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The Deer Hunter

1978
Drama
War
3h 3m
An in-depth examination of the way that the Vietnam war affects the lives of people in a small industrial town in the USA.
Directed by:
Michael Cimino Michael Cimino
Written by:
Quinn K. Redeker Deric Washburn Louis Garfinkle Michael Cimino Michael Cimino
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Starring:
Amy Wright Amy Wright Meryl Streep Meryl Streep Robert De Niro Robert De Niro Christopher Walken Christopher Walken John Savage John Savage George Dzundza George Dzundza Joe Grifasi Joe Grifasi John Cazale John Cazale Chuck Aspegren Chuck Aspegren Shirley Stoler Shirley Stoler Rutanya Alda Joel Thingvall
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Genres:
Drama, War
Country:
USA
Languages:
English, French, Cantonese, Russian, Vietnamese
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The Deer Hunter

1978
Drama
War
3h 3m
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johnnyzombieJohnnyZombie
Rated 02 Jun 2008
94
93rd
Good look at how a war can change people and their relationships. The first act drags a bit, but the rest of the movie is very powerful and distrubing at times. Also interesting is the choice of "God Bless America" at the end of the movie. It suggests either dying or false patriotism from a mixed group of people (blue-collar workers and vets) that the American government claims to love, yet constantly turns their backs on.
Rated 02 Jun 2008
farzanFarzan
Rated 22 Feb 2008
81
76th
The Deer Hunter is a very powerful film, and shows the bonds of frienship and the virtue of courage in a unique way. I really liked how the film is split up into three acts. The first act was dragged on for far too long, and the second and third acts were overall extremely well done. The Deer Hunter has one of the most intense scenes in any film - the russian roulette scene. There are a few of them, but the first one with Walken and De Niro was insane! Great acting, and cinematography. Awesome!
Rated 22 Feb 2008
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 22 Jul 2008
10
97th
This film grows on you, I think the problem with this one is that it's overshadowed by its own "greatness", and people tend to look past the more important aspects of this film (the wedding sequence etc.). I, for one absolutely adored the first hour: so well acted and directed (DeNiro and Walken are unforgettable). The rest of the film is very powerful, endearing and sad. A couple of flaws but it's still one of my favorite character driven stories and films... and no, it's not overrated!
Rated 22 Jul 2008
ewp805ewp805
Rated 02 Jul 2012
88
91st
A powerful look at the changes a group of working class buds go through during the Vietnam Conflict. It suffers some serious pacing issues in the beginning, dragging far too long, but the characters manage to really drive it home in the second and third acts. Incredibly well acted with a brooding performance by De Niro and Walken's unforgettably haunting transformation studded with some very intense scenes. A difficult, yet rewarding, watch that will only get better with repeated viewings.
Rated 02 Jul 2012
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
53rd
A fine cast, attention to detail, harrowing moments, great feel for the milieu, and Cavatina. But the flaws are significant: a kind of absurdity that descends once the central motif takes over, the indefensible opposition between the humanity of every American and the inhumanity of every Asian (not just Vietnamese either), sketchy female characters, and the wholly unironic salute to the good ole US of A with which it ends. The opening really resembles that of DAYS OF HEAVEN. Re-watched 2021.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 14 Apr 2010
84
90th
It's somehow engaging and effective, despite its long running. Cimino tells the story of innocent americans who were dragged into war and could never be the same again. The male bonding is powerfully deconstructed through the russian roulete scenes, which presents Christopher Walken at his best.
Rated 14 Apr 2010
ozymandius10ozymandius10
Rated 14 Aug 2007
88
95th
Excellent movie. It has easily one of the saddest endings I've ever seen. Some would say that as a negative, but I say if you actually feel for the characters by the end of the movie, then the makers have done their job.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
nathandarkoNathanDarko
Rated 10 Jun 2009
98
98th
[May contain Spoiler] This Movie don't care about explosions & effects. Cimino concentrates himself about the aftermath of the war, for every person that got involved by this cruel War. Family,Friends,Soldiers. War is Hell, and the Devil will be in their heads until they die. When Michael came home he felt like a stranger in his own Town. And Nick prefered to die after he realized that everything he saw will stay in his mind indespenable.Maybe one of the best Anti War Films ever made.
