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@ydrevm8997

4 жыл бұрын

I can feel how they seemed trapped and forced to participate in the Vietnam War ,, in my opinion this film is very good

@TheChadWork2001

4 жыл бұрын

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@dad_jokes_4ever226

3 жыл бұрын

Why would they demonetise your channel ? Did they give you a reason? KZread is really turning into a police state!

@thomasmuller8687

3 жыл бұрын

Vietnam - terrible war - every war is terrible. But i love this film PLATOON. I looked him over and over for 30 or 40 times, i don´t know. I love the music in this film. It is very interesting to see the crew in a time tunnel. Thank you for your film.

@HaLinhHondaLongBien

3 жыл бұрын

good video full of information

One of the most powerful war movies ever made....

@wildbill5670

4 жыл бұрын

The reason why is because it was made by a guy that was there. Oliver Stone.

@peterreimer786

4 жыл бұрын

The best war movie in my opinion

@willis2492

4 жыл бұрын

It was Based on Oliver stones own tour of duty in the Vietnam war

@bbb462cid

4 жыл бұрын

It's an anti-war film. It doesn't glorify, it shows horrors.

@andygonzalez6325

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah Platoon is a good war movie but no one like "Saving Private Ryan", that one takes the cake.

Depp, Sheen, Whitaker, Defoe, Berringer, McGinley...Amazing how many relatively unknown actors (in 1986) went on to become major stars. That just shows the level of acting talent in this movie.

@Penguin_of_Death

3 жыл бұрын

*Berenger

@richardlynch7301

3 жыл бұрын

Watch the Oliver stone interview about getting the movie made and that many of the characters were based on people he knew when he was serving in Vietnam F-ing crazy

@bmwjojo2378

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget about Keith David

Never realized how many good actors were in that film.

@Steppenwolf696969

4 жыл бұрын

I just realized that Johnny Depp was in the movie too... Also Corey Glover, singer from Living Colours band...

@imedi

4 жыл бұрын

yeah true only recently i found out mcginley was the same guy who was the doc in ER

@roguelead72

4 жыл бұрын

@@imedi Scrubs not ER.

@mickey1849

4 жыл бұрын

@@Steppenwolf696969 Me too! I had NO IDEA before Edward Scissorhands was a Vietnam grunt!

@mickey1849

4 жыл бұрын

@@Steppenwolf696969 .

Great movie. Tom Berenger should have won an Oscar for this movie.

@bbb462cid

4 жыл бұрын

He really was that good.

@pbrucpaul

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah. His portrayal of Sergeant Barnes was brilliant. A mean SOB

@homelesshannah50

4 жыл бұрын

So should Willem or he should at least get it for The Lighthouse

@just-ice7369

4 жыл бұрын

Tina Sabat ,I agree Tom Berenger should have won the Oscar. it was a brilliant movie, I remember seeing it in the cinema then on video i would watch it with my pals we sometimes smoke a bit of Ganja i had an old gas mask that belonged to my dad when he was a kid during the war and we'd call it the grass mask after the film. I can't believe it's over 30 years now I was 20 and i don't know where over 3 decades went ,when you hit 40 the years just fly in, Oliver Stone was in Ireland promoting JFK and not many heard of him so i took a gamble and rang the top hotels,I was told he wasn't taking any calls so i just asked would he send me an autograph and a week or so later i got a signed poster of JFK

@GeorgiaBoy1961

4 жыл бұрын

I always have felt that Keith David's portrayal of the character "King" should have been recognized somehow - with an Academy Award or some other award. As I get older, I find that my favorite scenes in the film revolve around him, and how he interacts with everyone around him. He may not have been the center of the film, but he was its heart and soul.

william dafoe in his role, id follow that soldier everywhere!

@johngillon6969

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, but if i had to i'd be willing to follow sgt barnes into hell. Both excellent leaders. And i have to admit that tho Red was an A** Hole and a kiss a** was an effective leader, we all have flaws. I loved the way he covered himself when he knew the game was over and survived to fight again.

@pavelyankouski4913

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the true patriot !

@thomasmuller8687

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, i do it too!!

@theropesofrenovation9352

3 жыл бұрын

You and me both!

@lifeisyours8250

3 жыл бұрын

Both Barnes and Alias were great leaders they just had alternate views. Both were absolute badass

It's puzzling how Tom Berenger never recieved an Oscar for his performance as Sgt Barnes. It's part of cinematic history as far as performances and characters played.

@bellavia5

3 жыл бұрын

They don't give Oscars to the bad guys.

@kermit415

3 жыл бұрын

Both Berenger and Dafoe was nominated for best supporting actor for their role in Platoon. They went up against some heavyweights... Denholm Elliot, Dennis Hopper and Michael Caine... Caine won. They didn't get robbed. They got recognized and nominated, but lost to better performance and actor.

@kermit415

3 жыл бұрын

@@bellavia5 Actually 18 times the bad guys won an Academy Award for their roles. Example, Heath Ledger (Joker-The Dark Knight), Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men), Anthony Hopkin (Silence of the Lambs), Joe Pesci (Goodfellas), Kathy Bates (Misery), Charlize Theron (Monster), Gene Hackman (Unforgiven) just to name a few...

@degsbabe

2 жыл бұрын

@@kermit415 oh yes. And the bad guy role was always (and is) considered the juiciest part.

