April 14, 2004

Apocalypse Now Redux

I watched Apocalypse Now for the first time. In the past 12 months, along with Full Metal Jacket and Platoon, I've watched that Vietnam trilogy which I so adamandly refused to spend my time on during the previous quarter century. They are all superb films. The cinematography in Apocalypse Now is the best of the three. Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket is the best overall. Lolita, The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey...I love Kubrick's stuff. So what am I missing with Clockwork Orange and Eyes Wide Shut? They're quirky, unpredictable, visually stimulating...should be right up my alley, but I didn't like them.