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DVD ~ Marlon Brando|Robert Duvall|Martin Sheen|Frederic Forrest
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  • Actors: Marlon Brando|Robert Duvall|Martin Sheen|Frederic Forrest
  • Directors: Francis Ford Coppola
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, French, Vietnamese
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
  • DVD Release Date: 22 April 2002
  • Run Time: 194 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (139 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005RDR9
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,620 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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In the tradition of such obsessively driven directors as Erich von Stroheim and Werner Herzog, Francis Ford Coppola approached the production of Apocalypse Now as if it was his own epic mission into the heart of darkness. On location in the storm-ravaged Philippines, he quite literally went mad as the project threatened to devour him in a vortex of creative despair but from this insanity came one of the greatest films ever made. It began as a John Milius screenplay, transposing Joseph Conrad's classic story "Heart of Darkness" into the horrors of the Vietnam War, following a battle-weary Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) on a secret upriver mission to find and execute the renegade Colonel Kurtz(Marlon Brando), who has reverted to a state of murderous and mystical insanity. The journey is fraught with danger involving war-time action on epic and intimate scales. One measure of the film's awesome visceral impact is the number of sequences, images and lines of dialogue that have literally burned themselves into our cinematic consciousness, from the Wagnerian strike of helicopter gunships on a Vietnamese village to the brutal murder of stowaways and the unflinching fearlessness of the surfing warrior Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore (Robert Duvall), who speaks lovingly of "the smell of napalm in the morning." Like Herzog's Aguirre: The Wrath of God, this film is the product of genius cast into a pit of hell and emerging, phoenix-like, in triumph. Coppola's obsession (effectively detailed in the riveting documentary Hearts of Darkness, directed by Coppola's wife, Eleanor) informs every scene and every frame, and the result is a film for the ages. --Jeff Shannon

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Following the example set by his old pals Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola has revisited a classic that no-one ever thought needed enhancement and produced Apocalypse Now Redux, a remastered and extended version of his hallucinogenic Vietnam nightmare that adds some 50 minutes of extra material. On the plus side, certain extended sequences--such as Kilgore's bombing-cum-surfing raid and the final battle of nerves between Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando--add greater depth to our appreciation of the film. On the debit side, the lengthy French plantation interlude and the squalid fate of the Playboy bunnies simply underscore what we already know about war and hell and the depressing futility of it all. It's possible that Apocalyspe Now is not really about Vietnam at all, but is in fact a despairing commentary on the dissolution of contemporary American society; it's also possible that Apocalypse Now Redux, for all its epic scale and visceral power, ultimately fails to make the film's real message any clearer than before. Either way, it remains one of the greatest (anti-)war films ever made.

On the DVD: Apocalypse Now Redux is self-recommending on DVD, especially with vividly remastered Dolby 5.1 sound (the whirling helicopter blades are dizzying) and an anamorphic widescreen picture. Disappointingly the disc contains no extra features other than a trailer for the Redux version. Coppola has provided excellent commentaries for his Godfather trilogy so it's a shame not to have his comments here; and the justly famous "Heart of Darkness" documentary is conspicuous by its absence, too. --Mark Walker

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Special Features, 8 Sep 2009
This review is from: Apocalypse Now (Steelbook Edition) [DVD] [1979] (DVD)
This beautifully presented steelbook DVD contains both films...

Apocalypse Now: original 1979 release.
Apocalypse Now Redux: 2001 version with 49 additional minutes.

Introduction by Francis Ford Coppola.

Disc One:-
The Hollow Men (17 min):
-- A complete reading of T.S.Eliot's poem by Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando)
Monkey Sampan (3 min):
-- A lost scene from the original shooting.
Additional Scenes (26 min):
-- 12 never-before-seen sequences.
A/V Club Featurettes:
-- A special section of bonus extras for young filmmakers and fans.
The Birth Of 5.1 Sound (6 min):
-- A brief history of film sound.
Ghost Helicopter Flyover (4 min):
-- An audio demo of the sound effects used in the film.
The Synthesizer Soundtrack (by Bob Moog):
-- An article by the inventor of the Moog Synthesizer.
Technical FAQ:
-- 6 of the most frequently asked questions about the film... with answers!

Disc Two:-
The Post Production of Apocalypse Now:
-- 4 featurettes covering the fascinating stories of editing, music and sound;
A Million Feet of Film (18 min):
-- The editing of Apocalypse Now.
The Music of Apocalypse Now (15 min).
Heard Any Good Ones Lately? (15 min):
-- The sound design of Apocalypse Now.
The Final Mix (3 min).
Apocalypse Then And Now (4 min):
-- Cannes Film Festival, May, 2001. Coppola reflects on the reaction.
PBR Streetgang (4 min):
-- The crew of the Navy Patrol Boat gathers to celebrate the launch of Redux.
The Colour Palette of Apocalypse Now (4 min):
-- Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro discusses the film printing process.
Redux Marker:
When this special DVD feature is turned on by the viewer, an on-screen icon appears only during footage that was added to make the 2001 version called Apocalypse Now Redux.

Just a shame it's not a triple DVD that includes Hearts of Darkness.
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36 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Redux or Original?, 18 May 2006
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The question is "do you buy Redux or the original"?. The additions to Redux detract from the storyline. It loses some of the urgency of the journey upriver to find Kurtz. The crew of the boat stealing Kilgore's surfboard is childish. The scene with the Playboy bunnies after their helicoper breaks down feels like it was filmed and added later. Also I don't think Capt Willard would trade diesel for the crew's turns with the bunnies, it slows down his mission. The scene in the French colonialists' house breaks the up river journey and feels out of step with the story.
To sum up, if you want to watch this classic war film buy the original.
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56 of 65 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars BUY IT, buy it buy it buy it, 20 Dec 2001
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This review is from: Apocalypse Now Redux [VHS] [1979] (VHS Tape)
This is an utterly brilliant, utterly unforgettable film, by some distance my preferred movie of all time and likely to remain so. No other film ive seen has the capacity to probe so deep into the human conscious with its stark imagery, climactic storyline and maddening atmosphere. Duvalls performance is possibly the best ive seen in a supporting role from any actor, perfectly grasping the arrogance of the perceived american presence in Vietnam, whilst also delivering several laugh out loud classic lines flawlessly.The military attack on the Vietnamese village is as exhilarating an experince as you will find in any motion picture, but from here on the film submerges itself in darkness as we travel up river, all the time the myth of colonel kurtz looming over the piece with a heightened sense of impending doom and anticipation.The whole film builds to the meeting of Kurtz, and as we finally approach the truly haunting closing setting we are as intrigued to meet him as Sheen. Whilst Brando is undoubtedly ott, it is a credit to his sheer aura that he is able to live up to this mythical character without us being dissappointed. Cinematically this film is a dream, every shot would make a fine still photo, and the ending will have you gripped to your seat. The images in this film will haunt your mind for days on end i assure you. It is ,of course, the best war movie ever made, but it is far more than that, it is a study in human nature and enthralling psychological viewing. If you dont like this film, you have to ask yourself, do you really like movies at all?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Spellbinding directional masterstroke
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5.0 out of 5 stars Let's discuss WHY certain people hate this film?
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4.0 out of 5 stars I like it, but...
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5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic bargain
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