Redux Stunning....A (flawed) Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (5 September 2001)

Just saw Coppola's new cut. On a huge screen with all the bells & whistles, the film's stunning visuals are only enhanced. It is a remarkable experience because you feel in the middle of it all with Capt. Willard and the young guys going upriver. (This is NOT always a good thing! It's almost overwhelming.) The dinner scene at the French plantation doesn't add much even as an explanation of the War. The Playboy vignette, while not seeming exploitive, just doesn't seem to work. But it was worth seeing the film for the first time in years. It is such a tremendous tribute to the power of cinema. It only makes all the drek up on the screen look all the worse. Yeah Coppola!!!