Platoon (US)

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The first casualty of war is innocence
Certificate: R
Running Time: 120 mins
Retail Price: $19.98
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Synopsis:
Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture, and based on the first-hand experience of Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, Platoon is powerful, intense and starkly brutal. "Harrowingly realistic and completely convincing" (Leonard Maltin), it is "a dark, unforgettable memorial" (The Washington Post) to every soldier whose innocence was lost in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam.

Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young naïve American who, upon his arrival in Vietnam, quickly discovers that he must do battle not only with the Viet Cong, but also with the gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and intense anger growing within him. While his two commanding officers (Oscar-nominated Tom Berenger and William Dafoe) draw a fine line between the war they wage against the enemy and the one they fight with each other, the conflict, chaos and hatred permeate Taylor, suffocating his realities and numbing his feelings to man`s highest value... life.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Collectible Booklet
Original Theatrical Trailer

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 Spanish

Subtitle Tracks:
French
Spanish
CC: English

Directed By:
Oliver Stone

Written By:

Starring:
Kevin Dillon
Richard Edson
John C. McGinley
Francesco Quinn
Forest Whitaker
Charlie Sheen
Willem Dafoe
Tom Berenger

Casting By:
Bob Morones
Warren McLean
Pat Golden

Soundtrack By:
Stephen Foster
Georges Delerue

Music From:
Samuel Barber

Director of Photography:
Robert Richardson

Editor:
Claire Simpson

Production Designer:
Bruno Rubeo

Producer:
Arnold Kopelson
A. Kitman Ho

Executive Producer:
Derek Gibson
John Daly

Distributor:
United Artists
Metro Goldwyn Mayer

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8 / 10
Platoon is easily the most realistic Vietnam movie ever and one of the best war films also. With top notch performances, superb cinematography and a Oliver Stone on top of his game this film is definately worth a look.
There`s only one problem though the extra`s. All we get is a trailer. There just isn`t enough extra`s to make thisn disc a must. The sound is great and so is the picture but the extra`s really let it down.
posted by Jools Palmer on 12/9/2000 00:41