One of the most powerful films you can watch. The acting is excellent by all the cast. Years since I've seen it but it's a film that stays with you forever.

R.I.P. Francesco, you looked just like your father.

@charlespeter9914

4 жыл бұрын

Anthony Quinn's son right?

@gabrielabate6020

4 жыл бұрын

@@charlespeter9914 Correct.

@sectiongang

3 жыл бұрын

Never knew he was Anthony's son ... wow

When I was a kid, fourteen years old, in 1978, I met someone who survived two tours 68-70 in Vietnam. Being a clueless stupid kid I kept asking him what it was like. He told me of one incident and after that I didn’t bother him anymore. We stayed in touch and when Platoon came out in 1986 he called me and asked if I had seen the movie yet. When I said that yes, I had, he said “does that answer the rest of your questions?”. Powerful.

@alexius4587

Ай бұрын

So, what did that man tell you about the incident? Can you tell me what he told you?

The amount of actors in this film who went in to be greats is just, perfect. Johnny Depp, Sheen, Whittaker, Defoe, Etc etc. Phenomenal.

@brendanm6921

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure I'd put Sheen in there. He went on to become something alright but that something definitely isn't great. Not a good role model by any means.

@johnming73

3 жыл бұрын

@@brendanm6921 And Johnny Depp did become a good role model? What standards do you measure. Private life or acting? I will agree Sheen wasted his talent. But he was one hell of an acting talent. Not only in Platoon, but in Wall Street he was phenonemal! He sure could have won a couple of oscars, if he had followed that road he went on in his early acting carreer.

@brendanm6921

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnming73 Come on, the case with Depp is so cluttered with "he said" "she said" finger pointing and nobody really seems to be settled on exactly what went down. Sheen on the other hand is a long time certified scumbag. And correct me if I'm wrong but I don't actually recall saying that he was a bad actor.

Platoon is a movie that showcases some of the finest acting ever to come out of Hollywood.

I must have watch this movie atleast a hundred times ..the pics of them in costume look awesome they look like real combat soldiers .Oliver stone is a genius

@JDSly1

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not a big fan of Stone's politics, but recognize excellent movie making when I see it. He pulled out all the stops to make this film as realistic as possible, including period-correct weapons and gear.

@Psyfi85

4 жыл бұрын

JDSly1 Certainly helps that he fought in Vietnam himself. It’s a perfect illustration of that war. We were soldiers is a close 2nd for me..

@docback63

4 жыл бұрын

@@JDSly1 : Actually it was al ow budget film. The guy that bankrolled it only gave Stone so much $ to work with and expected maximum return. That's why you see the LAW rocket on the back of "Chris Taylor's" ruck with tape on the open end near the beginning in the jungle because it was an empty expended tube that was real but they didn't have the end cap assembly to simple snap back on it, and speaking of Rucks the soldiers in the Platoon are all humping ARVN rucks, technically incorrect but I guess they had a hard time getting the correct Lightweight Rucks with frames that US Infantry would've been humping, small details. One thing that was very well done was seeing a color 25th Division patch on Kings Jungle Fatigue jacket sleeve. Great detail, you would've still seen some color payches in early 1968 when this is supposed to take place. Well done Mr. Stone! I hated the old tired thing of fratracide and killing civilians a la My Lai. Did it happen? Yes. Was it representative of the majority of troops over there? No. Especially in the 25th Division. But, he had to make a movie. The heat, the fatigue, the fear, etc...were amazing it was portrayed so well. I think with the level of long hair, side burns, mustaches, beads, peace symbols, and helmet graffiti this movie should've been set in about 1970-71 BUT no matter it was an awesome movie and I went to see it about 3 times when it came out in the theater in 1986, and watched it probably several hundred times more over the years. These guys just stay with you!

@sickbastard151

4 жыл бұрын

they don't make movies like they used to. where you can fully empathize with a character. my favorite character was Elias. My little brother his favorite character whas Chris. we played allot as kids. playing platoon, or Tour of duty. Dressed up as a soldier throughout the neighborhood. i mostly end up dying like that scene when Elias Died. Greetings from the netherlands

@maximusdecimusmeridius5500

3 жыл бұрын

Not really he was just somebody who was there, and guys that were there rarely forget it.

Tom Berenger looks fantastic. His scars have healed up so well, you'd never think he had had them.

@aboveusall22

4 жыл бұрын

Those were not real scars it was movie make up

@dsk5584

4 жыл бұрын

Vitamin E

@striperross4975

4 жыл бұрын

@@aboveusall22 Oh ...duh!!!

@joeycarr1398

4 жыл бұрын

lol looks like you fooled somebody!

@briankfs

4 жыл бұрын

he uses that cream they sell on facebook that makes 20 year old leather seats look brand new, instantly.

One of the most realistic, gut-wrenching war movies ever made. And a sterling cast to boot.

Wow! It's pretty refreshing to see that only one actor from this 34 year old film has died. Rest In Peace Mr. Francesco Quinn

Best Vietnam movie ever made.

@gambinom5967

3 жыл бұрын

meh

Wow... over 30+ yrs later. A movie i still remember. I was 16 then, 3 yrs later I enlisted. Didn't think twice when I enlisted and entered military service. I served a total of 25+ years and never regretted a day of it. Thank you for those who served before, with and after me. To those who never came back home... we still remember you and your final sacrifice. ✌🏼❤🙏🏼🇺🇸

@bellavia5

3 жыл бұрын

THANK you for your service.....

