Outstanding ! !

Rating: 9/10 (9 March 2015)

This is my favorite of all the Vietnam era movies and maybe the best war film of all time. Though a surrealistic storyline, the backdrop of the Viet Nam war becomes the perfect setting for this adventure based on the novel "Heart of Darkness" The acting is superb and the cinematography is exquisite. Every performance in this movie is top notch. It may be Martin Sheen's best performance ever. A well-chosen soundtrack and a very well written screenplay. Memorable for many lines such as Duvall's "I love the smell of napalm in the morning". Brando's performance in this film is simply awesome. Another Coppola masterpiece which took 16 months to film. To this day, I still believe that this film contains the best opening scene in the history of filmmaking!