Review of Apocalypse Now (1979) by Juan David C — 14 Nov 2016

Coppola's Apocalypse Now is like the good wine: the older, the better...

This review of Apocalypse Now (1979) was written by Juan David C on 14 Nov 2016.

Apocalypse Now has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Noahboy (32) on 13 Jul 2019

An amazing example of tension-building, sound mixing, improvisation, and editing…

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The photography is simply unbeatable and I love that scene on the helicopters with the Ride of the Valkyries…

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By Unclewillard (169) on 14 Mar 2019

THE Vietnam movie, yet it's below Inside Out? I struggle to see the logic in that, given the scope and magnitude of this movie…

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By Coollogin (5) on 20 Nov 2019

Best movie about war, most atmospheric and 3rd best movie of all time overall (in my opinion)…

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By Damian S (504) on 16 Aug 2018

The most gritty and realistic war film ever…

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By Jason W (956) on 08 Sep 2018

The actors were stoned during filming. The script didn't exist. Real corpses were used instead of props…

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By Geewah (593) on 15 Jan 2021

One of the great war movies. This mysterious, dark take on the Vietnam war will stay with you long after you see it…

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By Zneversleeping (175) on 06 Jul 2020

O que Coppola fez aqui foi surreal. A guerra do Vietnam retratada de uma forma que só o Coppola poderia fazer…

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By Hoofhearted (2) on 26 Jan 2019

A pretentious load of nonsense, badly acted and full of ham-acting performances…

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By Metodist (4) on 12 Mar 2020

Very unique movie about war, about how war affects the minds of it's participants…

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