This film is my favorite for many reasons.

Rating: 10/10 (21 December 2003)

The intro to Apocalypse Now is not just intense, but surreal and somewhat frightening at the same time. This idea pretty much sums up the movie. Not only are there moments of terrible action, but the entire film has a dreamlike quality. This can partly be attributed to the eerily poetic voice over, but mostly the cinematographer Vittorio Storraro is the one responsible for the nightmarish mood.
Everything clicks in the film: the acting, the direction, the writing, the production values, etc. Not one thing is wrong with this film, though many people find it to be boring. For me, every time I watch it I am taken on a journey into the heart of darkness.
One last note: I prefer the original version to the Redux version.