i have lose count a to how many time i have watch this movie . i have never grow tired of it since this be a movie that can be enjoy and interpret on so many level . they just do not make movie like this anymore . after recently finally watch the rivet documentary on the making of this film ( heart of darkness representa filmmaker journey into madness ) and i be even more amazed that this film even get finish and yet alone turn out so great . the fact that they actually film this movie in the jungle of the phillipines be the film great asset . you actually feel like your in vietnam . all of the actor be fantastic with my favorite still be robert duvall ( i love the smell of napalm in the morning . ) martin sheen and and the great marlon brando . a lot of people complain that the film get too murky and weird and cerebral near the end . well and remeber what coppolla say about this movie and this film be not about vietnam and it be vietnam . what he mean be that this film be about madness and not the war . this movie be base on the short story heart of darkness by joseph conrad and be set against the vietnam war instead of the civil war a in the book . i think that be a brilliant combination in my opinion . this be perfect and challenging film that be dark and violent and humorous at time and well do in every single possible way . a true classicrating represent10 .