I don't think its aged particularly well.
There was a spate of Nam movies off the back of it. None of them have held up particularly well .Yes war is hell, loss of American innocence, blah , blah.
I rewatched it a few years ago and was surprised at how poor it was from my previously recollection of the film.
Full metal jacket is streets ahead of it and has held up incredibly well. Its just as watchable now as when it was released.
Kubrick was a genius, Stone has made an awful lot of crap.
Good post.
"Full Metal Jacket" is far superior to "Platoon".