Welcome to Nam!

Advantages: Excellent story and acting, amazing effects
Disadvantages: hard viewing at times, horrific injuries

Whenever this had been on TV and hubby said he wanted to watch it I said no as it really didn?t appeal tome but after seeing a trailer for it on a recent DVD which we watched I thought that it did actually look quite good. I managed to find this DVD in Tesco on my last visit so I picked it up for him. The film is about Chris who volunteered for the US Army and ended up serving in Vietnam. He is a new recruit when he arrives there and some of the men don?t like him. He is finding it hard as he is given the toughest and dirtiest jobs to do but he manages to get them done and soon earns the respect of the men. Chris soon fits in with the men and gets invited to join them for their evening rests, drinking bear and smoking dope. Another battle which Chris is finding is with the two company Sergeants who do not see eye to eye and Chris ...

sewbizzie 12.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Platoon (DVD)

Whatta you know about death?

Advantages: For vietnam addicts everywhere
Disadvantages: Hard to find any...sorry

Platoon DVD - you don't really need to get this one. But if you are a die hard Vietnam/ War film addict (not unlike myself) - get it because what you're paying for is really the second disc - packed full of features and snippets of movie history that not many people know about the film and the director. I will refer to both discs because this review summarises the film and it making and some of the production limitations that were imposed on the film during 1985 and 1986. The Film: Platoon - War is hell...so are writing reviews on what is an iconic film. Quick synopsis. We basically follow a raw recruit - Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) who volunteered for active duty with the 25th Infantry Division service his first tour of duty in Vietnam. As soon as he arrives he witnesses the hell of war as corpses line the runway. We then see Chris ...

Teach2301 12.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Platoon (Ulimate Edition) (DVD)

Elias v Barnes- let the battle begin.

Advantages: Director's commentary is really good.
Disadvantages: Not enough variation in the soundtrack.

. As this fight goes on it draws everyone in as the platoon's missions become more and more dangerous. Platoon is a gem and after having it on a very poor quality video, the difference a DVD makes is phenomenal. Even a basic home cinema system makes it sound as if you have 5 or 6 GI's fighting behind your settee. The DVD features I think are very good for what they are but the quantity ruins a great film. The commentary is the only real thing on although it is very good quality. If they had gone to a bit more effort in adding features then it probably would have been one of the best DVD packages I'd bought. Instead it scrimps on the soundtrack- moving as it is in parts- and on the features. ...

Papanugget 07.01.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Platoon (Special Edition) (DVD)