A masterpiece for the ages.

Rating: 10/10 (26 September 2002)

I read the opening comments from The Claw who was very unhappy at the film not having opening credits, etc. Who cares?! I'v seen the movie many, many times with liberal use of freeze frame and slow-mo and it is a rare masterpiece from Hollywood. Of course the helicopter attack is by far and away the most exciting thing ever put on film. Coppola gives you only a quick glimpse of horror: the soldier on fire after the woman tosses a grenade in and the gunner killing her and another from above. That's only one example. The acting was excellent and M Sheen looking over the documents on Kurtz was great. A truly brilliant movie by one of the best directors ever.