Apocalypse Now Redux
Digitally remastered with 49 minutes of previously unseen footage,
Apocalypse Now Redux
is the reference standard of Francis Coppola's 1979 epic. A metaphorical hallucination of the Vietnam War, the film was reconstructed by Coppola and editor Walter Murch to enrich themes and clarify the ending. On that basis
Redux
is a qualified success, more coherent than the original while inviting the same accusations of directorial excess. The restored "French plantation" sequence adds ghostly resonance to the war's absurdity, and Willard's theft of Colonel Kurtz's beloved surfboard adds welcomed humor to the film's nightmarish upriver journey. An encounter with Playboy Playmates seems superfluous compared to the enhanced interplay between Willard and his ill-fated boat crew, but compensation arrives in the hellish Kurtz compound, where Willard's mission--and the performances of Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando--reach even greater heights of insanity, thus validating
Redux
as the rightful heir to Coppola's triumphantly rampant ambition.
--Jeff Shannon
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| upc: |
0097360962949 |
| title: |
Apocalypse Now Redux |
| theatricalDate: |
15-08-1979 |
| stars: |
Marlon Brando
Martin Sheen |
| purchase date: |
05-11-2005 |
| publisher: |
Paramount Home Video |
| published: |
20-11-2001 |
| price: |
$19.99 |
| net Rating: |
4 |
| MPAA Rating: |
R |
| minutes: |
202 |
| last lookup time: |
152888528 |
| genre: |
Harrison Ford
Military Life
War Epics
Anti-War Films
Action & Adventure |
| fullTitle: |
Apocalypse Now Redux |
| features: |
Color
Closed-captioned
Widescreen
Dolby
2.35:1 |
| director: |
Francis Ford Coppola |
| currentValue: |
$8.34 |
| created: |
152888528 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
DVD |
| asin: |
B00005OWEG
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