RemyR, sleepwalk, Jack Handy jr and 7 others like this. I don't really consider apocalypse now a war move but rather a drama/thriller set in a war. I also feel like the threat in Platoon is bigger, maybe because it's done on a smaller scale. Apocalypse Now 2. Apocalypse Now would be in my top 10 of all time. I really like Platoon, and think that it does a great job in doing what it sets out to do, but what it sets out to do is just less interesting than the other landmark Vietnam films. Besides, its execution just seems less interesting than Kubrick's in Full Metal Jacket or Coppola's in Apocalypse Now - Stone just sets sad scenes to Barber's Adagio for Strings. Enter the Dragon; The Mule vs. Fargo; Unforgiven vs. A shrewd examination of the brutality of … Edit: I chose these two Vietnam movies because they each star a Sheen....Martin Sheen - Apocalypse Now, Charlie Sheen - Platoon. or Create A New Account ►. All of these texts are written respectively and accurately, depicting what it was like, psychologically and physically, in a foreign country waging war on foreigners for unjustified reasoning. jx820, Mar 9, 2021. Poll: Face-Off: Apocalypse Now vs. Platoon. I'm a sucker for emotional scores so I like when Adagio for Strings pops up throughout the movie. For now I'll say Platoon, but I'm expecting a serious rank up of Apocalypse Now some time in the near future. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; The Mule vs. I went into it expecting a similar film to Platoon (which at the time was probably my favourite film ever), and I got something completely different, which threw me off considerably. "One of them was on camera: the opening scene of Apocalypse Now," the elder Sheen said. 1.apocalypse now 2.fmj 3.platoon haha! A boat sets out to find him, and on the journey the narrator gradually loses confidence in orderly civilization; he is oppressed by the great weight of the jungle all … Films about men doing whatever it takes for their familys and country even when the war was pointless and unnessary the soldiers gave all and came back broken and changed-Apocalypse Now was a weaker NAM film but a more exciting story with characters I thought were more intresting. apocalypse now is 100x better, platoon sucks and charlie sheen is no martin sheen. That being said, I do think Platoon is also very good.... For me it's a tie between Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket. Especially Redux which I liked better than the regular version. Platoon is the best Vietnam War Film! I give platoon the best movie nod because of the acting and structure of the movie, it's a wonderfully made film. This is a complete coin toss for me, but I guess I'll go with Platoon. It didn’t take long, after coming home, for me to lower my expectations regarding anything related to Vietnam. Oliver Stone based Charlie Sheen's character on himself and the film on his own experiences serving as an Army combat infantryman in Vietnam. on 4/5/2013. Apocalypse Now was a retelling of Heart of Darkness that was just set during the Vietnam War, not a Vietnam War movie per se. Platoon is traditional war movie. I had already seen it like 3 times that month, but it was right as the helicopter scene was starting, so it distracted me... for an hour and a half. While some critics found the film belabored and muddled, most agreed that it was a powerful and important examination not only of America's military involvement in Vietnam, but like Conrad's novel, a disturbing treatment of the darkness potentially inherent in all human hearts. Apocalypse Now is a better made FILM but I didn't get behind or care for the characters like I did in Platoon! Same war. Apocalypse Now – directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Apocalypse Now #4 Overall. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. VS L’altra sera ho finalmente visto Platoon (1986), film di Oliver Stone sulla guerra nel Vietnam, e non ho potuto fare a meno di pensare ad un parlallelismo tra questo film, e uno dei più belli in assoluto, forse il più bel film di guerra di tutti i tempi (insieme a Quella sporca dozzina), Apocalypse Now (1979) di Francis Ford Coppola… on 5/10/2013. You forgot the text part of your comment. In Southeast Asia, Americans were fighting for an abstract political concept while Vietnamese, Laotians and Cambodians were defending their homeland against foreign invaders. As he told the U.K.'s Telegraph March 21, he's experienced his own "psychotic episodes," including some in public. Casualties of War Note: I just re-read this topic and noticed I answered the same way 3 years ago. #7. Apocalypse Now was better I think. Andrew Peterson, Staff Writer January 28, 2013. Like the story of Apocalypse Now more both are some of the best AP-now is more memorable. Easy choice... smatticus. Platoon #1 Overall I gotta go with Platoon over FMJ. One stars the father ( Martin Sheen ), one stars the son ( Charlie Sheen ). Platoon is about survival in a war zone. Platoon. Apocalypse Now Treatment of the Vietnam War in “Apocalypse Now” Versus “Platoon” Anonymous College During and after the Vietnam War, Hollywood studios produced several films depicting the realities of the war from different angles. Print . Apocalypse Now is a better movie top to bottom and explores the themes of the source material, Heart of Darkness, perfectly. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Platoon vs. Apocalypse Now; Dances with Wolves vs. Taxi Driver; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly vs. Fargo There’s no denying that Stone’s movie had an impressive claim to verisimilitude when compared to its competitors, as Platoon’s unsparingly brutal story is less psychedelic than the more surreal Apocalypse Now and less sugar-coated than pro-war propaganda like the jingoistic First Blood Part II or the embarrassing late-career John Wayne vehicle The Green Berets. Without a doubt, it's Apocalypse Now. Charlie Sheen's naïve, angsty Chris Taylor is actually more likeable than Martin Sheen's brooding, mostly silent Captain Willard even if Martin Sheen is an overall better actor than his son. Share on Facebook. Hell, i think I'm gonna go watch it now myself. Don't get me wrong, it's a terrific film, but, what Coppola does in Apocalypse Now is so much better. No organized human activity is uglier than war. Both in the Top 250. Apocalypse Now has AT LEAST a dozen more memorable scenes than Platoon. Everybody wanted me to do it; him most of all. Oops! I need to rewatch Apocalypse Now; I think when I first saw it I was too young to appreciate it. Watching Apocalypse Now would do you some good. Especially Redux which I liked better than the regular version. Platoon is a better movie about Vietnam. Lt. Col. Kilgore: They were going to make me a major for this, and I wasn't even in their fucking army anymore. Share on Tumblr. I keep coming back to Platoon more than Apocalypse Now. War movies... Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp.It is the first film of a trilogy of Vietnam War films directed by Stone, followed by Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Heaven & Earth (1993). Apocalypse Now focused on the bigger picture and grandiose statements about war and man, while Platoon focused more on the loss of innocence and … Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now and Charlie Sheen in Platoon. Platoon is a better movie about Vietnam. I'm going against the tide here. Full metal jacket is glorious, the characters in platoon were better. Neither of those two movies mentioned in the original question are anywhere remotely close to what I saw there as a 1LT Artillery Forward Observer there in 1968–69. Apocalypse Now is director Francis Ford Coppola's film based on Heart of Darkness but set in the jungles of Vietnam. For Me Then I'll come back to this matchup. That movie is so goddamn good. Watched it a lot as a kid. The Karate Kid, Part II; The Karate Kid, Part III vs. That being said, I love them both, but would choose apocalypse now as the better film. Full Metal Jacket is the greatest short film ever made, with decent war movie bolted onto it's ass. It's rich and complex and has some of the most astonishing cinematography of all time. Platoon wins because it hit me harder emotionally! Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, News & Discussion about Major Motion Pictures, Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. apocalypse now you get a film about the slow decent into madness and tribal civilization and is a film you watch every now and again due to the length and the heavy plot. Willard erhält von seinen Auftraggebern ein Dossier über den Colonel, dessen Inhalt der Zuschauer bruchstückhaft über den Film verteilt erfährt: Kurtz, ein militärischer Musterschüler in Vorbereitung auf die höchsten Stabsposten, absolvierte im für diese Ausbildung sehr fortgeschrittenen Alter auf mehrfachen … Apocalypse Now has AT LEAST a dozen more memorable scenes than Platoon. I prefer Apocalypse Now by a pretty wide margin, but Platoon definitely has its moments. on 4/4/2013. With Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Keith David. Apocalypse Now plays as an LSD vision of war made by a civilian without military or combat experience (to which Coppola would pay moving … When I was 13, I turned on my TV to play Modern Warfare, and Apocalypse Now Redux just happened to be on. I need to rewatch Apocalypse Now; I think when I first saw it I was too young to appreciate it. Martin Sheen says he understands the recent hell his son Charlie has been going through, because he's been there. Different decades. I loved Platoon, but Apocalypse Now is practically perfect. A poll by RbDeraj. Apocalypse Now. Apocalypse Now vs Platoon. Because it's Martin Sheen & Charlie Sheen. For me Platoon is by far the better film. The Deer Hunter 3. In this reveiw I will compare the performances of this father and son duo in two different Vietnam war movies. Directed by Oliver Stone. Platoon – written and directed by Oliver Stone. Theres nothing preachy about being a Nam veteran and making a film for the guys whos lives were torn apart by that war. Apocalypse Now is stronger in every category in my opinion. Quotes. I love both movies, but Platoon is closer to my heart so I'm picking it.
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