A masterpiece and by far the best Vietnam movie

Rating: 10/10 (18 May 2015)

Reading some of the 'reviews' on here, it seems that some of the people writing them have been smoking some of what they smoked a lot of during the Vietnam conflict. It baffles me how so many people can have so little taste or appreciation for what is an absolute stunning movie.
The atmosphere it creates is so authentic, so chilling, so insane, that it alone beats every other Vietnam movie hands down. Add to that an incredible soundtrack and score, along with a career best performance from Sheen and you have a wonderful movie. It goes even further though featuring the greatest actor of all time, Marlon Brando.
It is an epic masterpiece that will blow you away if you have never seen it before. It will also make you wonder why, these days with all the money spent on effects etc, the vast, vast majority of other movies, of any genre cannot pull off believable, compelling atmospheres and settings. Apocalypse now is a perfect example of that; the atmosphere is so compelling and the acting, so convincing that you are almost instantly hooked.
If you have not yet seen this classic, watch it now! Then watch it again and wonder why oh why it took you so long.