The maddest charcter in a movie full of them. Great performance from Mr Duvall.

@slycarlo8747

Жыл бұрын

I think that title belongs to Mr Brando’s portrayal of the colonel.

@Moggy471

Жыл бұрын

@@slycarlo8747 Perhaps, but to my mind Kurtz understood that war was hell and to win you had to make worse hell than the other guy. He wanted power and understood how to get it. A kind of rational madness. Kilgore loved war. Saw it as sport. Never wanted to go home, win, the war to end. He gets my vote.

@slycarlo8747

Жыл бұрын

@@Moggy471 If you’ve only watched the newest cut of the movie I’d understand where you get that from but in my opinion he was meant to portray the cowards that commanded a lot of these men to go and die. He’s really never shown doing anything in the movie besides ordering other men to commit the violence while he revels in it once the enemy has been dealt with. Even during the helicopter attack scene, he is viewing the entire thing from a distance with Captain Willard through his binoculars. Kurtz embodies the exact opposite leader, a man willing to take himself to the edge of existence to accomplish his own personal goals. Kilgore was only committed to accomplishing the goals he was commanded to do, he might’ve enjoyed it, but they were never his plans, that’s what makes his actions sane.

@Moggy471

Жыл бұрын

@@slycarlo8747 I'm not sure you are right about that. Does doing what you believe to be right make you more insane than someone who enjoys the pure killing?

@Moggy471

Жыл бұрын

@@slycarlo8747 I'm enjoying this conversation BTW mate. You raise good points.

"Some day this war is going to end" the look of disappointment on his face is priceless!

@manuelcapela7620

Жыл бұрын

👍Almost like saying "enjoy it while you can"!

@antlerbraum2881

Жыл бұрын

He lives for it

@maximilianorocca5164

Жыл бұрын

Thanks American man, for spread freedoom all around the world.

@pekkasupa2798

Жыл бұрын

@@maximilianorocca5164 As Putin is "liberating" Ukraine right now...

@maximilianorocca5164

Жыл бұрын

@@pekkasupa2798 putin is just another dictator. It is not coincidence that Vietnam war, usa loose it, is an not developed country. The same for north corea The same for Afganisthan The same for cuba Etc etc. Capitalism have bad things, but is the best system right now. Just check the data. The part of Ucraine that will belong to russia, will be just like that.

Still one of the best acting scenes in film history. Robert duvall always plays a character spot on. His mix of care and and don't care in this scene is iconic. capturing the brutality and also the calmness of war

@unosomes

9 ай бұрын

Я почти всё понял.

@unosomes

9 ай бұрын

👍

@HenrikSchneevoigt

6 ай бұрын

I totally agree

"Smells like victory" Most iconic movie line ever.

@nonnimeme9670

Жыл бұрын

...and ironic.

@Paapi_purush

Жыл бұрын

Oxymoron

@user-og8zx2fe4n

Жыл бұрын

@@nonnimeme9670 why? If you burn your enemies you will win

@stuff1235

Жыл бұрын

@@user-og8zx2fe4n The irony is that, they didn't win.

@notsoberoveranalyzer8264

Жыл бұрын

@@user-og8zx2fe4n Un, that didn’t seem to happen in Vietnam. Sure, the USA won more firefights, and the ratio was pretty insane. But the initial goal wasn’t to kill as many as possible. We tried to use that method to win and lost.

I love how he didn't so much as flinch when that mortar round landed behind him, while the to soldiers next to him duck for cover.

@BeavisChipolte

10 ай бұрын

"He was one of those guys who had that weird light about him. You just knew that he wasn't gonna get so much as a scratch here."

@glenndouglas8822

2 ай бұрын

It's called....a script....ya numbnut.

@destructionman1

Ай бұрын

Two*

@Camcolito

Ай бұрын

@@BeavisChipolte That's a great line, iconic description of the character.

Who could've guessed that these two minutes will make the guy remembered for eternity?

