Saw this ending at the movie theater. It was the best ending because it made no sense, yet neither did the war. It was a perfect ending. It was so captivating, no one got up to leave. We all just sat there stunned until the lights came on. The movie isn’t the same without this ending.
Yes,it was i my theater exactly the same. The people just sat there in pure AWE. Ive seen the Final Cut version and think the original theatrical cut is way more to the point,more essential. Its just an absolutly jawdropping movie from start to end.
@@WolfKing-dv6xdI saw the version with this ending in late August, 1979. As much as I've learned about the sordid politics of the Vietnam War since then, the inclusion of the Playboy Bunnies and the French plantation scenes in later versions were unnecessary wastes of time. The original version from 1979 played like a descent into a fever dream of madness. The basis of this film is supposedly the novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. I read HoD twice after it was an AP English assignment for both my millenial kids, read about four years apart. Comparing books to movies, or visa versa, doesn't work well for my enjoyment or understanding of either medium. The same is true in this case. Just as the original trilogy of Star Wars (Episodes IV-VI) is no longer available in a non-digital format, finding the Apocalypse Now version with this ending has been fruitless. Hope you have better luck than I've had locating it.
It made a lot of sense actually. Kurtz wrote in his memoires with a red pen "Drop the bomb, exterminate them all!" It's a mercy kill, because things are so fubar in his compound, that there's no way of fixing it or the people other than to end it all for good.
This was also ending on my 1991 laserdisk version. Made most sense to me as everyone was nuts there after Kurtz'cult of personality and committed great atrocities deserving to be taken out. Coppola has it wrong nowadays and in subsequent releases.
I just saw redux. Could have done without the fly over asking for his surfboard. The playboy stuff and the French stuff. A tight 2 hour movie would be better
I will accept no version save this. It was the perfect ending. A kind of "cleansing of the remaining evil" sequence. Coppola was nuts for listening to some confused journalists and removing it.
The perfect soundtrack for one of the best films ever made! I knew you could find the soundtrack minus the "voices." This is a much more powerful way to end the film. Francis had it all wrong!
Its breathtaking to watch on the big screen. I just got the final cut and Copolla has removed them yet again. Why would he do that? I just don't get it.
This was how it ended in the original theatrical release. I remember it well. It was very disappointing and disturbing, in that it conveyed that Capt. Willard had allowed all those people to be “exterminated”, as Kurtz had written on that page. Had it just ended with Kurtz’s “The horror...”, it would’ve been perfect (in my opinion).
This isn't true. The reason that Francis Ford Coppola cut the credits was because he thought people would think this. The film ends with Willard turning off the radio and sailing away with Lance.
These are the end credits that showed on the 35mm theatrical release. Only the 70mm theatrical releases ended with no credits. Under contract, Coppola HAD to destroy the compound set in the Phillipines at the end of shooting. He and his family were out on a barge watching this. He decided to film the destruction using various cameras and infrared film and this is the result. I think it worked perfectly and left the question of "who called in the airstrike" up to the audience.
No they were demolishing the movie set so they thought it would be cool to have it in the credits but people misinterpreted it as being the ending but it’s just a special feature.
Saw this ending at the movie theater. It was the best ending because it made no sense, yet neither did the war. It was a perfect ending. It was so captivating, no one got up to leave. We all just sat there stunned until the lights came on. The movie isn’t the same without this ending.
My experience EXACTLY.
Yes,it was i my theater exactly the same. The people just sat there in pure AWE.
Ive seen the Final Cut version and think the original theatrical cut is way more to the point,more essential.
Its just an absolutly jawdropping movie from start to end.
Did you see it when it first came out in 79?
