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Saw The Deer Hunter for the first time last night
Posted on 7/18/11 at 9:11 pm
Posted on 7/18/11 at 9:11 pm
It was not as good as all the hype IMo, but it is still a great flick.
The Russian roulette scenes were well done and really tugged on emotions. I don't think it's as good as Full Metal Jacket, but I'd put it above Goodfellas in my list
FWIW
The Russian roulette scenes were well done and really tugged on emotions. I don't think it's as good as Full Metal Jacket, but I'd put it above Goodfellas in my list
FWIW
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Posted on 7/18/11 at 9:12 pm to Bigpoppat
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It was not as good as all the hype IMo
Yes.
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but I'd put it above Goodfellas in my list
Fuuuuuuck no.
Posted on 7/18/11 at 9:14 pm to THRILLHO
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It was not as good as all the hype IMo
Yes.
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but I'd put it above Goodfellas in my list
Fuuuuuuck no.
truth
Posted on 7/18/11 at 9:18 pm to THRILLHO
Don't get me wrong I love Goodfellas
I might be saying this only because I've seen Goodfellas at least 10 times and The Deer Hunter is fresh in my mind after the first viewing
I might be saying this only because I've seen Goodfellas at least 10 times and The Deer Hunter is fresh in my mind after the first viewing
Posted on 7/18/11 at 9:19 pm to Bigpoppat
Never understood the Cimino love.
Posted on 7/18/11 at 10:25 pm to Bigpoppat
Never seen it. No desire to.
Posted on 7/18/11 at 11:34 pm to ellunchboxo
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Never seen it. No desire to.
I'd recommend it
Posted on 7/18/11 at 11:39 pm to Bigpoppat
I thought that there were good scenes in this movie, but I didn't like it as a whole. The long wedding scene seems to be a major point of contention, with advocates saying that it works perfectly in contrast with what follows and detractors saying that it just drags on for a ridiculous amount of screen time. I'm in the latter category.
Posted on 7/18/11 at 11:56 pm to Muppet
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The long wedding scene
It was very long, almost 1/3 of the movie. I tend to agree with you that it was a bit much, but I can see how it adds to the allure of the movie
Posted on 7/19/11 at 12:32 am to Bigpoppat
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I tend to agree with you that it was a bit much, but I can see how it adds to the allure of the movie
I had it on while doing some things around the house until all of the wedding and hunting was over.
The only parts I care to watch are the scenes in Nam and the scenes back home afterwards. That's why I didn't really pay attention until that part started up.
I understand character development but deer Hunter is ridiculous with the amount of time they take to let you get to know these guys.
Posted on 7/19/11 at 12:48 am to Bigpoppat
I've tried to make it through the beginning several times. No luck.
Posted on 7/19/11 at 4:20 am to Bigpoppat
The wedding scene reminds me of a Visconti film --you can choose to be bored by it or use it to get to know these people.
It's a film of great performances, the cinematography is aces, but it suffers from terrible pacing, and at the end of the day its thesis is no different from other war films of the time.
It's a film of great performances, the cinematography is aces, but it suffers from terrible pacing, and at the end of the day its thesis is no different from other war films of the time.
This post was edited on 7/19/11 at 4:22 am
Posted on 7/19/11 at 4:30 am to Bigpoppat
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but I'd put it above Goodfellas in my list
Posted on 7/19/11 at 6:43 am to Afreaux
i saw it after many hyped it up. however, i wish it was more about the war than his home life.
Posted on 7/19/11 at 7:49 am to Bigpoppat
They had to have found the dirtiest steel town in the Country though.That place had an inch of black suet all over it.
Posted on 7/19/11 at 7:52 am to Muppet
I thought the wedding scene and the immediate hunting episode just after it were crucial. It intorduced you to the characters and their culture. As a result, the war and its aftermath was even more horrifying.
Posted on 7/19/11 at 8:17 am to Bigpoppat
Saw it for the first time like 2 or 3 years ago. I thought it was a great movie. I'd put it up as one of my favorite 70s movies.
This post was edited on 7/19/11 at 8:19 am
Posted on 7/19/11 at 8:41 am to constant cough
The scene with the 3 bullets is fricking insane.
Posted on 7/19/11 at 8:57 am to John Merlyn
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They had to have found the dirtiest steel town in the Country though.That place had an inch of black suet all over it.
Surely you mean soot and not raw beef or mutton fat.
This movie had such an impact when it came out because of the backlash and healing from the Vietnam War.
This post was edited on 7/19/11 at 8:58 am
Posted on 7/19/11 at 9:29 am to oompaw
I like Deer Hunter but it certainly is not an action flick by any means. Its a deep character study that goes far down the tracks to let you breath in atmosphere of where these characters are from, how they related to each other and how the war and subsequent return impacted them.
I do believe the wedding was a tad long, but there are some great and subtle performances in this movie. Cazale was outstanding as always in his trademark subtle way. Voigt, Walken at his best and DeNiro before he became the suck.
I do believe the wedding was a tad long, but there are some great and subtle performances in this movie. Cazale was outstanding as always in his trademark subtle way. Voigt, Walken at his best and DeNiro before he became the suck.
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