@codymoe4986

Жыл бұрын

Unsure what most folks will remember about Duvall, but I would assume that The Godfather might be pretty high on the "list".

@RuiLuz

Жыл бұрын

They should have made a full movie about his character.

@diegolopez6225

Жыл бұрын

Nah, "dont worry about anything frankie five angels". The best

@RM-xk6iu

Жыл бұрын

@@diegolopez6225 one of the most incredible scenes ever for sure

@ADoveTailJoint

5 ай бұрын

Nah, his role as Gus from “Lonesome Dove” is his best work and character imo.

"CHARLIE DON'T SURF!" Robert Duvall's best role.

@davidtucker7219

Жыл бұрын

"What do you know about surfing Major?? Your from Goddamned New Jersey"!

@seanmcnally4818

3 ай бұрын

Love that song, too!

_"If this is how Kilgore fought the war... I started wonder what they had against Kurtz."_ Scary shit.

@norfangl3480

Жыл бұрын

Tbh Kilgore treated both civilians and wounded enemies with respect.

@PolishGod1234

8 ай бұрын

​@@norfangl3480It was just a cover, to make himself look like a honorable Man despite the fact that he just massaced whole village.

@markmcallan973

4 ай бұрын

I'm hearing you bro 👍

@blu4390

2 ай бұрын

@@PolishGod1234to be fair, ordinary civilian women put a grenade in one of the Huey’s. At that point the civilians lost the privilege of being spared

@jjrj8568

22 күн бұрын

@@norfangl3480 Kurtz had gone rogue; Kilgore was useful for blowing up villages suspected of being VC.

I was 13 years old when my Uncle took me to this movie, when it was first released. All these years later, it is still one of my favourite movies. Thanks Uncle Louis. May you rest in peace.

@mtmadigan82

4 ай бұрын

Lol wtf was going through his mind dragging a 13yr old to this?

@cdpgbc-mw2kz

4 ай бұрын

@@mtmadigan82 Different time. I am a Gen X. He was WW2 generation.

@robertfitch310

2 ай бұрын

I would share this film w/my 13 year old grandson, seriously…if you’re starting to hit puberty you need some real man experiences. Like learning to shoot, ride dirt bikes, peek at a playboy. 🌲⛰👨‍🌾🇺🇸🙏

@cdpgbc-mw2kz

2 ай бұрын

@@robertfitch310 Thanks. I agree. The only part that scared the S out of me was the tiger scene. No idea that was coming.

@none1426

29 күн бұрын

@@robertfitch310 Real Man Stuff. Something you don't hear often. Thanks

What an impressive and impactful role that Duvall added to this movie. He was actually humorous in a film that definitely needed a good dose of humor. An unforgettable part that really contributed in making Apocalypse Now the epic classic that it was. And I love the expression on Captain Willard’s face as Kilgore walks away at the end of this scene.

@pedroortega3888

Жыл бұрын

Perdí a dos tíos en esta guerra. De 19 y 20 años. Así que le veo lo gracioso.

I love that his entire motive throughout all of this is to clear that beach so they can surf

From this, to the Godfather, the Apostle, and A Family Thing...Robert Duval has always been one of my very favorite actors.

@arthurdanu1809

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget FALLING DOWN with Michael Douglas, too....and he was great in LONESOME DOVE!

@kresdubbin3541

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget days of thunder & falling down

@RockyRose725

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget "To Kill a Mockingbird."

@gjonesx7

Жыл бұрын

The Apostle is an airtight perfect movie, flawless.

@atempo206

Жыл бұрын

I loved him in Colors too

Robert Duval steals the whole movie with this scene.

@liqurmeup

Жыл бұрын

He steals it because he is the only one in it. Stupid.

@clarencebodicker3299

Жыл бұрын

Nah this is martin sheen's movie

@antel704

Жыл бұрын

@@clarencebodicker3299 Robert Duval is king of this movie for me. Everything other in movie is PTSP mistyc story, only Duval dont know what is that and have no time for that, maybe in some other life, but now he is American patriot Soldier, after siriously job must do someting for himself, just remember old cowboy's and trut of " Land of brave and free"

@mashelalnaar

Жыл бұрын

I like the way he doesn't even flinch at mortar fire.

