Apocalypse Now Redux

One of the most powerful war movies ever made is re-released in a new ''director's cut'', bigger and longer (note the running time). Set during the American invasion of Vietnam, the story follows a young army officer sent to ''terminate with extreme prejudice'' an older colonel who has gone out of control, and is running his own little empire up the river. We follow him through various incidents until he reaches the colonel, who is not quite what he had expected. The film comes in at number 31 on the IMDB Top 250 Chart.

199 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Nudity, Violence) .
Action, Drama, War

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

I know that loon is around here someplace...

Credits

Cast	Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest, Albert Hall, Sam Bottoms, Laurence Fishburne, Dennis Hopper
Director	Francis Ford Coppola
Screenplay	John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr, based on ''The Heart of Darkness'' by Joseph Conrad
Music	Carmine Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Mickey Hart, The Doors, Richard Wagner
Cinematography	Vittorio Storaro
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in	1979, 2001
Produced by	Zoetrope Studios

Official Site

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
The Moviesite Ian Douglas	17
Cape Argus Derek Wilson	15
The Star Tanya Farber	16
Sunday Times Barry Ronge	15
eye Weekly Jason Anderson	20
What the People say
Internet 39998 Netizens	17
Average .. 83%	17

Visitor Comments

Ian Douglas: Well, it sure is long... there is even a short intermission. Visually stunning, even after 20 years. The story is not pleasant, and is unlikely to appeal to female viewers. It shows the horrors of war, especially the war in Vietnam. In some ways, it even answers the question that Americans kept asking after 11 September, ie ''Why do they hate us?'' In spite of my reservations above, I cannot ignore the artistry that went into the making of this movie, and the issues it tackled, and it is easy to see why it is rated as one of the top movies of all time. Try to sit in the middle of the theatre, and pick a cinema with a decent surround-sound system.

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Apocalypse Now Redux

Credits

Ratings

What the Critics say

What the People say

Average .. 83%

Visitor Comments