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Just watched Apocalypse Now (1979) for the first time

I didn’t like when Willard killed the Viet woman with ...
supple tan mexican station
  02/14/25
get out of there chef. Bang. I told you not to stop.
histrionic community account
  02/14/25
Brando was literally too obese to do much of anything in the...
Magenta zombie-like shrine
  02/14/25
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racy mental disorder
  12/13/25
He was blackout drunk the whole time and eating massive amou...
dead saffron bawdyhouse
  02/14/25
he was like 400 lbs thats why they had to shoot him in the d...
Ocher Laughsome Degenerate Point
  02/14/25
they just let him ramble and then picked a few lines that th...
Startled white market toaster
  02/14/25
nice gig if you can get it
Ocher Laughsome Degenerate Point
  02/14/25
the documentary about making the movie is really interesting
Startled white market toaster
  02/14/25
The Brando parts were the best. He wasn't supposed to be coh...
rebellious multi-colored reading party partner
  02/14/25
the whole movie is completely incredible in a way that almos...
Startled white market toaster
  02/14/25
It makes complete sense. It’s about a god king losing ...
Swashbuckling carnelian volcanic crater karate
  02/14/25
that's not really what it is about imo. it is a retelling of...
racy mental disorder
  02/14/25
The Golden Bough is literally on Kurtz’s bookshelf at ...
Swashbuckling carnelian volcanic crater karate
  02/14/25
I liked the longer ("redux") version a lot better,...
Startled white market toaster
  02/14/25
the whole thing at the french dood's house is wild and reall...
Glittery Stag Film
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dead saffron bawdyhouse
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Bonkers pit
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Startled white market toaster
  12/13/25
You smell that? You smell that? Blank bumps, son. Nothing ...
Electric Principal's Office
  02/14/25
Never get off the boat... absolutely goddamn right. Unless y...
rebellious multi-colored reading party partner
  02/14/25
We train young tow truck drivers to drop fraudlies on people...
Electric Principal's Office
  02/14/25
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rebellious multi-colored reading party partner
  02/14/25
Obviously a great movie but I've never met a Vietnam vet tha...
Dull slimy goal in life
  02/14/25
I don't think apocalypse now was ever supposed to be an accu...
rebellious multi-colored reading party partner
  02/14/25
I've always found the grenade launcher scene to be 180. ...
Magenta zombie-like shrine
  02/14/25
that entire sequence is 180, I always thought the lighting w...
Glittery Stag Film
  02/14/25
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puce toilet seat office
  02/14/25
I think it might be the actual scariest scene in a movie per...
Glittery Stag Film
  02/14/25
Wow. Really appreciate the autists perspective here.
erotic indirect expression trust fund
  12/13/25


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Date: February 14th, 2025 11:54 AM
Author: supple tan mexican station

I didn’t like when Willard killed the Viet woman with the puppy for no reason

The surfing siege scene was nuts

Also Brando doesn’t even do anything. Every shot is him sitting around in the dark babbling or reading poetry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48659480)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 2:32 PM
Author: histrionic community account

get out of there chef.

Bang.

I told you not to stop.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48660205)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 9:35 PM
Author: Magenta zombie-like shrine

Brando was literally too obese to do much of anything in the filming.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48661778)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 1:29 PM
Author: racy mental disorder



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Date: February 14th, 2025 12:56 PM
Author: dead saffron bawdyhouse

He was blackout drunk the whole time and eating massive amounts of dessert foods between shots. They had to prop him up and use body doubles because he couldn’t stand at times.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48659757)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 12:58 PM
Author: Ocher Laughsome Degenerate Point

he was like 400 lbs thats why they had to shoot him in the dark

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48659769)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 12:59 PM
Author: Startled white market toaster

they just let him ramble and then picked a few lines that they could plausibly splice into some kind of dialogue and let do

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Date: February 14th, 2025 1:00 PM
Author: Ocher Laughsome Degenerate Point

nice gig if you can get it

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Date: February 14th, 2025 1:01 PM
Author: Startled white market toaster

the documentary about making the movie is really interesting

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48659786)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 1:03 PM
Author: rebellious multi-colored reading party partner