Reminds me of sitting around watching this over and over on VHS with 6 of my friends, some are no longer with us. I was young, handsome and strong. I miss my GF at the time. Now I'm old, married, misable, weak, and live with only good memories of the past.

@agedinthesun6689

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds familiar

@menacetohighsociety

3 жыл бұрын

"Shut up and take the pain. Take the pain!"

@wuderoofe

3 жыл бұрын

This is why years ago, I cleaned my house of everything over 2 years old and definitely got rid old music and don't watch old movies. I guess it's a safe form of denial. Depressing 😢

@powong2292

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrJoe-yw5ex 5000000011\

@channelz2130

3 жыл бұрын

We all gotta live sometime Red.

I was there in 69, I just celebrated my 72nd birthday. I miss my 58,220 brothers who perished. I could not view this movie when it first came out, I was still fighting the enemy. After finally viewing, this was a great movie but still does not capture the unbelievable intensity of that war. God bless America.........

@onewhoknowsrevenge6807

4 жыл бұрын

Didn't kill enough of them,waste of time war.Same thought i have with me to this day since my return from the Storm.I look at our countrys that we fought & died for,here & there are the enemy,which i was sent to fight & defend our country against.WHY??????????????????????

@busaman5261

4 жыл бұрын

@@onewhoknowsrevenge6807 "War is a Racket " General Smedley Butler USMC 2 Medals of Honor

@mrpaddy3318

4 жыл бұрын

@@onewhoknowsrevenge6807 WHY ? for a LIE this is the worst. it began with a lie and ended with so many dead. what a waste

@just-ice7369

4 жыл бұрын

@Tony V .I'm glad you made it out, you are a brave man, many respects to you and God Bless those who didn't make it out. It was a sad war and MAYBE? had JFK not have been killed it wouldn't have gone on as long as it did ,Nixon promised to end it in 1968 but he dragged it on for four more years and invaded Cambodia, tho the VC were using Cambodia and Laos for the Ho Chi Ming trail . God Bless you

@Dakers11

4 жыл бұрын

@@onewhoknowsrevenge6807 Thank you for your service.I was 2 yrs old when it ended. My older brother was in the Pull out, and saw limited action.Active Duty 73'-75'. All I can say is who profited from this war? Here is a fact, anyone can check. In 1960 The Textron Corp. bought Bell Helicopters for $22 million. In 1963 JFK said we were pulling out of Vietnam. NSAM-263 was on his Desk to be signed upon his arrival from Dallas. On Nov. 26, one day after JFK's Funeral, LBJ signed NSAM-273 . Which did just the opposite. LBJ had stock in BEll Helicopters. 10,005 version Helo's were used in Vietnam. The majority were made by Bell/Textron Corp. Securing LBJ's wealth. UH-1D and on. In 1971 A UH-1N replacement was worth $4,700,000. Today in 2020, a comparable price is $26.2 Million. Also, 5,086 Helo's were lost in Vietnam.

If my memory serves me correctly, there were 3 phenomenal Vietnam war movies in the late ‘80’s! Platoon (1986), Full Metal Jacket (1987) & Hamburger Hill (1987) All 3 were exceptional!

@MissDixon

3 жыл бұрын

For me there was 3 movies 3 years .. Platoon 1986 Full Metal Jacket 1987 Platoon Leader 1988 So many great 80s movies ❤️

@Gioachina0279

2 жыл бұрын

Apocalypse now?

@mogensschmidt2498

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you right

I was pretty much a kid when saw this movie for the 1st time. Early '91-92 or so. Blown away... Definitely one of the films that will never get bored watching. Sad RHAH isn't with us! Would be great to have them all in yet another patrol - around some whiskey bar!

@re528

Жыл бұрын

1986 Platoon

that Willem Dafoe scene being chased by VCs is so heartbreaking, everytime I think of this movie, it's this scene that first comes to my mind.

@jennymacallan9071

4 жыл бұрын

Same. That image of sacrifice is very powerful.

@s.ziauddintabatabai5264

4 жыл бұрын

too...

@JDP2104

4 жыл бұрын

@@jennymacallan9071 it wasn't sacrifice, it was betrayal

@kjthekunoichi

4 жыл бұрын

@@JDP2104 ya... poor him😐😐😐that is what the movie is all abt too, team members going against each other instead of going for the same goals... while deciding what is right and what is wrong..😐😐😐

@BOSHDUB

3 жыл бұрын

Great emotional scene

The best of the films about the war, it was shown in cinemas in the USSR and I watched it as a boy at 11 years old in 1989, a great film.

One of the best and most heartbreaking movies ever made.

@okapmeinkap7311

4 жыл бұрын

y is it heartbreaking

@busterzigler7530

4 жыл бұрын

agreed

@JDP2104

4 жыл бұрын

@@okapmeinkap7311 because we were seeing good men losing themselves, both morally and physically, to the war. The soundtrack used in the film literally could not fit the tone of the movie any better. It really is tragic

Love, Love, LOVE this movie. Saw this in theaters and immediately bought the VHS tape a few years later. Thanks for sharing.

