Sorry, but how can this be "complete" when it does not include "Hearts of Darkness" ??? Get a life. Coppola's wife directed it, and he produced it (as far as I know), so where are the rights problems ??? One thing that really annoys me about these 60s-70s directors, who went on about "changing the world", when they were younger, but who are now more money-grabbing than the worst studio system. Hey, I've bought two DVD versions of Apocalypse Now already, how many more do you want me to buy??? Maybe I'll just transfer my "Hearts Of Darkness" VHS to video, as I'm not so well-of I can afford it all. Thanks, Coppola. ps, your wine stinks too.
August 5, 2008 |  | If God and Wagner had teamed up to make a film about Vietnam, starring a 400-pound bald Marlon Brando, this is what you'd get |  |
Holy smokes. Where to begin. This film is epic. This film is amazing. This film is wild. Nobody makes films like this anymore. Powerful, mind bending, insane. Coppola famously said that this wasn't a film about the Vietnam war, this is the Vietnam war. If you haven't seen this yet, see it. So many classic scenes, so many classic lines, and such a powerful film. Great stuff.
July 29, 2008Its great it has both versions, the only problem is that the extended version is a little bit long. But its Great.
July 14, 2008GREAT MOVIE. BE FORWARNED IT IS BRUTAL AND VIOLENT. THERE ARE THREE PORNOGRAPHIC SCENES. SO, BE QUICK WITH THE REMOTE IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO WATCH GRAPHIC PORNOGRAPHY. IF YOU FAST FORWARD PAST THE PORN IT IS AN AWESOME MOVIE. NON BETTER!
June 30, 2008 | | Remember why Redux was released? | |
As a kid I remember hearing about Apocalypse Now and thinking that it was some sort of dark and forbidden territory for a war movie. That was much the way Vietnam was presented to me in general growing up. Since then I've written a college thesis on the war...
I watched the original a number of times and it was entertaining as compact, action packed and surreal. I preferred Platoon. But I always heard stories about "The French Plantation Scene" and "The Bunny Scene". So what did Coppola do? He gave us what we wanted to see. And now we have his whole vision. I can see the merit in saying that Redux is too long and rambling - that it lacks the pyschedelic punch of the original. But the humor makes it all the more surreal. The GI's in the medical unit cared less about Willard, helicopters or Playmates. Kilgore wasn't that different than some commanders I knew in Iraq whose priorities were just...out of this world.
I'll have to say that as long as it is, I prefer Redux because it was what Coppola wanted us to see all along. It gives his vision much more majesty and breathing room. It was also what most of the viewers wanted to see all along with the long rumored "forbidden" scenes.
June 4, 2008More reviews at Amazon.com ...
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