Apocalypse Now: Final Cut (2019)
Francis Ford Coppola's masterful 1979 Vietnam War epic was previously expanded in 2001 into Apocalypse Now Redux by adding back 49 minutes of excised footage. This 2019 version of the film clocks in midway between the two prior releases by including just some of that added footage. In addition, the entire film has been remastered in 4K.
Cast and Information
Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola
Written By: Francis Ford Coppola, John Milius, Joseph Conrad, Michael Herr
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Laurence Fishburne, Harrison Ford, Scott Glenn, Marlon Brando, Frederic Forrest, Sam Bottoms, Albert Hall
Country: USA
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Apocalypse Now: Final Cut belongs to 5 collections
1. Alternate versions / cuts (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 9 stars)
2. Vietnam War (public: moderated by td888 - 7 stars)
3. 1960s period film (public: moderated by djross - 7 stars)
4. Djross 1979 top ten (private: djross)
5. My ratings (private: tpbradbury)
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Mentaculus | 100 99% |
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I've had nightmares with more coherence and less dread. What is compiled here is not a mess at all, but something akin to planets aligning for a singular moment of clarity - Divine reason rising amidst Chaos. I found myself marveling at multiple shots clearly unintentional, and yet, wholly Meant To Be. Each weigh stop (the French, the Concert) on this highway to Hell isn't a segue so much as a magnifying glass burning all of us good little soldier ants.
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Bown | 93 96% |
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The remaster is absolutely gorgeous and a huge improvement on previous versions, especially with the daytime scenes. The edit, however, only proves further that Coppola got it right with the original cut. It’s better than the Redux, but he still keeps the ENTIRE plantation scene (at least as far as I could tell), which kills the pace as much as it ever did. I was honestly really disappointed that it wasn’t cut down more. However it’s still one of the best films ever etc
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bhajansunlo | 85 94% |
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Godard in an interview with Dick Cavett said the problem with Apocalypse Now is that there was not enough money in the picture. If instead of 50 million, if he had spent 50 billion dollars then it would approach closer to what the American war in Vietnam was about.
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Judo Koala | 91 98% |
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Overwhelming to experience this in 4K on IMAX -- I think I'm a shade closer to understanding what my father means when he says he came out of the theatre feeling shell shocked upon the original's release... And yes, I don't mind the plantation scene.
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Gnalkhere | 90 90% |
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I'm very miffed they cut the scene where Kurtz read the news reports, but it still stands the test of time as the best war movie ever made. Holy shit. Scenes are still effective, that plantation scene still sucks the life out of the pacing, but the succinct streamlining otherwise makes this cut a bit more...defining
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| 2 | Midaso | 9 94% |
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Absolutely brilliant sensory experience on the big screen,but still the French Plantation scene bogs it down,why Coppola kept it in is beyond me. Original cut remains the best
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| 2 | Cinephile777 | 94 87% |
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Saw on IMAX, August 15Th, 2019, and I have to believe that really enhanced my perception and opinion of this film in a rather positive way. Had previously only seen it once, and that was back around 1997, and it was on a regular/small size Tv in Noel's apartment.
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djross | 82 93% |
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It is some 25 to 30 years since this viewer watched the original: its virtues seem clearer now, even if the third act is still obviously a product of production nightmares and confusion. More generally, the script problems seem less a question of Milius or his politics and more centred around the inanity of Herr's narration. Plantation scene does add worthwhile historical context, and the surrealistic portrayal of war as a kind of nihilistic quest is justified and successful. Looks very pretty.
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NewPhilip | 70 63% |
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The original release is far better. The whole section with the French was straight out of a different movie and completely messed up the rhythm and atmosphere.
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| Average Percentile 81.2% from 200 Ratings |  |