APOCALYPSE NOW - Full Length Reaction!
Added 2025-02-28 17:00:11 +0000 UTCHere's the full length reaction to the Theatrical Release of Apocalypse Now! This one was... not for me haha. The movie has a great cast though! Enjoy!
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Didn't get Apocalypse now movie after purchase?? Just a timer while Addie watching The film, £3 down the shoot, be careful
Adrian Towers
2025-03-08 18:38:35 +0000 UTCWhooosh!
Scot Jebens
2025-03-03 23:58:45 +0000 UTCSorry for the long comment, but I have to get this off my chest because I see it so often. Scot Jebens, no one said anything about forcing people to do anything because of a need to impose their values (what values?). You basically made that motive/desire up in your head, and it's telling. Yes, some movies are very dark in tone and might even make Addie (or most movie watchers) pretty emotional, but you know what those also are? Some really well-made movies with great acting, writing, and so on that are worth seeing. It's also low key sexist to me, since I never see this type of comment on a male reactor's channel when it comes to movies that are really dark/scary/violent/et cetera.
Jeff I.
2025-03-03 23:15:27 +0000 UTCWhooosh!
Scot Jebens
2025-03-03 20:08:53 +0000 UTCFFS, Addie's a full-fledged adult, not a child. You act as if she's going to need therapy after seeing this film. She would've never put it in a poll if she didn't think she could handle it. Enough with the self-righteous white-knighting. 🙄🙄 The best reactors are actually willing to go out of their comfort zone at least occasionally.
Byrd N. Hand
2025-03-03 19:34:59 +0000 UTCPeople like you who feel other people should be forced to do something because you have a need to press your values on them are terrifying. I’d hate to live in a world where most people think like you, luckily, you’re a small minority. Some of the worst monsters in human history believed the way you do. If someone has already displayed that they don’t like a kind of film, they shouldn’t be forced to watch another one ‘because it’s widely considered a classic. Where does that kind of thinking end? My daughter has a kind heart and loves animals, should I force her to watch Old Yeller because it’s widely considered a classic? “Daddy, I hated that movie and it’s going to give me nightmares!” “But dear, it’s widely considered a classic! You needed to see it regardless of how you felt about it!” You actually remind me of lyrics to a Rush song, Witch Hunt: Quiet in conscience, calm in their right Confident their ways are best Those who know what's best for us Must rise and save us from ourselves
Scot Jebens
2025-03-03 18:07:08 +0000 UTC... or simply because they're widely considered classics, and, thus, should be seen by nearly everyone at some point, regardless of how they feel about it. 🤷♂️
Byrd N. Hand
2025-03-03 17:45:18 +0000 UTCHe has the right to post just like any one else. I don’t think Addie (or anyone else) needs you white-knighting her.
Scot Jebens
2025-03-03 16:01:16 +0000 UTCAs someone who was in the military, I second the perception that it feels like a WW2 movie.
Scot Jebens
2025-03-03 15:57:46 +0000 UTCI still have a theory that people are suggesting movies they know Addie probably won’t like because of the ‘break the cutie’ trope. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BreakTheCutie
Scot Jebens
2025-03-03 15:55:48 +0000 UTCCorrect, sir.
Philip Davetas
2025-03-03 07:41:54 +0000 UTCIronically unchill comment from someone with "The Dude" as their avatar lol
Brian
2025-03-01 21:32:10 +0000 UTCOh ok. That's understandable.
Alex Tan
2025-03-01 03:23:10 +0000 UTCHaving now seen her full reaction, it was indeed for the standard things she doesn't like out of war movies, as well as the final act, which she seemed to think was drawn out.
