war and drugs go good together

Saving Private Ryan should be pretty high up on the list

I am aware that Oliver Stone served in Vietnam. Were you just making a statement or do you have a point to make?

Best movie ever made.

I guess they are worried about either being politically correct or there is not enough money to be made with a topic we can see live everyday on the internet.

The only current war movie I can remember seeing recently was Jarhead with Jake Gyllenhaal. The damn screen was so bright with all the desert scenes that I had to wear sunglasses to watch it! :upsidedow

As far as the story line I couldn't tell you a thing about the movie except the part when Jake's character was on the "Burn the Shit with Diesel" detail cleaning the outdoor toilets. :Oh crap
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Great movie. An absolute classic.

Yeah its one of the best movies i know.

It really confuses me that anyone would think that Platoon is a better movie than Apocalypse Now. Platoon is great, but AN is one of the greatest movies ever made.

It wasn't just a war film, it was so much more. And the message / conflicts presented in that movie were critical to war / social commentary back then, as well as today in concern with Iraq.

It also broke down the lines of sanity. I can't think of one movie that has even come close to it, aside from even war films.

To be honest, I don't think any movie challenges it, including Godfather.

oliver stone and charlie sheen went straight from making platoon to working on wall st. They were a good combination...

i dont know, maybe im too young to understand AN. properly, In a way I thought it was quite strange (surfing during battle etc).

I just rate Platoon higher, so brilliant

Love Platoon, great fucking movie. The two parts that really stick with you are when Elias gets gunned down while running towards the chopper, and when Bunny bashes the kid's head in with the butt of his shotgun.

Platoon is a great movie, but I would suggest watching Apocalypse Now once more and not thinking in terms of war movies. Just watch the insanity of it all....

Great flick. :thumbsup

Pretty good but not terribly realistic. I say "We were Soldiers" was most technically and historically accurate film about Viet Nam.

i havent seen apocalypse now in ages, but the last time ive seen it was that redux version. All i can remember from that version is that the diner at those french(?) people lasted forever. Dont ask me details i cant remember the flick that good anymore... But i recently watched platoon again and i love that flick.

Platoon is AN now without the discussions, without the psychoanalysis, without the absurd scenes and without the insanity and without the beautiful camera shots.

Platoon is an impressive war flick...AN is an impressive war flick with a lot more stuff going on than just the shooting.

really? i havent watched that movie...lol:)

Platoon rocks.
I also love The Thin Red Line and Full Metal Jacket.
Haven´t watched Apocalypse Now.

For those that are in to these kind of movies, see if you can find "All Quiet on the Western Front". But try to get the 1930 version, not the 1979 one.
It´s about World War I. It an awesome movie.
I couldnt find it anywhere in my country and I downloaded it over emule ages ago.
It´s one of the few movies I can watch over and over again.

My .02 is that it was very over-rated, certainly not deserving an Oscar. Charlie Sheen's acting was brutal, and most of the others - particularly Berenger and Dillon - were a bit too over-the-top.

There are a lot better war films, even ones focusing on Vietnam.

A few good points were the scene were Sheen was falling asleep in the bush and, seemingly, imagining the Vietnamese soldiers coming through the mist. And the scene were Dafoe was being chased and ultimately shot in the field. Very well shot and directed.

Where does Hamburger Hill fit into the equation, never saw that one.