The Deer Hunter

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Summary: The best Vietnam movie ever
Review: This is easily the best war movie I've ever seen, bar none. It's the only film that really shows a) the horrors of the Vietnam war, and b) shows the effects it had on the people who survived it. To say the least, this film is a genuine tragedy that will have even the toughest people out there in tears by the end. Again, it's not so much the war itself that is spotlighted as the people who are in it, and how the war changed them from happy-go-lucky factory workers to mature, introspective and ultimately compassionate people who understand what life really is; there is a striking contrast to the friends who were in the war and those who were not, and THAT'S the point of the movie, not a typical shoot-'em-up action flick. It is not racist in any way, despite what you may have heard from people like, oh, Jane Fonda maybe (who, by the way, never even saw the movie). Definately worth it...buy it right now.

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Summary: De Niro at His Best
Review: De Niro commands the screen in one of the greatest movie experiences I have ever had. Note: You will never be the same after seeing the "Russian Roulette" sequence.

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Summary: The beginning is boring.
Review: The beginning is a total bore, nothing happens.
The second part is far better.

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Summary: Worth each and every Oscar it earned
Review: And it did earn its Oscars. The Best Picture 1978, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Christopher Walken are 3 of the 5 total hunks of metal this film brought home.
The movie is a bit long at 3 hours, but it really does need to be that long. You are taken on a journey from small-town Pennsylvania to the jungles of Viet Nam and then back home, where everything is different for De Niro. And for Walken's character, things are definately not the same after his tour in Viet Nam.
This film came out when I was about 5 or 6 years old, so I am NOT going to pretend I saw it way back right after the war, etc, etc, my experience is through history books and other references, including veterans themselves. I cannot tell about the authenticity of the film, nor tell you I relate. I can say that this is a fantastic movie of people in the Viet Nam War, the common person in the war, and how what they did and saw changed them as people.
Very highly recommended, but ensure you make the 3 hours need to watch it front to back.

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Summary: Deer Hunter...the best boring movie ever
Review: While this movie can easily put people to sleep, it is a testament to the Vietnam war. Apocalypse Now showed how the soldier found insanity in the jungle. Platoon showed how freindship and loyalty can be torn through conflict. Deer Hunter dealt with the real aspect of the war. It dared to say that the war destroyed America, while others said it only destroyed the soldiers. The begining, the wedding, is very Godfather like. It is there to show how a group of hunters can smile as freinds, and lose everything in war. The reason why this movie gets four stars, is because of Christopher Walken and the Vietnamese game of Russian Roulette. Gripping at its best, and a peice of visual and emotional artwork.

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Summary: Emotionally Shattering
Review: Words alone can not describe the emotional impact this film has had on my life. It is probably the saddest film I have ever seen. It tells the story of 3 buddies before, during, and after the Vietnam War. I recommend it without reservation. De Niro gives a strong and powerful performance as Michael. Walken and Savage give great supporting roles. I cant see why the academy didnt nominate Savage with a Supporting Actor Oscar. Streep acts beautiful in her first major role. The Deer Hunting scenes are so beautiful. The Russian Roulette scenes are renowed. Do yourself a favor and watch this film

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Summary: A Unforgettable Emontial Journey Of Love, War, & Friendship
Review: The Deer Hunter is one of those unconvential war films like Apocalypse Now or Born On The Fourth Of July that deals with the emontial hardships of the war and it's effects on the soldiers in the war. This is a very long, but fast moving film that deals with the hardships of war and the pains of the men who were lucky enough to come back alive. Robert De Niro gives a earth shattering performance that I think he borrows from his character in Taxi Driver. The Russian Roullete scene visually describes the terrors of Vietnam and shows what hell is. This movie is definitley not the best Vietnam War film, but it is the best film about friemdship and love during the turmoil.

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Summary: boring
Review: i found this movie disapointing. i am a big deniro fan(who isn't)? this movie though is just boring and predictable. the cast is great, especially christopher walken, which almost upped it to two stars, but it was just such a terrible movie. i could almost see why this movie was conidered a landmark film when it came out, but now it just seems dated. having already watched great movies such as full metal jacket and platoon, i did not see the deer hunter, but i already knew the outcome. you knew that this was going to be an anti-vietnam flick, and you knew either deniro or walken or both were going to come back and would "not be the same." but this movie offers nothing. the statement it's trying to make is obvious before the movie even starts. there is no real action no real drama. and is there really anyone that actually likes the wedding scene. talk about long. it went on for about an hour and takes up about a third of the movie. you can make a point about small town friendship without taking an hour to do it. the russian roulette scene is considered the truly great part of this movie. but was this really the best way to depict the horrors of war? it sad really that it was the only remotely decent part of the movie. this is supposed to be an anti-vietnam movie, but it does not seem as if there is a whole lot of warfare going on. the vietnam war was horrible. we get it already. you can watch just about anyother vietnam movie to get the same thing. and the deer hunter is the worst and most overated of all of the vietnam movies.

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Summary: You have to be in the mood to see this one
Review: This is an alright film, something worthwhile, but if you wanna see a war film that you are expecting to be a 23 year old Saving Private Ryan, skip it. However, if you want to see a long, slow-paced, but intresting film about an industrial Pennisylvania town adjusting to the Vietnam war, see it.

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Summary: A magnificient story of friendship
Review: In Europe, when this film was released, it created a scandal. Some critics wrote it was a racist movie, others that it was a western which takes place during the Viet-Nâm war. Forget all of that. Above all, it is about a beautiful and moving friendship between two friends, in the purest American tradition. Nevertheless, I did not enjoy it as much as Apocalypse now because the period is not described accurately enough for me.