Byrd N. Hand
2025-03-01 03:20:47 +0000 UTCApocalypse Now is definitely one of those "must see" movies in the sense of how much it's considered a classic and how it influenced a lot of later films. If only for getting a sense of film history this is a movie worth seeing. That said, even though it's very well shot and crafted, it's not really one of my personal favorite war movies in part because the ending sort of falls apart a bit for me. Just off the top of my head, I like Schindler's List, Full Metal Jacket, 1917, and Saving Private Ryan all more than this one, but I still respect Apocalypse Now for the parts I do like. It's a film that I think probably qualifies as a technical masterpiece of filmmaking but that isn't the most entertaining watch in the last act. (It reminds me a bit of 2001: A Space Odyssey in that regard which is another film that's incredibly expertly put together but which kind of falls apart in its own "bad trip" toward the end.) P.S. And yeah, I forgot Lawrence Fishburne was in this and only recognized him halfway through the film when he was doing some dialog in closeup. He is VERY young and thin in this film compared the other films I've seen him in! 😄
Doug
2025-03-01 02:10:12 +0000 UTCI don't see anything embarrassing about my comments at all. Whenever Addie watches a movie on her channel that I've already seen, then I, and many other patrons here, have every right to share our thoughts. And whenever she watches a movie that I haven't seen yet, that's when I say about my plan to watch said movie.
Alex Tan
2025-03-01 02:07:14 +0000 UTCI highly doubt she knows about or cares about a Final Cut version or Redux version. Dude, seriously, your constant, incessant comments are, frankly, embarrassing, dude. It’s like 5-6 each upload. Get a life.
Cameron Kerby
2025-03-01 01:57:44 +0000 UTCI only asked because when Addie said that this movie wasn't for her, it wasn't specific.
Alex Tan
2025-03-01 01:56:33 +0000 UTCHas she ever answered a single question of yours? Dude, seek help.
Cameron Kerby
2025-03-01 01:53:48 +0000 UTCYes, it is definitely a masterpiece. Funny, though, how a masterpiece can also be so unsettling. Brilliant performances throughout, however. Personally, I think Addie should react to more Robert Duvall movies.
Cameron Kerby
2025-03-01 01:51:55 +0000 UTClol “I haven’t seen it but its probably bad” ok
Andre Agog
2025-03-01 01:04:05 +0000 UTCSpeaking of Dennis Hopper, I also suggest Waterworld (1995) with Kevin Costner. #WaterworldForAddieCounts I also suggest Easy Rider (1969), which he also directed. #EasyRiderForAddieCounts
Alex Tan
2025-02-28 20:48:19 +0000 UTC2 1/2 hours have already passed.
Alex Tan
2025-02-28 20:12:56 +0000 UTCWhile I haven't seen it in its entirety, I feel confident enough to say no, it's not an all-time great like those 4.
Byrd N. Hand
2025-02-28 19:01:26 +0000 UTC'Bram Stoker's Dracula'?
Kyle Brandon Sanger
2025-02-28 18:43:10 +0000 UTCAgreed. It's the last of Coppola's 4 '70s masterpieces (along with the first 2 "Godfather" films and the criminally underrated "The Conversation")... all of which have Robert Duvall in them, interestingly enough. Alas, he'd never reach these heights again.
Byrd N. Hand
2025-02-28 18:33:57 +0000 UTCThe is what I call a masterpiece. One of the greatest films ever made! The opening scene with Martin Sheen in his Saigon hotel room is real, he got so drunk that he did in fact punch the dress mirror and actually cut his hand. Also, during the two years of filming, Sheen suffered a near fatale heart attack. Francis Ford Coppola was so frustrated on set that he threatened to kill himself to anyone who would listen on a regular basis. Another matter was the constant rewrites of the script that irritated the main cast because they would have these one on one sit downs with FFC almost daily. Production was literally hell and its amazing no one got killed, that I know of. The documentary 'In The Heart of Darkness' is a must-watch and is a favorite of mine.
Kyle Brandon Sanger
2025-02-28 18:29:15 +0000 UTCOh my! Ollie to the rescue!
Randolph Tirazona
2025-02-28 18:09:38 +0000 UTCDid I use the word 'dumb' anywhere? WWS is fine, but it's got nothing on films like this, "The Deer Hunter," or "Full Metal Jacket," as far as I'm concerned. What I meant is that it doesn't have that cynical tone that most Vietnam films seem to have, which is why it gave me more of a WWII vibe. 🤷♂️ (And for the record, this will be the fifth full reaction of Addie's that I'll have watched this month, which actually made it a pretty decent month for me.)
Byrd N. Hand
2025-02-28 18:05:42 +0000 UTCWhat do you mean "frankly it felt like a WW2 movie?" Its a very accurate representation of the real story and the book its based off of. With actual Vietnam vets who helped write the book being there during filming to give direction to make sure its as accurate and respectful it can be. So not sure what you mean "frankly, it felt like a dumb WW2 movie" Come on man. I am really beginning to question your tastes in movies. You always seem unhappy to watch what addie puts out.
