Apocalypse Now - Introduction - HD

[russo3j]

name of song please

[PS3GTALoquendo]

@russo3j The End by The Doors :)

[TheGregski]

Saigon ... shit! 

[ujute1]

1. Get really wasted at home alone, in the middle of the night

2. Watch this

[caveman2180]

@ujute1 Its called The American Way my friend

[FullTimeHypocrite]

this movie has something about it no other movie has

[sgt803]

One of the top 5 movie intros. An epic film!

[MrElcomcombre]

I love this movie, the end is weird but a great film!

[KJPTKJ]

This song will never the same after this briljant movie !

[dkbadass]

most epic opening to the most epic movie of all time!

[starwarsguysrule]

Should make a sequel called Apocalypse Later..... :)

[FullTimeHypocrite]

@starwarsguysrule hell no but thumbs up anyways ^^

[Ric51738]

Has leido el origen? Sí el de Conrad

[Lerougebarbe]

Surely the best intro you can do for a movie...

[MrLiquidRob]

@Lerougebarbe It is the best intro and don't call me Shirley.

[zooeyhall]

Didn't Sheen almost die of a massive heart attack while making this movie?

[2SixGraders]

@zooeyhall Yes.

[BigDuke921]

@zooeyhall yeah man if you have the dvd it tell you

[moonwalk1703]

PENIS!

[m4rkhutz]

fuck. now i want to watch the damn movie. thanks youtube.

[AHafan2]

It starts with a peaceful forest... then like locusts the helicopters come in and possibly the most appropriate song ever used in a movie intro starts as the whole treeline goes up in flames; like Willard's inflamed sense of humanity, morality and social contentment - something beautiful ruined by war. The damaged look in Sheen's eyes is such brilliant acting with him barely doing a thing. My favourite war film - purely because it glorifies no one side: there's just people destroying themselves.

[leftoverlime]

@AHafan2

I wrote on this (and heart of darkness) and those exact thoughts popped into my head. Few people realize how beautifully dark this movie really was, and even fewer have the ability to see its co-relation with their own lives.

[VNVgirl]

@leftoverlime you wrote on this? here? show me please ..you sound like you care so i want to see. please.

[leftoverlime]

@VNVgirl

It's hard to put it all into perspective in a youtube comment. But I just wrote on how well the director symbolized human nature. And yet still made a movie that appeals to the masses. This movie is great to watch anytime, but it's also great to analyze and pick apart. For example, the setting itself is in Vietnam, but we have all shared similar experiences within our own minds. It's a constant battle. ...Ran out of characters...

[LeandroOblack]

Saigon... shit

[EthanxClarke]

I Remember when i first saw this movie on cinemax, the redux one and i was pretty stoned and it just blew my mind off, i herd of the film before and when i saw it, it really got a hook in me. Also interesting is that my father (whose sadly not passed on a year ago) saw this when it first came out.

This along with The Deer Hunter in my opinion are the Best 'Nam films, i also like Coming Home, Platoon and Full Metal but this and The Deer Hunter are the best.

[LVEMEDO]

@EthanxClarke I Agree

[criticalagenda]

His methods have become.........unsound.

[mayorts3]

Martin Scorcese, and Oliver Stone are great directors. They use every element possible to project a viewer into the hell of war and make it meaningful and believable. One of the best movies ever made IMO

[Hittingitstiff]

@mayorts3 Has Scorsese ever made a war film? If he has, i cant think of it.

[ke1tar93]

@mayorts3 Believe you're thinking about Francis Ford Coppola, he directed this (along with The Godfather films). Like Hittingitstiff said, I don't think Scorcese's made a war film.

[razumfrackle]

I actually saw this in the theater when it came out. Lots of great Vietnam movies, Deer Hunter, Full Metal Jacket and Platoon, but Apocalypse Now was always my favorite.

[gusstav213]

that's me in my room without a month of xbox live :|

[theodu29900]

6 viets don't like the trailer

[TheReviewSpace]

possibly the 2nd greatest intro in film history.

goodfellas still uno.

[ehohkay]

@TheReviewSpace no country for old men had a great intro too, probably top 5

[scalemodellingtips]

Great beggining for a movie huh

[5erpienta]

good theme!!!



[zodiaknoyan]

that was my video production course's subject... and we talked about that scene in film grammar lesson :) it's sucks but good sound editing.

[J0NDUDE]

I like how they actually blew up a real forest.

[JellyBellyDeli]

They actually burned down a whole forest for this scene....