@paposwing2925

4 жыл бұрын

@Ricky Sanchez Nah, it was good but not as emotional as Platoon. Platoon show us the ugly reality of war and how it can turn some into heartless monsters. I still cry when I watch it.

@U-rok

4 жыл бұрын

Papo Swing exactly!

@i.mar.6563

4 жыл бұрын

Ricky Sanchez. Hamburger Hill was a great movie no doubt the battle scenes were very good but I thought Platoon was a little bit more it was so realistic and i knew many who didn't know much about the war and they were all going mad to see Platoon. Stone's 3 movies on Vietnam were all fab ,it focused on the US side the North Vietnamese side and the Vets who came home disabled Born On The Fourth of July was steeped in realism ,the battle scenes when Kovic shoots Wilson by accident ,Heaven and Earth was also very good.

@redorchestra30

4 жыл бұрын

Back in the day, when a few years still counted as immediately. It is a great movie though.

@mmmm2050mmmm

4 жыл бұрын

Me too. Hi nice to meet you're mind this write

Keith David - THEY LIVE!

this video makes me sad, because it reminds me how old i am right now, and how time flies.

@suzycreamcheesez4371

4 жыл бұрын

it makes me sad because so many people died

@sickbastard151

4 жыл бұрын

@@suzycreamcheesez4371 do not be sad. That the way it is

@suzycreamcheesez4371

4 жыл бұрын

@@sickbastard151 golly gee honest??! As Metallica says nothing else matters! Aloha!!

@Mr.56Goldtop

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. In 1986 I was only 31, and i could do anything I wanted, young, spry, athletic. Now, I can't even stand on one leg without falling over. So I know what you mean. These commentators here saying oh, don't worry about it, are probably young.

@keithdaniels5918

4 жыл бұрын

seattwa at 62 and prior Marine I too have some wear and tear on the ole body. The younger ones have their time now and if they’re smart they have their time to be old too. Time takes us all.

The Adagio for Strings... my God this music haunted me for years

@Jasweld

4 жыл бұрын

search this song accompanied with the poem "Desiderata" here on youtube... it still pulls heat strings but I find so much calm amidst the storm of emotions this piece brings.

@juicer404

4 жыл бұрын

have listen to the choir hymen it on here, its beautiful, search it

@JDP2104

4 жыл бұрын

That track really does capture the loss that this movie was trying to show. Good men losing themselves to the horrors of Vietnam

There are so many things I remember about this movie. Two stick in my memory: The opening biblical quote, Rejoice, O young man,’ in thy youth. The closing when adagio for string is playing (that evokes pure sadness) and Chris says, “The war is over for me now, but it will always be there”. It made me cry uncontrollably. Excellent movie!

@marciashiraishi5891

3 жыл бұрын

Well said. I thought the same.

When me and my wife were having our first kid, we had no idea on what name to give him. A couple of weeks before birth we decided to watch Platoon together. So our first son turned out to be named Elias, after Sgt. Elias.

@kjthekunoichi

4 жыл бұрын

Awww... Elias was good leader (character), he guided the rest instead of being all brital and direct... is your son 34 this yr?

@sickbastard151

4 жыл бұрын

that's why I was able to identify myself with Sgt.Elias. my favourite character from platoon. i like it that you gave your first kid the name Elias. i was first born and my parents named me Elias. haha Greetings

@sickbastard151

3 жыл бұрын

😎🍺🕑💨

"You boys smoke this shit to escape reality? Me, I don't need this shit, I am reality. There's the way it is and, the way it should be." So many great quotes in this movie.

@U-rok

4 жыл бұрын

Shooting_Star78 “Y’all take a good look at this lump of shit.”

@GigaHuxpin

4 жыл бұрын

The poor are always getting fucked by the rich. Always have, always will.

@cantgetenoughoutdoors3258

4 жыл бұрын

Shooting_Star78 “he might still be alive if he had a few days to learn something” sgt Elias.

@cantgetenoughoutdoors3258

4 жыл бұрын

Dotcanada “ you fuck up in a fire fight I Goddamn guarantee you a trip outta the bush! In body bag! Assholes you keep your shit wired tight at all times. And the next cocksucker I catch coping zzzzs in the bush im gonna take a personal interest in seeing him suffer, I shit you not.”

@MattC78

4 жыл бұрын

"Just keep your pecker hard, and your powder dry, and the world will turn."

I watched once when it premiered, don't have the guts to watch it again. The background music makes me nostalgic every time.

@Harrzack

4 жыл бұрын

Rosie Brind'amour Barbar’s “Adagio for Strings”

Probably the most terrifying psychopathic soldier portrayal seen in any war movie. Sadistic Staff Seargent Barnes was more enemy to his own men than any VC ever was. Tom Berengers performance truly deserved an Oscar win.

“Take the pain, take the pain” I’ve said that line more than any other movie line over the years. I never pass up an opportunity to watch Platoon. Just watched it last night, that’s probably while I’m seeing this video! The guys, and girl, look still look great. Great movie, Thanks for the video.

@manos3790

4 жыл бұрын

I recall my friend almost compound fracturing his leg in a football match(soccer to Americans) and I stood over him and said 'take the pain, take the pain ' Staff sergeant Barnes style, he referred to me as a bastard(which I clearly was) and we still joke about the moment to this day, 32yrs on. Besides that perhaps my top 1-3 films ever.

@aj13elly

4 жыл бұрын

In my early twenties one Sunday with a hangover from hell I watched it 3 times off the belt.first normally then with Oliver stones commentary and then with dale dye's commentary. A true class film. I've been watching a lot of veterans stories lately too. It's an interesting topic for me.

@just-ice7369

4 жыл бұрын

I remember something similar happened me and by bro said "take the pain take the pain" I gave a weak smile ,it is hard to stay silent and take the pain

@just-ice7369

4 жыл бұрын

aj 13ell. Stone's 3 Vietnam movies were all great ,I thought Born On The Fourth of July was very in your face and the battle scenes were only about 25 mins but the scene in the field hospital was harsh and the Bronx VA scenes the rats and staff ,I saw that film on the cinema and almost cried when Ron Kovic gets home I'm not a big Tom Cruise fan but he was excellent in that film and did deserve an Oscar. The protest scenes Abbie Hoffman was in it it was just so real, and Heaven and Earth was also excellent .focusing from the North's side.

Just watched this for about 100th time, best Oliver Stone movie ever

@dsk5584

4 жыл бұрын

You gonna enjoy the next 100 views to

@scoobycarr5558

4 жыл бұрын

*Oliver Stone!* That my friends is one of my favorite film directors. Now has he won Best Director for others he made or has he gotten the snob treatment from the Academy for all of them?

This movie always makes me reflect: Late in '72, our ship- a destroyer- had just pulled into San Diego after doing fire support and surface raids off the coast of Vietnam, a grueling time in more ways than one. We did our job, we were exhausted, and back then we were invisible to the *uncaring America* we came home to, except for one person: Walt Disney. He was gone from us, the boomer generation by that time, but his legacy was carried on by brother Roy, who had sent representatives to our ship with free passes to Disneyland for the whole crew. A bunch of us rented a car and went, blew some incredible African ganja, and we had a hell of a good time at the Magic Kingdom, it was great and the only welcome home we ever had, I've never forgotten the gesture.

@mmmm2050mmmm

4 жыл бұрын

I'm Korean. 장문으로 쓰셨습니다. I'm English not well

@BeachsideHank

4 жыл бұрын

@GunslingerXXI Hold the line brother, and thanks. ☺

@jgee4073

Жыл бұрын

In 2022 Admiral Rachel Levine would greet you.

@dsvet

Жыл бұрын

When I got back from Desert Storm we had a six pack of beer in our mini fridge..

I like the way they include even some of the most obscure characters and actors. A lot of research and effort must go into finding some of these people after all of these years.

80s decade was incredible....NEVER did it leave me...saw Platoon 5 times in the first week it came out....we had it all..........

@desoztopdesoz2456

4 жыл бұрын

I saw it a bunch of times when it first came out as well

Francesco Quinn's death was tragic but for the rest of the cast to still be alive is quite something.

@donna25871

3 жыл бұрын

Shouldn’t really as most of the cast were in their early twenties. The oldest main cast member was Tom Berenger who was 36 during filming.

@claymack1109

2 жыл бұрын

I didnt even know that Quinn passed away

@guydixon231

2 жыл бұрын

@@claymack1109 Sadly he died of a heart attack while out running.

To me this and The Deerhunter were two of the greatest, Movies ( not just war) of all time

I have only seen this film once and can never watch it again. It was so sad, I was about 20 when I watched it. What a film one if the best I have ever seen 10/10

@insertnamehere5146

4 жыл бұрын

Kerry i agree. i too have only seen it the once. I found the subject too harrowing and brutally honest. I found out about the My Lai Massacre shortly after seeing the film and I guess i cannot handle the truth.

@julesjohnson247

4 жыл бұрын

The "Deer Hunter" was the only movie which even came close in my humble opinion.

We were all younger then. I remember when this movie came out there were many Vietnam veterans who were crying on their way out of the theater. It was a very real representation of what happened there.

@ericbrett3095

4 жыл бұрын

It caused a great division in the American public which we are still feeling today.

in 1986, i was 18 years old... Ah nostalgia!

@leeleerowe3174

4 жыл бұрын

I was 17 at the time. Nothin like the good ole 80s, right? If only there were a 'time machine'.. would love to go back to my youth!!!!

@fuuz642

4 жыл бұрын

@@leeleerowe3174 I would never wanna be young again

Tom Beringer is amazing in this movie. One of the great portraits of the Vietnam war. He should be more praised for that.

So the only guy that didn't make it to 2020 was Francesco "Rhah" Quinn, that's sad, they (we) were all so young back then. Can't believe it's been 34 years...

@josemoreno3334

4 жыл бұрын

He was the son of the late Mexican American actor Anthony Quinn.

@michaelcummingsherrera1232

4 жыл бұрын

I wasn't aware of that until now. This saddens me.

@okapmeinkap7311

4 жыл бұрын

@@josemoreno3334 yer talking about the mexican with a Catholic shrine at front of his bunker?

@jimsmith9853

4 жыл бұрын

Rhah was always my favorite character. The voice. The staff. The awesome sandbag throne! RIP

@michaelcummingsherrera1232

4 жыл бұрын

@@okapmeinkap7311 no, that was Rodriguez.

Fantastic movie. Was told by a Vietnam war veteran that this was the movie which represented that war with the most accuracy. Thanks. Boy, How time flies.

“BEST MOVIE BASED ON THE VIETNAM WAR”””👍

@mangelmem

4 жыл бұрын

exactamente.

