Vietnam, 1969. Burnt out Special Forces officer Captain Willard is sent into the jungle with top-secret orders to find and kill renegade Colonel Kurtz who has set up his own army within the jungle. As Willard descends into the jungle, he is slowly over taken by the jungle's mesmerizing powers and battles the insanity which surrounds him. His boat crew succumbs to drugs and is slowly killed off one by one. As Willard continues his journey he becomes more and more like the man he was sent to kill.
I think the opening scene with The Doors song, The End, playing is one of the greatest openings I've ever seen. I definitely enjoyed this more with a second viewing. I cannot believe how much Martin and Charlie Sheen look alike. During certain points in the film, I felt I was watching Charlie in PLATOON instead of Martin. I'm very surprised to see Marlon Brando didn't get an Oscar nomination for this film. Unfortunately, he wasn't on screen very much, but when he was, it was truly a beautiful piece of art. I think this is his second best role of his I've ever seen (his Vito Corleone still reigns supreme with me).
