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Re: I watched Apocalypse Now Redux on IFC last night........

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In Reply to: I watched Apocalypse Now Redux on IFC last night........ posted by benglert on July 09, 2004 at 14:23:22:

according to imdb.com the cow was real. the cow scene was in the original movie.
redux adds a lot of extra footage. the sequence with the french plantation people and the second meeting with the playboy bunnies, none of that is in the original version. they pull down the pacing and atmosphere of the film, i think.
i wrote a long post on apocolypse now on this board a long time back if you want to find that. it was in response to bruce from dc saying he wasn't so hot on the film.
jean-luc godard's weekend shows a pig getting killed. it's pretty disturbing how that's shown.

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Agreed. The extra footage hit the floor for a reason . . . - albee33 13:37:14 07/10/04 (1)
It contaminated the main thrust of the plot and the characterizations of the crew as well. It was waaay too cumbersome. I'm definitely in the un-Redux camp.
(PS. The Playmates' acting abilities were beyond awful and they didn't take enough off to justify the extra footage!)
- Re: Agreed. The extra footage hit the floor for a reason . . . - rico 06:17:17 07/11/04 (0)
  It was cut purely for time reasons according to Coppola.

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