Rated 10 Jun 2009
sebastianSebastian
Rated 02 Sep 2007
50
13th
No question, it's a good movie. The characters and actors are great, it's very emotional, it's not boring (even though the exposition is too long), but it's racist. All the vietnamese people in this movie are torturers, prostitutes oder gangsters. To reduce the Vietnam War to the scheme of evil Vietcong and poor American soldiers is impossible.
Rated 02 Sep 2007
teddedonTedDedon
Rated 19 Mar 2007
96
95th
The Deer Hunter is the greatest character driven war movie I've ever seen. It really has almost nothing to do with the actual war itself, but rather the excellent drive the main characters have and how these events completely reverse--or push--their lives. This may be a slightly flawed movie by today's standards but there are several scenes in particular that are, without a doubt, the most intense I have ever seen on film. Anyone who has seen the movie knows which scenes I'm referring to.
Rated 19 Mar 2007
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 29 Apr 2010
100
96th
Yes, the wedding sequence is long. Yes, it's strange when they sing God Bless America in the final scene. True, none of the characters are very likable. I've been reading mini-reviews about this movie, and all of these points are being brought up as points against this film. However, none of these things necessarily result in an inferior movie. It`s just a list of things that are technically true. I don't think any of you have a damned clue what you're talking about. Use your heads.
Rated 29 Apr 2010
twincinematwincinema
Rated 08 Jul 2019
40
18th
I knew this film had a Russian Roulette scene. What I did not know was that film had Russian Roulette scenes. Plural. I wanted to play Russian Roulette rather than watch this film.
Rated 08 Jul 2019
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 07 Apr 2016
94
95th
A profane game of chance and a sacred game of control dissolving and reinforcing the players' identities respectively. The slow pacing of the first act is necessary to spring-load the next two and really contains the soul of the movie.
Rated 07 Apr 2016
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 06 Mar 2012
85
88th
Mao!
Rated 06 Mar 2012
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 26 Apr 2020
93
94th
It all hinged on an 8% chance https://youtu.be/6svL10xXulQ?t=141
Rated 26 Apr 2020
tathieltathiel
Rated 14 Apr 2009
97
99th
Fucking-A!
Rated 14 Apr 2009
eric_wkEric WK
Rated 24 Mar 2011
55
36th
Pretty much the 'Crash' of the 70s, huh? Maybe that's not fair. Maybe it's the 'The King's Speech' of the 70s - a film that tried so dang hard to win a Best Picture Oscar that it actually did! There are great scenes here and performances to match, but it's just such a mess. If you don't laugh out loud at the ending, it's time to reevaluate your ability to criticize cinema.
Rated 24 Mar 2011
davidthomsonDavidThomson
Rated 10 Sep 2012
95
86th
One of the great American films. This is a story in wich the stupid male pride of America bows to stronger forces and more elastic philosophies. It is a picture in which a small survey of manhood revelates desperate, tragic, and inadequate characters; in which women hardly know how to make their presence felt. It is redneck America. It is one of the few American films that work like a novel. It is unsettling, yet it is mysterious. Far more than Apocalypse Now, this film smells of Conrad.
Rated 10 Sep 2012
eveeluneveelun
Rated 21 Jan 2009
79
72nd
There's no denying that there are some powerful and memorable images and scenes, but it's very inconsistent in terms of pacing and tone. The acting is strong, but the writing and characterization wasn't always convincing.
Rated 21 Jan 2009
rodoki11rodoki_11
Rated 14 Aug 2007
96
98th
A very good screenplay that rises to greatness in the capable hands of De Niro and a young Christopher Walken, in the finest performance of his career.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
rufamRufam
Rated 29 Jul 2011
75
72nd
"The Deer Hunter" is neither the tightest nor the most partial film I've seen, but it's still a pretty solid motion picture. It's strong in its storytelling but feeble in its propaganda. Its unfair depiction of the Vietnamese as well as the laborious length bring it down. That said, it is very good for what it is -an engrossing, touching, well-made, effectively manipulative and splendidly acted (De Niro, Walken and Streep are all remarkable) war melodrama.