@clarencebodicker3299

Жыл бұрын

@@antel704 I told you not to stop now let's go

He was one of those guys that had that weird light around him. You just knew he wasn't going to get so much as a scratch here.

@largol33t1

Жыл бұрын

"Charlie didn't get much USO... His idea of great R&R was cold rice and a little bit of rat meat..."

Mr Duvall....You absolutely NAILED that character beyond perfection. It has been forever etched and stamped in my mind. It's strange how the whole scene and your words spring to mind on occasion. Perfect !

@byteme9718

19 сағат бұрын

What was etched in my mind from this movie was the wholesale slaughter of innocent civilians in a place the US had no right to be. That and of course the conscripts caught up in this because of the pointless politics of greedy, stupid US politicians.

I worked in a concrete plant and had a friend (black) who was a sergeant in Vietnam. Sometimes the workers there would use a sledgehammer to fix a stubborn steel mold, and if Leroy wasn't expecting it, he would fall to the floor because he thought it was some kind of explosive. It wasn't cool. I even saw such people making this noise right behind Him just for fun.When someone asked Him about Vietnam He would say: "go, buy a ticket and watch those heroes from the movie Apocalypse, don't ask me".

@bighands69

Жыл бұрын

That is a nonsense story by the sounds of it.

@CK-dd7eq

Жыл бұрын

Why mention his race?

@markuspilmar9757

Жыл бұрын

You can take it as you will, but I knew Him and I know He wouldn't mind me pointing it out. I worked with Him for eight years, the work was very hard and He was qualified to work in the office or even not to work at all, but as He said His body was adapted to hard effort, not only physical. What I described did not happen every day but I witnessed such situations several times.

@vitesse_arnhem

Жыл бұрын

@@CK-dd7eq Because OP is likely a BLM commie. Ironic because his friend allegedly fought Charlie. If only today’s Leftist scum knew the horrors of communism. With small, targeted tactical nukes we could have decimated communism and left a clean Viet Nam for the future. Instead, we have unionized labor and Joe Biden

@morris9337

Жыл бұрын

Colour of his skin has no relevance to the story 😂

Charlie don't surf

@edwardsharpe6234

Жыл бұрын

"but we think he should" The Clash

@davidharrison441

Жыл бұрын

Correct only tools surf

@Chuked

Жыл бұрын

Neither do worms

@valdenersimoncini719

Жыл бұрын

Doesn’t

@user-tb4el1sr1q

Жыл бұрын

No he didn't have a phone

What’s horrifying (and somewhat cool) is that he genuinely just portrays the unwitting monster. Personally, his goals revolve around peace and safety. That’s why he makes sure both the woman and child get out to a hospital, just moments before he calls in fire on the monsters in the jungle.

@mkultra2456

Жыл бұрын

lol monsters in the jungel. DATS RACIST!

@liquidh5226

Жыл бұрын

Monsters? Vietnamese defending their land from American invaders.

@gayan2517

Жыл бұрын

Sure its not just standard US properganda?

@FumblsTheSniper

Жыл бұрын

@@gayan2517 you don’t understand how propaganda works, at least how I think

@mkultra2456

Жыл бұрын

@@gayan2517 loooool _proper_ - GANDA

One other funny aspect of this scene is the way Capt Willard, who has seen unbelievable things, looks at Kilgore after he says "someday this war's gonna end."

I love how with all of the aerial communications you can see the Cessna Skymaster forward air controller doing his pass in the background of this scene marking the target areas.

@stevedalbor1001

2 ай бұрын

that's called O-1 I believe.

"Someday this war is going to end". Translates to: "Well we had a good run but our fun is going to come to an end soon."

@jj80808

5 ай бұрын

So funny to think when I was younger I took that line as him encouraging everyone and contradicting his previous lines and attitude with optimism that it struck me odd. It's so clear it's the opposite, it's amazing!