[Generation1Terrorist]

@JellyBellyDeli i'm guessing Cracked.com brought you here? forgive me if i'm wrong :)

[JellyBellyDeli]

@Generation1Terrorist

Yep, but I wasn't gonna say "thumbs up if Cracked brought you here". Hate people like that.

[Generation1Terrorist]

@JellyBellyDeli yeah me too.

[jakethewhale]

5 people dont sit on their helmets to prevent their balls from getting blown off

[TheAdamgnych]

shit still in saigon......

[TheBradcake]

This film took me by complete and utter surprise. If you are a true fan of this film pick up the redux version now

[thedude847iron]

I cry every day I dont see this movie.

[anderisheavy]

Perfect Songs

[xplod012]

Excellent film, watched the 3 hours version with my father, and it's just amazing

[OroborusFMA]

Morrison would have been perfect for Dennis Hopper's part ... but Dennis Hopper was probably channeling Jim given how many drugs he was on lol.

[jwmulvay1]

I think Morrison would LOVE this movie. Doors forever! 

[kebanyas1794]

greatest song ever.

[TheBradcake]

This is truly the greatest opening ever. It is absolutely phenomenal and sets a tone for just how phucking original and fantastic this film is about to be. Movie today don't even do this!

[bkboy747]

saigon...ssshhhhiit. i'm still only in saigon.

[alanscarvalhoalan]

This video is anthologic. Soldiers, fire, helicopters, fear... is the end!!!

[TothaXtreme]

i never used to care about bluray at all but i saw this movie and it changed my whole perspective... i love apocalypse now and heart of darkness...

[kluge1261]

@TothaXtreme is it really worth upgrading to blu-ray?

[blaiserfilms]

@kluge1261 best blu ray out there.

[vinlabue]

possibly the greatest film ever made

[kluge1261]

@vinlabue it is the greatest.

[65g4]

yes it could be its one of my favourites

[exception1101]

@vinlabue +1 dude, one of the best movies ever

[Apoc897]

@vinlabue

>possibly

Get the fuck out.

[freakozola21]

@vinlabue i feel that the part with the french people couldve been left out of the film

[vinlabue]

@freakozola21 yeah, but that's redux version isn't it?

[hydraofskorge]

What ironic: The End at the begin of the movie

[MrJahka]

@hydraofskorge

Thats not ironic.

[lordkango]

@MrJahka I think it is meant to be the end of willard's sanity. Through out the rest of the film, he and everybody around him are slowly going insane.

[Y3M37H]

@MrJahka i agree, that's not ironic.

[AWesome61696]

@hydraofskorge I beleive it's an implication that "the end" is death, and that because the song is at the beginning of the movie, Vietnam itself is hell.

[caveman2180]

@AWesome61696 indeed. vietnam was hell. no. it was worse. it was practically a race war. one that wasnt labeled only as a civil war or a guerrilla war. you still know your shit though my friend.☮

[caveman2180]

@AWesome61696 Indeed. Vietnam was by all means Hell. Only worse. It was a straight-up race war. Only it wasn't labeled just as a civil war or a guerrilla war. You still know your shit though. ☮

[moaby1]

@hydraofskorge

how else to make ends meet?

[BMontProductions]

@hydraofskorge What irony*

[dasboot19801]

Being in SE Asia is like being on another planet. Apocalypse Now nailed it, and a lot more. Coppola is a genius at discerning the intricites of culture.

[AtTheMovies92]

Its funny that Coppola found this strip of film in the garbage and took a shot with it. I love these moments of unintentional brilliance.

[mihaiturcu1]

@RManFlint

Yeap, they do. His name is Walter Murch, he's quite famous ;)

[RManFlint]

Does anyone give any credit to the sound editor?

[MStrikerPictures]

@RManFlint I do :)

[MusicPeaceArt]

BEST MOVIE, AND BEST MUSIC EVER. the doors provide such a level of epicness ohhhmygod. aamazing

[KidKielbasa]

I Love the smell of Napalm in the morning! Charlie DONT SURF!



[TakeMeBackTo1986]

"Napalm Strike incoming get friendlies to cover! Fast Movers on their way!" (F-4 Phantom's)... *Whooooooooooooooooooooosh*

[easyscore]

This and Godfather 1 and 2 head and shoulders above any movies ever. Just so happens to have the greatest actor ever Brando. What a coincidence.

[squamish4244]

Never get off the boat.

[STSC87]

Fabulous movie and song

[mccullum988]

wow what a way to open a film

[NeverMind9132]

Saigon... shit... I'm still only in Saigon.