Rated 29 Jul 2011
anilscnanilscn
Rated 23 Oct 2021
45
38th
??? Şaka mı yapıyosunuz aqqq sokarım verdiğiniz puanlara. Yıllardır duyduğum "vietnamlıları cani, abdlileri iyi gösteriyorlar" konulu filme rastlamadığımdan, bu cümlenin aşırı anti kapitalizmden sanrı görme olduğunu düşünürdüm. Değilmiş. Ya şu filme yüksek veren insanların bahsettiğim cümleyi kurduğuna o kadar eminim ki. Ayrıca kurgu da kocaman bir bokkk gibi. Recep ivedikle filan kapışır. Verdiğim bu yüksek puan "savaş karşıtı" yanına ve görüntüye
Rated 23 Oct 2021
joojooJooJoo
Rated 20 Apr 2007
5
80th
Everyone says the first hour needs to be cut but I'd rather the rest [especially post-war] be the bit to get the ax.
Rated 20 Apr 2007
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 14 Mar 2007
7
67th
It's a bit lethargic, and focuses too much time on laying a foundation for unecessary character development. However, while it could use a lot of editing ( the pre-nam part, specifically ) the next two chapters in this three chapter epic are haunting, and feature incredible acting ( Christopher Walken is fantastic ). The russian roulette sequences still give me chills...
Rated 14 Mar 2007
muzak66muzak66
Rated 28 Jun 2008
97
98th
VERY POWERFUL AND GREAT MOVIE and I was filmed in a local Pittsburgh town.
Rated 28 Jun 2008
harmonicaHarmonica
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
81st
Glacial pacing at times, which might take a few viewings to appreciate, but this is a character drama film full of great performances where the added run time allows the actors to portray their roles to the fullest. Only worth watching in a relaxed and contemplative mindset, which might not come around too often, but hugely rewarding in that moment - emotionally draining but providing true catharsis in the best traditions of drama. The ending, when it arrives, is a powerhouse like few others.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 12 Dec 2006
71
29th
Such an incredibly mixed bag. The opening wedding scene is interminable and the whole thing is much more dated than other Vietnam movies. On the other hand it has some incredibly powerful moments and social commentary, and the performances are really wonderful.
Rated 12 Dec 2006
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 22 Sep 2010
91
98th
Some powerful scenes are weighed down by a bit of fluff but it still sticks with me even a decade or more after originally viewing it. Walken is great.
Rated 22 Sep 2010
staryarabbistaryarabbi
Rated 27 Jan 2015
85
88th
There is no difference between shooting a deer and killing thousands of people. Small or large, the economy of expenditure and war is based on enormous amounts of sacrifice and irrationality. If "Full Metal Jacket" is a pre-war film and "Apocalypse Now" is a war film, then this seems to be a post-war film because it mostly focuses on the after effects of the war
Rated 27 Jan 2015
edkrakedkrak
Rated 14 Feb 2014
65
54th
Good direction and acting, but it's yet another story about those poor Americans who killed themselves some Vietnamese and now they're so miserable. Also this whole russian roulette plot seems like from some B-movie. I have a hard time deicidng about the score.
Rated 14 Feb 2014
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 30 Jan 2018
46
46th
I don't get the love for this film; its pacing is painfully plodding and mundane scenes go on forever. The character arc is one-note and it's pretty clear that being a movie about Russian roulette they had to do a lot of shit to pad out the run time. Its depiction of PTSD comes off as tepid and absurd while very obviously not having any idea what the Vietnam War was actually like. There's occasionally some sparks of genius but the movie is a boring, overly long mess.
Rated 30 Jan 2018
andaybandayb
Rated 18 Jun 2018
80
91st
aside from cimino's questionable pacing, there's very little to fault in this film. the first act is indeed overstretched, definetely overstays its welcome. but the stuff that breaths life into this film is the uncanny story and the amazing performance of the leads. walken establishes himself as a top caliber actor, while de niro cements his status as a master.
Rated 18 Jun 2018
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 18 Dec 2009
89
80th
Impressive in many ways, but overlong. Also, the Russian roulette scenes are ridiculous. Still, DeNiro, Cazale, Walken and Streep all deliver extraordinary performances, and the atmosphere of a small eastern industrial town in the 60's is excellent.
Rated 18 Dec 2009
lexlex
Rated 17 Mar 2014
90
80th
Where Apocalypse Now showed the destruction of the human psyche and Full Metal Jacket the mass produced dehumanization of becoming a soldier, here's a Vietnam film simply about people, and how their lives are before, during and after their war experience. It's a bit overly long, yeah, but the acting is incredible and really brings out the human core of the story so it never seems like it's just wasting time.
