Review of Apocalypse Now (1979) by Ram P — 01 Jan 2013

Yes it's pretentious. My question is this - who cares? See the Redux version...

This review of Apocalypse Now (1979) was written by Ram P on 01 Jan 2013.

Apocalypse Now has generally received very positive reviews.

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