They don't make them like this anymore!

Rating: 10/10 (13 September 2001)

Superlative city, this review could be. Did it really go one for three and a half hours? I didn't notice. (We're talking the Redux version here.)
The original was a classic, but this version was the cherry on the top of an already mighty cake. Save for some unnecessary footage about some French colonialists, the extra footage of Brando was extraordinary. In fact, more is more here. In the original, we barely see the guy and though it works well, the fact that we get more into his brooding personality here is a real plus.
But then you also have the glorious photography, the spellbinding cinematography and the other elements that make this movie extraordinary. Charlie may not surf, but I sure felt like I was riding one helluva wave.