Very artistic in how its shot and how its put together.

The lead character's journey up the river represents a decent into madness. The movie just gets more wild and events turn into chaos the farther up the river we get to see. [+] Read Full Review

Very artistic in how its shot and how its put together.

The lead character's journey up the river represents a decent into madness. The movie just gets more wild and events turn into chaos the farther up the river we get to see.

You just can't miss this one.

It's a 3 hour and 20 minute shell-shock trip through very human themes. The film's reflections may affect your own, in which case the film becomes very personal. Aside from what you'll get out of the film, there's the obvious factor of it having...
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It's a 3 hour and 20 minute shell-shock trip through very human themes. The film's reflections may affect your own, in which case the film becomes very personal. Aside from what you'll get out of the film, there's the obvious factor of it having amazing cinematography, specially in the film's final hour, incredible acting and a great score.

The flaws? Not many. The Redux version may be a bit too long for some. The point of the Redux, I believe, is to be watched by those who watched the original cut. The Redux adds more layers to the story and its themes, but if its your first time watching the film, you may lose your patience and skip ahead to succeeding chapters (the Redux chapters are starred so you know which ones to skip). So, watch the original cut, then watch the Redux, in my opinion.

Either way, watch the film. If you have 3 hours to kick off your day then let this be your reason.

Whereas most war films on vietnam show you the devestation and horror and the people it affects, Mr. Coppola and his skilled use of the camera, not to mention his wonderful and excellently selected crew of skilled actors such as martin sheen,...
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Whereas most war films on vietnam show you the devestation and horror and the people it affects, Mr. Coppola and his skilled use of the camera, not to mention his wonderful and excellently selected crew of skilled actors such as martin sheen, marlon brando and robert duvall bring to life the horror and make you feel it on a personal level as it cuts you up psychologically and gets you to level that you want to turn your head from the screen and forget what you saw - but you can't. You're enthralled by the wonderful photography, the marvelous score by carmine coppola and the frank realism of it all. It makes you think about what a waste war is on civilized society.

Apocalypse Now is quite possibly the best war movie I have ever seen, let alone Vietnam War movie. It's also one of the best films in general I have ever seen. This film is perfectly cast with Marlon Brando as the chilling army colonel gone...
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Apocalypse Now is quite possibly the best war movie I have ever seen, let alone Vietnam War movie. It's also one of the best films in general I have ever seen. This film is perfectly cast with Marlon Brando as the chilling army colonel gone completely mad and Martin Sheen as the man sent to kill him. The atmosphere is absolutely amazing, going progressively darker and more brutal as it goes on. In summary, if you like movies, especially war movies, you must see this one.