@@WolfKing-dv6xdI saw the version with this ending in late August, 1979. As much as I've learned about the sordid politics of the Vietnam War since then, the inclusion of the Playboy Bunnies and the French plantation scenes in later versions were unnecessary wastes of time. The original version from 1979 played like a descent into a fever dream of madness. The basis of this film is supposedly the novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. I read HoD twice after it was an AP English assignment for both my millenial kids, read about four years apart. Comparing books to movies, or visa versa, doesn't work well for my enjoyment or understanding of either medium. The same is true in this case. Just as the original trilogy of Star Wars (Episodes IV-VI) is no longer available in a non-digital format, finding the Apocalypse Now version with this ending has been fruitless. Hope you have better luck than I've had locating it.
It made a lot of sense actually. Kurtz wrote in his memoires with a red pen "Drop the bomb, exterminate them all!" It's a mercy kill, because things are so fubar in his compound, that there's no way of fixing it or the people other than to end it all for good.
This was also ending on my 1991 laserdisk version. Made most sense to me as everyone was nuts there after Kurtz'cult of personality and committed great atrocities deserving to be taken out. Coppola has it wrong nowadays and in subsequent releases.
version I watched had no end credits. I think it was better that way; the end was so surreal that having no credits just finished it perfectly
Just straight back to the menu
I just saw redux. Could have done without the fly over asking for his surfboard. The playboy stuff and the French stuff. A tight 2 hour movie would be better
@@Crushbra redux is the best version if the movie was 2 hours it wouldn’t be as good it’s already a fast paced movie
@@fuckedyomomandgotacookie exactly, the Redux is th best version!
I will accept no version save this. It was the perfect ending. A kind of "cleansing of the remaining evil" sequence. Coppola was nuts for listening to some confused journalists and removing it.
The perfect soundtrack for one of the best films ever made! I knew you could find the soundtrack minus the "voices." This is a much more powerful way to end the film. Francis had it all wrong!
Its breathtaking to watch on the big screen. I just got the final cut and Copolla has removed them yet again. Why would he do that? I just don't get it.
This was how it ended in the original theatrical release. I remember it well. It was very disappointing and disturbing, in that it conveyed that Capt. Willard had allowed all those people to be “exterminated”, as Kurtz had written on that page.
Had it just ended with Kurtz’s “The horror...”, it would’ve been perfect (in my opinion).
View the 70mm version the next time Coppola brings it round to your town.
I swear I saw this ending broadcast on TV as a wee lad in the 1980s. I recalled it because it really messed me up seeing this end. Very haunting.
This isn't true. The reason that Francis Ford Coppola cut the credits was because he thought people would think this. The film ends with Willard turning off the radio and sailing away with Lance.
@@TwoGraves284 I saw this when it came out in theaters in 1979. This is how it ends.
This is the sound of my mind over and over again...I identify with this discordent manifestation of a grinding, intense, musical contortian...
It said “A United Artists Release”
when I recorded it off HBO in the 80’s.
Randy Hansen doing the guitar effects!
KoooL !!! 🥸👍🎧📲💖
Absolute Filmkunst.
This was the ending when the movie was in first release.
These are the end credits that showed on the 35mm theatrical release. Only the 70mm theatrical releases ended with no credits. Under contract, Coppola HAD to destroy the compound set in the Phillipines at the end of shooting. He and his family were out on a barge watching this. He decided to film the destruction using various cameras and infrared film and this is the result. I think it worked perfectly and left the question of "who called in the airstrike" up to the audience.
i knew ive seen this before i had both the original and redux its been so long since i watched the og version forgot the ending was like this
@Lordofzeldafed you 're right , now I correct thanks!
Was this supposed to be the 'plan b' air strike on the temple?
Had to be!
Billy Seneczy you got it mate! Chef called in the arc light just before he was decapitated!
No they were demolishing the movie set so they thought it would be cool to have it in the credits but people misinterpreted it as being the ending but it’s just a special feature.
@@decderbyshire1145 No, this was the original ending in the theatrical release, and I saw it on TV like this in the 1980s.
@@4tado This says exactly what I said: it was the original ending.
This ending feels wrong... The Redux one is a bit better and deeper...
uh, no
@@OroborusFMA lol yes