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Watch: Apocalypse Now 1979 123movies, Full Movie Online – It is the height of the war in Vietnam, and U.S. Army Captain Willard is sent by Colonel Lucas and a General to carry out a mission that, officially, ‘does not exist – nor will it ever exist’. The mission: To seek out a mysterious Green Beret Colonel, Walter Kurtz, whose army has crossed the border into Cambodia and is conducting hit-and-run missions against the Viet Cong and NVA. The army believes Kurtz has gone completely insane and Willard’s job is to eliminate him. Willard, sent up the Nung River on a U.S. Navy patrol boat, discovers that his target is one of the most decorated officers in the U.S. Army. His crew meets up with surfer-type Lt-Colonel Kilgore, head of a U.S Army helicopter cavalry group which eliminates a Viet Cong outpost to provide an entry point into the Nung River. After some hair-raising encounters, in which some of his crew are killed, Willard, Lance and Chef reach Colonel Kurtz’s outpost, beyond the Do Lung Bridge. Now, after becoming prisoners of Kurtz, will Willard & the others be able to fulfill their mission?.
Plot: At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, “does not exist, nor will it ever exist.” His goal is to locate – and eliminate – a mysterious Green Beret Colonel named Walter Kurtz, who has been leading his personal army on illegal guerrilla missions into enemy territory.
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	8.5/10 Votes: 666,279
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	94/100 | MetaCritic
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Reviews:

**Ponderous, meandering epic with a few bright spots.**

This film is about a soldiers quest to find a renegade and insane Colonel (a bald Brando in an extended cameo) who has hidden himself away in the depths of the jungle and is causing all manner of commotion. Quite what it was – I can’t remember, but it _was_ important enough to go down stream in search of him.

Sheen’s character decides to head down river with his fellow soldiers and seek out the bald lunatic before its too late. Robert Duvall is hilarious as a war immune soldier – especially when a shell explodes near him and he merely gives it a disinterested glance. Amusing!

On the whole, though, this is a ponderous trip – the film seems to meander aimlessly with little to keep this viewer interested.

– Ian Beale

***The greatest film ever made, but not “Redux”***

The original “Apocalypse Now” is an awe-inspiring masterpiece and is my all-time favorite film. Memorable scenes abound, starting with the mind-blowing opening with Willard (Martin Sheen) having a mental breakdown in his sweltering Saigon hotel room to the tune of The Doors’ “The End.”

Speaking of Sheen, people overlook the fact that he expertly carries the film. His haunting narration is one of the most effective narrations in cinematic history and hooks the viewer into the nightmare-adventure.

I could go on and on about the noteworthy scenes, but I’ll resist, except to comment on Col. Kurtz: Was he really insane or actually an unrecognized genius? General Corman informs Willard: “He’s out there operating without any decent restraint, totally beyond the pale of any acceptable human conduct. And he is still in the field commanding troops.” And, yet, Kurtz was accomplishing what the US military couldn’t or wouldn’t do because of political complications and niceties. I bring this up because, as I’ve aged, I’ve come to see that I’M Col. Kurtz in some ways — operating “out there” beyond the parameters and restrictions typically linked to my work.

The script was written by John Milius with alterations by Coppola as he shot the film whilst the narration was written by Michael Herr. The meaning of the story is obvious: The trip up the river led by Capt. Willard exposes him to two extreme viewpoints of war represented by the two colonels he encounters on his long journey, both of whose names start with ‘K,’ which is no accident:

COL. KILGORE (Duvall) is a romantic who embraces war as a lifestyle and even feeds off it, i.e. glorifies it. The fact that he’s a romantic can be observed in the air-raid on the village where he literally plays Wagner as a prologue. He feeds off the war to the extent that he “loves the smell of napalm in the morning.” War is just another day to him so why not go surfing? Since he lives off of the war there’s no way it can kill him or even give him a scratch. Kilgore naturally has the support of the top brass because he’s part of the system and plays the game of war.

COL. KURTZ (Brando), by contrast, sees through this hypocrisy. He realizes that being in a state of war is humanity gone mad. It’s horror itself and therefore must be ended through the quickest means possible at whatever cost. He refuses to play the game of war as he expertly takes out double agents, etc. Of course the brass can’t have this so they put out a hit on Kurtz via Willard. The existential Kurtz becomes increasingly disillusioned — even crazy — after jumping ship from the system and now has no sanctuary. Death is the only way out. His consolation is that Willard will tell his son the truth.

The “Redux” version was put together by Coppola and released in 2001 with the addition of 53 minutes of material that he originally cut. Very little of the added footage improves the film. Most of it simply drags it down; the rest is either boring and unnecessary or adds a dimension of silliness, not to mention being dubiously scripted and acted.

The first let down of “Redux” is revealed when Captain Willard hooks up with the boat & crew who are to escort him up the river to find Colonel Kurtz. In the original there’s a water-skiing scene on the river which dynamically introduces us to the absurdities of every-day life in the field in Nam (with the Rolling Stone’s “Satisfaction” blaring). In “Redux” this part is cut-and-pasted to an hour LATER in the film, horribly muting the original’s introduction to life-in-the-field. (I realize WHY Coppola did this — because the scene was originally intended to be shown AFTER the boat crew steal Kilgore’s surfboard — but he made the right decision to omit the board-theft scene and place the water-skiing scene near the beginning).

The introduction of Colonel Kilgore (Robert Duvall) in “Redux” is good. The charisma of this air cavalry colonel in all his swaggering glory is perfectly showcased in this brief snippet; but the scene’s so brief it’s unessential.

Four main new sequences definitely DON’T work: The scenes involving the theft of Kilgore’s surfboard are silly, badly scripted and unnecessary. In fact, they ruin Kilgore’s perfect swan song in the original. Moreover these scenes reveal a goofy side to Willard that mar his grim mystique in the original.

