I also had three pieces
of cardboard taped together and I was going to insert them in the back
of my ski boot to distribute the pressure there
over a larger area — hoping that the boot
top wouldn't press directly on the damned bruise.
Platoon is laughably bad, with horrible acting, narration, dialouge and
over use
of its score.This film fails at every level, every character is an
over the
top,
cardboard cutout.Every white southerner is a drunken, racist, maniac.Every black soldier is a drug addict or coward, or both.When scenes make you laugh, when its intended to be moving?That's a problem.Full metal jacket is much MUCH more powerful and original.It has a black comedy / horro / thriller / element that has allowed this film to age so beautifully.Platoon's plot, is devoid
of any tension.Once one
of the 3 main characters die, we KNOW what's going to happen, and it DOES!