Visible crew/equipment: In the sequence where Sgt Elias is charging the VC with his M16 (near when he dies) there is a shot when the camera rolls through the jungle and you can see a cameraman behind a tree.
Platoon (1986)
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Directed by: Oliver Stone
Starring: Johnny Depp, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker, Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Keith David
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Watched this on Netflix
As is, this movie is pretty good. For what it is for it's time and when it was made. I can see how it's a classic and it does hold up... decently.
However it's horribly dated now and suffers from the lack of technology used when filming. As good as it is, I would love to see it remade by today's standards by someone who really knew how to handle the film.
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Barnes: Everybody gotta die sometime, Red.
Trivia: The first time we see Willem Dafoe, he is holding his gun across his shoulders, as if he is holding a cross. Just a preview of his future.