Rated 17 Mar 2014
triffidtriffid
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
7th
Disturbing at some parts, incredibly boring everywhere else. The three parts feel like entirely different movies.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
whomperizewhomperize
Rated 14 Aug 2007
88
94th
A high score just for the famous Russian Roulette scene alone. The slow pace can be argued, but this remains, because of its simplicity and killer acting, one of the best war movies ever made.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
c3mgurc3mgur
Rated 17 Sep 2011
88
88th
Perfect beginning, perfect end. Surely deserves every letter of "classic" word.
Rated 17 Sep 2011
nobletNoblet
Rated 03 Jan 2012
80
70th
It has it's ups and downs - I thought the film's portrayal of the Vietnamese mostly as evil maniacs was an unfortunate decision. And there are a lot of pointless scenes, this didn't need to be 3 hours long. However, the depth of the American characters, anchored by some great performances, and some of the most intense scenes I've ever seen in a war movie really made up for the bad parts in my opinion.
Rated 03 Jan 2012
kebapcheKebapche
Rated 28 Apr 2014
80
65th
I really hope that singing "God bless America" at the end was sarcastic
Rated 28 Apr 2014
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 22 Jun 2016
4
55th
so much inner life to this movie, so much sincere emotion to the performances, i can forgive the laughably overdone pair of metaphors at its centre.
Rated 22 Jun 2016
stflyst_fly
Rated 22 Aug 2007
93
97th
Excellent
Rated 22 Aug 2007
martrynmartryn
Rated 15 Aug 2007
92
94th
Christopher Walken and Robert DeNiro deserve every bit of recognition and fame they received from this classic. Watching these characters change... quite the impact.
Rated 15 Aug 2007
bizortbizort
Rated 21 Feb 2008
98
99th
I've never had a movie hit me like this one did. What a moving story
Rated 21 Feb 2008
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 11 Feb 2010
75
71st
Good acting from a fine cast but it's a bit overrated because of a few visceral scenes that have become a part of film lore. The morals and personal introspection is also rather shallow in hindsight.
Rated 11 Feb 2010
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 03 Mar 2007
3
38th
Very strong Vietnam fare with great performances. It pales in comparison to Apocalypse Now, though it's a different beast; much more character-driven, and in this case, the performances are uniformly excellent; De Niro, Streep, Walken and Cazale give some of the greatest ensemble acting ever.
Rated 03 Mar 2007
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 03 Jul 2012
4
74th
Its gritty authenticity, sensitivity, and downbeat tone are in stark contrast to the usual tendency to depict war as sensational and operatic. The notorious Russian roulette sequences are a brilliant central metaphor around which the entire film is built, encapsulating the immense pressure these characters are under. It is needlessly long, and unfortunately doesn't rise above the one-sided cliche of a vile and inhumane enemy, but this is a film greater than the sum of its sometimes flawed parts.
Rated 03 Jul 2012
duderDuder
Rated 14 Oct 2010
60
40th
Many people said that this needs a second watch. I guess it does. It's 3 hours long but looks like it needs an hour more, too many time jumps and all that. Performances are so superb that you keep watching but the story fell apart for me, emotions were all left tangled, early cuts in emotional scenes etc.. Dunno.. It is a good movie but has some serious problems.
Rated 14 Oct 2010
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
80
84th
Laced with brilliance, full of super performances, and really very powerful and suspenseful. But there are issues, primarily with pacing. "The Deer Hunter" drags its heels terribly at times. With repeat viewings it improves though.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 14 Aug 2007
71
37th
Once-lauded epic that is now rightfully being re-evaluated. This film is the definition of "uneven", where every brilliant moment is counterbalanced by boring filler.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 18 May 2011
75
63rd
Ding mao!
Rated 18 May 2011
magbMagb
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
50th
The pre-war part is too long, in my opinion. They didn't need to spend that much time establishing what sort of life the characters were living. The rest of the movie didn't quite blow me away either, but parts are definitely very good.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
pompousasspompousass
Rated 04 Mar 2009
20
44th
Cimino's Vietnam War story centers around an "ours not to reason why" trio of mindlessly patriotic Middle Americans from a small Pennsylvania steel town. Three hours long, in the tradition of bigness established by the Second World War stories of Norman Mailer, James Jones, Herman Wouk, and Irwin Shaw, the movie has an enfeebling lack of dramatic focus, of overall form, of individually interesting scenes, of social context, and of point of view.