[ncfreewill]

If anyone thinks that the beginning of Pulp Fiction is better than the intro for this movie than this probably voted Dude Where's My Car" for best picture.

[reaney1977]

what a fuckin intro to a film best ever, or pulp fiction?

[reaney1977]

what a fuckin intro to a film

[joe93008]

@ endlesselmon. Cheer up!! You could be working a manual labor job instead of writing a paper for a class.

[CrazySchool09]

This footage was actually found in the trash before the final cut was made and it barely escaped being put in at all. Incredible.

[nickt035]

Francis Ford Coppola at his best in this flick! 

[lightfox11]

this movie is apparently based ont he novel, heart of darkness

[endlesslemon]

I'm watching this because I'm writing an essay on this opening scene :D Yay education!

[SaturnElena]

Coppola at his best :)

[Django5198]

does anyone reckon' that the image at 1:48 of Martin Sheen's close face with the action in the dark crossfaded background could be a tribute to the album cover?

[WakeUpEveryone]

Fuckin' goosebumps when the napalm is dropped

[Sweeneycansing]

The moment I saw this on TV I was immediatly drawn in by this scene

[billyBk91]

4 people got napalmed lol

[TheSweetheartof1987]

I've never seen his movie. Am thinking it's about the "VietnamWar"alongwith the Doors music....

[DaniFazeres]

@TheSweetheartof1987 You're wrong, it's New York City and it's actually a cover by Kenny G.

[vonkiser]

@TheSweetheartof1987 Dude, do yourself a favor and watch this movie. Its not about the vietnam war-its about somethin deeper that just so happens to take place during the Vietnam war.

[lee0122333]

@TheSweetheartof1987 the movie is in the war but its not really about that. i think its the greatest movie ive ever watched, and it really holds up to the present.

[bapyou]

The fire you see lighting up the jungle is napalm. It and other chemical defoliants used during the Viet Nam War have wreaked havoc on the Vietnamese population and environment for decades. Agent orange in particular has leaked into the ground water and is responsible for some half a million birth defects and physically deformed babies. Read 'Scorched Earth: Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam' by Fred Wilcox. What America did to the Vietnamese and its own servicemen is beyond horrific.

[MrJuliusrapper]

@bapyou i've heard vietnamese are one of the nicest people on earth, is just hope the best for them :)

[PirateSygnal]

when I was there, all I thought about was getting home, but at home all I thought about was getting back

[jabu285]

the greatest lines in this movie are:

"I wanted a mission and for my sins they gave me one,

and it was a real choice mission.

And after it was over

I'd never want another.' Fucking brilliant!

[bapyou]

@jabu285 My favorite line?

"Hey G.I.! Fuck you! G.I.! Fuck you G.I.! Fuck you!"

Followed by

"Who's in charge here?"

"Ain't you?"

[jabu285]

@bapyou yeah the 'who's in charge here' line is a classic! I also love the line just when Willard lands by the bridge and another soldier says to him 'Welcome to the asshole of the world'.

[jabu285]

movie really makes you think about the darkness inside each one of us

[VicenteCier]

who 's the man singing ?

[SABushcraft]

@VicenteCier Jim Morrison

[thebadassjoshuaroca]

that song is scary

[Delamarche]

THE BEST MOVIE IN HISTORY...THE BEST INTRODUCTION EVER!!!

[megaguitaristic]

@Delamarche not the best movie, but certainly one of the best intros

[glassjaw2007]

@Delamarche indeed my friend indeed agree with you

[kluge1261]

@Delamarche AGREED

[SKOTP69]

Timelessly Incredible!!!

[45petrus]

We talked about this scene for 3 hours in film school

[miles2057]

@45petrus I would seriously be interested in what you were discussing in your class regarding this scene and how you dissected it and what your interpretations were.Cheers.

[45petrus]

@miles2057 The opening sequence is a montage representing Willards' chaotic and self-desctructive emotional state. His psyche is a tinderbox ready to explode, and his raging pain is self-inflicted. In essence the rest of the film is a journey into Willard's mind, Kurtz representing that darkest deepest place in our minds that only war can unlock.

[miles2057]

@45petrus Thanks mate, I really appreciate your reply and it's interesting your thoughts on the intro and movie.

Thanks again,mate.

[adamprocks761]

@45petrus wow thanks for putting that up.

[roflocopter101]

@45petrus perfect way of explaining the movie.

