An excellent film, however an entirely different animal than Apocalypse Now. This film focuses more on the people going to war and the ones back home, and how everything changes in 'Nam. The acting is superb, De Niro and Walken are brilliant, however the only reason i can't give this a 10 is because of a few scenes that are just too slow, mainly that damn wedding scene, my god.
This movie really shows how war srews people up. Starts with a bunch of mates living normal lives, ends... well you can imagine. Only problem i have with this movie is the wedding part is way too long.
christopher walken stuns me with this. how did he allow himself to be so monumentally mistypecast after this AMAZING performance? (de niro SO mails it in, by the way, IMHO).
This is the movie that gave Cimino the power to make Heaven's Gate and the ego to go along with it. This film is great (DeNiro, Walken, Streep, Cazale, and Savage are all amazing) and it looks great, too. And that brings me back to my point: are "great" directors made by great DP's and an awesome cast? You have to think that maybe Cimino is one of those guys. For further proof, see Sunchaser.
This is a hard movie to sit through and watch what happens to these characters, but it's great at the same time and captures the Vietnam War unlike any other war film. A must see.
Like The Sheltering Sky, the worst scene is the one which explains the title: the deer hunting in this movie is ludicrous. Otherwise a superb piece of filmmaking.
3+ hours? Come on! I know there may be some marit to this film, but I couldn't wait for it to be over, and in my book that doesn't deserve a high rating.
The Deer Hunter was probably the worst compiled setup of prioritizing in a film ever made. Why they spent 50 minutes preparing for an extremely tacky wedding and zoomed in on unnecessary symbolism and then spent barely 30 minutes in Vietnam which was (in my opinion) the most important and well done part of the movie is just beyond me... I guess that's why I don't make movies... my take on this film would have been about 30 minutes long total and several characters would have been left out entirely... the acting was very good though, I will say that much.
An astonishing and powerful film about a group of Pennsylvania steelworkers whos lives are changed irrevocably by the Vietnam war. Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter won five academy awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor for Christopher Walken. Also featuring astonishing performances from Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep and John Cazale. This film is widely acknowledged as one of cinemas great masterpieces and contains some of the most memorable scenes in film history. When Michael went deer hunting it was very tense because the viewers want to know whether he will shoot a deer and how graphic it will be. Another tense moment is when Michael, Steven and Nick are captured by the Vietnamese people and are playing Russian Roulette. It is tense that there is a bullet inside the gun with the gun aimed at someones head. Nobody knows whether the person will shoot himself or whether the bullet isnt exactly in that area of the gun. I think it is Robert De Niros best film. I also like The Godfather Part 2, Raging Bull and GoodFellas.
It has been over 13 years since I have first laid eyes on this film ( a whopping old age of 10 I was!) and to this day and beyond no other movie breaks down my emotionless barrier unlike The Deer Hunter. For myself this film was the stepping stone to great cinema. I am a life long diehard Deniro and Walken fan because of this film. It ranks on my TOP 10 Greatest Movies Ever and will never leave and maybe ascend a spot or two as I get older. The story of small town blue-collar iron/steel mill workers fascinates from the beginng credits of the early morning dusk settling down sleeping forests of green, to the tyrranical jungles of Vietnam, amd back again to the small town turned upside down by tragedy striking thousands of miles away. Hands down this movie deserved every Oscar appointed to it and Deniro was a fine canidate for BEST ACTOR. Walken hands down acted his heart out and as I write this I recieve chills and goosebumps at remeberances of scenes past. If there were a TEN STAR rating I would mark that a million fold. Every one: young, old, skinny, fat, handicapped, bald, blue, hermaphrodites, whatever you may be....much watch this film before crossing over to the unknown which this movie so proudly exhibits.
Christopher Walken shines in one of the greatest films of all time. It is a must see for anyone. A harrowing tale, with brilliant performances for cast. It deserves all the akalades plus more.
Jesus, where should i even begin. This movie runs on a bit, but it contains probably the best combination of acting and pure horror of vietnam i've ever seen.
The Deer Hunter is a very realistic portrayal of the Vietnam war and what it brought to its veterans. Michael Cimino's best film, in my opinion. Deserving the Oscars it got. Christopher Walken is amazing in this film, his scenes were portrayed to cause terror to the audience.The Russian Roulette scene... wow, amazing. Clearly one of the best scenes in cinema. The Deer Hunter had amazing performances all throughout, including Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, John Cazale, and Christopher Walken.
classic...realistic..tense...great acting by all..including deniro, walken.streep..movie is a downer but very effective at delivering its message without hitting you over the head
Good Lord,How excellent is this movie!!??. I remembered things about half way through it and realized I had watched this as a child.HELLO.WTF were my parents think9ing?Anyway such a tremendous cast.God I love Christopher Walken,he is just smooth as hell,and dammmm diddy damm De Niro looks HOT with a beard.Anyway Excellent yet very emotional story of a great group of friends from a small town and the way the Vietnam war changed everything about them.Excellent movie,I can't give this anymore stars,I wish I could.If you have not seen this you need too.=)
thanks to the library copy of the DVD SKIPPING LIKE A MOTHER F***ER...I didn't catch the last 20 mins...still, I knew this was a great movie...and it is.
Même s'il est aisé de reconnaître que The Deer Hunter n'est pas un mauvais film, j'ai de la difficulté à comprendre pourquoi est-ce qu'il devrait être considéré comme l'un des meilleurs classiques du cinéma. Deniro est certes incroyablement brillant, mais le script présente plusieurs lacunes et les dialogues sont bien loin d'être travaillés. Sans parler des incroyables longueurs, dont la première heure qui n'établit presque rien, qui minent l'intérêt du spectateur et sabotent la fluidité du déroulement.
Les scènes de guerre étaient bien sympathiques, il faut bien avouer qu'on reste par moment scotché au bout de notre chaise, bien que le suspense de la roulette russe en soit un largement statique. D'ailleurs, le dénouement de l'histoire m'apparaît louche et concordent peu avec la nature des personnages. À ce que j'ai lu, dans le script original, la situation finale de Michael et de Nick étaient inversés. En mon sens, le film aurait été bien meilleur et davantage plausible si c'avait été le cas.
D'ailleurs, pourquoi cet élan de sympathie américaine à la toute fin, alors que c'est justement le pays qui a assassiné leur ami?
An excellent Vietnam war film. Good good good good good good good good! My whole respect for this one. One of the most brutally shocking and realistic portrayals of the Vietnam War and its aftermath, including psychological and character consequences. Genius.
This is a great movie and another one of my favorite De Niro performances.It's a story about friendship,a really good film that one 5 academy awards,a must see!
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