The Brando parts were the best. He wasn't supposed to be coherent, he was supposed to be psychotic and emotionally scarred. He pulls it off masterfully imo. A triumph

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48659792)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 1:04 PM
Author: Startled white market toaster

the whole movie is completely incredible in a way that almost makes no sense and has no business succeeding the way it did, but it did

I love it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48659800)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 7:44 PM
Author: Swashbuckling carnelian volcanic crater karate

It makes complete sense. It’s about a god king losing his vitality and therefore he must be sacrificed and replaced by a new king.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48661397)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 9:39 PM
Author: racy mental disorder

that's not really what it is about imo. it is a retelling of Heart of Darkness.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48661794)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 9:50 PM
Author: Swashbuckling carnelian volcanic crater karate

The Golden Bough is literally on Kurtz’s bookshelf at the end hth. Heart of Darkness…isn’t.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48661826)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 1:00 PM
Author: Startled white market toaster

I liked the longer ("redux") version a lot better, the extra parts were good for the narrative cohesion

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48659783)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 2:34 PM
Author: Glittery Stag Film

the whole thing at the french dood's house is wild and really good addition

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48660211)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 3:40 PM
Author: dead saffron bawdyhouse



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Date: February 14th, 2025 2:35 PM
Author: Bonkers pit



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Date: December 13th, 2025 1:25 PM
Author: Startled white market toaster



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Date: February 14th, 2025 3:49 PM
Author: Electric Principal's Office

You smell that? You smell that?

Blank bumps, son.

Nothing else in the world smells like that.

I love the smell of blank bumps in the morning.

One time we had a Johnsmeyer thread bumped for 12 hours.

When it was done, I scrolled up. Not one text bump.

That 180 smell, the whole thread.

Smells like... victory.

Some day this board is gonna end.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48660561)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 6:09 PM
Author: rebellious multi-colored reading party partner

Never get off the boat... absolutely goddamn right. Unless you were goin' all the way. Boooomm got off the boat... he split from the whole fuckin' program.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48661009)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 9:45 PM
Author: Electric Principal's Office

We train young tow truck drivers to drop fraudlies on people, but their commander$ won't allow them to write "diaper" on the chatbort because it's obscene!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48661810)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 11:27 PM
Author: rebellious multi-colored reading party partner



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Date: February 14th, 2025 7:46 PM
Author: Dull slimy goal in life

Obviously a great movie but I've never met a Vietnam vet that likes it. It's basically fanfic to them. One guy told me Hamburger Hill was the closest.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48661402)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 9:34 PM
Author: rebellious multi-colored reading party partner

I don't think apocalypse now was ever supposed to be an accurate depiction. It was inspired by Heart of Darkness, and was kind of a surrealist/absurdist interpretation of Vietnam. Like Kilgore introduced like the stereotypical hardass, but then he starts talking about surfing, and wants them to surf while bombs are falling. His famous monologue about napalm and how he ends it wistfully with "some day this wars gonna end."

Imo it was an exaggeration of the causes of war and horrors of war. It was never "this is how it actually went down, man."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48661776)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 9:40 PM
Author: Magenta zombie-like shrine

I've always found the grenade launcher scene to be 180.

https://youtu.be/f96p-IhcZhQ?si=B4SMymFKqWBbLGV8

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48661797)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: Glittery Stag Film

that entire sequence is 180, I always thought the lighting was really great

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48661950)



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Date: February 14th, 2025 11:29 PM
Author: puce toilet seat office



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Date: February 14th, 2025 11:40 PM
Author: Glittery Stag Film

I think it might be the actual scariest scene in a movie period, it just perfectly makes it seem like they are right out there all of the time and you can't quite see them

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#48662069)



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Date: December 13th, 2025 1:34 PM
Author: erotic indirect expression trust fund

Wow. Really appreciate the autists perspective here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5680726&forum_id=2/en-en/#49506895)