Rated 04 Mar 2009
gnalkhereGnalkhere
Rated 15 Apr 2017
90
91st
It's like anything that went wrong in Heaven's Gate, went right in this film
Rated 15 Apr 2017
glmglm
Rated 05 Apr 2010
89
89th
88.750
Rated 05 Apr 2010
guy_piranhaguy piranha
Rated 16 Mar 2015
80
90th
An engaging twist on the genre, an anti-war movie in which the depiction of war only takes the tiniest bit of screentime. The focus is definitely on the impact war has on people, and how that is in no way limited to the place where it is fought.
Rated 16 Mar 2015
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 14 Jun 2008
94
99th
Great
Rated 14 Jun 2008
whatismynamewhatismyname
Rated 19 May 2009
60
49th
God damn it was long. Cut the first 50 minutes and nothing changes from the film. A part of the film that really bother me was when they were captured in Vietnam, they gave no clues on how exactly they were captured, little things like that bother me..
Rated 19 May 2009
snallygastersnallygaster
Rated 13 Jul 2013
53
52nd
Not the patriotic ode to the USA and its military that some seem to take it for. However, its message is a bit too confused to work as a real criticism, either. The internal logic of the film seems to suggest that its Vietnam is just a symbol of war in general, and that the 3 American soldiers represent its casualties. Yet it also relies on the viewer having certain specific assumptions, such as Vietnam as a failed (US) policy, and seems happy to avoid any real challenge of nationalist mythos.
Rated 13 Jul 2013
boxcarsBoxcars
Rated 25 Jul 2016
9
89th
Make no mistake: 'The Deer Hunter' is not about Vietnam, and it makes to claim to recreate the war with historical accuracy. Instead, it uses the war and a brilliantly powerful symbol to show how three different men respond to pressure induced by a senselessly grim world. While it may occasionally drag in doing so, the picture as a whole makes it worthwhile.
Rated 25 Jul 2016
johnshaftjohnshaft
Rated 02 Jul 2009
90
88th
A little long and a little messy, but still poignant and memorable, with some incredibly suspenseful and intense scenes and some excellent performances.
Rated 02 Jul 2009
andreaslutroandreaslutro
Rated 29 Sep 2014
55
16th
More than anything, this movie is boring. The parts that take place in America are boring, the characters are uninteresting and don't really seem to have much of an arc.
Rated 29 Sep 2014
damildamil
Rated 12 Jan 2012
80
90th
This film is 3 hours in length, but it didn't feel long, even though it was often slow-moving. It was a great anti-war film which reminded me of Apocalypse Now (1979) and Rescue Dawn (2006). I loved the theme of Russian roulette running throughout the film. I don't have a whole more to say about it, but it was really good.
Rated 12 Jan 2012
actionbergActionberg
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
84th
Really depressing, but extremely well done.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 30 May 2019
35
12th
Soooooo long. Also very notably pretends like only American lives were affected by the war because all Vietnamese were bloodthirsty commies anyway
Rated 30 May 2019
yesistastyyesistasty
Rated 26 Sep 2015
95
88th
Remarkable use of vast studio resources to craft a strange, intense, downbeat sort of story. One of the great culminations of the silver age of American cinema. The location shooting in Appalachia is beautiful and bittersweet, the acting is natural and complex, the cinematography is intricate, and the set design is sometimes mindblowing.
Rated 26 Sep 2015
fudgiebfudgieb
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
70th
A deeply involving look at Nam through the eyes of small town Everymen.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ronthedogronthedog
Rated 14 Nov 2015
87
89th
Unusual and pleasing in its length, it manages via the springboard of the first act, to reach real emotional depth. Thought it ran out of steam a little towards the end, however.
Rated 14 Nov 2015
karlsonkarlson
Rated 21 Mar 2021
90
95th
This movie has many layers and angles, I never realised how ambitious this movie is in its purpose to tell so many stories at the same time. And I admire it becasue it works and I connect to it on a very down-to-earth way (instead of, for example, Apocalypse Now, that succeeds in a far more metaphysical level). The soundtrack and the cinematography aren't that virtuous and even a bit cranky at times, but even though the story holds.
