The Oscar Project- The Deer Hunter

[blue_lotus13]

Holy fucking crap! This movie is intense, and well worth watching. The Deer Hunter won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1978. It's an intense look at a group of friends who go to the fight in the Vietnam war and what the war does to them. It stars Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, and Robert De Niro who all turn in excellent performances. This movie is gritty, violent and disturbing, but well worth the ride....

Comments

[brdgt.livejournal.com]

That movie really struck a chord with me as far as Vietnam movies go. It was the closest to my parents' experience as Hollywood got.

I've said it once, and I'll say it again....

[cranley.livejournal.com]

The Deer Hunter is, hands down, the best war movie of all time. I love war movies, and it doesn't get better than Deer Hunter. Why? Because after the first time I watched it I looked at my friend (who actually owns it) and said "I'm never watching that again. I can't handle it." 1 year later I watched it again. I haven't watched it since.

Phenomenal acting, and forever burned into my head.

[lueread.livejournal.com]

As much as I love The Deer Hunter (and that's a lot), my favorite war movie of all time is Full Metal Jacket, directed by Stanley Kubrick. Vincent D'Onofrio is brilliant in it. I'd recommend watching it, after The Deer Hunter has faded a bit.