Did I miss something?

Rating: 5/10 (27 November 2002)

Apocalypse Now is one of those classics' I did not find so classic at all. Maybe it is because I missed something, but I really do not understand what all the fuss is about here. The story develops very slowly, there is almost nothing of the horrorthe horror and although the insanity of war is presented by soldiers we see going nuts, we get no explanation for that insanity. It might be that I'm just too young, but maybe someone will be able to explain this films greatness' to me someday. Personally I believe, this film is so highly regarded, only because it was made shortly after the Vietnam war and handled some subjects the Americans rather hadn't seen on their plates. Marlon Brando certainly did the film some good but was not around long enough to make it good.

5 out of 10