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Apocalypse Now (1979) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Apocalypse Now (1979) a score of 3.3478 out of 4

based on (256) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(112)

Good

(9)

Fair

(2)

Poor

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Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)

Like the title of Joseph Conrad's novella that inspired it, Francis Ford Coppola's magnificent 1979 film "Apocalypse Now" is about darkness — the bleakness within the soul of a man crazed by war; the inky depths of a Cambodian river over which a lit-up...read the complete Apocalypse Now (1979) review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)

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The Phantom Tollbooth

t's amazing to realize that, within the span of a decade, Francis Ford Coppola directed three of the greatest American films of the 20th century: Godfather I and II and Apocalypse Now. While you could have long arguments about which movie is the best,...read the complete Apocalypse Now (1979) review at The Phantom Tollbooth

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RaEL Film Guide

I didn't get the full impact of Apocalypse Now when I saw it at the Hollywood screenings in 1979. I had been angry at Francis Ford Coppola because I thought he was trying to hog all the press. Then I took a bunch of people to see it at the Cinerama Dome...read the complete Apocalypse Now (1979) review at RaEL Film Guide

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MovieWeb (B. Alan Orange)

My last mission got turned ass-backwards. Every last word and syllable was deemed a failure; one shining case of "me." Trying "not" to talk about it backfired like a bullet against a cashier's window at a titty-bar, right into the abdomen....read the complete Apocalypse Now (1979) review at MovieWeb (B. Alan Orange)