Apocalypse Now

1979 ***** 153 mins.

Finally, a film that truly shows what war is: madness.

Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece about Vietnam is just that: a masterpiece in every sense of the word. From the very first shot, this film had me, hook, line, and sinker (maybe even more than that). When Martin Sheen is seen drunk, and basically out of his mind, in the beginning, he is called "Captain". "Our military, ladies and gentlemen!" I thought to myself. As I said before, this film adequately shows the utter madness that war really is, especially the Vietnam War. The action sequences in this film, literally, had me on pins and needles, and the suspense of the ending was just so overpowering that I could not look away. Apocalypse Now is a true work of art that sets a standard that no other war film could possible foresee reaching.
Number 19 on KRSJR Productions' 25 Greatest Motion Pictures of All Time.
Number 28 on AFI's 100 Years . . . 100 Movies.
Marlon Brando is Number 4 on AFI's 100 Years . . . 100 Stars.
Rated R for disturbing violent images, language, sexual content, and some drug use.

Apocalypse Now
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2001 ***1/2 202 mins.

Oh, my Lord, here we go again with another useless re-release of a fantastic film.

I feel like I'm just saying the same things over and over. The added scenes are pointless and boring. The added scenes stick out like sore thumbs.

The scene where Willard arranges two hours with the Playboy Bunnies is absolutely stupid. The scene where they stop at a French Plantation is so out of place, long, boring, and ridiculous. The added scene at the Kurtz compound makes no sense. Once again, the only reason this is getting any kind of star-rating at all is that it is still Apocalypse Now. Take the time and look for the original, though. The original is far less boring.