Thats MR. Baldamort
2025-02-28 17:46:55 +0000 UTCIt frankly also felt more like a WWII movie to me.
Byrd N. Hand
2025-02-28 17:43:00 +0000 UTCWe'll know the answer in 2½ hours...
Byrd N. Hand
2025-02-28 17:41:24 +0000 UTCIf you're not into more deliberate pacing *or* surrealism, yeah, you're probably not going to dig this one.
Byrd N. Hand
2025-02-28 17:37:49 +0000 UTCHappy Friday, Addie! 😊 I haven't seen this movie in such a long time that I had forgotten that Harrison Ford was in this. For more wartime Harrison Ford, I highly recommend the 1978 "Force 10 From Navarone". And for more Dennis Hopper, I recommend the 1985 movie "My Science Project". Looking forward to watching this reaction later this evening. Have a great day today & a great weekend! 😊
Randee Carreno
2025-02-28 17:32:11 +0000 UTCThese are good guesses and fair opinions. But I'll let Addie answer this one.
Alex Tan
2025-02-28 17:30:35 +0000 UTCSounds like it was more the pacing, and I have to agree. I respect what everyone involved was going for creatively, but it just didn't work very well for me when I first watched it myself. This is more of a philosophical character study in a war setting than a typical war movie with lots of action and cliche moments, which I can appreciate. However, the uneven pacing and scenes that drag out way too long kind of kill the movie for me.
Jeff I.
2025-02-28 17:30:32 +0000 UTCI'd gather it was a mix of the usual dark/intense tones that come with war movies (especially Vietnam ones) and all the surrealism (I can't think of another surreal war movie that exists 🤷♂️).
Byrd N. Hand
2025-02-28 17:29:33 +0000 UTCI saw this in a theater with my high school English class a few years after it came out. After we had all been traumatized by the hallucinogenic violence, we emerged into the lobby only to find a dozen or so soldiers from our local army base, all dressed in their ODs. It was surreal and a little frightening...
Phil Stubblefield
2025-02-28 17:26:45 +0000 UTCYes this one doesn’t do much for me as well honestly.
Alex Gorell
2025-02-28 17:25:38 +0000 UTCYes, the original novel was set in Africa, if I recall correctly.
Byrd N. Hand
2025-02-28 17:25:16 +0000 UTCI think you should watch "We Were Soldiers" its in a lot of peoples opinion, the best Vietnam war movie out there.
Thats MR. Baldamort
2025-02-28 17:23:41 +0000 UTCI knew you'd at least appreciate Harrison Ford in his bit part (he also had a supporting role in Coppola's prior film, "The Conversation," which starred the just-deceased Gene Hackman 🙁). The next Vietnam War film to hit would be "The Deer Hunter," IMO. BTW, not sure if you picked up on it, but that wasn't just any head Kurtz put in Willard's lap -- it was *Chef's* head.
Byrd N. Hand
2025-02-28 17:21:57 +0000 UTC(to Addie) When you said that this movie wasn't for you, was it because of the movie being intense or was it because of slow pacing?
Alex Tan
2025-02-28 17:11:48 +0000 UTCI haven't watched the reaction yet, but I kind of figured you wouldn't dig it very much. I don't think the REDUX or FINAL CUT will change your opinion even though I dig the other versions more. You would have to like the theatrical cut to appreciate, at the very least, the alternate cuts. There's a lot of behind the scenes drama with this flick though. Martin Sheen was having a live heart attack during that opening scene in the hotel. Actors were on drugs during the shoot. The movie kept going over budget. There's even a doc about this called HEARTS OF DARKNESS. This movie was actually a strange adaption of the Joseph Conrad novel HEART OF DARKNESS which was not about Vietnam. Vietnam would not happen for another 70-somwthing years.
Philip Davetas
2025-02-28 17:10:52 +0000 UTCHappy Friday, Addie. Apocalypse Now (1979) is a QUINTESSENTIAL Vietnam War movie. I plan on watching the 2019 Final Cut soon. It's longer that the theatrical version you watched but it's slightly shorter than Redux from 2001.
Alex Tan
2025-02-28 17:09:35 +0000 UTC
