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Epicurus.com - Platoon Leader
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List Price: $5.99
Our Price: $29.50
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Starring: Michael Dudikoff, Robert F. Lyons, Michael DeLorenzo, Jesse Dabson, Rick Fitts
Directed By: Aaron Norris
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301247344
Format: Color
ISBN: 6301247345
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Release Date: 1997-10-06
Running Time: 97
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: 1988-10
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Were you in Vietnam? No DVD yet?
Comment: Some noncomplimentary reviews have been written here by people who, from what I conclude after reading their comments, did not actually serve in Vietnam. I did serve with the USMC around the DaNang area in 1969-70. After seeing most of the Vietnam war movies, I feel that this movie is the most realistic of how it really was over there. Why is there still no DVD of this movie?
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Summary: This is how Class-B Movie should be made
Comment: Though there are many interesting vietnam War Movies such as Platoon, Hamburger Hill, Tour of Duty, Siege on Firebase Gloria, Last Stand in the Lang Mei, Rumors of War, Boys in Company C, We were Soldier, The Green Berets, The Odd Angry Shot, Apocalypse Now, A Bright Shining Lie and etc. I still keep watching this Platoon Leader..I really wish this movie will be available in DVD soon. For war Movie Fan this is a must see Movie for you.
This is how Class-B Movie should be made.
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Summary: Not a bad film
Comment: Though I wouldn't consider this to the greatest Vietnam film I've ever seen (which to me would be Platoon) I wouldn't consider it to be the worst. This film actually goes some way to realistically portray a U.S platoon, where as many films just centre on a crazy one man killing machine. The characters actually are shown to vulnerable, even the hero of the Story. The only thing that lets this film down in my eyes is the obvious shoe string budget and also a few innacuracies. The budget limitations saw them use a crude mock up of an M79 Grenade Launcher and also contrary to what someone else put a very poor helicoptor assault scene that looks like something straight out of Thunderbirds. Also the soldiers were using 30 round magazines (which only ever appeared at the end of the war and were not issued to standard US army troops) instead of 20 round ones. Its only a small point but I'd have thought thats why they employed a military advisor, to make sure things like this were correct.
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Summary: Oyster
Comment: Having never been in Vietnam myself, but in the Army in the 70s, I explained offhand to a young 26 year old man how herion was a huge problem in Vietnam, how a lot of GIs came back hooked.
He understnadably could not understand how people got hooked on herion of all things in a combat zone.
I thought of the herion death scene in Platoon leader, and remebered by and large it was a terrific movie.Thats why I found it on Amazon and ordered it, mostly to show him our current troubles seem insignificant to the fatalities suffered then.
I havent seen the movie in gee, 15 years? Ive never forgotten it, tho.
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Summary: "Platoon Leader" Overlooked
Comment: A fine war picture which shows the struggles of a platoon in Vietnam. Their leader gets a wake up call on assignment sending him to the hospital and realizes the importance of life (sacred). Michael Dudikoff is once again a genius and this movie is not on DVD. What's with MGM? Please put all of the Cannon movies on DVD right now.
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