle scene at the end, the way the unit was divided (much like America was at the time regarding the war) between those who were pro-Barnes and those who were pro-Elias, and I love the musical score of the movie.
I also love the scene where Sheen wakes up to find the posted guard asleep, and the scene where they interrogate the village, which had some great tension.
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Nov 2, 2018 14:09:54 GMT
It's too melodramatic for my taste although I loved the final battle.
I've never been big on Vietnam stuff. Most films treat it under he same themes and tropes.
The best one remains Apocalypse Now and I also loved the Forrest Gump portion because my uncle said it was closest to the truth about his time there although with less corruption (He despised his time there.)
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Nov 2, 2018 15:46:55 GMT
It's the only Stone film I can watch. It's far from perfect but it is entertaining and mostly well executed.
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