@teddyjackson1902

3 ай бұрын

I think it’s a matter of fact statement with the realization that his identity and motivation are entwined with it. I don’t think it’s about “fun”. It’s about “what am I without this?”

@nobstompah4850

29 күн бұрын

@@teddyjackson1902 a fact for 90% of combat veterans

@teddyjackson1902

29 күн бұрын

@@nobstompah4850 exactly. It’s weird to me how many people misinterpret sentiment like this.

this movie is Full of incredible lines... I luv where kurtz/brando asks martin sheen : "Are you an Assassin...?" ... sheen answers, "I'm a Soldier" ... kurtz Corrects him, "You Are Neither... You are an Errand Boy sent by Grocery Clerks to Collect a Bill..." classic...

every time I think back to my years in Afghanistan and how 5 of the 6 platoon sgts I worked with ended up dead or crippled I am reminded of this scene. This is exactly how they acted.

This and "I told you not to stop, now let's go" two of the most impactful lines ever uttered on film

@ronaldstokes4841

11 ай бұрын

LOL... "Never get out of the boat!"

That is one of my favorite movie lines.

Probably one of the best lines and scenes in any movie

@PolishGod1234

8 ай бұрын

Every single scene from this film could be called one of the best scenes in any movie tbh

@RUSTA5

8 ай бұрын

🤮

One of his best , Robert Duval made some of the best one liners his own, even playing Stalin.

@josemanuelpedro9451

Жыл бұрын

Não é o Robert Duvall que não entra no filme, é uma grande interpretação vde Martin Shenn...

When I enlisted in the USAF in the 80s. We had an old TSgt that was a Vietnam vet. He had a chest full of medals. They almost went up to the collar. He would always hit the deck when we war gaming and bomb simulations would go off. They finally made him retire. I'll never forget that guy. 28 yrs later, I to was put out to pasture.

@spartacus3111

Жыл бұрын

it's "put out to pasture" Also 'too'

@Mk18_40mm

Жыл бұрын

@spartacus3111 No one cares Grammer nazi

@ryanr6607

Жыл бұрын

@@spartacus3111 English teacher?

@warrenheslip692

Жыл бұрын

Yep it's like a lot of things. The most heroic soldiers were not army core guys ..but civilians in many wars.

@repunched106

Жыл бұрын

Thank you both for your service

Another priceless line has to be....."you either surf or you fight!"

I was 11th Cav after Nam....I had many "thank you's" from Vietnam Vets...and I would tell them.."I appreciate it, but you guys paved the way...Allons !!!

Colonel Kilgore and The Full Metal Jacket Door Gunner would make one hell of a movie together.....

One of my favorite movies of all time.

@LoneLee2022

Жыл бұрын

My favorite movie. I saw it in a packed theater opening week-end in August 1979 stoned out of my mind. Changed my life.

Duvall is one of the greatest actors ever. I love him best in Lonesome Dove as Gus. Gus was talking about Jake Spoon and said something like Jake was just being Jake and it was a full time job.

The Helicopter attack scene with the music playing was one of the best parts of the movie 👍

"Don't you think it's a little hot out there for some R&R?"

"Highly influential. Highly complex. Highly explosive." Welcome to Apocalypse Now.

Phenomenal movie. Incredible acting. Epic scene.

When I was younger and surfed a lot. That line, if I say it’s safe to surf this beach it’s safe to surf this beach! Now you either surf or fight! Always cracked me up.. 😂

Shirtless, casual, poetic, and fearless

Absolutely fantastic movie. The music and the actors really brought it! Great movie!

One of the most classic movie scenes of all time.

Duvall one of the greatest actors ever!!The Great Santini was spot on!!

For some reason I always laugh when I see him slap that guy's rifle in the beginning of this scene.

@ftniceberg874

Жыл бұрын

That should be everyone's reaction when somebody flags them with a weapon. The way the guy says sorry I would assume it was unintentional and not part of the script, but left in.

