Apocalypse Now Redux
Apocalypse Now is a masterpiece of antiwar movie lines, is considered one of the most creative peak of director Francis Ford Coppola. The movie replayed the devastating war of the US military in Vietnam and the underlying causes that the US military were collapsed.
10 November 1937, Brighton, Alabama, USA
1 August 1922, El Paso, Texas, USA
17 May 1936, Dodge City, Kansas, USA
18 May 1955, Maui, Hawaii, USA
24 March 1917, Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Charente-Maritime, France
30 September 1955, San Francisco, California, USA
16 September 1952, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
5 January 1931, San Diego, California, USA
April 09, 2012
[VIDEO ESSAY] "Apocalypse Now" all but ruined Francis Coppola as a director. It remains a staggering achievement of pure provocative cinema.
December 30, 2008
Redux's virtues far outweigh its flaws. Apocalypse Now in any version remains one of the richest, most extravagant moviegoing experiences
August 17, 2001
Redux doesn't redefine Apocalypse Now -- rather, it adds archival material. But it's terrific to see the film back in theaters.
August 12, 2006
The best picture of all time.
August 10, 2001
The restored footage, nearly an hour of it, has at once bloated and diluted the work we've known and half-loved, undercutting its still-astonishing strengths while making its flaws leap out with unprecedented clarity.
August 17, 2001
The originally released version wasn't broken, but Coppola can fix it as long as he wants, as far as I'm concerned.
August 10, 2001
The new Redux version isn't a better film, but for Coppola fans and film lovers, it's essential viewing.
August 10, 2001
This is the one where [Coppola] honors his vision -- or clears his name, whichever way you look at it.
June 06, 2011
The episodic nature is less apparent in Redux, the pacing surprisingly smoother as a result.
September 21, 2001
Packs every bit the wallop it did when it was new.
August 07, 2008
The new version shows that Coppola had originally intended something far more political, and while some of the new stuff could've remained lost, it does not diminish the movie's impact.
