Apocalypse Now

aaharvel
aaharvel Posts: 4,489
edited May 2009 in Music & Movies
I just recently bought the complete dossier, and man oh man is this movie not incredible. I actually prefer the original theatrical version, trimming 50 minutes of fat like the french dinner, the playboy bunnies, and the "time magazine" article.

Is it just me or did some of the scenes humanize Kurtz too much? The original hyped him perfect by not showing him - kinda like the shark in Jaws.

Regardless, an amazing film.
And Kilgore... wahahahahha!
H/K Signature 2.1+235
Jungson MagicBoat II
Revel Performa M-20
Velodyne cht-10 sub
Rega P1 Turntable

"People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
Post edited by aaharvel on
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited August 2007
    I bought it, but haven't had time to watch it yet! I'm waiting to install the theatrical sensory update to my HT.

    I love the smell of napalm in my living room ;)
    DKG999
    HT System: LSi9, LSiCx2, LSiFX, LSi7, SVS 20-39 PC+, B&K 507.s2 AVR, B&K Ref 125.2, Tripplite LCR-2400, Cambridge 650BD, Signal Cable PC/SC, BJC IC, Samsung 55" LED

    Music System: Magnepan 1.6QR, SVS SB12+, ARC pre, Parasound HCA1500 vertically bi-amped, Jolida CDP, Pro-Ject RM5.1SE TT, Pro-Ject TubeBox SE phono pre, SBT, PS Audio DLIII DAC
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited August 2007
    "charlie don't surf" ;)
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited August 2007
    george daniel wrote: »
    "charlie don't surf" ;)
    #1 line
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
    Jungson MagicBoat II
    Revel Performa M-20
    Velodyne cht-10 sub
    Rega P1 Turntable

    "People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited August 2007
    so let me get this right

    you do not like playboy bunnies getting nekid in a war flick???

    hmmmmmmmm

    RT1
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited August 2007
    "I saw a snail slithering on the edge of a straight razor, slithering and surviving. It is my dream, it is my nightmare."

    Many of you don't know this, but it was Mr. Bean who actually said this the first time. FFC bought the line to use it in the movie. :p
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited August 2007
    Is there a new version out with new sceans? 50 mins. of added material on top of the orig. That must be a very long movie.
    Michael


    Samsung 50" HD DLP
    Yamaha RX-V2500
    (2) Outlaw 200
    Adcom GFA 555
    Sony BDP300
    Denon 2900 DVD
    Lsi9's mains
    Lsi7's rear
    Lsic center
    12.1 SVS driver in 4.53 cuft. tube
    Harmony 880
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited August 2007
    It's not that new - "Apocalypse Now Redux" came out in 2001, and clocks in at 197 minutes (3 hrs 17 mins) - 53 minutes longer than the original.

    The "Complete Dossier" box set comes with the original and Redux versions.

    Supposedly there also exists a bootleg "full-length" working version of the movie, something like 289 minutes long. Just silly.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • capecodder
    capecodder Posts: 613
    edited August 2007
    Just watched the redux version again few days ago with my film fan of a daughter. While I thought I liked the director's cut after the first showing, I realize now that the original really is the better version. A few scenes (maybe the playboy rendevous) are effective but the rest take away from the mood and theme of the rest of movie. Listening to my daughter's critiques of some of the scenes only solidified my views. Wonderful film regardless but I think the original is the cleaner, more focused of the two.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,839
    edited August 2007
    Don't get out of the boat.


    Never get out of the boat.
    Sal Palooza
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • violet
    violet Posts: 1
    edited April 2009
    oh,let me see
    dossier de surendettement
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • littlerabbit
    littlerabbit Posts: 1
    edited April 2009
    thanks for sharing
    commission de surendettement
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited April 2009
    uh oh
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited April 2009
    I saw this film when it first came out in a theater in NYC's B-way district...didn't think much of it, to tell you the truth. Better films of that war have been made.

    This is mostly a loose adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness almost as paranoid and ethnocentric as Conrad, himself, was? A representation of Western 'paranoia' of the 'other'. It was the beginning of the end for Francis Ford Coppola IMO!

    Think about it what has Francis done since then that anyone would rave about? Of course everyone has their opinion..and that's cool!

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • vanesssa99
    vanesssa99 Posts: 1
    edited May 2009
    good morning all! Have a nice day:D

    commission de surendettement
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,839
    edited May 2009
    vanesssa99 wrote: »
    good morning all! Have a nice day:D

    commission de surendettement


    Oh, the horror !!:eek:


    BTW: hidden spam link in vanessa99's post. In French, but it looks similar to simulation11's link in the Electronics thread: http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1064135#post1064135

    Time for the I.P. Detectives to do their thing.
    Sal Palooza
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter