WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

cinephile-27690 Roger Ebert called this 1979's best movie, and he put it in the top 10 movies he had ever seen. I personally can't go that far, but Apocalypse Now is a very good movie. So what is it about? IMDB's summary says: "During the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Colonel who has set himself up as a god among a local tribe." This kind of makes me see this as a Saving Private Ryan for the Vietnam War. And if you have read my review for that, you will know that I find this movie to be superior.If I had to pick at something-I do think the last half hour drags a little too long, and that the actors speak too softly. But those are minor set backs. There is also a "redux"-an extended cut that runs nearly 50 minutes longer. I saw that first and don't recommend that you do that. It's fine but the original cut is way more superior. See the original first. While I can't currently call this one of my favorite movies, this is definitely one of the finest war movies ever made!

dworldeater Apocalypse Now is Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece that explores the dark side of humanity with the Vietnam war as a backdrop. The film is very unique and very well done. While there is much to take in on a visceral level, this is a very psychological film. Apocalypse Now is Hell on Earth that reflects the dark side of American culture and takes the characters from the Heart Of Darkness novel and places them in a Vietnam war setting. The acting, cinematography and score are all top notch. I guess this originally was supposed to be directed by George Lucas, but fell into the hands of Francis Ford Coppola and I would not change a thing. John Milius wrote the screenplay to this and along with Coppola, he is one of the best filmakers in Hollywood. Apocalypse Now is a humid and gritty tropical nightmare that is deeply engrossing and disturbing. There is no other film that I have seen that is quite like it and as such is a masterpiece and one of my all time favorite movies.

antoranabila I know many would say that this movie is not really just about Colonel Kurtz. It is actually about the journey, about what how the war really impacted people, about the terror-the despair-the victims-the soldiers-the guilt-the sacrifice-the executions and so on. To many it is sublime, to some it's Coppola's best work even. No grievance against that in my case.Also, the movie did show a very different kind of valor. We all were on our toes for finding out the terrifying Colonel. How intriguing he would be! He would not go without a ferocious fight- that was expected. Coppola literally just flouted at us there. No objections here either. An excellent venture on his side. I am pretty sure I would have enjoyed the cheekiness here , only the timing was off- 2 hours 33 minutes off to be exact. To sum it up - don't watch if you are not able to stomach cheekiness after devoting yourself to something for that long, otherwise it is a pretty awesome movie.

johnnybladescud No other movie captures the cataclysmic mammoth destruction the unmitigated grotesque annihilation chaos and mayhem atrocity the savage barbaric and mammoth disproportionately spectacular explosive totally bloody violent gruesome unparalleled nasty volcanically unstable catastrophic destruction and devastation and desolation of war