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Platoon (UMD, 2008)

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Platoon is a 2008 UMD that showcases an intense war movie directed by Oliver Stone, featuring an all-star cast including John C. McGinley, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker, Keith David, Charlie Sheen, Johnny Depp, David Neidorf, Francesco Quinn, Kevin Dillon, Mark Moses, Richard Edson, and Tom Berenger. The movie is set during the Vietnam War and highlights the gruesome reality of war and its impact on soldiers. Sold as seen happy bidding

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This intense drama examines the fight between good and evil among an American infantry platoon in the jungles of Vietnam. Writer/director Stone draws on his own first-hand experiences of combat and takes a close look at the life of foot soldiers, as seen through the eyes of a new recruit.

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EAN
5060146916165
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72544215

Product Key Features

Actor
John C. Mcginley, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker, Keith David, Charlie Sheen, Johnny Depp, David Neidorf, Francesco Quinn, Kevin Dillon, Mark Moses, Richard Edson, Tom Berenger
Director
Oliver Stone
Release Year
2008
Genre
War

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Number of Discs
1
Format
UMD
Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Reviews
Variety - ...Intense....Very effective scenes....An impressive-looking production in all respects..., Premiere - "...Wrenching..." - Recommended, Entertainment Weekly - Rating: B+, New York Times - Nothing that Oliver Stone has done before...is preparation for the singular achievement of his latest film, PLATOON....A major piece of work, as full of pasion as it is of redeeming, scary irony...
Certificate
15
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In PLATOON, Oliver Stone uses his experience as an infantryman in Vietnam to convey the immediacy of guerrilla warfare: the brutal heat of the jungle, the brushes with such wildlife as snakes and leeches, and, most powerfully, the presence of the unseen enemy. Charlie Sheen stars as Chris, a raw recruit, or "new meat," who serves as the film's narrator. At first he wilts under the rigorous conditions of jungle life, freezes up in a firefight, and wonders whether he'll be able to survive. But he gradually adapts and, as time goes by, begins to see that the platoon is divided into two groups. One consists of lifers, juicers, and subintelligent whites, the other of blacks and heads. Sgt. Barnes, a combat-loving burnout (Tom Berenger), is the informal leader of the lifers, and Sgt. Elias, a free spirit (Willem Dafoe), leads the latter group. When the platoon takes some gruesome losses while on an o.p., an enraged Barnes kills some Vietnamese who may or may not have been VC and orders the burning of their village, outraging the temporarily absent Elias. As the conflict between these two reaches its tragic denouncement, Chris must decide what he really values. Widely regarded as one of the finest war films ever made, PLATOON reflects not only the nation's division over Vietnam but it intimately conveys timeless verities of battle: terror, disorientation, exhilaration, and horrible loss.
Movie/TV Title
Platoon
Sound source
Dolby Digital
Awards
Best Direction 1987 - Oliver Stone, Best Picture 1986 -, Best Director 1986 - Oliver Stone
Run Time
120 mins

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