Apocalypse Now

"The opening, with the whirling sound of choppers intercut with Willard sweating angst in his Saigon hotel bed, a jungle burning with napalm...remains a visual and aural wonder." 

"One of the great films of all time (...) To watch it is to feel yourself lifted up to the heights where the cinema can take you, but so rarely does (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" 

"It’s a complex, demanding, highly intelligent piece of work" 

"As technically complex and masterful as any war film I can remember." 

"'Apocalypse Now' is a mixed bag, a product of excess and ambition, hatched in agony and redeemed by shards of brilliance." 

"[Coppola] has created a movie of harrowing intensity and staggering power. But if you accept the belief that art should enlighten and illuminate as well as arouse the emotions, I’m afraid that 'Apocalypse Now' does not qualify as great art."