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If whispered monologues were currency, Apocalypse Now would settle the national debt.
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— THE DEVIL TOMATO
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1979 · Drama / War
Apocalypse Now
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
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.
— THE CRITIC'S ROAST
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RELEASE DATE
1979
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GENRE
Drama / War
PLOT SUMMARY
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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@RATIO_RAT2026-01-01 01:00 UTC
Apocalypse Now confuses "subtle" with "the cast forgot to act".
@REEL_DEAL2026-01-15 08:00 UTC
Apocalypse Now is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.
@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-07 06:00 UTC
Two solid hours of characters staring intensely out of rain-slicked windows. Brilliant work, Apocalypse Now.
— FROM THE WILD
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r/boxoffice · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 2.3k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Apocalypse Now?
Everyone praising the Apocalypse Now performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/boxoffice · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 1.6k points
Unpopular opinion: Apocalypse Now is the most overrated film of the decade
Look, I wanted to love Apocalypse Now. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/movies · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 3.4k points
The cinematography in Apocalypse Now is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Just got out of Apocalypse Now and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/boxoffice · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 3.8k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Apocalypse Now?
Honestly, Apocalypse Now would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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