tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953387045812787281.post4612273009223419906..comments2024-02-19T09:28:03.344+01:00Comments on Fritz and the Oscars: Number 37: Platoon (Best Picture Ranking)Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03291268052797806635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953387045812787281.post-65558882751833607542012-01-06T06:33:42.797+01:002012-01-06T06:33:42.797+01:00I really use to hate "Platoon" but after...I really use to hate "Platoon" but after seeing it a second time, I actually really liked it but I still think that "Hannah and Her Sisters", "A Room with a View", and the snubbed "Blue Velvet", "Stand By Me", and "My Beautiful Launderette" were all better.Anthonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953387045812787281.post-44192547636444671182011-05-02T19:36:32.371+02:002011-05-02T19:36:32.371+02:00I really don't like this film that much, it...I really don't like this film that much, it's probably bottom 30 for me. I think it lacks lot in the plot department and I agree that Sheen's performance was uneffective. I really dislike this kind of war film because, even though it may be a great achievement in directing and sound editing it lacks a strong central story to carry it along, that's why I prefer war films like The Bridge on the River Kwai or The Guns of Navarone, that are set on a war environment or period but they actually have a specific plan or strategy that leads the film and makes it interesting to watch, as opposed to just being "the lives of american military men fighting in Vietnam" which is certainly the case of Platoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953387045812787281.post-69001803102041867282011-05-02T14:16:13.952+02:002011-05-02T14:16:13.952+02:00I'd say it is Stone's best film, but I am ...I'd say it is Stone's best film, but I am not a fan of his. I still find it has some weaknesses involving some Stone trademarks. Fortunately these are not as prevalent as many of his films, since he does leave some of the film to a little interpretation, rather than slapping your head with his views over and over again which he does in some of his other films.Louis Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933180959140340196noreply@blogger.com