The way he paused and then delivered the word ‘victory’ in a completely different tone, makes this iconic.

This film is a absolute masterpiece.May not be very accurate in the depication of Nam,but by god its a great film..

One of the most iconic lines in cinematic history.

Nobody better than Mr Duvall

One of the best warmovies ever , and duval is epic ,here

This might be the greatest sequence in film history

The first two things that comes to mind when I hear Apocalypse Now are that famous line "I love the smell of Napalm in the morning" and the legendary helicopter scene..........great movie.....

@PolishGod1234

6 ай бұрын

For me its the scene of Willard finaly coming face to face with Kurtz

Amazing performance from Mr. Duvall!!👏👏👏

I love the sound of a huey in the morning.

@OneofInfinity.

Жыл бұрын

The old version with 2 rotor blades yes.

@opiaetus1061

Жыл бұрын

Bull.

col kilgore was so great in that movie.....i liked the death cards he was throwing on the dead...

I could watch this scene (and the whole movie) 3 billion times and never get tired of it!!

In real life when that detonation went off... he didn’t even flinch.

One of the few actors who could go toe to toe with Brando on screen and hold his own. Ledge.

Marlon brando is a legend and francis ford copella is way ahead of his time !. This is by far one of the best war films ever . I even bought the re deux

@KevinBalch-dt8ot

Жыл бұрын

I never thought about it but this was a Godfather 1 reunion.

@xxhotshotxx

7 ай бұрын

Redeux is the best

We were deprived of this when I was younger. 😆This is waaay better than Full Metal Jacket.

If there was ever, a movie character, that you could describe as " Gung--Ho "............he`s it !!!!!!! All his lines in Apocalypse Now, are just really really cool, he should have had an Oscar for this performance.

It's all the little subtleties that makes Robert Duvall such a great actor. Always really liked Robert Duvall. Gene Hackman is also up there too...

One of the best lines in cinema history.

One of the best films ever made.

Never gets old

...one of the best film ever... THANK YOU !!!( all the artist of the past u live longer than today !!!!!)

"Ya smell that, ya smell that?" Smells like ... victory". Gotta love that saying.

One of the top 3 war films ever made IMHO. So well written and acted. Terrific photography. And done BEFORE there was CG!! Details....when the Vietnamese old woman approaches the Col with a baby....they don''t smack the old woman or shoot her and the baby (as would happen in some airhead type war film...low budget"....Col "Duvall" has the baby and old woman taken to safety. Well done. Small things... Would have loved for the same people to have made the movie today....releasing AN on 4k Bluray with a Dolby Atmos track....reference qulity.....

@PolishGod1234

7 ай бұрын

It isn't really a war film though, war isn't its main focus. Its more about morality and philosophy of human nature, a journey into deepest corners of human soul.

Perderam a guerra mas não a pose!! Artista maravilhoso!

Also the camera work is phenomenal, zooming on him while he speaks.

One of the greatest scenes I have ever seen!

What a masterpiece of cinema

Love this movie

Attitude... with just the right amount of humble grace.

This performance by Robert Duvall, and Quint’s USS Indianapolis scene in Jaws have stuck in my head to this day.

honnestly for a character like that its absolutely incredible that he takes the time to take care of civillians

@zeppelincraft1443

Жыл бұрын

I think it has to do something with human nature. You can geniunely care about a stranded family in front of you, but at the moments notice you rain literal fire and brimstone on your enemies.

@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb

Жыл бұрын

Whoosh. The entire scene is about mass murder. The injured child scene was a genius move to show how deranged Kilgore was. Save the kid but reminisce about slaughtering 'stinkin' dinks' 'Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell? The whole hill. Smelled like... victory. Someday this war's gonna end'

@ronaldstokes4841

11 ай бұрын

War IS about mass murder. @@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb

@PolishGod1234

8 ай бұрын

Its just an excuse. Even Willard said so.

