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Platoon (1986)

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All Time

of 190,013

435

1980's

of 12,798

47

1986

of 4,098

7
Action
- Action All Time
  
  of 5,881
  
  60
  
  Action of 1986
  
  of 105
  
  1
  
  Action of the 1980's
  
  of 854
  
  12
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,943
  
  256
  
  Drama of 1986
  
  of 190
  
  5
  
  Drama of the 1980's
  
  of 2,048
  
  20
War
- War All Time
  
  of 2,146
  
  36
  
  War of 1986
  
  of 15
  
  1
  
  War of the 1980's
  
  of 136
  
  2

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Platoon (1986) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.0298

Avg Critic Score:3.1503

Platoon (1986) Movie Reviews

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21.69%

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71.08%

(59)

6.02%

(5)

0.00%

(0)

1.20%

(1)

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Francois Truffaut who said that it's not possible to make an anti-war movie, because all war movies, with their energy and sense of adventure, end up making combat look like fun. ...read the complete Platoon movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Like no other movie could tell, Platoon shows us categorically that war -- and especially the Vietnam War -- is hell. The story is vintage Oliver Stone -- based on his own experiences in the bush with only a few moments of fictionalization. ...read the complete Platoon movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

The first thing Taylor sees as his transport plane lands in Vietnam are all the body bags and the disheartened looks of the soldiers leaving to go back home. It is 1967. ...read the complete Platoon movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Oliver Stone's impression of the Vietnam War, taken from when he observed it first-hand as a grunt. ...read the complete Platoon movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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DVDActive (Casimir Harlow)

Platoon is an adrenaline-packed, harrowing tale of some of the most shocking and explosive battles fought within Stone�s experience of Vietnam. With resoundingly good performances from an excellent cast and some of the most memorable sequences in movie h...read the complete Platoon (1986) review at DVDActive (Casimir Harlow)

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Appreciating Great Trash

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The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)

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The New Yorker (Pauline Kael)

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