Episode 72 - Platoon (It's like Helms Deep)

  MIDDLE AGE MOVIE REVIEWSEPISODE 72 - Platoon(It's Like Helms Deep)Well it looks like Matt, Tim, and Rick are lost somewhere in the Vietnam jungle again as the guys discuss the Oliver Stone classic,  Platoon.  The guys discuss the films similarities with and differences with the other Vietnam War films they have watch.  Rick talks about the first time he seen this film on VHS and then owning it on DVD.   Tim talks a little on the casting of Charlie Sheen and what influence his brother Emilio had on the part of Chris Taylor.  Tim also gives Matt an easy softball for the synopsis before they wade into the story of  Platoon. While Joey is out it's up to Rick to give us the stats on the film and where it falls in our book of 1001 movies to watch before you die.  While Matt also takes us through the major film beats, as they all discuss the horrors of war and what Oliver Stone is trying to convey in this film. Find out this and  so much more in this episode of Middle Age Movie Reviews Podcast. Don't forget to like and subscribe wherever you listen to this show.Email our show at [email protected] Song Eddies Twister provided by Open Music Archive.Org which is an open source public domain music. The Open Music Archive concerns itself with the public domain and creative works which are not owned by any one individual and are held in common by society as a whole.Middle Age Movie Reviews is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 Death Clock - Death Clock 2,800 hours of moviesIs it worth taking the time to tick off your Death Clock?  1 hour and 53 minTim:  Yes        Tim's Remaining Death Clock (2,720 hours and 59Min)            Matt:  Yes       Matt's Remaining Death Clock (2,702 hours and 40 Min)         Rick: Yes                    Rick's Remaining Death Clock (2,769 hours and 55 Min) Don't forget to support our show by shopping at our T-Shirt ShopT-shirt Shop