@oldigger7060

4 жыл бұрын

@Pete B Platoon gave me the creeps, as several scenes vividly reminded me of my time there. The green berets was typical Hollywood nonsense and I think that any real combat vet would laugh at it for its lack of realism.

@MisterVolts

4 жыл бұрын

Full Metal Jacket anyone... ? 🧐 (both are great by the way. I have a sick fascination with Vietnam movies... Hamburger Hill, Tunnel Rats 1968, etc.)

@evansmith2538

4 жыл бұрын

There are two good vietnam films 1 we were soldier 2.platoon

@richardpavlik5585

3 жыл бұрын

@@evansmith2538 Full Metal Jacket , Apocalypse Now , Deer Hunter.

To all of the Viet Nam Veterans, Welcome Home. Thank You All For Your Service.

@82luft49

4 жыл бұрын

The NVA patrol coming through the bush late at night still givs me the creeps

@josemoreno3334

4 жыл бұрын

@@82luft49 My brother is a Viet Nam vet. He told me something like that happen to him. He was with the 1st Cav. 71-72. I'm proud of him and all the Viet Nam Veterans. And thank you for your service and Welcome Home.

Seeing this makes me realize how time is passing us by. In 1986 when this come out I was 23 like most of the actors here and had joined the Infantry in Feb. of 85. Little did I know how much this film would dictate my philosophy in life...seeing conflict in multiple regions of the world, thinking you are doing things for a better good but now I see that all I bought was death and destruction. I realized that Sgt Barnes was right...Reality is what is actually happening no matter how it should be or how you want it to be. I hear people all the time talking about going over here and killing these people and those people smiling and laughing it up and I just roll my eyes and say to myself..."Death...what do you all know about death?"

@sticks5614

4 жыл бұрын

When this film came I'd just joined the Army at 17 and 2 years later I was in a war zone myself. I've realised that this film has had a profound effect on me and now I'm suffering from PTSD myself and I never even served in Vietnam. We always related back to it in NI and the Falkands, later on it was Desert Storm, then Bosnia and then Iraq again. Nothing seems to change for soldiers. Nothing.

@DeltadronesBr

Жыл бұрын

Great comment Man! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

@jgee4073

Жыл бұрын

We all gonna die!

O'Neill made it back and went to medical school....lol...

It's sad seeing all these actors and myself getting old...I was about 13, 14 when I first saw this movie. Now I'm almost 50.

The best war movie ever!! My late dad took me to watch all the war movies in the '60's and 70's. And I did the same to my son ever since he was in his grade school age. 3 generations of the war movie fans. We also like "Saving Private Ryan".

One of the best movies ever!

@cantgetenoughoutdoors3258

4 жыл бұрын

Ken Penalosa I respect your opinion

Keith David and Tony Todd. Both great actors, voice over talents and *VASTLY* underrated

I'm a veteran of the British Army with two tours on Ops under my belt... I've always wanted to meet a Vietnam veteran ever since seeing this film at the pictures when I was just 18 years old before joining up myself... Unfortunately I still haven't met one yet. Platoon, has to be the best film ever made.

@josephkrupp7430

3 жыл бұрын

Come to the States and go to an American Legion or VFW(Veterans of Foreign Wars) you will find some there.

Stay put, stay in your hole - I’ll be right back... RIP Francesco “Rhah” Quinn Awesome character actor ✨

Yeah...we became old as well. I was 21 years old when I watched this Film on a free weekend that I got in the German Army. I served as a MG-Schütze and we just started the basic-infantry-training a view weeks earlier. So we could recon a lot of those tactical military beheavior what we were tought for here in this film. It was great. Still one of the best war films ever made.

One of the best movie I ever have seen. And powerful.

Best Vietnam film ever made!

That looping music was really soul touching. And to know that this movie came out when i was 4! Wow its been so long. R.I.P to all those who gave up there lives for nothing but greed. First vietnam.... Then iraq..... Then syria..... It never ever ends..... Bless you Mr. Stone for forever touching our hearts and opening our eyes to the truth of the corruption that war brings to those that fight in it on both sides.

@kaloarepo288

4 жыл бұрын

The exquisite theme used in Platoon is actually the "adagio" by Samuel Barber -it was written long before the movie and there is a beautiful choral version of it called "Agnus Dei."

@mrebholz

4 жыл бұрын

Kalo Arepo Yes, it’s a beautiful piece, but sad in itself. And I will never hear it again without the pictures of the movie in my head.

@leemasters2794

4 жыл бұрын

Greed ? The americans had to go and fight in Vietnam originally because the french "de gaulle" threatened that france would join the soviets if they didnt help him het french indochina back into french hands,,, it was a one way trip from that point, nut i salute all who fought in this war because if they hadnt, then the communist push would have continued unabated, and who knows what countries it would have consumed. ? probably the whole of the asian continent

Thank you for all the effort you put into your videos. I really enjoy watching them.

@leanneb9529

4 жыл бұрын

You took the words right out of my mouth:-)

That was one hell of a movie. Everybody did a fantastic job. Both Berringer and Defoe deserved awards for their roles in this one.

Best Vietnam War movie ever made, IMO. Saw it at the theater when it came out in 1986, and numerous times since. I'm the same age as a lot of those younger guys. I have nothing but respect for our Vietnam vets.

