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Apocalypse now (2001) - patreon exclusive (Patreon)

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2022-04-11 20:27:14
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Full link: https://youtu.be/qY8ligBpzps

Hi everyone! This week I won't post a poll since next week I'm planning to upload Kill Bill vol. 2. I've been really bad in the past with watching sequels/continuing a series of movies and since I just watched volume 1, I think it'd be wise to immediatly watch the second part of the story :).

Apocalypse Now was a specific request and might not make it to YouTube, but since so many people have been asking me privately to see the reaction (yes, I'm looking at you, Twitch community :)).... why not! The one's that did better on the recent poll, I might still use for Patreon and YouTube!

I hope you enjoy!

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Karl Ries

You've entered a new world of tragic movies. Other good films on Vietnam I'd recommend: Good Morning, Vietnam, Platoon, or Dead Presidents.

Karl Ries
>>81718999

And how could I forget Full Metal Jacket. I'd also include First Blood even it's not directly about Nam.

Andy Hafler

Those from the twitch community really put a KOG in the schedule. Mayby apply some BLUEMAX to the gears to get it moving. A good way to FOSTER some good will.

TheNeonRabbit

That was WAAAY longer than the version I saw in the theater in 1979, much too long in my opinion. The whole sequence with the stranded Playboy bunnies was left out originally, the entire part about the French people with the plantation, etc. etc.

Zach Strand

If I could make a suggestion, you should watch Sonic the Hedgehog since the sequel just came out and was amazing.

Mr. Writhms

The Redux version had scenes restored that even Francis Coppolla said slowed the pacing. They cut those scenes for a reason, but the studio wanted to release the Redux in 2001, to make a few bucks of course. The theatrical version is the superior version, but I’m glad Mary reacted to any version of this astounding piece of filmmaking.

David Lonewolf Wright

Whenever I see this movie, I keep tripping out on the 18 year old Laurence Fishburne as clean. If you liked the scenery, this was all filmed in the Philippines, where I am planning on making a return trip to in August.

Mr. Writhms

If you noticed, there was no opening or closing credits in the film, which caused some controversy with the studio. The studio wanted end credits showing over the backdrop of the bombing of the Kurtz compound. Coppola was against it. This man was in his own league at the time. And to think George Lucas was originally going to direct it, which was why we saw Harrison Ford in the movie. He was brought in by George from his film “American Graffiti”. Harrison Ford’s character was even named Colonel Lucas.

Tyler Foster
>>81746077

I don't know if that's fully "why" we saw Ford in the movie. Ford was also in Coppola's masterpiece The Conversation five years before this one, so they knew each other.

Mr. Writhms
>>81746077

Back in the 70s: Copolla, Lucas, Spielberg, Scorsese and Depalma were all tight-knit friends. Its very possible they all recommended actors they worked with to each other. Yes, the Lucas/Copolla/Ford connection worked out some kind of way.

Anonymous
>>81744298

Fishburne was actually 14, he lied about his age to get the part.

Jack the Narrator

Personally, I prefer the Redux cut, for I feel it adds a great deal of character and humanity to Willard & the PBR crew and their camaraderie together in the first half of the film, making their descent into madness all the more tragic.

Jack the Narrator
>>81746077

Regarding the end credits, that's not really true. Only the initial premiere 70mm theaters ran the film without credits. At those theaters, a booklet was handed out (similar to a playbill) to each attendee, containing all the films credits listed on it. When it came time for the film to be released on 35mm for standard theaters, it became necessary for end credits to be applied. It wasn't until the film was released on DVD in 1999 that Coppola went back to presenting the film without end credits.

Don Mayhem

Haven't seen the reaction yet, but I take it no one warned Mary about the actual animal decapitation. Assholes. Also they bought real human dead bodies from a grave robber. The director and crew, not sure about the actors, participated in a ritual where they decapitated more animals. I saw it in a documentary about the making of the movie. The movie took a long time to make. Some made jokes calling it Apocalypse When lol. Or a black and white comic of Francis Ford Coppola on set in his director's chair saying "Action" and in the background, there are leaves popping out of the ground and next picture after another, those are growing into trees and Francis says "Cut" 😆 Implying the movie taking too long to make. Martin Sheen had an on set mental breakdown and something happened where he had to go home till he was well and then came back happy ready to film. And of course Marlon Brando showed up overweight and didn't know his lines, but what can Francis do? Can't replace him on such very short notice. Laurence Fishburne was only 14 years old when filming the movie but lied about being 18 I think lol.

Jack the Narrator

The previous commenter has twisted the facts about the events featured in the documentary "Hearts of Darkness". The filmmakers did not force anyone to kill the animal. They were merely documenting a real life ritual that the tribe regularly performed, so the water buffalo was going to be killed regardless. Why not capture it on film and perhaps utilize it for the movie in an impactful way, which they definitely did. It's an unpleasant thing to watch, yes. But that's the point. Martin Sheen did not have a mental breakdown, he suffered from alcoholism and had a heart attack on the set. He had to spend several weeks recuperating before returning to work with a clean bill of health. Copolla couldn't fire Brando because he had already paid him a million dollars for a "pay or play" contract. Coppola had already spent millions of his own money (including mortgaging his own property) to make the film independently; preserving final cut without studio interference. To recast the role would have caused him to lose creative control of the film.