The Deer Hunter [Blu-ray + DVD] (Universal's 100th Anniversary)


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The Deer Hunter [Blu-ray + DVD] (Universal's 100th Anniversary)




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    7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars New Blu ray re-release of Vietnam War classic, January 25, 2012
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    M. Oleson (Fort Worth, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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    This review is from: The Deer Hunter [Blu-ray + DVD] (Universal's 100th Anniversary) (Blu-ray)
    Not having seen this movie in years, it was with some trepidation that I watched. Like many films of this stature, it can be difficult to view at times. Of course many will remember the time when the 3 best friends are captured by the Viet Cong and forced into games of Russian roulette. Knowing those scenes pretty well, equal focus should be placed on the long build up in the first act which shows how those friendships evolve.

    There is no doubt Christopher Walken deserved his Oscar, but watch the byplay between De Niro's title character and that of Meryl Streep's who is the girlfriend of Nick (Walken) and Michael's (Robert De Niro) best friend. At first there are the glimses and subtle attraction. Michael is clearly smitten by Linda (Streep), but stays at a distance because of her relationship with Nick. Linda likes Michael but more like a brother or best friend. This relationship awkwardly changes, but while Michael has romance in mind, Linda still loves Nick. Yet she is... Read more
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    2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the very best, January 31, 2012
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    Dr. James Gardner (California) - See all my reviews
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    This review is from: The Deer Hunter [Blu-ray + DVD] (Universal's 100th Anniversary) (Blu-ray)
    "The Deer Hunter" is a 1978 drama about the war in Vietnam. For people too young to remember, the Vietnam War ended with the fall of Saigon in 1975 and "reunification" followed the next year.

    The first film about the Vietnam War appeared in 1968 with John Wayne directing and starring in "Green Beret" which was a typical war film, often depicted as glorifying the War. But most films about the war offered a very different version and in the next decade we had a number of excellent anti-war interpretations, including Oscar winning "Coming Home" (1978), "The Boys in Company C" (1978), the musical "Hair" (1979), the Emmy winning TV movie "Friendly Fire" (1979), Oscar winning "Apocalypse Now" (1979), and "First Blood" (1982).

    As much as any film from this era, "Deer Hunter" received universal acclaim. The film won 5 Oscars (Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Editing, Sound) and was nominated for 4 more (Actor, Actress, Cinematographer, Screenplay). It won 2 BAFTAs... Read more
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    3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best Vietnam movie ever made, January 20, 2012
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    Greg Tyska (Harrington Park, NJ) - See all my reviews
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    This review is from: The Deer Hunter [Blu-ray + DVD] (Universal's 100th Anniversary) (Blu-ray)
    One of my all time favorite movies. Incredible story, amazing acting - especially Deniro and Walken (Deniro was robbed of the best actor award if you ask me, although Jon Voight was great in Coming Home too). Can't wait to see the deleted scenes and extended scenes. The slapping and hitting, by the way, is real during the Russian Roulette scene at the POW camp. DeNiro wanted them to really hit him so he get more emotionally involved in the scene. Amazing! Great movie and a must see. It's on AFI's top 100 movies of all time for a good reason.
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