Bullets 'n' Babes

Apocalypse Now Redux - 3.7/5
I saw Apocalype Now for the first time this week (blind bought the R4 DVD which was on sale - transfer and DD5.1 remix are fantastic).

The first hour was awesome. The last two hours were paced like a dog and frankly insane (which is obviously deliberate).
I want to see '79 theatrical cut, I imagine it would be infinitely better. The French planation was completely unnecessary.

I thought it was fantastic but yes you're probably right the French planation sequence was overkill.

I hear the TC gets on with the film which may help but overall I'd still get it an outstanding 9 out of 10. I've not seen the TC either which is hard to get hold of now.

I own the lovely French 2 Disc SE!

I thought the 79 cut was poor, and the newer cut was a little better and made it fine, still far from a great film and the ending just gains it a load of old crap as Brando Ruined the film.

I thought the whole film was brilliant, Brando in particular. It's not suppsed to be a straight up war film, feel the atmosphere in those slows hours, it's superb. I still need to get hold of a copy of the workprint - 5 hours!

The Brando scenes were chilling. I'm glad he was overweight, being filmed in the shadows just enhanced the film.

It could've lost the 2nd playmate scene too (was added back into Redux).

I wouldn't call Redux the DC, just the 2001 version. Coppola is very different man from the one who he was 22 years earlier.

Pathe UK re-released the '79 TC last year, Amazon UK carry it - looks quite cheap. May pick it up later this year along with the R2 SE of Cronenberg's The Dead Zone.

Yeah it's NOT a DC but Copolla has said in some ways it's a better cut. Which doesn't say to me he considers it the DC.

I have the TC taped off TV but I'd miss the 5.1 to much. I'll also buy it one day.

bradavon wrote: I have the TC taped off TV but I'd miss the 5.1 to much. I'll also buy it one day.

Is it P&S as well.

Over the 3 years, they've been showing letterboxed TV shows and movies on free NZ TV. They bad thing is that scope movies (ie 2.35:1, 2.21:1, 2.40:1, etc) are cropped down to 16:9 oddly, anyway still better than P&S.

the TC is £3.99 in the virgin sale if anyone's interested.

I am but there is no Virgin store near me. Salty I've pm'ed you.

EvaUnit02 wrote:

bradavon wrote: I have the TC taped off TV but I'd miss the 5.1 to much. I'll also buy it one day.

Is it P&S as well.

No but it's the very annoying home aspect ratio of 2.00:1.

I taped it off FilmFour who are a dedicated independent film channel. It would be very strange for them to release a P&S version.

It's barely scope when shown at home!