Francis Ford Coppola's Third Masterpiece

Rating: 9/10 (27 August 2003)

Apocalypse Now Redux.
Rating: 9 out of 10. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The original version was excellent, which I rated 9 out of 10 as well. The Redux version is a really long 202 minutes but is slightly better. The scenes that make up the extra 49 minutes give the movie a more complete feel.
After seeing Apocalypse Now Redux for the second time recently (the first time was a year and a half ago), I just had to write a comment about it. While a really long movie, I find that it goes by really fast, a sign that the film is truly interesting. For some strange reason, the Redux version seems to go by faster than the original version to me.
Some believe that Coppola failed to make a great movie here. Don't listen to these type of comments, this movie is a wonderful piece of art deserving a viewing every couple of years.
The great things about Apocalypse Now:
1. Martin Sheen as Captain Willard.
2. The sardonicism of the Vietnam war.
3. Marlon Brando as Colonel Kurtz.
4. The music.
5. Robert Duvall as Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore.
6. The narration by Martin Sheen.
7. Francis Ford Coppola's personal touch.