Rated 21 Mar 2021
stuie299stuie299
Rated 29 Jul 2023
75
46th
The Deer Hunter is simply too long and disjointed. The cast is great and Walken gives an especially noteworthy performance. It's just the screenplay is rather unfocused. It tries to be both a Vietnam War movie and and a drama about the effects of war, but doesn't really blend the two well (not sure if it's the writing, editing, or both). I really liked certain segments. I just don't know if everything worked as a whole. The movie could have been easily been 30-45 minutes shorter.
Rated 29 Jul 2023
gill0383gill0383
Rated 14 Jan 2011
95
84th
Along with Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now', this is one of the best films made that attempts to preserve an understanding of the Vietnam-era US for those of us for whom that time belongs to history. The scenes at war capture the feeling of having a nightmare like no other work that I can think of.
Rated 14 Jan 2011
solomonburrrSolomonBurrr
Rated 29 Mar 2020
84
85th
84
Rated 29 Mar 2020
dorothyozDorothyOz
Rated 23 Aug 2015
80
81st
Very long but very good
Rated 23 Aug 2015
pigletPiglet
Rated 08 Jun 2009
89
99th
One of the greatest films of all time. Though that wedding scene goes on for quite a bit....Shame about Cimino...
Rated 08 Jun 2009
thursday555thursday555
Rated 24 Sep 2010
95
98th
Almost perfect. There are a few times when the score runs on the melodramatic side, but the high points of the film more than make up for a couple minor misses. It is a classic.
Rated 24 Sep 2010
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 03 Jul 2007
85
91st
Four buddies from the same town go off to fight in Vietnam, but the experience and aftermath are nothing like they had expected. Some wonky pacing, especially in the first half...but Christopher Walken playing insane is just so damn good.
Rated 03 Jul 2007
marlinbrandoMarlinbrando
Rated 06 Aug 2010
88
79th
"This is THIS!"
Rated 06 Aug 2010
madisomadiso
Rated 16 Jan 2007
80
96th
how good s de niro u can see it in that movie he s the best actor alive and that russian rullet scene god it was wonderfu.l
Rated 16 Jan 2007
sweekodenSweekoden
Rated 02 Nov 2013
75
72nd
Long. Russian roulette scene is amazing. Rest of the film is good. But real, real long.
Rated 02 Nov 2013
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 25 Jun 2019
80
81st
savaşa, tanımladığı insanların yaşamları üzerinden bakışı benzerini deneyen birçok filme göre çok daha samimi ve tutarlı. bu açıdan savaşı mesele edinen ve özellikle işgal edilmiş ülkedeki vahşeti içeren herhangi bir filmin, savaşın arkasındaki sosyopolitik nedenlere en azından ima yollu değinmesinin ahlaken gerekliliği belki bu karakterler özelinde kenara konulabilir. fakat filmin kendi tutarlılığı bir yana istemsizce rahatsız eden bir bakışı var burada.
Rated 25 Jun 2019
paraguay1001Paraguay1001
Rated 28 Sep 2013
82
39th
Need to see it again but i remember some blistering powerful scenes and overall a very slow film that didnt quite hold me as well as it's reputation would suggest
Rated 28 Sep 2013
neonmanNeonman
Rated 19 Nov 2010
63
20th
One of the dirtiest mainstream films I've ever seen, and appropriately so. The first third is so-so, the second third is brilliant, and the last third is a bit poor.
Rated 19 Nov 2010
oaicoaic
Rated 21 Jun 2009
50
23rd
An inferior version of "Bullet in the Head"
Rated 21 Jun 2009
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 31 Oct 2023
90
93rd
Now, if you wanna you wanna tell me that a 45 minute wedding was to much, I'll grant you that. The only person who should be watching that much wedding footage is the video editor for your cousins wedding that cost $50k, had a free bar, and Aunt Jeanie had a mental break 3 hours into the reception. And the video that editor comes back with should be 30 minutes max. Even thats pushing it.
Rated 31 Oct 2023
ale_jetAle-Jet
Rated 01 Jun 2012
97
98th
For meg kan ikke film bli så mye bedre enn dette. De Niro og Walken spiller utsøkt, og dramaet filmen igjennom er til å ta og føle på. Vietnam-krigen satte virkelig spor etter seg, noe denne filmen virkelig belyser.
