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 enlarge | Director: Michael Cimino
Actors: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep
Studio: MCA/Universal Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  282 reviews
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Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 183
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: D20177D
ISBN: 0783225997
UPC: 025192017728
EAN: 9780783225999
ASIN: 0783225997
Theatrical Release Date: February 23, 1979
Release Date: March 31, 1998
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A great comment on war January 3, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Before I begin my review of The Deer Hunter, I need to concede a few things that are wrong with the film. First of all, we all know that nobody played russian roulette in Vietnam. I'll get back to that in a minute. The film is also undeniably racist. Now, I don't admit to being a real P.C. lobbyist (I've been known to tell my share of inappropriate jokes), but the way Cimino portrays the Vietnamese is embarrassing. All of them seem to be babbling idiots. And finally, this work does seem to be the work of an overactive ego (Cimino), but then again all you detractors, he got his just desserts in "Heaven's Gate." Now, let me talk about why I like the film. The russian roulette may not be true, but it does do a fantastic job of illustrating how war is a fruitless exercise. This film speaks less about the nature of the Vietnam war (which, overall, it does a pretty bad job of) than it does about the nature of war itself. But since it was so *hip* back then to knock the Vietnam war and all the veterans who fought so hard for us, Vietnam must've seemed a convenient setting. When I watch this film, I like to focus less on the politics of it and more on the performances, which are uniformly superb. De Niro has never been bad in any movie, likewise Streep (who looks radiant in this one). The two Johns, Cazale and Savage, are quite good in their roles too. The real treat for me is the performance of Christopher Walken as Nick. Seeing Nick's slide from carefree charmer to suicidal robot at the end of the film is one of the best supporting performances I have ever seen, right up there with Kevin Spacey in "The Usual Suspects". Walken won one of the most deserved Oscars ever for this film.
 THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN December 30, 1998
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
THIS IS THE MOST POWERFULL FILM THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN, MAYBE IT IS THE CHARACHTERS, THE SETTING... I FELT SUCH A STRONG CONNECTION TO THIS FILM THAT I IT TOOK ME DAYS TO RECOVER
One of the greatest. December 27, 1998
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Michael Cimino, though his later re-teaming with Walken was a complete failure for Heaven's Gate, did NOT fail with The Deer Hunter. De Niro and Walken are perfectly cast as the two close small town friends who join the army. With them, Steven (played by John Savage) joins as well. The movie follows a group the group of friends, which also includes John Cazale in his last film performance before his death by cancer (as Stan), Meryl Streep (as Linda), George Dzundza (as John), and Chuck Aspegren (as Axel). The Deer Hunter deserves the five star rating because of its acting, direction, music and story.
 Boring. December 20, 1998
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
A decidedly boring film that takes 3 hours to painfully wend its way to its desultory, but ultimately entirely predictable conclusion.
A cinematic masterpiece December 8, 1998
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The tale of American steel workers whose lives are overshadowed by the Vietnam war is one of the greatest emotional experiences imposed by any film. This film provides a look at the effects of Vietnam on the men and their lives afterwards. Not for the weak at heart, this film left a painful feeling in my chest long after its conclusion.
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