- Category: Video » Drama » Drama, General
- Format: DVD Learn more about the DVD format using Tower WIKI.
- Region:
Region 1 (U.S. & Canada only.)
Learn more about Region formats.
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC/EAN: 027616862815
- WAPI (Tower ID): 106972835
- Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Release Date: June 5, 2001
- Average Customer Review: There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!
- Tower.com Sales Rank: #2707 in Movies (See Top 100 Movies Bestsellers)
- #494 in Drama (See Top 100 Drama Bestsellers)
- #494 in Drama, General (See Top 100 Drama, General Bestsellers)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product Description
Discover More Information
About "Platoon (DVD)"
Run a Quick Search on "Platoon" starring Charlie Sheen to Browse Related Products:
Browse more products related to "Platoon"
Browse more products related to "Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe and Oliver Stone"
Review
Total Film, 10/01/2000, p.112, "...With incredible set pieces and gripping firefights the belie the tiny budget, PLATOON's impact has barely diminished over the years..." New York Times, 12/19/1986, p.C12, "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..." Uncut, 04/01/2006, p.138, 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] phenomenon....Importantly, Stone captured something of what it felt like to fight in the war." Entertainment Weekly, 07/08/1994, pp.58-9, Rating: B+ Variety, 12/03/1986, "...Intense....Very effective scenes....An impressive-looking production in all respects..." Premiere, 05/01/1995, p.136, "...Wrenching..." - Recommended Los Angeles Times, 12/19/1986, p.C1, "...This is movie-making with a zealot's fervor....[Stone] may have achieved a remarkable bridge with PLATOON. He has personalized a war for us..."
Title Note
Theatrical Release: December 21, 1986
Release Note
Additional Release Material: DVD Features:
Product Notes
In PLATOON, Oliver Stone draws on his experience as an infantryman in Vietnam to convey the brutality of guerrilla warfare: the 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 fire fight, 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, an enraged Barnes kills some Vietnamese and orders the burning of their village, outraging the temporarily absent Elias. As the conflict between these two reaches its tragic climax, Chris must decide what he really values. Widely regarded as one of the finest war films ever made, PLATOON reflects not only the United States' division over Vietnam but the timeless truths of battle: terror, disorientation, exhilaration, and horrible loss.
If You Enjoy "Platoon (DVD)", May We Also Recommend:
Customer Reviews for "Platoon (DVD)"
There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!
What's New and Exciting Around Tower
Drama Bestselling DVDs
Explore More Great Tower Sales & Specials
|
| ||||||||||||||