The additional bunny sequence during the rain storm is also silly and unnecessary; it’s a huge letdown even if your sole desire is to see some more skin.

The longest added sequence involves the French plantation mentioned in the 1991 documentary “Hearts of Darkness – A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse.” Small bits of this piece work and enrich the film (like the ghostly discovery of the plantation), but on a whole it’s too long & talky (where it’s impossible to understand the heavily-accented dialogue without subtitles) and simply bogs the film down.

The final added scene that is unnecessary and arguably reduces the potency of the original film is the sequence involving Kurtz reading a couple of underwhelming Time magazine articles to the caged Willard. While it could be argued that this sequence destroys the great mystique of Kurtz since it’s the FIRST and ONLY time we get to see him CLEARLY in broad daylight, it could also be argued that it’s the key scene showing that Kurtz ISN’T insane at all, just trapped in the remote jungle with no place to go because he “got off the boat.”

So Coppola made the right decisions with his original 1979 edit of the film. The new footage of “Redux” should’ve simply been relegated to the “deleted scenes” section of the DVD. Not every idea that is birthed during the creative process is worthy of the final product and “Redux” proves it.

GRADE: Original version: A+ , Redux: A-

Apocalypse Now Redux ought to be treated separately here
As I stated above, I think that the 2000 version of the film ought to be treated separately. The Redux is not just a longer version. It contains two new and important scenes, and one of them, the “french” episode, adds a whole new touch to a classic movie, WITHOUT breaking the atmosphere or disturbing the overall picture. I remember as I saw the Redux for the first time, that my whole understanding of the war in Vietnam changed, and how I had to go to the library and get an update on a few things. Also it is interesting that Coppola chose the year 2000 for the longer Redux. My guess is that he feels that the movie is as important today as it was back in 1979. He even went to the trouble of making an excellent piece of art even better, in order to actually make all the old fans see the new stuff, and to present a whole new generation with a very controversial and strong comment on one of the most bloody wars in recorded history. The movie is thought-provoking indeed, but also it has a visually very beautifully composed screenplay. Capturing the madness and chaos of war the storyline is also filled with more or less obvious metaphors and philosophical or existential riddles. A friend of mine called it “the most philosophical of all movies” – perhaps an overstatement – in my opinion it is just a very good film about war and the politics of war. But I can see that there is plenty for everyone here. What I’m saying is that it’s one of those movies that you are likely to hear distinctly different opinions about, and you are most probably going to think again and again about it. I’ve seen the Redux 5, 6 or 7 times, and it is always a puzzling experience. Highly recommended.

Sheen Shines In This Unique Classic
Well, I’ve watched this movie for over 25 years now and it’s still almost as interesting as when I first saw it. It is definitely one of the most unique films ever made.

I still think Martin Sheen got “dissed” big-time in the billing, too. He dominates the film yet gets lesser billing than Marlon Brando, who only appears in the last 30 minutes of this 2 hours, 17 minutes film (theatrical version). How unfair is that?

Sheen is fantastic in here, especially his narration, which runs throughout. It’s one of the best narrations, if not THE best, I have ever heard in a movie. His voice is just haunting as he relates his thoughts on this incredible, nightmare-like adventure. I never fail to appreciate his work in this movie.

The other thing that strikes me about the film over the years are the number of memorable scenes, ones I have never forgotten, such as……

Sheen losing it in his hotel room in the movie’s first scene; Robert Duvall and the totally out-of-place surfing scenes and then the ensuing attack with Wagner’s dramatic classical music blaring out of the helicopters; The Playboy bunny entertaining the troops; Frederic Forrest being freaked out seeing a tiger close up in the jungle; the weird scenes on the long riverboat ride; the appearance of hippie journalist Dennis Hopper greeting the crew in Cambodia and then Brando’s bizarre character. It goes on and on with strange scenes.

That’s not to say I enjoyed everything. No, there are a few very unpleasant scenes, such as the one in which an ox is sliced in half (can’t watch that anymore), an innocent family is slaughtered on a small boat by Sheen’s young stoned-out crew, and the crew is a little too goofy at times. Then, there is the huge amount of profanity, led by way too many f-words.

So, there is a lot of good and a lot of bad things in this movie for almost anyone who watches this One thing for sure: it is a film you WILL remember!

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 27 min (147 min), 3 hr 22 min (202 min) (Redux), 5 hr 30 min (330 min) (Workprint Version), 3 hr 2 min (182 min) (Final Cut)
Budget 31500000
Revenue 150000000
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Drama, Mystery, War
Director Francis Ford Coppola
Writer John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Herr
Actors Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall
Country United States
Awards Won 2 Oscars. 21 wins & 33 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints), Dolby Digital (Redux version), Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints), DTS (Redux version), Dolby Atmos (Final Cut)
Aspect Ratio 2.00 : 1 (DVD version) (Univisium), 2.20 : 1 (70 mm prints), 2.39 : 1
Camera Arriflex 16 ST (newsreel scenes), Arriflex 35 BL, Technovision/Cooke and Todd-AO Lenses, Arriflex 35-IIC, Technovision/Cooke and Todd-AO Lenses, Mitchell BNCR, Technovision/Cooke and Todd-AO Lenses
Laboratory Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (prints)
Film Length 4,205 m (Sweden, 35 mm), 5,255 m (Sweden, 70 mm), 5,533 m (Sweden, 35 mm) (Redux version)
Negative Format 16 mm (newsreel scenes), 35 mm (Eastman 100T 5247)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (4K) (2019 remaster), Dolby Vision (Final Cut), Technovision (anamorphic), Todd-AO 35 (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format Digital (Digital Cinema Package DCP), 35 mm, 70 mm (blow-up)