Rated 01 Jun 2012
lethiaslethias
Rated 13 Jun 2012
90
89th
What war did to people who were in it directly and indirectly, friendship healed to some point.
Rated 13 Jun 2012
cestmoicestmoi
Rated 15 May 2008
85
72nd
Oh god, that Russian roulette scene . . . .
Rated 15 May 2008
salomaordsalomaord
Rated 02 Jan 2015
50
0th
Michael Cimino #1
Rated 02 Jan 2015
olliettOllieTT
Rated 16 Oct 2015
40
15th
Ambitious, but dated and prolonged.
Rated 16 Oct 2015
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 06 Mar 2011
97
96th
Wow, this is a powerful movie. Great performances. Three hours long but it never really drags. For me, the highlight is actually the parts before Vietnam like the wedding and the Russian Roulette scenes are so wonderfully done. Oh and it's definitely a lot better than Apocalypse Now
Rated 06 Mar 2011
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 04 Nov 2013
70
69th
Strong direction, great score and a magnificent cast (Walken, Streep and De Niro in maybe his finest performance stand out). Unfortunately, it is way too long, with the most gripping and consistent part being the first hour. Also, the depiction of war is far from realistic, with the characters never fully realising its impact and still ending up singing the national anthem. Yet, despite all the propaganda, the main theme of friendship results in a lot of emotionally resonant moments.
Rated 04 Nov 2013
theyshoot07theyshoot07
Rated 01 Mar 2008
89
82nd
# 225
Rated 01 Mar 2008
scurryscurry
Rated 22 Jan 2008
55
67th
The first hour with the wedding as the climax is brilliant. The Vietnam parts are not so good, or even ridiculous at times. The premise as a film about friendship still works though.
Rated 22 Jan 2008
pepsi_manPepsi-Man
Rated 24 Oct 2009
3
74th
Sometimes fantastic and often maddeningly paced, Cimino obviously doesn't like to edit ANYTHING from his films (see: Heaven's Gate, the disaster that sunk United Artists). The good parts are good enough to make it recommendable.
Rated 24 Oct 2009
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 06 Apr 2009
85
91st
This movie is a feeling. To review it after, say, twenty years, it opens in totally different eyes. There's a lot of symbolism in it; main actors represent the whole US army in Vietnam or people at home who were as much tight connected to it. And the most funniest thing is that the huntings are the shortest scenes. And they never really show the front line of the war, just the heart of it, symptoms. Great movie telling.
Rated 06 Apr 2009
normalchaosnormalchaos
Rated 07 May 2015
80
77th
On an emotional level, this is a great movie. It shines at showing the dehumanizing impact of the Vietnam War. The acting is strong. The Russian roulette scenes in particular were powerful and a great symbol for the war, but felt out of place historically.
Rated 07 May 2015
kavuKavu
Rated 04 Jan 2010
88
90th
The first act is a tad slow but after it gets going, there isn't much to complain about. De Niro and Walken are brilliant.
Rated 04 Jan 2010
markhollismarkhollis
Rated 25 Feb 2020
91
98th
I got really into this movie. I liked the pace of the movie, how you get to know their community, the characters and their relationships. What gives more contrast to a war than a wedding?
Rated 25 Feb 2020
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 14 Aug 2016
82
63rd
Normally you'd have to put a gun to my head to watch a 3 hour long Vietnam War movie, but this was pretty good. I would say my biggest problem with the film was the extremely lengthy Wedding scene at the beginning. I didn't time it, but it felt like it was almost 40 minutes long and it was a lot of shouting, yelling and cheering with bad sound quality so all the lines were pretty much getting lost. Once it got to the war parts the movie gets a lot better...
Rated 14 Aug 2016
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 15 Nov 2014
67
38th
This film's many wonderful merits get partially undermined by its narrow perspective and, at the very best, negligent attitude towards race and politics. For me anyhow, it allocates too much of its sensitivity to the construction of its overlong melodramatic setpieces and comes across as a bit pretentious and incoherent. Also I was slightly bored by much of it.
Rated 15 Nov 2014
capetownkgCapetownkg
Rated 19 Dec 2011
85
59th
A true cult classic. A beautiful and heavy hitting drama.
Rated 19 Dec 2011

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