High resolution thai movie poster image for platoon the image measures 1598 2300 pixels and is 1175 kilobytes large. 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. Based on stones own experiences as a soldier in the conflict, the film captivated millions of viewers all over the world. 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. Watch platoon full movie watch platoon full movie online watch platoon full movie hd 1080p. Leaping head first into turbulent jungles and disharmonized divisions, oliver stones magnum opus challenges any existing glorification of warfare, insisting that all do not. Platoon i got a bad feeling full scene by jcmcginleycollection. Chris taylor charlie sheen leaves his university studies to enlist in combat duty in vietnam in 1967. I mentioned robert altman and his famous saying in my last post about american sniper. Watch platoon leader 1988 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. The 10 best movies about the vietnam war platoon movie, war. Sign in deleted video private video platoon trailer 1986 hq by ryy79.
Here is a movie that regards combat from ground level, from the infantrymans point of view, and it. Platoons examination of brutality and duality is unflinching, stark, scathing and more insightful than most adaptations of this tumultuous conflict. Chris has two commanding officers, the illtempered and indestructible staff. 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. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie. Platoon ist ein kriegsfilm des regisseurs oliver stone aus dem jahr 1986. Platoon 1986 is a harrowing, visceral, ultrarealistic, gutsy, visuallyshattering vietnamwar film, based on the writerdirectors own firsthand knowledge as a vietnam combatinfantry soldier. Platoon won the academy award for best picture and the golden globe award for best drama. Platoon 1986 is a harrowing, visceral, ultrarealistic, gutsy, visuallyshattering vietnam war film, based on the writerdirectors own firsthand knowledge as a vietnam combatinfantry soldier. 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. Most veterans, with whom ive spoke, indicated that platoon was the closest to how things actually were over there.
Chris taylor is a young, naive american who gives up college and volunteers for combat in vietnam. We see the vietnam war from the ground, as charlie sheen. Assigned to the bravo company, 25th infantry division, he was the leader of alpha squad in the platoon. Growing up, i would say platoon was one of my all time favorite war movies. A contemporary trailer for oliver stones oscarwinning 1986 vietnam war movie platoon. Charlie sheen in platoon 1986 willem dafoe in platoon 1986 tom berenger and. 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. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. 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. Top war movie is intensely violent, full of strong language.
Platoon 1986 burning the village scene 410 youtube. Entire scary slasher zombie movie, full horror film, full length horror feature film, english, original language. A young soldier in vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. 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. As the war continues, chris himself draws towards psychological meltdown. 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. Platoon 1986 final battle scene with charlie sheen by x time goes by. Chris charlie sheen comes across some of his fellow soldiers raping a young girl and stops them, protecting the girl. But how much of the film was real and how much was hollywood fiction. 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. The 10 best movies about the vietnam war platoon movie.
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. Later on he defends him after new recruit and chriss friend. Best war movies hollywood adventure movies best adventure movies of all time. Platoon 1986 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. 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. Which film depicts the vietnam war more accurately, full.
Both saw the vietnam war as something which by nature of conception through. Platoon full movie sub english posters and cover art deep fried movies. Speaking of cinema, the intensity and wear on the actors faces. Once hes on the ground in the middle of battle, his idealism fades. This is a fanmade trailer, so please tell me what you think. Watch platoon full movie online free on putlocker free. 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. Oliver stones oscarwinning film platoon brought the true horror of the vietnam war to the big screen. From what i remember, the scenes in vietnam arent as stylised as apocalypse now or full metal jacket.
They seem to ultimately war look like a heroic, glorious adventure. The way the war affects the three main characters after returning to civilian life in america is its main focus. 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. Platoon 1986 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The vietnam war has never been painted with such a distressing brush. 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. Platoon a civil war within a war oliver stone has made a film career out of. No war movie is truly an antiwar movie, but platoon comes close, and its still as powerful as it was decades ago. On putlocker watch platoon in hd 1080p with high speed link.
A young soldier in vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted. Watch platoon starring tom berenger in this drama on directv. Is platoon an accurate representation of the vietnam war. I hate to be that person, but both of these films specifically aim to portray the surreal and absurd nature of war. 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. 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. Good movie about soldiers and harsh realities of war. The deer hunter is probably my favourite war film, even if only a third of it is actually set in vietnam. With charlie sheen, tom berenger, willem dafoe, keith david. Best war movies of all times vietnam war movies best full movie duration. All 18 songs from the platoon 1986 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. 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. Three soldiers must fight to survive the night in a seemingly.
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