Platoon

[Joshuae]

Brilliant war film, my favourite war film actually.
Directed & Written By Oliver Stone.

Anyone else see it?

[Coldplay]

I've seen it, But I wouldn't say it was one of my favourite war films.

As cliche as it may sound I like Behind Enemy Lines and Schindlers List (Aren't the old ones the best?)

[Misawa]

:S

Behind Enemy Lines was 2001 and Spielberg's 'List is early '90s, Platoon is older than both. Although Schindler's List is set in a time of war it differs from BHL and Platoon as it isn't a military drama. In my mind, Stone's and Spielberg's films respectively cannot be compared as they are of two different sub-genres of the war picture, but both greatly surpass Behind Enemy Lines.

[Coldplay]

Any films can be compared, they're all about war and it was my opinion. Acepted you may not aggree with it theres no need to flame it.

I realise that Platoon is older, I was making the point old films about war beat all the modern films about war.

[Misawa]

I was not, and I apologise if it seemed like that? I was drawing my own opinion of how I feel about the three films respectively, not rubbishing your post.

[PaintYourTarget]

I prefer Enemy at the Gates and Black Hawk Down, two awesome war films.

Jarhead is pretty good too, but I doubt that counts as a war film?

[Misawa]

Jarhead would be classed as a war film, but has its connotative links with various military sub-genres. It was an enjoyable, as was Black Hawk Down.

[Joshuae]

Nah, I really enjoyed Platoon, I can agree with BHD, but nothing can top it for me.