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View Poll Results: Do you like Apocalypse Now?
Definitely one of the greatest films ever!
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It's okay.
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I've seen better
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Old 08-05-2007, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by scaleguy
I don't watch a lot of movies, but I wil always watch a military flick and I did like Apocalypse Now, Duval's character was outstanding and some of the little details, the everyday combat stuff was incredible. The air cav guys wearing their cavalry hats etc... There was a mention earlier in this thread about Saving Private Ryan, the combat scenes where really accurate, the damned sound of the rounds passing and hitting was spot on...I do have one problem wth watching military movies, I forget that they are movies and start complaining about the details, improper uniforms etc...
I have a fereind who knows WAY to much about history and he's always pulling you out of the movie and complaining about inaccuracies. Now days I just lend him the DVD and we talk about it later. He wants accurate medals, hair, swords, etc. I want to belive I'm there so I like effects that work rather than alienate.

Like in Tora Tora Tora, he's all happy about the uniforms and more, but I find the ship effects barely better than what I see in a Three Stooges flick when they show model ships in an obvious water tank.

Back to the Vietnam flicks, I did like Tom Cruise in Born on The Fourth Of July. I usually don't care for his flicks, coc*tail anyone?
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Old 08-05-2007, 02:25 PM
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Oh yes, Tom C did some of his best work in that one IMHO!
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Old 08-05-2007, 10:50 PM
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Another couple of my favorite films, The Green Berets, The Dirty Dozen.
As far a chase sceen, Bullit, The 7UPS
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Old 08-12-2007, 09:05 PM
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been gone for a few weeks CH but i had to reply to this one i loved it!!
when chef gose on that rant ok who you wanna kill ill do them then we can get out of hear i F in waste them!! LOL or when that dude roach is all wasted and blows that vc thats yellin across the river away that was freakin classic!!!
And you cant forget the surf kid trippin- f disney land man this place is way better than disney land!!LOL
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Old 08-18-2007, 11:18 PM
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I thought it was a good movie, but I really liked that Mickey Hart and the Rhythm Devils did the opening track
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Old 08-19-2007, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Bssgrl
I thought it was a good movie, but I really liked that Mickey Hart and the Rhythm Devils did the opening track
I don't know what film you're watching but Apocalypse Now opens to silence followed by chopper blades fading into the The End by The Doors.

begining on youtube
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Old 08-19-2007, 03:26 PM
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take a looksie at the credits and you will see Mickey Hart and the Rythm Devils
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Old 08-19-2007, 03:32 PM
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Apocalypse Now soundtrack:

"The End"
by The Doors
Performed by The Doors



"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Performed by The Rolling Stones
Courtesy of ABKCO Records



"Love Me, And Let Me Love You"
by Robert Duvall



"The Ride of the Valkyries"
from "Die Walküre"
Composed by Richard Wagner
Conducted by Georg Solti
Performed by Die Wiener Philharmoniker (as The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Courtesy of Decca Record Company Ltd/London Records Inc.



"Let The Good Times Roll"
by Leonard Lee



"Suzie Q"
by Dale Hawkins, S. J. Lewis, E. Broadwater
Performed by Flash Cadillac
Courtesy of Private Stock Records



Excerpts from "Mnong Gar Music from Vietnam"
Courtesy of OCORA Radio France



"Collection Musee de l'homme"
Zoetrope Music Company



"Surfin' Safari"
Brian Wilson and Mike Love
Guild Music (BMI) c/o Original Sound Entertainment



The Doors, courtesy of Elektra/Asylum Records



Original Soundtrack Album available on Elektra Records and Tapes



"Redux" Soundtrack available on Nonesuch Records
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Old 08-31-2007, 06:19 PM
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http://imdb.com/title/tt0078788/trivia

The film was originally supposed to be scored by Coppola mainstay David Shire. His final score was not used in favor of Carmine Coppola and Mickey Hart's synth and percussion score.


Film Composition and Sound Design
Current collaborations with Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzman [Grateful Dead Drummers, Apocolypse Now score], Mike Gordon [Phish], Zakir Husein on Planet Drum and Rhythm Devils as well as with Chris Vrenna ...

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Old 08-31-2007, 06:28 PM
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I thought about it after and he didn't used Mickey Hart and the Rythm Devils in the original but he used one of their songs over the end credits when he recut Redux.

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