In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Apocalypse Now (1979)
A war film by Francis Ford Coppola.
A Vietnam veteran goes back into the jungle to eliminate a rogue soldier who has gone insane.
There is also a Redux version of this film. The version that I saw was 3 hours and 13 minutes. The original is just under 3 hours and Redux is over 3 and a half hours. This leaves me with the question: "What did I watch?". That confusion aside, the plot and characters were alright, but a little predictable by today's standards. I thought the style was good, but there was just too much "army guys in the jungle" for too long. Really, I got bored and wanted it to end. I'm rating it o.k. because it's good, but too long. Finding a decent picture was way difficult. I don't even like this one.
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