The Deer Hunter
by Michael Cimino
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Actor: Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep, Robert De NiroDirector: Michael Cimino
Brand: UNI DIST CORP. (MCA)
Writer: Michael Cimino
Producer: Barry Spikings
Producer: Joann Carelli
Producer: John Peverall
Writer: Deric Washburn
Writer: Louis Garfinkle
Writer: Quinn K. Redeker
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 2.35:1
Running Time: 182 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-03-31
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MCA/Universal Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Deer Hunter
Movie Review: Deniro lives up to Taxi Driver here and then some
Summary: 5 Stars
Now here is truly a drama as good as, if not better than Platoon. Especially in light of this dark era we find ourselves living in, where it seems that military and prison are the only two industries thriving right now, this may be the best movie ever made. What a sick, demonic world that we are living in today, if you don't mind my saying so, or if it's even still legal for me to say it. The film shows the effect traumatic situations can travel into within a mind control framework, where after the satanic ceremonial 'cleansing' of war, Walken rejects Heaven and prefers Hell because it is all that is familiar to him now. At least that's my take on it. It's interesting to me how those living a Hell on earth may very well find themselves in a Heaven within the cosmos later. The power of friendship and the power of trauma are the two central themes here in this beautiful movie which shows the essence of both better than any other that I can recall. Also, Cavatina is a great song that perfectly matches the tone in the overall movie. It starts off slow but it is well worth it to watch to the bitterweet end.
Summary of The Deer Hunter
THIS RIVETING FILM FOLLOWS A GROUP OF FRIENDS FROM APENNSYLVANIA STEEL PLANT TO THE LETHAL CAULDRON OF VIETNAM.Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, The Deer Hunter is simultaneously an audacious directorial conceit and one of the greatest films ever made about friendship and the personal impact of war. Like Apocalypse Now, it's hardly a conventional battle film--the soldier's experience was handled with greater authenticity in Platoon--but its depiction of war on an intimate scale packs a devastatingly dramatic punch. Director Michael Cimino may be manipulating our emotions with masterful skill, but he does it in a way that stirs the soul and pinches our collective nerves with graphic, high-intensity scenes of men under life-threatening duress. Although Russian-roulette gambling games were not a common occurrence during the Vietnam war, they're used here as a metaphor for the futility of the war itself. To the viewer, they become unforgettably intense rites of passage for the best friends--Pennsylvania steelworkers played by Robert De Niro, John Savage, and Oscar winner Christopher Walken--who may survive or perish during their tour through a tropical landscape of hell. Back home, their loved ones must cope with the war's domestic impact, and in doing so they allow The Deer Hunter to achieve a rare combination of epic storytelling and intimate, heart-rending drama. --Jeff Shannon
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