One of the greatest war films ever made.

Rating: 10/10 (5 January 2014)

Francis Ford Coppola's film based on Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" is an excellent piece of film. It is set in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war. Following Captain Willard (Martin Sheen)from Vietnam to Cambodia tracking Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando) who has declared himself a god amongst men in a large native tribe and has gone completely insane. The mission for the captain is to track and terminate the Colonel. Along the way he meets Lt. Kilgore (Robert Duvall) who famously says the words: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning". He also meets a crazed photojournalist (Dennis Hopper) and Colonel Lucas (Harrison Ford). I think this film was a masterpiece! From the cinematography and acting to the music. Although it may be slow at times its all worth it when we meet the colonel near the end. Despite its horrid luck from actors turning up high and drunk on set, to injuries, to Brando's reluctance to show up. "Apocalypse Now" is one of the best war films ever made.