Platoon vs Full Metal Jacket

[Mikey]

Which was the definitive 80's Vietnam war movie ?

Loved Jacket until D'Onofrio did himself and Lee Ermey in.

After that I was like .... meh.

Platoon kept me interested to the end ...

I have to admit, it was Willem Dafoe and not Charlie Sheen that made me wanna watch more.

In the end, I say Platoon wins.

What do you think ?

....... BTW, I think Casualties of War was decent, but didn't deserve to be in the final battle.

[megomania]

Full Metal Jacket.

[Hector]

I prefer Full Metal Jacket as well...

[EmergencyIan]

Both are very good, but I prefer "Platoon."


- Ian

[Goblin19]

Platoon, for sure. The training scenes in Full Metal Jacket are just so intense that once they get to Vietnam, it's actually a letdown and much more standard. I do like them both, though.

[Mikey]

Platoon, for sure. The training scenes in Full Metal Jacket are just so intense that once they get to Vietnam, it's actually a letdown and much more standard. I do like them both, though.

I agree ... I forget, do we even see the enemy in FMJ ?

I just remember American soldiers running around trashed buildings.

Platoon put you right there in the middle of the madness.

When they killed (murdered) that Vietcong Momma

Totally outdid anything in FMJ imo.

[toys2cool]

both great but Platoon for me...that was a sick cast!

[TrekStar]

Probably for me it would be FMJ, used to work with a Nam vet and I remember him telling me
he had to get a sniper that was taking pot shots at his camp and when they finally got him, it was
actually a her and he guessed her age at between 15-18, sad.