Oliver Stone. One of the few directors with the guts to tell the truth when we really need it. Now more than ever.

Francesco "Rhah" Quinn was one of anthony quinn's sons. (for the ppl that didn't know)

@mickey1849

4 жыл бұрын

Didn't know. Thanks.

@Ridders-yh4nf

4 жыл бұрын

Also played syed ali in the tv series 24

@frankiel.6942

4 жыл бұрын

No shit?!? Wow.

@robertmasina4610

4 жыл бұрын

I noticed the facial resemblance.

@scottknode898

4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately Francesco passed away in 2011 at age 48 of a massive heart attack while walking with his son near their home in California.

Dale Dye did a good job making them look like downrange grunts.

@ffjsb

4 жыл бұрын

Dale did a great job on several movies.

@GeorgiaBoy1961

4 жыл бұрын

Dye is a former Marine who takes realistic portrayals of the military very seriously - he is pretty much the go-to- guy in Hollywood now as military advisor goes. He was famous for putting the guys in "Band of Brothers" and before them, "Saving Private Ryan" through a condensed version of basic training/boot camp. daily runs for distance, ruck marches, weapons, close-order drill, living outside, eating C-rats or whatever, you name it. I was never a grunt, but I was a field biologist for a while in my youth, and living outside will roughen up a man in no time.

@okapmeinkap7311

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgiaBoy1961 plus free peaches everywhere yeah that's real rough

@okapmeinkap7311

4 жыл бұрын

"Now stay there and fight, that means YOU captain!"

@scottknode898

4 жыл бұрын

So did director Oliver Stone who was also a combat veteran in Vietnam and used his experiences to help make the movie. He made the actors the go through rigorous weapons training and made them go through the hot jungles of Philippines where they filmed to get down the environment of how Vietnam. He exhausted the actors during the long hours of training and then they filmed their scenes. They ate rations and slept like they would have as soldiers then and not in hotels. Everyone disliked Stone on set for his treatment of the actors according to McGinley but that was Stone’s aim to get down the realistic horrors of what it was like fighting in Vietnam and everyone thought Stone was borderline psychotic but it was because of his PTSD and long hours of filming and exhaustion. Technical Advisor and Veteran Dale Dye required all the actors to go through a 2 week rigorous basic training before filming actually began and during filming the actors as you see on onscreen were exhausted and to get in character. Stone actually had flash backs during filming certain scenes.

I was 15 when i saw this movie come out at the cinemas I was an Army cadet ready to join the army as soon as i turned 16 this movie rocked me so hard I quit the army idea and it changed my whole perspective on war this is the greatest and worst war movie I have seen Oliver Stone is a genius a truly star studded cast, I went to Vieatnam as a tourist in 2012 and all i thought about was this movie and what a sad part of history this was total respect to all Soldiers from both sides

Sal was reincarnated as a parking garage attendant in Chicago somewhere around 1985. He could make an old Spyder fly. True story.

@jimsmith9853

4 жыл бұрын

That scene still cracks me up. The look on his face. Hysterical.

@RichardMNixon-zh6uz

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimsmith9853 "Eeh, what country you think this is?"

@waylonmccrae3546

4 жыл бұрын

It was really .. Sals Day Off !! 😉

@sasfunc6170

4 жыл бұрын

Stranger Than Paradise

@daveyboy_

4 жыл бұрын

He also worked at sal's pizzeria in Brooklyn with Mookie

My father was there and he said this movie was very much like how it was.

@tommyatkins2527

4 жыл бұрын

Respect to your father he serve his country and all he got was spat on

@cantgetenoughoutdoors3258

4 жыл бұрын

Tommy Atkins thanks

@mickey1849

4 жыл бұрын

I had a good friend in L.A. who was a Vietnam vet--Arnold. He has been a janitor now with the Los Angeles Unified School District for many years. He was among the first group of graduates from the new Watts High School in 1970, constructed after the Watts riots in 1965. He went to Vietnam in late 1970. I asked him one time about the fight scenes in "Platoon," what was his opinion. He said the fight scenes in "Platoon" were very realistic, that there were usually small groups of men engaging and trying to flank each other. He said, if you want to know what the fighting was like in Vietnam to watch "Platoon," that's pretty much how it was.

@mickey1849

4 жыл бұрын

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@just-ice7369

4 жыл бұрын

@@cantgetenoughoutdoors3258 Glad your father made it out, as for those protesters spitting on those brave vets they're wimps. most if not all dodged the draft or were to scared to serve, Platoon actually honored the vets ,I saw a documentary about the making of the movie and a vet in Stones Platoon said the film honored the vets, The Vietnam Vets were brave and many were only young lads in their late teens early twenties .

That makeup on Tom Berenger. Sniper was good, but he stole the sow here. Other than Francesco, RIP, they could do an awesome reunion some 34 years later. Bone chilling movie.

My oldest sister took me to see this movie back in 1986 when it came out. I was just 11 years old then. I didn't understand the impact that the Vietnam War when going to see the movie. I remember some older men sitting a few seats in front of us, and remember some of them crying, and a few others having to get up to leave the theater. This was an extremely powerful movie, and I believe came out at the right time, to help so many that fought in the War, heal....

Adagio for strings from Barber, forever one with this movie....

I remember going to see this movie as a teenager with my first boyfriend. It was great.