[FetaCheese222]

@45petrus Something strange I noticed. From around the 2:17 mark that face statue from the last shot of the movie appears. This got me thinking. Is the opening actually WIllard looking back on his odyssey to Kurt (much like the narration does)? Is Willard trapped in some loop, unable to get over his experience and forever reliving it?

Maybe I'm thinking too deep, and he's just seen a similar statue before, or maybe Coppola is just using the face as a bookend.

[TheClam88]

@FetaCheese222 Yeah I think you're correct about that.

[FetaCheese222]

@TheClam88 Which one? Haha.

[jabu285]

@45petrus fuck me dude, u really got the vibe of this film.

[tastethewake]

@45petrus where do you go to?

[yinyangred]

The greatest..

[BIRDVAG]

BADASS SONG FOR A BADASS MOVIE!!!!!

[AHafan2]

Every minute I stay in this room I get weaker... and every minute Charlie crouches in the jungle he gets stronger.

[MovieMad007]

@johnnywadd001 hubby wakes up with nobody beside him: "ahh I love the smell of clean sheets in the morning.."

[Obnoxious18]

The dislike bar is the size of Justin Biebers penis

[HalfLifeSeries]

@Obnoxious18 WOW congratulations did you come up with that yourself?

[undzex]

@HalfLifeSeries you mad, um, i forgot the rest.

[latescarface21]

This is the most philosophical movie of all time....

[somestupiddude1234]

@latescarface21 lol'd

[jakerulez241986]

Dennis Hopper.... passed away, fucking sucks. His role in the film really trips me out, what a performance. He just kinda zaps in you know and starts ranting and raving and at that point you start wondering why the fuck this dude is just chillin with a bunch of zips and heads and bodies. The first time I saw this movie we all dropped and that part really got to me. Brando and Duval are overated in this film, Sheen, chef, hopper, matrix guy-those actors made this shit what it is.

[amnm12]

@jakerulez241986 Matrix guy?  Do you mean Laurence Fishburne?

[ilovesnessie]

The End Of The World , please listen:

youtube.com/watch?v=YWjg1jujUY­­­8

[SpamOnSight]

every time I turn on my ceiling fan I sing this song in my head.

[fishman017]

Best opening sequence in any film, ever.

[dancinstarchild]

the song and the scene - epic... like the "born to be wild" scene in easy rider

[MrWafflehouse99]

2:50 OH NO! His hair is on fire!

[lolomg69aids]

i can't play this loud enough:\

[MississaugaMissions]

@johnnywadd001 you forgot to quote> War is hell" properly, grammatical failure.

[NicNorenberg]

@johnnywadd001 Join the military John...or wait dont join the military you sound a bit crazy. That is why Im not in the military because I have bi-polar disorder. It is a great movie though Johnny!

[Tombollio]

Hey Johnny good for you man to many guys fold unde rpressure and you didn't....to hell with the hags and party like a pirate because you deserve every minute of it bro....

[oldiesbutgoodies67]

It's almost as if Martin Sheen looks 32 years younger than today...Dan O'Niallain

[santino240]

i see alot of ideals and stories on here like 1st air cav Ashau valley al in the movie Apocalypse now and the movie platoon i see no pics oranystories out side of that we share our pics and stories at the VFW and on websites for vets from foriegn wars did you know vets from the korean dmz are fighting for combat pay and benifits from angent orange it was used there years ago allso to kill the folledge along the dmz and vets were hetting the syptems of a o

[santino240]

my point excactly why obsese over something that isnt true thats my point anyone can take an ideal from a movie and pretend they were there or wanted to be there

[duckhunt93]

Most badass Movie intro ever!

[santino240]

the movie platoon was bassed on more truths and the movie casualties of war was bassed on a true story from the war

[noobasdfjkl]

@santino240 This was based on Heart of Darkness. it's not supposed to be true

[santino240]

the only part of the movie bassed on truth is the part where he let charlie drink from his canteen i like the movie allso but dont let it controll me i was there to and did a year on the dmz in korea after that with other vets from the war. if you were there why obsese over a fictional movie instead odf what is real

[TheBigjohnny84]

i always think of this song when i go back to iraq...idk why

[ParagonSlayer0]

Just seen this movie the other day, so awsome. love the opening but am i the only one who thought the soundtrack didn't quite match the film?

[deuschritter]

1:10 to 2:00 is the best part!

[sd3f4gh5jk67]

@johnnywadd001 I dont have any advice because there's not much help in saying someone with PTSD (If that is your case) my grandpa had it and he was just a nut after the war. Really sad

[NINJASE7EN]

@johnnywadd001 That was the end, your only friend, the end.