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In my opinion

posted 9 years ago by foreverskins1976
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This film is far superior to "Platoon". And much more powerful. I'm actually surprised that "Platoon" won the Best Picture Oscar.

[–] SealordJohn 9 years ago

Both movies provided realistic depictions of war atrocities that have been avoided in American movies until recently. For that fact, I thought they were equally eligible to win the Oscar.

[–] garott 8 years ago

Have you participated in or observed (not in the movies)actual such "war atrocities" or are you just pretending that you know what "realistic depictions of war atrocities" are?

[–] theblackestmagic 9 years ago

Well can I just state, in regards to Vietnam War films, that 'Full Metal Jacket' should've been nominated for Best Picture of 1987 instead of 'Fatal Attraction', which was an utterly ridiculous and undeserved choice for a Best Picture nomination.

"Life IS pain highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something".

[–] foreverskins1976 9 years ago

I agree 100%.

[–] theblackestmagic 9 years ago

Thanks. AND Kubrick should've received a Best Director nod over freakin Adrian Lyne!

"Life IS pain highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something".

[–] foreverskins1976 9 years ago

I agree again. Stanley Kubrick is a legend and should always be nominated when possible.

[–] shibez 9 years ago

I can tell you why Platoon won the oscar and CoW did not...Music. That is all you need to win an Oscar...An amazing film score.

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[–] theblackestmagic 9 years ago

But Ennio Morricone, one of the greatest film composers of all time, did do the score for COW.

"Life IS pain highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something".

[–] shibez 9 years ago

Guess he blew it..because none of the music "wowed" me

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[–] freejazz38 8 years ago

Disagree, Platoon was the better film, it also came out 2 years earlier