"We all gotta die sometime, Red"

@richardnixon4345

4 жыл бұрын

MrAirAmerika often think of that line

@jaetee9570

4 жыл бұрын

Some of the coldest but truest things I've ever heard

@cliffperrino3015

3 жыл бұрын

when themachinebreaks down./webreak down Barnes

Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. 10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.

@eddriver7815

4 жыл бұрын

WHAT FUCKING RELIGIOUS SHIT

@BPond7

4 жыл бұрын

Ed Driver Somebody’s triggered!

One of my favorite films, so much emotion. God bless our vets.

By the way, a big "Thank you" to World Review for posting this. GREAT SOUNDTRACK TOO!! This is a great video, a great memory, and came at the right time.

Is it just me, or did Tom Berenger look like he was in his late 40s when he did Platoon?

@requinremembers

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think so. He looks in his 30s. For some reason he just about takes my breath away every time I see him when he was young like that. Other actors might be better looking in a classical sense but Tom Berenger has something about his looks that I for one find irresistable. .. He might look older to you in Platoon due to the scars...

@ericbrett3095

4 жыл бұрын

War ages young men terribly.

@scottknode898

4 жыл бұрын

Tom Berenger was 37 during filming but the make up he had for facial scars made him look older to he is one of the oldest cast members and is 71 now.

Where did 30 years go ..... I had things to do ...

I am deeply impressed, for when this movie came out, I was drafted into the East German army called NVA. Lots of memories went to my head leaving me with tears and sentimental memories... Greetings and many thanks from Germany!

This movie has special meaning to me . My dad who was in ww2 came down to Ft Bragg to visit me .I took him to the King Theater on Bragg Blvd to See Platoon .. My dad has long since passed away but when i watch Platoon im reminded at certain parts of the movie where Dad made comments that i remember ..A week or so after Dad went back to Annapolis he told me he went to the Theater and saw Platoon again..And if you knew my dad you know he didnt pay to see a movie twice lol

JOHNNY DEEP WILLEM DAFOE CHARLIE SHEEN ARE MY FAVORITE👊👊👊

It's funny how , as we look back at these actors when they were young and now look at ourselves..Just a reflection of younger days...This is only a thought.......

@milkylicker6963

4 жыл бұрын

Getting old sucks

@pzakp311

4 жыл бұрын

Good thought. I was 17 when I saw Platoon for the very first time. Now at age 51 I look back over a lot of my life. Many things have changed, some didn't since then. The face in the mirror changed that's for sure. But not the eyes....

@ostapbendervan7874

4 жыл бұрын

I think I look 16 With lil discoloration

@ostapbendervan7874

4 жыл бұрын

What you sayin Me not hot sexy 18 Good thoughts indeed

@kjthekunoichi

4 жыл бұрын

@@pzakp311 awwww.....

I could never look at Kevin Dillon the same after that role.

@ekop1778

3 жыл бұрын

DAFOE LOOKS LIKE CREEPSHOW NOW! SCARY

@AvicSubfusca

3 жыл бұрын

He was fantastic in Entourage. But yeah, he'll always be Bunny!

RIP to the one that didn't make it to 2020. Thanks for the great movie.

Has it been 34 years ago, I saw this when it came out I was 16. Seems time has went by , I look in the mirror and the teenager I knew as myself is long gone.

@kjthekunoichi

4 жыл бұрын

Wow sounds poetic👍👍

Sargent Elias is the man!

@jeffsanders663

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he was my favorite character in the movie!

@davecauwels1045

4 жыл бұрын

He was, in fact, I loved the character and name so much, my second son is named after him....

17 when I saw this in the theatre.....51 now. Probably seen it 30 times now and still love it.

The best Movie about Vietnam war. Excellent acting , all of them, but sergeant Barnes is iconic .

Hell I lived that movie and its been with me for over 50 years

Good job , I'm impressed you located Reggie Johnson, the guy literally dissapeared

One of the absolute best Vietnam war movies ever. Great cast and supreme acting. Must have seen it over 50 times.

I'd forgotten some of the actors who were in this movie like Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker. Powerful movie. I was 25 when it was released. This movie has stood the test of time. God bless all who served in this war. God bless all who have and are serving now. ♡♡♡

One of the truly great movies of the war in Nam. Watched it a short time ago again and found it so tough to finish.

I remember sitting in a movie theater in Hollywood, Florida when this film was new and as I was watching it, memories of when I was in an Air Rescue unit in the U.S.A.F. came flooding back. Most accurate Vietnam flick ever made, Oliver Stone did this one just right.

@emcinc9654

4 жыл бұрын

roy skuderin were you stationed at Homestead AFB in late 60’s. Or Kunsan AB in South Korea. We shared barracks with the PJ’s. That was 1969. Was suppose to go to Vietnam but got sent Korea after the North took the USS Pueblo.

I was 16-17 when I saw this in 1986 and it left a massive impression on me. Great movie.

In 1986, I was 22. Everyone single actor shown (plus Oliver Stone) look in better shape than I did in 1986. In 2020, I look in better shape than maybe a third of these guys. I was in great shape in 2018 at age 54. Then covid hit, the gyms closed, I started eating too much at home and not exercising... ahhh!!! Thanks for posting this.

Best Vietnam war movie ever! All acting was phenomenal. 👍

This was the last movie my Dad and I saw together.