Saigon.

[FlaHawkFan]

I prefer the disney remake with Pluto.

 

[bookjones]

The movie is based in the Vietnam era but it's a pretty decent retelling of Conrad's "Heart of Darkness." Which was equally bizarre and set in Africa.



The horror, the horror.

Oh wow, now I know it's a loopy Friday when I am seeing talk about Conrad novels and even Kurtz's famous last words in NHTA on top of Ben Smith getting the RW call-up! But well done though so kudos and all for throwing in a little literary shoutout, lol.

 

[MassHavoc]

Oh wow, now I know it's a loopy Friday when I am seeing talk about Conrad novels and even Kurtz's famous last words in NHTA on top of Ben Smith getting the RW call-up! But well done though so kudos and all for throwing in a little literary shoutout, lol.

It is Bizarro Friday, I like that it is the name of the documentary associated with the film, and if you've seen it, you know how truly appropriate it is. Especially Sheen's wacked out ass. I the behind the scenes part with him in the room and breaking the mirror. Awesome.

 

[ginnie]

I like the original version better than Redux. It's long enough as it is - just about the perfect length for an epic. You can understand why the extra 41 minutes didn't make it in the original film, for the most part they are not essential - although there was one extra scene that I thought was good, but I forget what it is right now.



Apocalypse Now ranks in my top ten movies of all time. Had it on Video, then DVD. Don't know if I will get the Blue Ray version too though.

 

[bookjones]

It is Bizarro Friday, I like that it is the name of the documentary associated with the film, and if you've seen it, you know how truly appropriate it is. Especially Sheen's wacked out ass. I the behind the scenes part with him in the room and breaking the mirror. Awesome.

Indeed the documentary is fantastic! As just a documentary film it stands on it's own as just great filmmaking but in addition IMO it's the best film about the making of a film I've ever seen. All made possible by the incredible amount of behind-the-scenes footage that Coppola's wife Eleanor shot during filming at the time thinking she was going to make a documentary herself.

 

[LarmersOneTimer]

That part was bizarre. But the scene that really lost me. was the playmate scene, Where the guys are fondling the girls and the girls are just paying them no mind but one of them is freaking out about something.



I'm certainly not from that generation but the entire movie seemed to not be remotely in touch with reality. I mean sure fictional stuff is not reality but I just didn't find the movie believable.

You have to pay close attention but she freaks out because they bump into a coffin and a dead body falls out.

 

[LarmersOneTimer]

In my opinion the most fucked up part is when they happen upon some fucking french aristocrats living in a goddamn mansion in the middle of the jungle. and charlie dont surf.

Ties the whole French in Vietnam thing together but yea was a little odd.

 

[R K]

Ties the whole French in Vietnam thing together but yea was a little odd.

The root of all evil and that was definitely why they tied that in.



I tiny little fact about Vietnam that's often left out. We went to bail out the fucking French AGAIN! Without us they'd be speaking German or Russian or a combination of both.



Bunch of Pansy's. Hell they were even late in helping us in the Revolutionary War, showing up just at the end. Very convenient.

 

[LarmersOneTimer]

Indeed the documentary is fantastic! As just a documentary film it stands on it's own as just great filmmaking but in addition IMO it's the best film about the making of a film I've ever seen. All made possible by the incredible amount of behind-the-scenes footage that Coppola's wife Eleanor shot during filming at the time thinking she was going to make a documentary herself.

My favorite part is when Coppala smacks his head on the way out of the helicopter. Slapstick at it's finest.

 

[R K]

No, it's the opening line from Apocalypse Now. I had a few drinks tonight so I feel rather silly.

"There's nothing like the smell of fresh NAPALM in the morning"!!!



That movie is a CLASSIC.



TJD----The French were in Vietnam fucking with them LONG LONG before the US became involved. It was the primary reason we were there to begin with.

 

[BlackHawkPaul]

"There's nothing like the smell of fresh NAPALM in the morning"!!!



That movie is a CLASSIC.



TJD----The French were in Vietnam fucking with them LONG LONG before the US became involved. It was the primary reason we were there to begin with.

The extended version (redux) is worth the watch. All of the deleted scenes serve a purpose, and there's one scene in which they visit a French family and stay for a bit. I thought it was a very good scene, and a shame it was omitted from the theatrical release. Also, there's a scene in which Robert Duvall's character loses his surf board and uses his forces to search for it.

 

[R K]

The extended version (redux) is worth the watch. All of the deleted scenes serve a purpose, and there's one scene in which they visit a French family and stay for a bit. I thought it was a very good scene, and a shame it was omitted from the theatrical release. Also, there's a scene in which Robert Duvall's character loses his surf board and uses his forces to search for it.

have seen it several times. One of my all time favorite movies.



Remember the Helicopter searching for them blaring calls for the board while they are roaring up the river ... HAHAHAHA!



That showed just how fucked up things were there military wise.



The extended version with the french also has him sleeping with his wife! Or daughter I could never figure out which.

 

[LarmersOneTimer]

have seen it several times. One of my all time favorite movies.



Remember the Helicopter searching for them blaring calls for the board while they are roaring up the river ... HAHAHAHA!



That showed just how fucked up things were there military wise.



The extended version with the french also has him sleeping with his wife! Or daughter I could never figure out which.

"WE WILL NOT HARM YOU. I JUST WANT THE BOARD BACK. IT"S MY FAVORITE BOARD AND I JUST WANT IT BACK" LOL

 

[bookjones]

My favorite part is when Coppala smacks his head on the way out of the helicopter. Slapstick at it's finest.

Heh. Once I saw the documentary I looked upon that head accident as being the the great "Aha!" moment and underlying cause for some future utter shite disaster decisions like One From the Heart (yay though it has one of the absolute FINEST movie soundtracks of ALL-TIME courtesy of Tom Waits & Crystal Gayle, lol), Bram Stoker's Dracula, Jack, and The Godfather: Part III. I reckon that the the temporal knock occasionally triggers some astoundingly poor project choices as well as some bad directing from him and that allows me to give him a "pass" as it were, heh.

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

I like the original version better than Redux. It's long enough as it is - just about the perfect length for an epic. You can understand why the extra 41 minutes didn't make it in the original film, for the most part they are not essential - although there was one extra scene that I thought was good, but I forget what it is right now.



Apocalypse Now ranks in my top ten movies of all time. Had it on Video, then DVD. Don't know if I will get the Blue Ray version too though.

Yea I agree that the original released version is more enjoyable. Most of the additional 41 minutes is fluff and add little to what is already being told in the story (just like the 1941 and Blade Runner 'Director Cuts').



Also one of my top 10 flicks. Very deep for a shallow plot. And not nothing to do with the time period, the movie gets to the point very quickly, and continues to show the madness of humans.