I don't think "Platoon" was perfect, but it does have a lot of good qualities. Stone may be a Castro-worshiping moron, but "Platoon" is good filmmaking no matter who's done it.
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Originally Posted by Ace Oliveira
I hate the lack of good Vietnam War films. The only ones i liked were Hamburger Hill, We Were Soldiers and Full Metal Jacket which i think is the best Nam movie i've ever seen.
I also hate the lack of Vietnam War movies from the ARVN perspective. There could be so many battle scenes and story in the movie it would probably win an Oscar or something.
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Do you mean the
NVA/VC perspective? I'm not sure what good an ARVN-perspective movie would be; it would mostly be about the ARVN draftees trying to figure out how to desert, I imagine.
As for the lack of good Vietnam films, I'm not sure there are very many that can be made. It's not a conflict that lends itself to the kinds of stories that Hollywood tells best.