Review of Apocalypse Now (1979) by Albert K — 30 Jul 2012

So much hype surrounding this movie; its within the Top 250 list on IMDb, landed on countless "best movies" lists, AFI deemed it the 30th best movie of all time, and had a couple of quotes on the best quote lists by AFI. Finally, I laid my attention upon it. Did it turn out as expected? ...No.

I definitely respect the movie; I didn't particularly dislike it, but didn't particularly find it enjoyable/interesting either. DON'T HATE.

Did I miss something here? Was my attention out-of-sorts when I watched it?

There has gotta be something that I missed here.

Gonna hafta give it a rewatch.

Noteworthy mentions:

- Spectacular cinematography.

- Downright impeccable performances.

- Masterful direction.

- A peculiarly strange ending to a somewhat straight-forward narrative.

- Boldly strong thematic undertones that crawl under the skin.