@tavish4699

8 ай бұрын

so what ? you wanne say the us army was not supossed to fight the vietcong? @@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb

Sublime iconic film excellent cast WILL NEVER BE MADE AGAIN AS NOONE HAS THE GUTS OR BRAINS TO MAKE A MOVIE LIKE THIS ANYMORE

I love when he gives water to the enemy.

I can appreciate the beauty in it too Kilgore.

Luv how he doesn't flinch when the bombs explode, smells like victory, and then they took his board, lol

@jimmymcjimmyvich9052

Жыл бұрын

Eh. It was acting. A real person would duck. Are you for real?

@marioparedes4936

Жыл бұрын

@@jimmymcjimmyvich9052 I know, but it's still Kool

@robertmorris8997

3 ай бұрын

@@jimmymcjimmyvich9052 Patton didn't flinch. MacArthur didn't flinch. Chesty Puller didn't flinch. In real life, when they were on the front lines. As said, so to speak, in this movie, there are those that know they will not get a scratch.

What a scene!

I’ve got a friend who died recently who looked just like Robert Duvall. He used to wear a old worn red baseball cap. He used to work on the door at one of my Acid House clubs circa 1989/92. Then he went Hong Kong & did some Raves in the jungle .

I just love this line!

Huge Fan of Duval- remember Gus in Lonesome Dove? think on an interview once he said it was his favorite part----this part is right up there im sure...

@RaoulDukeSr

9 ай бұрын

Great film..and Gus was a great roll.

Un bellissimo film! Assolutamente da vedere!Assolutamente da amare istintivamente!

@redacted2713

Жыл бұрын

Ho visto proprio 3 giorni fa la versione Final Cut in lingua originale per un progetto scolastico, assolutamente d'accordo con te.

Robert Duvall sounds like Larry David 😂

Another great line from this movie was Martin Sheen at the Bridge. He asks the solider, "Who is in charge here?" The solider replied, "No one."

Robert Duvall badass always

" someday this war is gonna end"

@hannibalburgers477

Жыл бұрын

>Refuses to end the sentence with falling intonation >Refuses to elaborate further >Leaves

@legbert123

Жыл бұрын

@@hannibalburgers477 Best Part of the movie

"Some day this war's gonna end." That line always stuck with me. He was actually disappointed that the war couldn't continue forever.

@SamuraiPie8111

7 ай бұрын

there's a reason the viking's idea of heaven was an eternal battlefield

@RealMTBAddict

7 ай бұрын

Ok

@mrwhat5094

6 ай бұрын

​@@SamuraiPie8111it isn't actually there's alot of merrymaking inbetween fights but also be honest and ask yourself, if you believed you would be able to eternally fight demons to the end of time, would you be disappointed?

It's one of my favorite scenes in this great movie

One of the greatest scenes ever filmed

We just want our surfboard back

@bobafett109

Жыл бұрын

😂

So many great scenes in this movie, but this one takes the cake.

Outstanding! Best clip of the whole film👌BIG DUKE SIX😂😂love it.

One of the greatest movies ever made, awesome.

Beautifully shot. Modern cinema can't compare

@largol33t1

Жыл бұрын

This is one of VERY few films from the last 30-40 years that blew me away with its camera work. The camera crew were at the VERY top of their game.

@BrentWilkins7777

4 ай бұрын

Thanks to the great cinematographer Vittorio Storaro.

Ozone from a lightning strike is good too, best very close but not too close . Great scene ❗

Maybe the most classic movie line ever

can not believe Robert Duvall was ever this young .the man is one of the best actors ever .. out ... P.S. love the smell of gunpowder in the morning !!!😁

@CtalkerNik

Жыл бұрын

Напалма по утрам

@h8troodoh

Жыл бұрын

Napalm not gunpowder... you poor soul... 😂😅😂

Legendary scene and movie. Everybody is ducking and hiding. This guy is oblivious to bullets and bombs whizzing past him. Epic scene

One of the most quoted lines in movie history: "I love the small of napalm in the morning."