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DVD
1986 - Rated R (MPAA)
Release Date: 08/15/2000
Time:
120
mins.
Label: MGM Home Entertainment
DVD Features: Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Letterbox - 1.85 Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer Additional Products: Booklet
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.
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"...Wrenching..." - Recommended
-- Josh Rottenberg
, (Premiere)
"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..." -- Vincent Canby , (New York Times) Rating: B+ -- Ty Burr , (Entertainment Weekly) "...Intense....Very effective scenes....An impressive-looking production in all respects..." -- Cart. , (Variety) "...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..." -- Sheila Benson , (Los Angeles Times) "...With incredible set pieces and gripping firefights the belie the tiny budget, PLATOON's impact has barely diminished over the years..." -- Cam Winstanley , (Total Film) 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] phenomenon....Importantly, Stone captured something of what it felt like to fight in the war." -- Chris Roberts , (Uncut)
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Blu-ray/DVD
1986 - Rated R (MPAA)
Release Date: 05/24/2011
Original Language:
N/A
Time:
120
mins.
Label: MGM
Blu-ray/DVD Features:
Region 1
Note: Blu-Ray: Audio commentary by director Oliver Stone
Audio commentary by Military Advisor Dale Dye
Deleted and extended scenes with optional commentary by Oliver Stone
Flashback to Platoon: Snapshot in Time: 1967-1968; Creating the 'Nam; Raw Wounds: The Legacy of Platoon
Documentaries: One War, Many Stories; Preparing for 'Nam
Vignettes: Caputo & the 7th Fleet; Dye Training Method; Gordon Gekko
Theatrical trailer
TV spots
Dual Layer
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
DTS - English, French, Spanish
DTS HD Master Audio - English, French, Spanish
Subtitles - French, Spanish
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Blu-ray Disc
1986 - Rated R (MPAA)
Release Date: 10/04/2011
Original Language:
N/A
Time:
120
mins.
Label: MGM
Blu-ray Disc Features:
Note: Audio commentary by director Oliver Stone
Audio commentary by military advisor Dale Dye
Deleted and exnteded scenes with optional commentary by Oliver Stone
Flashback to Platoon: Snapshot in time: 1967 - 1968; creating the 'Nam; raw wounds: the legacy of Platoon
Documentaries
Dual Layer
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 4.0 - English, Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, Spanish
DTS HD Master Audio - English, Spanish
Subtitles - French, Spanish
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