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Review title: Good -- but doesn't hold up as well as I expected
Product review: When Platoon was first released, I counted myself among its many admirers. As others here have noted, the depiction of the experience of "grunts" in Vietnam is very compelling. When I first saw the film, I felt like I was viscerally experiencing the terror, horror, boredom, fatigue, and discomfort that made up the lives of the infantry in Vietnam.However, the film does not bear up well to multiple viewings. I just watched the DVD last night, and found little new to build on my impressions from 15 years ago. My only new observation is that I have more admiration for Willem DaFoe's performance. He brings a special light to his role as the "good" sargent -- but he has gone on to play darker roles. Hindsight allows one to better appreciate the quality of his acting here.For a film based on Vietnam that does reward multiple viewings, I recommend the Deer Hunter. More than twenty years after its first release, its power remains undiminished.
