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Released in August 2001, APOCALYPSE NOW REDUX, a restored and updated version of the 1979 film, includes 49 minutes of never-before-seen footage, a Technicolor enhancement, and a six-channel soundtrack.Francis Ford Coppola's Vietnam epic, loosely based on HEART OF DARKNESS by Joseph Conrad, tells the story of Captain Willard (.. Read more

Starring	Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Martin Sheen, Frederic Forrest
Director	Francis Ford Coppola
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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  - 6
  Still brilliant but mixed feelings
  
  Even though I think the original film has been diluted due to the expansion of the Brando and Sheen characters, and with the addition of even more surreal and ... read more »
  
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  - imran
  - 165 reviews
  - London
  - 06 Jun 2004 at 21:24
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  The online version is NOT the redux
  
  It's a great film either version, but don't expect the extra scenes when watching online.
  
  If you love the original and haven't seen '... read more »
  
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- - mrreasonable
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  - na
  - 07 May 2012 at 01:13
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  - 4
  Most overrated borefest ever?
  
  I doubt I've ever been as bored as I was during the hours I wasted watching this film. I seriously lost the will to live. I suppose some of the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 02 May 2012 at 22:53
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  Poor cow
  
  Its an all time classic - enough said. Watch it
  
  Its a real cow they kill though. not for animal lovers
  
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- - BettyPaige
  - 10 reviews
  - London
  - 28 Apr 2012 at 23:25
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  - 0
  Awesome film, unfortunately not the redux though
  
  One of the best war films ever made & one of my personal favourites, but the version on instant is the original theatrical version & NOT the redux as ... read more »
  
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- - PoodleFish
  - 1 review
  - 06 Apr 2012 at 21:15
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  Brilliant Movie
  
  I love this film ! genius ...but this is an edited version without the french'es ......sham....still brilliant movie one of a kind !
  
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  - 01 Feb 2012 at 01:47
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  Not what it says on the tin
  
  This it is not the Redux version of the film. It's the original cinematic release with the Redux ending without the airstrike bolted on
  
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- - Munkki
  - 49 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Jan 2012 at 22:50
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  "you understand that this mission will never exist"
  
  So begins Captain Willard's journey up the Nung River in the remote Cambodian Jungle and possibly the most self contained and cool performance in cinema.read more »
  
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  - Kw54
  - 20 reviews
  - London
  - 15 Jan 2012 at 20:14
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  Amazing on Blu Ray
  
  One of my favoutite films and I've seen a few different versions of it over the years, but this Blu Ray edition is stunning.
  
  The colours and ... read more »
  
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- - Dalbito
  - 6 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 06 Jan 2012 at 21:29
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  The Future of Cinema
  
  Stupendous it shakes you out of your comfort zone and inspires you in ways you never thought possible.
  
  This is a different type of movie; along the ... read more »
  
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  - 06 Nov 2011 at 17:26
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  I love the smell of Napalm
  
  This film is EPIC with a capital E.
  
  If you like Vietnam war films then you will LOVE this film. If you do not like war films then you will still like... read more »
  
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- - UGG69
  - 3 reviews
  - 06 Oct 2011 at 20:44
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  Still brilliant but mixed feelings
  
  Even though I think the original film has been diluted due to the expansion of the Brando and Sheen characters, and with the addition of even more surreal and ... read more »
  
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  - imran
  - 165 reviews
  - London
  - 06 Jun 2004 at 21:24
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  DON'T WATCH THIS FILM!
  
  Francis Ford Coppalla's original cut of Apocalypse Now was a genuine masterpiece. What was he thinking of? The Redux version's additional scenes add ... read more »
  
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- - david thompson-curran
  - Manchester,uk
  - 02 Sep 2004 at 23:49
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  - 4
  Apocalypse No!
  
  I saw the original version years ago and loved it - one of my favourite films - and rented this one so I could introduce my dad to the film.
  
  I wish I... read more »
  
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- - Oliver
  - Stroud
  - 11 Jul 2005 at 22:53
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  Apocalypse Now Redux
  
  It is difficult to tell whether this 2001 reissue of one of Coppola?s great movies is a cynical attempt to cash in on the current craze for ?director?s cuts? or... read more »
  
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  - Leamington England
  - 08 Dec 2003 at 10:34
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  mental
  
  I don't know how this extended version compares to the original, which i've never seen, but i'm glad I saw this first. It's hard to describe ... read more »
  
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  - Chiswick, UK
  - 15 Sep 2003 at 22:20
- - 15
  - 8
  Too long
  
  This is a great film until about the last 40 minutes.
  
  I'm sure it is one of the finest examples of what Vietnam, but right from the start the ... read more »
  
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- - EdwardTheGreat
  - London
  - 14 Aug 2005 at 22:30
- - 12
  - 1
  I Hate this Film!
  
  I watched a show called 100 Films to See Before You Die on television a while back. I almost fell off my settee when this came out at number 1! That is an ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Scotland
  - 09 Mar 2007 at 09:11
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  Take A Shot
  
  Apocalypse Now was always one of those films that I wanted to see but couldn't be bothered with. But after watching the opening sequence as part of a ... read more »
  
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- - Iain Gethin
  - Cardiff, Wales
  - 08 Mar 2007 at 23:16
- - 10
  - 4
  A classic
  
  One of the best films ever made.
  
  If you get the chance watch "Hearts of Darkness" by Elanor Coppola (Francis Ford's wife) which is a ... read more »
  
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- - DazMas
  - Runcorn
  - 01 Mar 2005 at 21:00
- - 8
  - 1
  Stick to the original
  
  The deleted scenes were deleted for a good reason. This version is so long you wonder when it is going to end. Prefered the original, still an excellent film, ... read more »
  
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- 8487
- - a customer
  - Essex
  - 28 Jun 2004 at 01:22

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