Apocalypse Now, 1979, Drama
Plot: During the Vietnam War a US Soldier is sent to kill a US officer who has gone rogue and resides in Cambodia with hundreds of native followers.
Thoughts: I thought I was watching the regular version but accidently watched the redux (which is 3 hours long). At some points the film was very engaging but for the most part it was tedious and a little boring. There is only one plot and we follow only one main character through the entire film. This wouldn’t have been so bad had the movie not been as long as it was; I got tired of looking at Martin Sheen at about hour one.
The story was good and there was an All-Star Cast of then current and future stars, which surprised me. I really liked how real the movie felt and how they chose to focus on the soldiers alone. I hate when war movies get too political. Not much more to say that Coppola hasn’t said in this movie.
3.3/5
SN: Marlon Brando was a BEAST.
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