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Apocalypse Now
Posted on 8/24/13 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 8/24/13 at 7:56 pm
Watching on netflix now.
Man I never grow tired of watch ing this. The cast is just a ridiculous list of talent!
I love the smell of napalm in the morning. Smells like victory!
Man I never grow tired of watch ing this. The cast is just a ridiculous list of talent!
I love the smell of napalm in the morning. Smells like victory!
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Posted on 8/24/13 at 8:00 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
Never seen this movie, and I feel bad about that.
Posted on 8/24/13 at 8:08 pm to drexyl
Seriously? I recommend.
Posted on 8/24/13 at 8:18 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
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I never grow tired of watching this
Posted on 8/24/13 at 8:31 pm to Dandy Lion
A masterpiece. Watch the theatrical cut.
Posted on 8/24/13 at 9:02 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
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Apocalypse Now
One of the more overrated movies out there. I thoroughly enjoyed the first hour or so of the film. But then they went upriver, into the heart of darkness, and the movie became bogged down. I know what it was trying to do, what the overall arc and message of the film was, but it just didn't sit well with me.
Posted on 8/24/13 at 9:15 pm to RollTide1987
Overrated?
I don't agree.
I don't agree.
Posted on 8/24/13 at 9:52 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
Meh. I really liked it at one time. Now I see it as just a mess of a film.
Posted on 8/24/13 at 9:57 pm to RollTide1987
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One of the more overrated movies out there.
Agreed
Posted on 8/24/13 at 10:04 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
love it. such a classic.
redux sucked arse though
redux sucked arse though
Posted on 8/24/13 at 10:04 pm to lsu480
Like most truly ambitious works of art in film, it's controversial and results in divided opinion. Sure, it's a mess toward the end second act. And the third act is sort of "what the frick"? But the source material (Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness") was captured pretty well, I thought. Brando was just as nuts as Kurtz was. That was perfect.
Posted on 8/24/13 at 10:05 pm to RollTide1987
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One of the more overrated movies out there
yeah its a tad overrated. still a good movie
Posted on 8/24/13 at 10:42 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
CHARLIE DON'T SURF!!!
I don't know what Robert Duvall's greatest role has been - Tom Hagan, Gus McCrae, or many others - but I thought his portrayal of Col Kilgore was among his best. I love the part of the movie that he's in.
I don't know what Robert Duvall's greatest role has been - Tom Hagan, Gus McCrae, or many others - but I thought his portrayal of Col Kilgore was among his best. I love the part of the movie that he's in.
Posted on 8/24/13 at 10:49 pm to White Roach
Robert Duvall was the best part of the movie. The film lost a lot of its swagger for me once he was left behind by the plot.
And was I the only other person who felt Martin Sheen was a mediocre lead for this movie? He just seemed out of place and miscast.
And was I the only other person who felt Martin Sheen was a mediocre lead for this movie? He just seemed out of place and miscast.
Posted on 8/24/13 at 10:50 pm to RollTide1987
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One of the more overrated movies out there. I thoroughly enjoyed the first hour or so of the film. But then they went upriver, into the heart of darkness, and the movie became bogged down.
Posted on 8/25/13 at 6:46 am to League Champs
Dennis Hopper's bit part was fantastic too. I love a lot of the actor's performances and used to love this film, but unfortunately I like it less and less the more I see it.
Posted on 8/25/13 at 7:55 am to Othello
Makes me want to go find some playboy models to turn out..
Posted on 8/25/13 at 8:35 am to tigerfan in bamaland
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Man I never grow tired of watch ing this. The cast is just a ridiculous list of talent!
Sam Bottom's career never really took off - he was so good, young, Last Picture Show (just a kid then, actually, 16), The Outlaw Josey Wales and Apocalypse Now.
It is also interesting to see Laurence Fishburne at that age.
Coppola has such a great sense of humor with things, such as casting Harrison Ford in this film, with the character name of COL G. Lucas.
Posted on 8/25/13 at 8:40 am to RollTide1987
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The film lost a lot of its swagger for me once he was left behind by the plot.
Ya'll are missing the point of the whole movie - just as in the Heart of Darkness - it's a story about a journey from "here" to "there" - and this particular journey is America's journey to war in Vietnam (kind of war generally).
Willard is a mess - he belongs on the mission - he serves no other role. Everything is nice, neat and tidy when he gets the briefing (freakin' brass, man, always live the high life) - then, as he goes "up" the river, things get worse and worse - order breaks down and ultimately it is an individual battle for survival.
And, just as he predicted, he became what he was sent to destroy.
You fellas should read a book or two.
Posted on 8/25/13 at 8:42 am to Ace Midnight
Movie is awesome, had always heard people talk about it then I finally watched.
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