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Platoon by Oliver Stone

Memory played me false with Platoon.

I recalled this movie as being overly sentimental.

But in fact it's notably devoid of sentiment. The only trace is perhaps in the final voice-over of Chris (Charlie Sheen) reading his letter to his grandmother.

And even there it's not so much sentiment as a hint of grandiosity. And this is far from unearned.

Because Platoon is a remarkable film. It grabbed me imm

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	Written in Dead Wax 3.96 avg rating — 2,572 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Run-Out Groove (The Vinyl Detective #2) 4.02 avg rating — 1,231 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Victory Disc (The Vinyl Detective #3) 4.22 avg rating — 970 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Who: Cat's Cradle-Warhead 3.50 avg rating — 433 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vinyl Detective - Flip Back: Vinyl Detective 4.16 avg rating — 680 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Who: Winter for the Adept 3.47 avg rating — 320 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vinyl Detective: Low Action (Vinyl Detective 5) 4.37 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Who: Warlock 3.66 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Who: Atom Bomb Blues 3.50 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Who: Warchild 3.30 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Andrew Cartmel and 2 other people liked Bookish's review of The Run-Out Groove (The Vinyl Detective #2): " I just finished the second book in Andrew Cartmel’s the Vinyl Detective series, The Run-Out Groove. More high-end coffee, lurking assassins, hi-fi audio equipment, and fictional music nostalgia among other nicely placed cool stuff, how can I resist? " Read more of this review »
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“I'd like you to meet my new girlfriend," said Erik. "I think someone's trying to kill her.”
― Andrew Cartmel, The Vinyl Detective: Low Action

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“What an odd place for a school."
"It's an odd school.”
― Andrew Cartmel, Doctor Who: Winter for the Adept

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“The land of the 45rpm record is the land of chaos.”
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